Not Real Art

Welcome back to the show everybody, today is an extra special episode as we take this chance to talk about the upcoming Sneakertopia event! Man One is taking part in the exhibition and he explains his involvement and what he knows about what will be happening. The pop-up sneaker museum will be celebrating everything related to the culture, its history and the current landscape of the art form. This leads into a conversation in which we talk about our own experiences of sneaker culture and collecting, the industry at large, the intersection of music, design and sport and some cultural landmarks to do with sneakers! We talk RUN DMC, documentaries, famous collections, and sneaker hoarding. For all this and more, join us today for this great episode! For more information about artists, links and resources from this episode, please visit https://notrealart.com/sneakertopia-los-angeles-pop-up-museum/.

Key Points From This Episode:

• Pop-up museums and the exciting prospect of the new Sneakertopia initiative.
• Man One's work for the event and what he will be taking part in.
• The brief that they gave Man One and the new territory he will be covering.
• The size of the sneaker industry and how much it has grown in the last decades.
• Excessive collecting, hoarding and the right amount of sneakers to purchase.
• How Man One got into hip hop culture through breakdancing.
• Fashion first, utility and pragmatism second! The fusion of form and function.
• The focus at the Sneakertopia exhibit and the experience they are trying to create.
• Some recent documentaries that focus on hip hop fashion and sneakers.
• The monumental event that was RUN DMC's My Adidas!
• The sneaker cleaning and maintenance industry; stores, products, and services.
• The low-down on tickets, dates and running times for the Sneakertopia event!