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Ideas, icons, and influences—decoded. From gallery walls to grassroots movements, we explore the cultural forces shaping how we think, feel, and connect.

UNPACKING TOM SACHS AND NIKE’S LATEST SPACE AGE SNEAKER

Unpacking Tom Sachs And Nike’s Latest Space Age Sneaker

This week, the artist Tom Sachs unveils his latest sculpture: the Nike Mars Yard Overshoe. It is an artefact that conveys the corporeal values of Sach’s sport of making and musing. ‘I take the sock-liners out of my sneakers so that the ground is harder below so I can think clearer. I like...