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A groundbreaking traveling exhibition, Out of the Box, showcases sneakers, from the mid-nineteenth century, to breakthroughs in sports performance, to contemporary cultural icons.
Introduction by Bobbito Garcia, author Elizabeth Semmelhack, foreword by Emanuele Lepri and Pauline Willis, contributions by Tinker Hatfield.
A groundbreaking traveling exhibition, Out of the Box, showcases sneakers, from the mid-nineteenth century, to breakthroughs in sports performance, to contemporary cultural icons. This selection comes from the collection of the Bata Shoe Museum and major private collectors, museums and archives, including adidas AG, Converse Archives, Kosow Sneaker Museum, Nike Archives, Northampton Museums and Art Gallery and Reebok Archives.
Interviews and essays by design innovators, sneaker collectors and cultural historians, creating a backdrop to the technical innovation, fashion trends, social history and marketing campaigns that have shaped the form over the past two centuries.
Out of the Box includes sneakers ranging from a spiked running shoe from 1860, a pair of training shoes from 1936, Air Jordans I-XX3, the original Air Force 1 and early Adidas Superstars to contemporary sneakers from prominent figures such as Damien Hirst, Jeremy Scott, Jeff Staple and Kanye West. The book also highlights sneakers and prototype drawings that span the career of Nike sneaker design legend Tinker Hatfield, making this the definitive illustrated history of sneaker culture.
About the Author
Acclaimed shoe historian Elizabeth Semmelhack is senior curator at the Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto. Bobbito Garcia is the leading authority on sneaker culture. Ada Hopkins is a curator at the Bata Shoe Museum. Dee Wells is the creator of Obsessive Sneaker Disorder. Tinker Hatfield is a Nike designer. Eric Avar is the creative director of Nike. Cey Adams was the founder and creative director of Def Jam Records. Darryl McDaniels is a member of the hip-hop group Run-DMC. Walt Frazier is a former professional basketball player. Adam Horovitz is a member of the hip-hop group the Beastie Boys. Christian Louboutin is a shoe designer.
Specifications
Format: Hardback
Trim size: 254 x 299 mm (10 x 11 ¾ inches)
Pages: 256 pp
ISBN: 9780847846603
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