Tania Bruguera Terror Chic

two tshirts, a mirror, and an olive green canvas all printed with tania bruguera's 2005 slogan, never forget your first revolution. from terror chic, by editions schellmann
Tania Bruguera, Terror Chic, 2005, ink on t-shirts, shoulder bag, mirror, canvas, ed. 50, published for the 51st Venice Biennale by Editions Schellmann

Coming in 2005, smack in the middle of the Global War On Terror™, the 51st Venice Biennale may have been #toosoon for Tania Bruguera to drop two editions named Terror Chic. Twenty years and a few revolutions in, let’s see how it’s going.

One edition is what we might now call the Terror Chic Capsule Collection: a group of fifty objects—mirrors, messenger bags, t-shirts, stretched canvases—each printed with what Edition Schellmann calls Bruguera’s “thought-provoking slogan, ‘NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST REVOLUTION.'”

a metal stencil with the phrase never forget your first revolution punched out in all caps in the center, an edition by tania bruguera from 2005 titled terror chic, published by editions schellmann
Tania Bruguera, Terror Chic, 2005, metal stencil, 26 x 55.5 cm, ed. 200, published for the 51st Venice Biennale by Editions Schellmann

The other is more interesting: a Terror Chic metal stencil in an edition of 200, “to be used to print slogan on T-shirt, bag, wall, car, or any other object.” Now we’re talking. Bruguera’s stencil hasn’t even sold out yet, but it’s efficiency and durability have surely already spawned several revolutions, as well as a whole trend of fundraising edition stencils.

Meanwhile, if you’re in the market, never forget to shop around. The revolution can be had with a vip discount.