CNN
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MSCHF has been called many things — performers, designers, even internet trolls — but for co-chief creative officer Kevin Wiesner, the title “artists” works just fine. It’s an ambiguous enough term to cover all the hats its members wear, he told CNN over a Zoom call. Besides, Wiesner added: “Nobody really knows what that means” — which aligns with the art collective’s typically elusive nature.
Since its founding in 2016, the 25-member Brooklyn-based group has made headlines with provocative “drops,” like the cartoonish big red boots inspired by the Japanese manga character Astro Boy; the infamous “Satan Shoes,” containing a drop of human blood; and a
