How to buy the FaZe Clan & Takashi Murakami \u201cflower\u201d collection FaZe ClanFaZe Clan have officially collaborated with Japanese artist Takashi Murakami on a new flower jersey and mouse pad collection. Here\u2019s how, where, and when you can buy the collection, which Murakami has likened to the partnership between Warhol and Basquiat. If you don\u2019t know Murakami by name, you most likely know him by art. His 2007 cover art for Kanye West\u2019s \u201cGraduation\u201d album is considered by many to be a key moment in the evolution of hip hop culture. And further along, his colorful flowers have felt omnipresent in pop culture \u2014 gracing walls as neon signs and galleries at France\u2019s Palace of Versailles. While FaZe Clan\u2019s earlier collaborations have spanned sculptures with Bearbrick and clothing with Xbox, the Murakami partnership is a step in an intriguing direction. Fans appear to be ecstatic about it, but even Murakami has expressed some uncertainty. In a statement shared by FaZe, the 59-year-old artist mentioned discomfort about the age gap between him and FaZe\u2019s ownership and audience. Drawing parallels to Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat, he also expressed serious excitement. If you want to buy anything from the unique new collection, you\u2019ll need to do so in a unique way. The collab is only being sold via NTWRK, a live-selling platform that can only be accessed via mobile app. Here\u2019s how. FaZe Clan by Takashi Murakami A collaboration that can stand the test of time. Available Monday, June 28 at 12pm PT pic.twitter.com\/hkXhHO5MJk \u2014 FaZe Clan (@FaZeClan) June 22, 2021 How to buy the FaZe Clan x Takashi Murakami collection The collaboration will be made available on Monday, June 28 at 12 PM PT (3 PM ET, 8 PM BST). To get onto NTWRK and try to buy items from the collection, follow these steps: Go to this link to get an invite to NTWRK – Fill in your mobile number to receive a link to the app – Open the link on your phone to download the app – Once you\u2019ve downloaded and opened the app, you should be directed straight to the FaZe collab – Click \u201cNotify Me\u201d to ensure you don\u2019t miss the drop on June 28 – And there you go. Once the collection goes live, users will only be able to access the launch via the NTWRK app (\u2026unless you want to wait on StockX resellers). Adding to the hype of fans, Murakami has already seemed very excited about this new partnership \u2014 which includes two jerseys and four mouse pads. FaZe Clan by Takashi Murakami: coming soon. pic.twitter.com\/Q0XfkLZw9W \u2014 FaZe Clan (@FaZeClan) June 21, 2021 Announcing the partnership, Murakami cautioned that he was initially skeptical. When he saw an older Warhol work with Basquiat in the \u201880s, he was worried Warhol was \u201csucking up to the youth.\u201d As such, he was uncertain about working with FaZe, noting that he \u201cfelt a bit shy about doing a collaboration with such young people.\u201d But considering the longevity of Warhol and Basquiat\u2019s partnership, the Japanese artist is excited by the prospect of this collaboration. While it may feel \u201cincongruous\u201d at present, he believes it may take on a different level of appreciation in 30 years\u2019 time. Murakami is best known for walking the lines between fine art and pop culture. FaZe are best known for walking the lines between gaming and pop culture. It\u2019s a wide venn diagram, to say the least, but fans already seem very hype about how the collaboration has turned out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
How to buy the FaZe Clan & Takashi Murakami \u201cflower\u201d collection FaZe ClanFaZe Clan have officially collaborated with Japanese artist Takashi Murakami on a new flower jersey and mouse pad collection. Here\u2019s how, where, and when you can buy the collection, which Murakami has likened to the partnership between Warhol and Basquiat. If you don\u2019t […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21862\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}