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Thanks to its founder Mark Chalmers, The Garage gallery space in Amsterdam‘s Canal District has had a longstanding and close bond with urban culture, and its current show reflects an insider’s view. Entitled 8th Ply, it’s yet another exhibition held at the venue which is supervised by Sasha Bogojev, independent curator and editor at Juxtapoz magazine, and signals the ongoing and fruitful collaboration between Bogojev and Chalmers. On display are works by artists whose lives were, and are, marked by their connection with skateboarding. Unsurprisingly, the title references the sport and lifestyle—seven layers of maple wood, or 7-ply, are the core construction a skateboard deck and the bedrock of this globally activity. In a year when skateboarding was going to debut as an official Olympic sport for the first time in history, the showcase is here to put a focus on another layer of this popular activity. The exhibition presents works by Ed Templeton, James Jarvis, Jean Jullien, Adam Neate, Boris Tellegen, Parra, Josh Jefferson, Andrew Schoultz, and Jeffrey Cheung, and come in a variety of mediums, applying different techniques, and using a diverse range of aesthetics. And while skateboarding is now firmly anchored in mainstream popular culture, the group show aims to emphasise the irreverence of skateboard culture which has made it a lifestyle for many (open until further notice).

The Garage
Brouwersgracht 75
1012GC Amsterdam
Open by appointment only

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