Luxury streetwear brand Billionaire Boys Club has teamed up with Brooklyn-based visual artist Michael Kagan to unveil a limited-edition astronaut sculpture in celebration of their friendship. Billionaire Boys Club was founded by American record producer and rapper Pharell Williams who has won 13 Grammy Awards, including three for Producer of the Year.
Michael Kagan who specializes in oil painting that explores themes of human hardships through physical stamina and technology, which he has also applied to this sculpture. In terms of the sculpture's design, it contains the appearance of an astronaut, similar to the Apollo 11 spacesuit. The difference is that the spacesuit is colored entirely in the available colorways. The sculpture consists of two colorways: gold and chrome metal treatment. The sculpture will be available for $550 on April 7.
Limited-Edition Astronaut Sculptures
Billionaire Boys Club Reveal Exclusive Astronaut Sculpture
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