Coupled with some of China’s brightest arts and media specialists, the Nike Dunk Be True exhibition will be hitting Shanghai this Saturday and Sunday. The event will focus on not only some of the most popular Dunk models of all time but also offer the aforementioned Chinese artists a chance to create interpretations of what the Dunk represents to a society that only within the last few years truly experienced the athletic powerhouse that is Nike. The list of exhibitors include 8GG (New Media), Ying Liang (Short Film), OPEN Architecture (Architecture), Gao Wendong (Short Film), Chen Feibo + Li Jianhong + Li Jian (Motion Graphics), Lei Lei (Animation), Xu Wenkai (New Media) and Zhou Hongxiang (Video Installation).
Nike Dunk Be True Exhibition – Shanghai
10:00 am – 6:00 pm
March 29 – March 30
1918 Art Space
18 Chang Ping Rd, Shanghai
p：021.5228.6776
With a concert date set for April 10th, Bape has released pictures of products released in conjunction with their musical event, World Wide Bape Heads Show. The same characters revealed in the commercial produced by SiLLY THING can also be seen on the back of each shirt. No information has been revealed about the t-shirts release date or availability.
After close to a month of exhibiting a series of customized t-shirts, WTAPS founder Tetsu Nishiyama and Neighborhood’s Shinsuke Takizawa will formally open up Hoods Hong Kong on April 1st. As the lone Hoods concept shop outside of Japan, the space will have full selection of both WTAPS and Neighborhood collections. The pre-opening festivities will be marked by a special invite-only event on March 31st. The event will include live music by Jackie and the Cedrics and DJing from Bounty Hunter’s Hikaru and Naoki Sima (Devil’s Pray Thing).
Connect.auction originally debuted in November of 2007 and represented a great coming together of design prowess as many of the world’s top designers had pieces of housewares and furnitures auctioned off. The full lot of items can be seen directly through Connect.auction. The preview will take place on March 28th and conclude the day of the auction on April 5th.
Source: Hirofumi Kiyonaga
To celebrate the upcoming 3rd anniversary party of The Cut, together Mishka and The Cut pay tribute to New York Hardcore band Sick Of It All with the “New York Heavy Bass” tee. The tee features glass shards with pictures representing three years of The Cut parties. 80 tees will be handed out for free during the anniversary party. For more info on the party set to take place Thursday, March 27th, check Mishka and the flyer for more details.
2008 was a huge year for Stussy as they opened several new Stussy Flagship stores in North America. The new stores which have already opened include Stussy Honolulu, Stussy Las Vegas and Stussy Toronto. The latest and perhaps last Stussy store that’s opening this year is the Stussy Washington DC Flagship store. Partnering up with Omar Quiambao who also owns Commonwealth, this new Flagship store will have its opening party on April 3rd with Biz Markie as the special guest DJ.
Stussy Opening Party
Chloe
2473 18th Street NW
Washington DC
The founding of Kaikai Kiki represented a great opportunity for fledging artists to develop under the watchful eye of one pop culture’s most popular artists, Takashi Murakami. An opening party was held to commemorate both Kaikai Kiki’s roster of artists as well as the commencement of their new gallery in Roppongi’s Rolling Stones Cafe. An English-translated account of the night can be seen via Google Translate.
Source: Openers
WAYWT/WDYWT are two acronyms firmly implanted in internet fashion culture. Any and every fashion/sneaker site undoubtedly dabbles in this What Are You Wearing Today/What Did You Wear Today internet phenomenon of sharing with the world what you wore that day. For photographer Sidney Lo, the year long “What Are You Wearing Today?” project became a visual diary for not only his fashion accounts but a running account of the progress of his raw denim as it would take a life of its own throughout the months. In an exhibition sponsored by internet forum Superfuture.com and among the USA’s premier denim stores Selfedge, Sidney Lo will present 367 days of photographic progress. The exhibition starts March 27th and ends April 19th.
‘What Are You Wearing Today?’ – A Year-Long Project by Sidney Lo
Presented by superfuture.com & Selfedge
Opening Reception
March 27th
6:00 pm-8:00 pm
721 Broadway, 8th floor
NY, NY 10003
As previously mentioned, the World Wide Bape Heads Show which will have performances by Kanye West, N.E.R.D., Nigo and the Teriyaki Boyz will be taking place in Hong Kong on April 10th. Here is a look at the commercial for the upcoming show which is an neat animation with all the performers drawn in a Bape style.
If you’re in Hong Kong, you can purchase the tickets here. If not, you can watch the commercial here.
The Silas x Wired H collaboration to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the British brand was effective foreshadowing as a whole collection has now been revealed. Silas will celebrate their 10 years with collaborations featuring both Reebok and knitwear brand John Smedley. Among the items from a footwear point are the NPC and Classic Leather while John Smedley’s collaboration will lead the way with polos and shirts. Other commemorative releases will include graphic t-shirts. With a strong distribution focused mainly in Japan, these may prove to be difficult to acquire elsewhere in the world.
Source: Silas
UNDFTD Tokyo will celebrate their first anniversary on Monday, March 24th. Your customary set of commemorative tees including the #1 and Runners will release on Saturday, March 29th. Definitely stay tuned for more details regarding the tees as they become available.
A name that has become synonymous with the pop culture art movement, Takashi Murakami will see his trials and tribulations take over the Brooklyn Museum next month in his © MURAKAMI exhibition. Close to 100 works of art spanning Murakami’s career will be on display in an 18,500 square foot gallery. The exhibition will uncover Murakami’s progression as an artist, works from 1992 all the way to 2000 will explore his branding and identity. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students while children under the age of 12 are free. The tickets can be purchased the same day of entry at the Brooklyn Museum Visitor Center. The gallery will open April 5th and conclude July 13th, 2008. For more information, check out the Brooklyn Museum.
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