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Jonny Banger's bootlegs

Jonny Banger is an opinionated and passionate artist who blurs the lines between fashion, music and activism - online and from his North London studio, Maison de Bang Bang.

Sports Banger is a fashion house, rave organisation, and London community centre run by Jonny Banger. The cornerstone of their work is bootleg T-shirts which mix satire and humour with a sportswear aesthetic.

One of Sports Banger鈥檚 best-known t-shirts features two very different and well-known brands - the Nike and the UK鈥檚 National Health Service. In 2020, this simple T-shirt became highly-coveted. Selling out in minutes on limited runs during the height of the UK鈥檚 COVID lockdowns, Jonny Banger used the proceeds to set up a food bank in his neighbourhood, feeding 160 families every week for two years. Despite this blending of fashion and community action, Jonny doesn鈥檛 refer to himself as an activist; he struggles to call himself an artist.

Poet Talia Randall meets Jonny in his studio - Maison de Bang Bang - at a turning point in his career. After a decade of DIY fashion shows, raves and viral T-shirts, Jonny is trying to figure out who he is, what to call himself and where he鈥檚 going.

Producer/Presenter: Talia Randall
Executive producer: Kate Holland
A Storyglass production for 成人快手 World Service

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27 minutes

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