Lucien Clarke on Palace, Virgil Abloh, and Designing His Louis Vuitton Skate Shoe
Riding for Palace since the brand’s inception, Clarke became a household name not only amongst skaters with his part in Palasonic, but as a model and face of the brand as Palace’s influence crossed the pond, blowing up in the world of streetwear through the latter half of the 2010s. After attracting the attention of […]
Footwork: a look into the footwear worn by New York City’s graffiti writers.
On the gritty and grimy pavements of NEW YORK CITY, your kicks are more than just shoes and shelter for your feet. They are your transportation, your wheels, a symbol of status. Armor against all the shit thrown at you by the concrete. They can also be armor for your self-esteem and ego—“WHAT ARE THOOSEEEEEE?” […]
Shoreline Mafia’s Return: OhGeesy & Fenix Flexin on Graffiti, LA Culture, and the New Era
Shoreline Mafia is a Los Angeles rap group that emerged in the mid-2010s and quickly became one of the defining sounds of modern West Coast street rap. The crew began when OhGeesy and Fenix Flexin met through writing graffiti and East Hollywood’s skate-and-street culture.Their music touches on the realities of hustling, fast money, navigating dangerous […]
Tompkins Square Park: the last 40 Years in New York City
Through more than four decades, Tompkins Square park has stood as a microcosm of society and culture in a changing neighborhood. Located centrally in Manhattan’s East Village, the park serves as a central hub for the diverse communities of skaters, squatters, punks, hippies and artists that have shaped the identity of the area over the […]
NEW YORK IS MINE: Boogie’s Unseen Photo Archive of New York’s Underground
In collaboration with Living Proof, Boogie has revisited his first decade of photography in New York to present NEW YORK IS MINE / I CAME AT THE PERFECT TIME, 166 pages of never-before-seen photos shot during a historic time for both the city and the legendary photographer’s career. Growing up amidst the violence and civil […]
Carpet Company: How Two Brothers Built a Global Skate Brand from a Basement — Interviewed by Turnstile’s Freaky Franz
Carpet Company is the brainchild of brothers Ayman and Osama Abdeldayem first-generation Egyptian Americans who turned their love of skateboarding, design, and DIY culture into one of the most inventive brands around today. Raised in the DMV after an early childhood in Alabama, their introduction to skateboarding began with hand-me-down VHS tapes and Toy Machine’s […]
Jiro Konami: Tokyo to New York Through a Lens of Youth, Chaos, and Intimacy
Jiro Konami is a Tokyo-born Japanese photographer whose work moves fluidly between Tokyo and New York, between the public chaos of youth and the quiet intimacy of home. His photographs speak in a language of mood, texture, and instinct, capturing the present moment in a way that feels real to his experience—flashes of life that […]
Shaun Crawford: From East Harlem Graffiti to Global Galleries
Shaun Crawford is a multidisciplinary artist and graffiti writer from East Harlem, New York. Deeply rooted in New York’s graffiti tradition, he began tagging as a kid and eventually became known for mixing his own inks and dyes from raw materials, a hands-on process that fuels his distinctive visual language. His work often fuses chaotic […]
Denzel Curry: Raider Klan Origins, Viral Anthems, and the Discipline Behind the Chaos
Denzel Curry is an American rapper from Carol City, Miami Gardens, Florida. Emerging on the scene in 2011 with mixtapes like King Remembered and King of the Mischievous South, he first gained attention working alongside SpaceGhostPurrp’s Raider Klan before striking out solo. His breakout came with the 2013 mixtape Nostalgic 64, followed by the viral […]
CAP: The Infamous New York Graffiti Bomber of Style Wars Who Redefined Subway Graffiti
CAP is one of the most infamous graffiti bombers of all time. Featured in Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant’s 1983 documentary, Style Wars, which spotlighted New York’s early 80s graffiti and hip‑hop culture. Unlike other writers during the time period, CAP wasn’t focused on elaborate murals, he actively tagged over others’ pieces, carving out a […]
Earl Sweatshirt Returns With “Live Laugh Love” — Odd Future Prodigy Talks Skating, Fame & Fatherhood
Earl Sweatshirt emerged in the late 2000s as the teenage prodigy of the Odd Future collective, a crew that built a cult following through self-released music and a skate inspired aesthetic that redefined underground rap in the early 2010s. Now, Earl returns with his fifth studio album Live Laugh Love — a 25-minute record featuring production […]
30 Years Later, Behind Larry Clark’s ‘Kids’ and NYC’s Skate Scene
During the summer of 1995, Larry Clark’s directorial debut Kids hit theaters across the country, offering audiences a look into the lives of unsupervised teenagers as they skated, partied, had unprotected sex, and did drugs over the course of one day in New York City. Though it was met with controversy upon release, Kids has […]