Rongwr0ng (2024)
Ongoing conceptual and upcycling brand
Launching Rongwr0ng in December, Shirt described “heading a first season” for the brand, and began gradually presenting new and upcycled objects, clothing, accessories, and functional items. The website rongwr0ng.com debuted alongside a photo series campaign on Instagram with the caption “I open a rongwr0ng store here.” The imagery was accompanied by the text “What is a store?” that can be read here. Since launching, Rongwr0ng’s web and Instagram presence has been updated several times, with new items beig presented ranging from free downloads of campaign images to $250 for Denim Tears and Balenciaga “conceptual bootleg” tees. The first official Rongwr0ng product was a 1:1 reproduction of a backpack from Pope.L’s 2019 MoMA exhibition member: Pope.L, 1978-2001. Other offerings include a recycled cotton Rongwr0ng Duchamp logo tee, a double-layered black thermal long sleeve and white tee, hand-painted Barragán Polo underwear, and secondhand America sweatshirts marked with “End Antisemitism Free Palestine” in paint marker. A program was also announced in which certain Rongwr0ng items would be shipped to people free of charge, to be used for a short period, cleaned, and returned.
Additional photos and material available upon request
Ongoing conceptual and upcycling brand
Launching Rongwr0ng in December, Shirt described “heading a first season” for the brand, and began gradually presenting new and upcycled objects, clothing, accessories, and functional items. The website rongwr0ng.com debuted alongside a photo series campaign on Instagram with the caption “I open a rongwr0ng store here.” The imagery was accompanied by the text “What is a store?” that can be read here. Since launching, Rongwr0ng’s web and Instagram presence has been updated several times, with new items beig presented ranging from free downloads of campaign images to $250 for Denim Tears and Balenciaga “conceptual bootleg” tees. The first official Rongwr0ng product was a 1:1 reproduction of a backpack from Pope.L’s 2019 MoMA exhibition member: Pope.L, 1978-2001. Other offerings include a recycled cotton Rongwr0ng Duchamp logo tee, a double-layered black thermal long sleeve and white tee, hand-painted Barragán Polo underwear, and secondhand America sweatshirts marked with “End Antisemitism Free Palestine” in paint marker. A program was also announced in which certain Rongwr0ng items would be shipped to people free of charge, to be used for a short period, cleaned, and returned.
Additional photos and material available upon request