Vans Syndicate Photography Show April 14th to 19th

Vans Syndicate presents

 

"TWENTY"

Photographs by Gabe Morford, Dave Swift, Bryce Kanights, Jai Tanju, Mike O'Meally, Lance Dawes, Rhino, Luke Ogden, Anthony Acosta, Ben Colen and Atiba Jefferson.

April 14 to 19, 2012

Opening Reception Saturday, April 14, 2012 from 6 PM to 9 PM

New Image Art

7920 Santa Monica Boulevard

Los Angeles, California

(323) 654-2192

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Curated by Lance Dawes, the iconic images of "TWENTY" showcase the ever-changing face of skateboarding over the course of two decades as quietly witnessed by one persistent and enduring time traveler. Vans Syndicate celebrates twenty years of the Half Cab shoe with a selection of photographs of some of the world's greatest skateboarders wearing the world's greatest skateboard shoe as captured over the years by some of the world's greatest skateboard photographers.

Photo: Ray Barbee, Hollywood Hills, California, 2009 by Atiba Jefferson

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Vans Syndicate Presents "Twenty" Photography Exhibit

 

No Room For Rockstars - The Movie

Most likely there ain't no way in hell that you haven't heard about Vans Warped Tour. But have you attended? We have been to quite a few of them and the energy is intoxicating and has enabled it to become a launching pad for many bands to go on to become bigger and better.

So Kevin Lyman, we have an amazing roster of bands ready to crash the party. The hot lines are open, feel free to call anytime. We will put up the bands of Rusty Knuckles Music any day on any of the Warped Tour Stages and smoke the crowds.

Learn more about the film, No Room For Rockstars

More about the flim

"For 17 years, the Vans Warped Tour has been a punk rock juggernaut, a misfit circus criss-crossing North America every summer as a wondering minstrel show for youth culture. Embracing a powerful, unifying ethic created by its founder Kevin Lyman, the Vans Warped Tour has grown and prospered as the music industry itself imploded and continues to sift through the rubble in search of a new way forward. Along the way, Warped has provided a launching pad for a dizzying array of talent, from Green Day and Blink 182 to Ice-T, Eminem and No Doubt, along with perennial punk legends such as Pennywise, All, Bouncing Souls and Bad Religion.

With more than 300 hours of film shot during the 2010 tour, No Room For Rock Stars documents the true stories of modern era rock and roll from every possible angle. From the kids in the van playing parking lots to gain notice, to the veteran stage manager whose life was saved by the tour, to the musician who crosses over to mainstream success while on the road, No Room For Rock Stars is Cinema Vèritè story-telling at its finest. A historical retrospective or concert film this is not. No Room For Rock Stars is meaningful insight into current state of rock and roll and the zeitgeist of youth culture.

Accompanying the film will be a blazing soundtrack of songs from the movie as well as Vans Warped Tour all-time greatest hits. The project will also have a significant library of bonus content, some of which will be featured on the No Room For Rock Stars mini-site at vans.com/warped and vanswarpedtour.com. From the team that brought you the highly acclaimed Dogtown and Z-Boys, No Room For Rock Stars will resonate beyond tour and punk rock fans to anyone seeking out the true stories of rock and roll." 

No Room For Rockstars, independent film about Vans Warped Tour

Vans And DQM Present - Pave The Way - 12.1.11

Pave The Way, Photo Showcase by Mofo, C.R. Stecyk III, Lance Dawes & Tobin Yelland

Vans and DQM are proud to present "Pave The Way", a photo exhibition opening December 1, 2011, at The Vans DQM General in New York. "Pave The Way" showcases the legendary work of C.R. Stecyk III, Mofo, Tobin Yelland and Lance Dawes, chronicling their lives and iconic careers shooting some of the most pivotal photographs throughout the history of skateboarding and beyond.

In the late 1970's, co-founder of Zephyr Productions and original founder of the Dogtown movement, C.R. Stecyk III changed the look and feel of skateboarding forever. His articles and photo essays during the 1970's for Skateboarder Magazine and visuals for Powell Peralta during the Bones Brigade era set the standard for the documentation and attitude of skateboarding for years to come.

The true creative force behind the early Thrasher look, feel and voice; Mofo is the truth. From the beginnings of street skating, jump ramps, wallrides and McTwists, Mofo was there capturing the moment, defining and refining it for the rest of us and spewing it onto the pages of the "Bible".

Tobin Yelland became a professional photographer in 1990 after having his first photo published in Thrasher Magazine at the age of fifteen. Yelland's work has expanded beyond the world of skateboarding to form a vast collection of images that gives a voice to an entire generation, transcending many locales and social identities.

Lance Dawes moved to San Francisco from Washington DC in 1990 and worked in the darkroom at Thrasher Magazine before founding Slap Magazine in 1992, where he was editor, art director and chief photographer. Dawes was instrumental in documenting the San Francisco skate scene in the early 90's and has relentlessly continued to shoot skateboarding around the world over the past 20 years.

"Pave the Way" opens December 1, 2011 with an opening reception from 6 - 9 p.m. The show runs through January 4, 2012 at The Vans DQM General, 93 Grand St. New York, New York 10013.