The Skateboarding Art

More than a celebration of skateboard graphics or photography and videos more than a personal memoir of one life on four wheels this book argues that riding a skateboard is an art form of the same kind and stature as the traditional visual and performance arts. Like a paintbrush or a musical instrument the skateboard has become a tool of limitless creative possibilities. Not a sport often a crime and for many a broader lifestyle skateboarding transforms mundane travel and neglected spaces into extraordinary experiences and spectacles. Mullen Gonzales Hawk and others count among its Masters.