Lionel Scoccimaro Skateboarding is not a crime
Unlimited
2019
Hard Maple Wood, Griptape
21 x 4 x 79 cm
8.3 x 1.6 x 31.1 in
Lionel Scoccimaro’s skateboard rendering of his 2009 ‘Skateboarding is not a Crime’ neon pyrex installation. Lionel Scoccimaro was born in Marseilles in 1973. Still based in Marseilles, the sculptor, surfer and biker explores the ways in which globalisation brings the margins from what was once counterculture, such as surfing, skateboarding, motorcycling, to the centre. He is an iconoclast who broke with cherished values and traditions, by doing so becoming a style icon. His work bridges the gap between ‘low culture’ and the high Art world.
Artist
Lionel Scoccimaro
Lionel Scoccimaro was born in Marseille in 1973, where he continues to live and work. A sculptor, surfer, and biker, he explores how globalisation has shifted once-marginal countercultures – such as surfing, skateboarding, and motorcycling – into the cultural mainstream.