Art
Ten years of British skateboarding in deck graphics
Parlour Presents… Science Skateboards — An exhibition at Parlour Presents… is celebrating almost ten years of Science Skateboards. Founder Chris Morgan gives us the lowdown on all that's gone down.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Artist Lucas Beaufort reveals some boardmaking secrets
Sketch, sand and surf — Lucas Beaufort teams up with Co&Jo to show the beauty and sweat that goes into making a surfboard.
Written by: Alex Taylor
What goes on behind closed doors in Southern California?
New show: Synthetic Suburbia — Skater, painter, social commentator Ed Templeton has a new solo show Synthetic Suburbia which renders the characters of Huntington Beach in acrylics.
Written by: Robin Nierynck
Seven artists, 70 years of social and cultural history
Thatcherism, Cold War, celebrity culture, feminism, protest movements... — In the run up to the May General Election, artists challenge our perception of reality in an exhibition reflecting on the last 70 decades of British history.
Written by: Robin Nierynck
John Baldessari sticks it to the art world
I will not make boring art — John Baldessari’s new London show hilariously parodies an art industry that has lost touch with reality.
Written by: Robin Nierynck
The boombox is making a comeback
Did it ever really go away? — A recent wave of books and exhibitions – including Tom Sachs' new Boombox Retrospective 1999-2015 – is bringing the 80s icon back to the public's attention.
Written by: Megan White
I interviewed my dad about Tracey Emin's 'My Bed'
Hype or brilliance? — British artist Tracey Emin is showing her messy bed, which was bought for £2.5million last year, at the Tate Britain for the first time in 15 years. I called my dad to see what he thinks about it all.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Jean Jullien’s new show playfully subverts how we present ourselves to the world
Stop being so neurotic! — French artist Jean Jullien’s first US solo show Poor Traits opens in Los Angeles at HVW8 Gallery.
Written by: Alex King
Thomas Campbell’s new book is a love letter to Moroccan surfing
Surf, stuff, life and photography — Seeing Fatima’s Eyes celebrates the sights and surf on Morocco’s spectacular coastline.
Written by: Alex King
Banksy paints cute cat to draw attention to horrors in Gaza
Street art in a warzone — UK street artist leaves some poignant messages in Palestine and sends a painfully ironic video out the world.
Written by: Shelley Jones
