November 15, 2008

Skateboarding and Art in the SF Mission

By Brian Brannon

The Mission District of San Francisco is known for some excellent skate spots, big ol’ delicious burritos and a whole mundo of Latin culture. The DLX Crew, including Team Real, Anti-Hero, Spitfire, etc. have long standing connections with the area from a true street, curb and gutter level. And now Mission Skateboards in San Francisco is holding an exhibition called Desplazamientos Bajo y Suavecito: A show about Low Riders, a skate park, and the Mission then and now...

Said to include photographs, oral histories and installations by Amanda Lopez and Fernando Marti, in collaboration with El Tecolote, the show is actually sponsored in part by the San Francisco Arts Commission’s Arts & Community program, showing that the connection between skateboarding and art is finally being recognized as legit, though we’ve known it to be true all along. So if you happen to be passing through Baghdad by the Bay any time in the next month, be sure to stop by Mission Skateboards at 3045 24th Street (at Treat) and check it out. Get yourself a chile relleno burrito from El Farralito while you’re up there too…

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