If the current crop of serious artists who also happen to be skaters continues grow, the art historians are going to have to invent a new term for this type of art. Is there a term for postmodern examination of a specific act and the related, revered artifact, shared by one large tribe? (Feel free to call it Kilwagism, if you need to.) Cynthia Connolly is curating a show called Skateboard Side Effects at a place called Artisphere in Alringtopn Virginia. The image above is Richard Vosseller’s ‘Physical Manipulations of Structural Surfaces – A Homage to Skating.’ A videotape of a closed session is on display in the gallery. No word on what else is there, but admission is free. If any of our East Coast readers attend, give us an update.
UPDATE: Pictures up on Born Ugly. Art by Tim Bearse, Rick Charnoski and Coan Buddy Nichols, Sean Greene, Richard Vossler, Lia Halloran, Ben Ashworth, and Mickael B. And yes, that ramp structure is actually skateable.
UPDATE 2: Added video of the art being (gasp!) skated.
[Photo: Jay Westcott]
– Thanks to Kelly Robertson for the tip.
16 comments
mickael
yeah… the video is pretty painful. a bunch of stuff actually got done on a few of the pieces and yet only one or two real makes are in the video. oh well.
kilwag
He look, I added video of the art being skated!
ssk
Nice! At least it’s being skated. Now cut off an ear and get back to the drawing board.
ssk
Damn! I’m not a troll, honest. Better to stfu or make something myself.
talentlessquitter
Not even a noseblunt at the top? 😉
not the tobes
bet i could pull a rocker on that p.o.s.
ssk
PSA: If you are making a large scale skate related sculpture and don’t want to be a douche bag; make it skateable.
michel
yea It should defenetively be skatable to be full legit
francisco
I agree. That middle piece looks semi-skateable. I don’t know, that one piece looks like it could be fun and weird.
Prickly Pete
That’s nothing you should see the disassembled wood bowl sitting in a field outside of Missoula. Deconstructionism at its most depraved.
hurton
yea I saw that too when we visit 52skate(which was closed)
Its a whole lotta work just sitting there
DD
new term for this kind of art.
GAY
bailgun
really? what’s it like hating fun? i bet you suck at life.
talentlessquitter
Skay…
Skart?
michel
Hey, SKart is already taken 😛
Phil Isstene
Looks like ginger peels.