According to Sachs: “This project—the shoes, the movie, the obstacle, the zine—all of that is in the service of the idea that the reward for good work is more work.” HYPEBEAST sat down with Sachs to delve into some of the ideas underlying the NikeCraft project.
Going above and beyond the traditional pop-up model, Space Camp includes a myriad of challenges. Each has an easy and a difficult path; Sachs’ studio PT routine consists of the same five principal strength-building exercises outlined in Pat Manocchia’s book, Anatomy of Strength Training. Space cadets are also challenged to complete a wall drawing “a la Sol LeWitt,” another influence of the artist’s.
“People always ask me who my favorite artists are and I think they expect me to say Picasso, Brancusi, and Chris Burton. But the art that really inspires me is James Brown, Lil Wayne, Louis Armstrong, and the art of the African diaspora. Through that, we have the greatest art of the past century. So when I pick Frank as inspiration, he doesn’t exist without Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Public Enemy, Minor Threat… the whole spectrum of music that comes out of that.”
Imagary of NIKE Craft x Tom Sachs Mars Yard 2.0
Watch Tom Sachs Explain the NikeCraft Mars Yard 2.0
at His Space Camp Installation
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