21 interviews with creative practitioners provide diverse perspectives on bootlegging
Explores themes of homage, appropriation, and theft to interrogate cultural boundaries
Investigates the creative and critical potential of bootlegging in art, design, and industry
Features works and ideas from a wide range of artists, designers, and cultural figures
Published by Valiz, known for alternative and experimental publishing
Summarized by Shop
Over the last few decades the term ‘bootlegging’ – a practice once relegated to smugglers and copyright infringers – has become understood as a creative act. Debates about homage, appropriation, and theft that are common in the art world, are now being held in the spheres of corporate branding, social media, and the creative industry as a