On the occasion of Air Max Day 2023′, we want to celebrate Nike’s legendary model through the artists, designers and creatives who have most drawn inspiration from its iconic silhouette.
Among them is Jonas Cozone.
Str4ngeThing uses A.I. to create digital artworks and renderings of phantom sneakers from popular brands that everyone recognises, such as: Nike, Louis Vuitton and Stussy, Tommy Hilfiger and Chanel.
Through vinyl covers, musicians are able to distill the ethos and sounds inherent in the album, triggering the curiosity of those who must purchase it, into a physical and visual representation.
The Rap message, aesthetics and artists have evolved, changing stylistic codes, language and attitude, until today. The exhibition makes an ecstatic and lively exploration of the indispensable role Hip Hop has played in global pop culture, bearing witness to this passing of the baton through the years.
Last week, Louis Vuitton launched its collaboration with the eccentric Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, and to promote the collection, it entrusted one of the world’s most talented and creative display designers, Faye Mcleod, with the installation.
In his shots, one does not see large, luxurious and clean rooms, as in the trade magazines; rather, living solutions that give a sense of claustrophobia, where space is dilated thanks to perspective and, like in an aquarium, the people who inhabit it must adapt to its interior, compressing themselves.
It is more appropriate to speak of ‘Augmented Intelligence’ rather than ‘Artificial Intelligence’: an advanced technology that helps artists enhance their creativity
Co-curated by Alessio Ascari of “Architecture”, a division of Nike created by Abloh himself – The Codes c/o Architecture presents works organized in six different sections of projects that Abloh has created with Nike over the course of his four-year collaboration with the brand.
Through his guerrilla art, Bansky has once again struck a chord, once again casting the spotlight on the Ukrainian issue, which, unfortunately, has lost that hype mixed with public outrage over time.
Piet Parra has helped enrich the Sneakers Culture archive with some of the finest releases ever made, such as the Air Max 1 and the Converse Chuck Taylor “Simply the Wurst.”
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