Grab your protective cup, Los Angeles, because Jackass is rolling into town for a free three-day pop-up.
In celebration of the MTV show's 25th anniversary, Complex LA gallery is hosting an art show on November 14 through 16. Expect original cast members Johnny Knoxville and Steve-O to make appearances alongside bold-faced art world names like Damien Hirst, Shepard Fairey, Spike Jonze, Mike Judge, Mark Romanek and John Waters.
"Hot damn you read this right! In honor of our 25th anniversary we’re gonna have ourselves a good old fashioned art show," Knoxville wrote on Instagram in a post announcing the event. "Jackass cast members, select crew and some pretty unbelievable artists are contributing amazing Jackass inspired art works. Can't believe some of the people we have in the show."
When it first premiered in the year 2000, Jackass instantly delighted teenagers, horrified parents and likely caused more than a few ER nurses to develop a nervous tic. It was a staple to the head (sometimes literally) to the concept of late '90s cool, proving that cool has nothing to do with aloof and everything to do with the kind of friendship that leads to "don't try this at home" warnings and multiple hospital trips.
Two years after the TV show premiered came Jackass: The Movie, followed by Jackass Number Two, Jackass 3D and 2022's Jackass Forever. The cast evolved and matured—well, maybe not matured so much as aged—but the punchline has always been gleeful, anarchic violence. Twenty-five years later, Jackass is now the kind of cultural touchstone that invites major names to contribute to a gallery show. Which makes sense, because if you commit to the bit for a quarter century, you should get to call it art and hang it on the wall.