ASR Trade Show Winter 2005
Wednesday, January 26th, 2005ASR Trade Show Winter 2005
ASR has come and gone. This year proved to be a quite a show. The events that took place were nothing short of stellar. There were book signings for The Independent book that drew huge crowds and was attended by a large group of skate legends. The “DISPOSABLE” book also had a signing. The artists were autographing copies at break neck speed. These two events were huge crowd drawers. But, the must see item on my list was the Powell Peralta exhibit.
View GalleryAt the entrance of the show just under the glowing neon Powell Peralta sign, stands Animal Chin holding his Caballero deck. Upon entering you quickly realize the depth of the exhibit. You could wander from wall to wall taking in the art and the decks or move thru the exhibit following the time line. I chose to follow the time line. Starting with the first Quicksilver prototypes the exhibit takes you all the way to their current models. Mixed in with the decks were photos, ads, and original artwork. The entire back wall of the exhibit was one huge collage.
I went through the show a few times. It was that good. There is no denying the historical impact this company made in skateboarding and this retrospective is great display.
I feel very fortunate to have been able to see this exhibit and I hope someday it’s open to the public. Meanwhile here are a few photos.
Enjoy.
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Ray Zimmerman