Boston has a little secret. Well, until it became a very well-known and respected secret. Oliver Mak, Jay Gordon, and Dan Natola founded Bodega as a haven for sneaker freaks and streetwear aficionados. But what's so secret about Bodega?
It's hidden behind a Snapple vending machine in the back of a storefront selling laundry detergent, slightly expired food, and other neighborhood necessities.
Two years ago the trio opened up the Fourthwall Project right behind Fenway Park as a venue for showcasing local and international artists. The exhibit "Human Powered Works" opened last Friday with a DJ spinning and the free Pabst Blue Ribbon flowing. "Human Powered Works" featured artists from diverse backgrounds, including a MIT Media Lab shop worker, a vinyl toy maker and muralist, and a bicycle street gang member.
We loved Marka27's intricately screen-printed skateboard decks, as well as the bicycle disco ball creation from Skunk, a member of S.C.U.L.
Tom Lutz, who moonlights by day in a prototyping shop at MIT, was a crowd favorite with his wood map of Jamaica Pond and his wearable folding chair. (Holla.)
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Be real Boston!