Cultural Theft

'Cultural Theft' was created as a response to the backlash that Chinatown Market had faced due to it being a white owned streetwear brand profiting off Asian culture. It has since been rebranded under the new name of MARKET. This piece was made to appear happy at first glance, but when taking a deeper look you notice its sad symbolism. The smiley basketball is one of MARKETs most recongnizable products and it was made to seem deconstucted while the brand in real life was reconstructing itself in search of a new name. The Chinatown Market scandal happened when the Stop AAPI Hate organization formed due to increased racism towards the Asian community following the events of COVID.