Bootlegs (Red) | MSCHF (2024) | PERROTIN

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MSCHF

Bootlegs (Red), 2024

Resin, silicone, paint

Each : 68.5 x 23.3 x 41.5 cm | 26 3/4 x 9 x 15 1/2 inch
Together : 67.9 x 47.5 x 41.5 cm | 26 3/4 x 18 11/16 x 15 1/2 inch

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Courtesy Perrotin

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If you’re on the internet, there was no escaping 2023’s ubiquitous Big Red Boot (BRB). The boot became an overnight sensation when the Astro Boy cartoon image was realized as a seamless construction of molded rubber. We were bombarded with pictures of celebrities stylishly rocking them, then influencers, and finally, the whole wide world. In a matter of weeks, the project’s approval rating went from brilliant to despicable. Internally, MSCHF grappled with the conundrum of popularity subsuming the art project’s intention: mastering craftsmanship through the platonic ideal of exaggerated footwear. In a humorous double entendre, Bootlegs (in a series of six) is the Big Red Boot fitted with partially hairy legs, a reincarnation of an iconic image hijacked by meme culture.

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