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Scott Power

SNEAKERTOPIA: Step into Sneaker Culture on Oct 25 in Los Angeles!

Podcast 2 min read

Don't miss SNEAKERTOPIA: the pop-up sneaker museum opening Oct 25 2019 in Los Angeles! This new pop-up will celebrate everything related to sneaker culture, its history and the current landscape of the art form!

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LISTEN TO MAN ONE TALK ABOUT SNEAKER CULTURE

Artist Man One is taking part in the exhibition and he explains his involvement and what he knows about this exciting new pop-up pop-culture museum!

Listen as Man One talks about his 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!

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Man One art mural of Kayne West at SNEAKERTOPIA

Key Points From This Special SNEAKERTOPIA Episode:

• Pop-up museums and the exciting prospect of this new 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!

Art Installation

Links Mentioned in Today’s SNEAKERTOPIA Episode:

Sneakertopia — https://www.sneakertopia.com/

Street Art House — https://www.streetarthouse.com

Ice Cream Museum — https://www.museumoficecream.com/

Meow Wolf — https://meowwolf.com/

Vans — https://www.vans.com

Nike — https://www.nike.com

Adidas — https://www.adidas.com

Fila — https://www.fila.com

Tinker Hatfield — https://www.highsnobiety.com/tag/tinker-hatfield/

Sneakerheadz https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3240784/

Fresh Dressedhttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fresh_dressed

Yo! MTV Raps — https://www.vulture.com/2018/06/how-yo-mtv-raps-changed-hip-hop.html

My Adidas — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNua1lFDuDI

Keds — https://www.keds.com

Converse — https://www.converse.com

Reebok — https://www.reebok.com

Do The Right Thing — https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/do_the_right_thing

Man One — http://www.manone.com/

Man One on Twitter — https://twitter.com/ManOneArt

Scott “Sourdough” Power — https://www.instagram.com/sourdoughpower/

Not Real Art Conference — https://www.notrealartconference.com/

Not Real Art on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/notrealartofficial/

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