TEDDY SHANGHAI METRO

Loveless's collaboration with Skynet's beloved character Teddy has taken an unexpected — and deeply personal — turn, merging pop art with one of Tennessee's lifelong passions: transit systems. The artist has been fascinated by metropolitan transit since childhood, often joking, "If I wasn't an artist, I definitely would have honed my career on being a train operator." That fascination has now found its ultimate outlet: a pop-up installation inside one of Shanghai Metro's underground stations, where Tennessee finally realized his dream of tying his artistic work to a transit authority.

 

At the heart of the space is a reimagined cityscape built around Teddy's unmistakably cute face, transforming the character into an architectural motif rather than just a mascot. The pop-up doubles as a retail experience, offering exclusive merchandise inspired by this Teddy-themed cityscape — giving fans a rare chance to take home a piece of the collaboration.