The Skateboard Life Book Launch

Join Tyler Gibney, founder of HVW8 Art + Design Gallery in Los Angeles and Berlin, and Neftalie Williams, Ph.D. for an afternoon celebration with the skateboarding community.

The Skateboard Life is a highly visual celebration and cultural overview of skateboarding through more than 65 profiles of the biggest names in the sport. The story of skateboarding’s rise is told through the tales of cultural luminaries, including legends such as Tony Hawk, Paul Rodriguez, Vanessa Torres, and Kareem Campbell; and celebrated Olympians like Nyjah Huston and Sky Brown. The book covers artists, including Mark McKee, the Michelangelo of skateboarding art; Spike Jonze, the auteur filmmaker; and Glen E. Friedman, the photographer behind some of the most iconic moments in skate. It also highlights activists like Briana King, Vogue model, artist, skater, Amelia Brodka, women’s skateboarding entrepreneur and advocate, and Leo Baker, the unwavering knight for the LGBTQ+ community. Never before has this mega-roster of multi-generational, multi-gendered, and multiracial group of skaters and their impact on skateboarding and society been featured and discussed together in this depth.

Signed copies of The Skateboard Life will be available for purchase at the gallery and make a great holiday gift. Looking forward to seeing you there!