Posts about Skateboarding (RSS, JSON)

1PM

Film maker Werner Herzog discusses skateboarding. “Space and sacrality and what you are doing is special bordering on the sacred.”

1PM — An exhibition showcasing the evolution of skateboard design is coming to London’s Design Museum in October.

This exhibition will map the design evolution of the skateboard from the 1950s to today. It will showcase innovative skateboards and components, alongside skate photography and video, complete with original soundtracks. It will track how skateboarders have taken over sidewalks, swimming pools and skate parks designing new boards to suit their performance, style and surroundings.

It’s when I discover events like this that I miss living in London the most.

5PM

Epicly Later’d pictures film-maker Harmony Korine, his films, influences, and art. Korine is best known for writing the script for the movie Kids, an unfiltered look at the life of a group of unsupervised adolescents in New York spending a day between shoplifting, assaulting strangers, consumption of a wide range of drugs and sex. This documentary shows that Kids isn’t even his most controversial work.

11AM

Brett Novak’s films are pieces of art; not to mention Isamu’s immense skill in this one.