Nike Burqa

[mistersloane]

Private View tonight!

Converse, an exhibition of works by Czech collective Pode Bal at Divus Unit 30 in London, is an unlikely product-design show, combining "notorious symbols of Muslim and 'Western' cultures into an unseen system of products in order to strive for their joyful coexistence that would please all consumers." This togetherness-through-consumerism notion is reflected in so-called "United Brands for World Peace" that include a Nike burqa, Gore-Tex turban and a Victorinox edition of the jambia dagger used in Qatar and Yemen. Converse is on view through August 1.

Divus Unit
Unit No. 30, 3rd Floor, North Entrance
37 Cremer Street, Shoreditch
London E2 8HD
United Kingdom
london@divus.cz, tdv@divus.cz
mobile: +44 (0) 79 5114 3916, landline: +44 (0) 2077398993

 

[gumdrops]

interesting. im gonna go. out of interest though, are any of the artists involved from any of the countries/cultures the things theyre remaking are from?

 

[mistersloane]

interesting. im gonna go. out of interest though, are any of the artists involved from any of the countries/cultures the things theyre remaking are from?

I'll be down there from about 6 to 8, say hi!

No, they're an activist group from Prague, I had a long chat with them about it on Monday, just kinda asking about their intentions with the project and they surprised me with how sweet they were. It's actually genuine, although they're aware of how ironic it appears, but they can probably say it better than me, they're all over from Czech so you can chat with them.

 

[gumdrops]

shit is it only on tonight? id have to leave at 7 if so. might try and come still. ill look for the guy with the MJ t shirt yes?

 

[mistersloane]

shit is it only on tonight? id have to leave at 7 if so. might try and come still. ill look for the guy with the MJ t shirt yes?

I think the show runs til August, pv is tonight, it'll be quiet so if you're in the area pop down. Haven't got an MJ T-shirt *cries*, I couldn't ever decide which one to get on ebay...