"People have been skating in the Southbank's undercroft for the past 50 years, and an exhibition is opening this spring to celebrate 50 years of kickflipping around the space. Widely regarded as the birthplace of British skateboarding, the Undercroft Skate Space emerged almost by accident. When the Queen Elizabeth Hall was built in the 1960s, the area beneath was left open to the public; by the mid-1970s, its concrete ledges, ramps and pillars had been claimed by skateboarders."
"The new exhibition, opening in April, will feature newly commissioned works using photography, moving image and sound to explore the people, moments and movements that have defined one of skate culture's most recognisable spaces. Skate 50 brings together archive footage, noughties-era fashion portraiture and contemporary views of the space today through a series of documentary-style films. These combine moving image and photography with stop-frame animation and soundscapes to tell the evolving story of the Undercroft."
"The exhibition, Skate 50, opens on 30th April and will be on a "pay what you can" basis with a suggested donation of £8. Tickets are on sale here. The exhibition will also feature contributions from artists with connections to skateboarding, including filmmakers Winstan Whitter, Dan Magee and Jack Brooks; Palace founder Lev Tanju; animator Sofia Negri; skate collective Keep Rolling Project; and sound artist Beatrice Dillon."
Southbank's Undercroft Skate Space has been used by skateboarders for around 50 years, becoming known as the birthplace of British skateboarding after concrete ledges, ramps and pillars were claimed by skaters in the mid-1970s. Skate 50 opens on 30 April and assembles newly commissioned photography, moving image and sound works alongside archive footage, noughties-era fashion portraiture and documentary-style films that combine stop-frame animation and soundscapes. The exhibition operates on a pay-what-you-can basis with a suggested £8 donation and includes contributions from filmmakers, Palace founder Lev Tanju, animator Sofia Negri, Keep Rolling Project and sound artist Beatrice Dillon.
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