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\nFilm Screening: Rock Rubber 45s
\nWednesday 15 August
\nDoors at 6pm
\nFilm begins 6:30pm
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\n\ntongue + chic brings together an exciting selection of one-of-a-kind sneakers featuring collaborations with Trevor \"Trouble\" Andrew, KAWS, Daniel Arsham, Stash, Daniel \"Mache\" Gamache, theheyyman and Shantell Martin, among others. Curated by Elizabeth Semmelhack, Senior Curator at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, in collaboration with Arnold Lehman, tongue + chic celebrates these utilitarian objects which have become highly coveted works that straddle the divide between fashion and art.
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\nOne pair of shoes has been commissioned by TBWAChiatDay NY on behalf of the Thomson Reuters Foundation. This pair will be auctioned online and all proceeds will benefit the foundation’s anti-slavery initiatives.
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