February Issue 2013
RDC: A really class issue this month with some skating thrown in.
A big thank you goes out to Juxtapoz for the use of this interesting article and photos.
If you want to see RDC's view of the whole of Feb 2013 Juxtapoz magazine see link at bottom of post☋
In 2009, Juxtapoz Magazine celebrated its 15th Anniversary with a
special exhibition and auction to benefit Power House Productions, and
Detroit-based non-profit organization that was establishing a
sustainable artist-in-residence program community-based arts programs in
a previously foreclosed neighborhood. When our benefit raised over
$150,000 for PHP, they were able to purchase and refurbish homes on the
same block as their home, the Power House, and Juxtapoz invited Swoon,
Retna, Ben Wolf, Richard Colman, Monica Canilao, and Saelee Oh to paint
and reimagine the residences.
Three years later, the neighborhood is beginning to take shape, and
this past summer, the Ride It Sculpture Skate Park was built on four
vacant commercial lots along East Davison Freeway, another creative
endeavor that fuses art and community. In support of the Ride It park,
another auction was held, this time focusing on skate decks designed by
artists. Just as he had in the 2009 auction, acclaimed NYC-based artist
Matthew Barney donated a piece of art to benefit the Ride It park. But
this wasn’t any piece of art; it was a specially designed skate deck,
fit with a chuck of graphite on the bottom, that would be part of
Barney’s ongoing Drawing Restraint series. And, of course, Barney wanted
this thing skated!
This past Fall, with help from the Power House and Matthew Barney,
Juxtapoz was able to bring skateboard legend and artist, Lance Mountain,
to Detroit to be the first (and perhaps only) person to skate the
Barney deck at the Ride It Sculpture Park. The following are photos from
the project, a marriage of the conceptual mind of a fine artist and the
grace and speed of a skateboard icon. An amazing project on its own,
this is another example of minds coming together to bring awareness to
the importance of community and art. We are proud that three years
later, the Power House neighborhood is still an epicenter of unique
projects based on empowering neighborhoods to work together and develop
an ongoing creative environment that everyone can be proud of. —
Evan Pricco
To
celebrate Juxtapoz' special project in Detroit with Matthew Barney,
Lance Mountain, Power House, and the Ride It Sculpture Park, Juxtapoz is
excited to announce a limited edition Barney x Mountain (shot by our
wonderful photographer, Joe Brook) cover circulating on newsstands
across the world. There are only 1,000, so good luck on the search. We
also invited filmmakers Eric Carlsen and Chris Rosik to shoot a
documentary on Mountain's time in Detroit, which is what you get to see
here, today.
All photography by Joe Brook.
A
big thank to Vans, Emerica, Independent Trucks, and Spitfire Wheels for
their support of the Ride It Sculpture Park. Another salute to Nike and
Lance Mountain, and of course, a big thank you to Matthew Barney, who
continues to amaze us with generosity and vision.
http://www.powerhouseproductions.org/
http://www.drawingrestraint.net/
http://www.lancemountain.com/
Review of this months Juxtapoz Magazine... HERE