Skateboards As Art In The Wall Street Journal
Posted on February 28, 2010 with Comments Off
It seems strange that a publication such as the WSJ would be so behind the times. Skate decks have been recognized as fine art for years by some of the world’s most important museums. And yet, this story is written in such a way that it would seem that deck based art is a brand new idea and skateboarding as a culture is still caught in the pre-Z-Boyz 1950’s. We’re not sure where this reporter has been with lines like this:
“The lowly skateboard, toy and transport of adolescents and the adolescent-minded, has found a second calling as a platform for art.”
He goes on to speak to a variety of artists that know nothing about skateboarding past the idea of “painting on a pop-culture canvas”. Some one needs to screen Beautiful Losers for this reporter and them hand him a copy of The Disposable Skateboard Bible.
via Skatedaily
Category: Skateboarding News