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# Get Your William Powhida-Designed Howdy Koonsy T-Shirt Today!
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/howdy-koonsy/
- Published: 2010-02-11T14:49:16.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T15:41:26.000Z
- Description: Trickster and art star William Powhida is at it again and he has partnered with the Brooklyn Rail to produce a limited edition t-shirt, titled “Howdy Koonsy.” The t-shirt is available in an edition of 666 and you can be sure they will go fast!
- Author: Hrag Vartanian
- Tags: Opinion, #image-position-hidden, Brooklyn Rail, Jeff Koons, New Museum, William Powhida, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-17 09:23 (2009-2011)

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Dakis & Koonsy are happy together but only one of them gets a t-shirt designed by William Powhida.

Trickster and rising art star [William Powhida](http://williampowhida.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com) is at it again and he has partnered with the *Brooklyn Rail* to produce a limited edition t-shirt, titled “Howdy Koonsy.”

Best known for his drawings that question the absurdities of the art world, Powhida made major waves when he created a widely circulated drawing calling into question the ethics of the [New Museum’s ](http://williampowhida.blogspot.com/2009/11/november-brooklyn-rail-cover.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)[*Imaginary Museum*](http://williampowhida.blogspot.com/2009/11/november-brooklyn-rail-cover.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)[ series](http://williampowhida.blogspot.com/2009/11/november-brooklyn-rail-cover.html?ref=hyperallergic.com).

When I asked Powhida what the shirt meant and why someone should buy it, he gave me a cryptic answer:

> “I think the only thing you have to ask yourself is ‘what would an IMAGINARY PROTEST look like in an IMAGINARY MUSEUM?’ It’s a really interesting question. And just what do Howdy Doody and Jeff Koons have in common? We would like to help you answer both questions. All the proceeds will benefit the *Brooklyn Rail*.”

By the way, the t-shirt is available in an edition of 666 and you can be sure they will sell out!

[Order it online](http://howdykoonsy.bigcartel.com/product/howdy-koonsy-t-shirt?ref=hyperallergic.com) and pay via PayPal.

All proceeds from the sale of the t-shirt will go to support the *Brooklyn Rail* and its awesome arts coverage. Full disclosure, I’m a regular *Rail* contributor.

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