South Korea’s R16 Urban Arts Festival & B-Boy Championships
When most of us think of Asia, our limited edition minds almost always automatically swing to the most influential spots like Shanghai, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. But over the last couple years…

Kevin Bourgeois’ art was born in Central Florida, on skate ramps made out of discarded wood in abandoned warehouses, in graffiti painted on the walls as he crunched in the broken glass in blown-out Half-Cabs with a can of paint.…

When I hear the name Futura 2000, I instantly visualize his unmistakable, iconic style. Whether you know who’s behind the Futura name and iconography or not, you’ve seen the influence of his work in art and design. Growing up in…

Sitting in a cafe in the greenest fort in Brooklyn sits Joseph Ari Aloi, aka JK5. He has a seemingly tough exterior and tattooed frame which appears to be a full body sleeve. But when the light hits right you…

(Why are Spaniards so cool?)

By Mary Jane San Buenaventura (seriously, that’s MJ’s real name)

As Y2K paranoia fizzled out faster than the opened bottles of champagne, Euro skateboard company Cliché entered the millennium by releasing their first set of boards adorned…

Illustrator, painter, and legendary CBS crew member Axis is set to blow minds with his first ever solo show, appropriately titled “Welcome to My Nightmare.” “Welcome to My Nightmare” opens on November 15th at SURU on Melrose. Many of you have…

Dan Rhoades lives the dream. Well, sort of. Sort of depends on your dream. Although he’s not a wealthy pro skater who makes some suspect art on the side, he is professional artist who skates more than a…

“There are millions of artists in the world, but only one who paints with his penis…”

Yes, this is not a joke. Pricasso is that most special kind of weirdo/pervert, the kind who actually takes himself and his ridiculous art seriously.…

Words by DeeDee Hux
Art by Tim Bruns

In recent years, some pro skaters have climbed their way to some of the top steps on the social ladder of cool. But what about their female counterparts? They used to be known as…

Photos and text by Curtis Kulig

The Skullphone phenomenon began in 1999. Wheatpasted at street level, up high on the back of billboards, or staring back at you from a gas pump or a restroom mirror, there was that skull on…