Everyone Wants, 2023

Everyone Wants 2023, Reed Krakoff and Acrylic, 15”x24”, US Size: Small

My college professor in 2015, Greg Pond, rigorously expressed “everyone wants to go to heaven but no one wants to die” to our photography class during a discussion at School of Visual Arts. I recorded, remembered, and recited these words allowed as a source of empowerment and a very real reminder. He was expressing the risks associated with the arts industry, but not to allow or internalize such risks to dissuade or prevent one to reach one’s goals. Perseverance and willingness to fail are vital. We all want heaven (success) but are you willing to die for it (fail)? Albert King said “everybody wants to go to heaven but no body wants to die” before him, I’m sure that’s where he heard it. Funny how language travels, thanks Greg.

CARE: Dry Clean
Dimensions: Shoulders 15” Back 24” Sleeve 22” Details
DETAILS: Four snap closures on front. A LINE OF KOPE wording on front,
EDITION: 1 of 1
HISTORY: Gifted from Katherine, Reed Krakoff Design, Made in the USA
INK: Inks do not contain ozone-depleting chemicals such as CFCs, HCFCs,
aromatic hydrocarbons or volatile solvents. They are also free of lead, heavy metals and toxic chemicals.

A LINE OF KOPE provides contemporary insights on micro and macro cultural truths; a source of power, vigilance, spontaneity, and action atop of one of a kind, repurposed art garments. Founder Katelyn Kopenhaver is a wordsmith, artist, and sometimes sociologist. Her one of a kind garments are reflective of the world in which we live, as well are deeply personal thoughts, fears and realities. She showcases a series of responses from controversial to existential concepts surrounding human behavior, politics, truth and culture. Her fashion works can of course be worn, but also act as art objects, crossing mediums of sculpture and installation.The foundation of A LINE OF KOPE is painfully sincere and brutally honest. With the genuine desire to protect, expose, inspire and empower, her verbal assaults are not only contemplative but compel us to act. Kopenhaver wishes for individuals who wear her garments to engage in dialogue, take ownership, and not be afraid.