Fashion
NYC Artist Tom Sachs Unveils NikeCraft General Purpose Shoe (Demerits)
Artist Tom Sachs has revealed NikeCraft: General Purpose Shoe (Demerits) on his official Instagram, posted October 24. The new pair continues his long-running collaboration with Nike and will interest sneaker fans and art followers alike.
Artist Tom Sachs has announced NikeCraft: General Purpose Shoe (Demerits) in a post on his official Instagram, dated October 24. The post names the shoe and presents it as the latest NikeCraft release.
Sachs is a New York-based artist known for hands-on, workshop-built sculpture made from plywood, glue and salvaged materials. His work with Nike has run under the NikeCraft name, and the General Purpose Shoe sits within that line.
The word "Demerits" in the title usually means faults or marks against something. The post uses it as part of the product name and offers no further explanation of what it refers to.
The post gives no release date, price or retailer. Sachs' website is tomsachs.com. For New York sneaker collectors and followers of contemporary art, a new Sachs and NikeCraft pair is a development worth watching.
