Installation view at MODAīut the art and design of the boards themselves are the focus at MODA, and there is a lot to take in. Not only are the old references to surfing culture there, but also the urban street influences that extend beyond the sport and include punk rock, hip-hop, DIY fashion, graffiti and tattoo art, sci-fi, comic book and manga culture, video gaming and basically anything else that might capture the imagination of active, rebellious youth (above and beyond the mainstays of sex, drugs and rock and roll).
Skateboarding represents a particular cultural intersection a unique blend of elements has served to shape its trajectory. That blurry edge allows for a point of inquiry and discovery.įrom its humble beginnings in the late 1940s as a pastime for West Coast surfers when wave conditions weren’t right, skateboarding has grown into a wildly popular American recreational and sporting activity with over 3,000 venues nationwide, including Atlanta’s historic Old Fourth Ward Skatepark. For anyone who has ever hoped to take a spin through the history of skateboard design, the Museum of Design Atlanta has created a rad new exhibition, “Skate It or Hang It?” As its title suggests, this survey of skateboard graphics, from the 1970s to the present, ponders the divisions between fine and functional art and between high- and lowbrow culture.
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