Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/28/2026
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location
Spurlock Museum of World Cultures
Categories
Lecture: Sneakers as Street Currency
Central Core Gallery, Spurlock Museum
11am-3pm
Free, no registration required
Sneakers or ‘kicks’ have a high status within hip hop culture. From shell toe Adidas to Nike Air Force Ones, sneakers serve as street-credible currency. The right sneaker gains the wearer attention (views), recognition (social status), inclusion (access), and even envy (object of emulation). This street currency is used to influence hip hop’s aesthetic creativity while also helping to expand hip hop’s commercial and global reach.
Design, color, and assemble a paper replica of some ‘kicks’ that you associate with hip hop culture (in the U.S. and abroad).
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council.
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