Art of Rebellion

An exhibition of creative vision highlighting the intersectionality between art, skateboarding, fashion, and music subcultures.

Among the thousands of languages used around the world, there is none more palpable than the language of creative expression. The voice, vision, and movement of the creative mind has the power to speak to the soul of all it encounters. It is this universal language of creativity that forms the bridge between cultures seemingly worlds apart. Often the connective tissue of these skeletal bridges comes in the form of a cause, a passion, an undeniable pursuit, or an act of rebellion.

One collective/subculture that boasts a network of these creative links are the Skateboarders.

Skateboarding culture consists of some of the most passionate, creative, ingenious, adaptive and persistent people on the planet. Visit any skate spot in the world and you’ll likely find yourself in the company of an artist, a musician, a craftsman, or a dancer. The overlap of skateboarding, art and music cultures is a world all its own. This exhibition celebrates these incredible and diverse ‘interpretive’ artists and skate spots like the Brooklyn Banks in NYC, le Palais de Tokyo AKA “le Dôme” in Paris, MACBA in Barcelona, and the Southbank Undercroft in London. To which you’ll find basking in the natural unity of what were once considered societal taboos.

The Art of Rebellion features the works of artists at the intersectionality of art, music, fashion, and skateboarding communities and explores the notion of “skater-vision” and how it impacts their lives as well as the world around them.