1950s advertisement for Van Heusen shoes.
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Brian Jungen
‘Prototype for New Understanding #8’ (1999)
‘Prototype for New Understanding #16’ (2004)
‘Prototype for New Understanding #21’ (2005)
All works by Brian Jungen
Michael Blum
‘My Sneakers’ (2001) by Michael Blum
“In August 1999, I purchased a pair of Nike sneakers in Paris. Two years later, I would travel them back to where they came from – Indonesia, according to the label – and try to learn more about them.”
Song Dong
Song Dong, ‘Waste Not’ (2005)
The installation comprises over 10.000 items collected by Song Dong’s mother, Zhao Xiangyuan, over five decades – ranging from a section of the family home, to metal pots and plastic bowls to blankets, bottle caps, toothpaste tubes and toys.
