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TEN YEARS OF SOVRN SKATEBOARDS
[2014-2024]
TEN YEARS OF SOVRN SKATEBOARDS
[2014-2024]
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THE FILM
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THE GALLERY SHOW
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THE BL + SV CAPSULE
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THE BOARD
THE FILM
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THE GALLERY SHOW
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THE BL + SV CAPSULE
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THE BOARD
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SOVRN : X
THE NEW SOVRN FILM FEATURING
BEN CAMPBELL — MIKEY TAYLOR — BEN NORDBERG — MIKE BURGESS — MARCUS VIK — JALEN OLIVER — DAVE ENGERER — JUSTIN DAMER — NATE GREENWOOD — MARTIN CHAVEZ
RT — 13:11
RELEASE — 16/17 MAY 2025
THE NEW SOVRN FILM FEATURING
BEN CAMPBELL — MIKEY TAYLOR — BEN NORDBERG — MIKE BURGESS — MARCUS VIK — JALEN OLIVER — DAVE ENGERER — JUSTIN DAMER — NATE GREENWOOD — MARTIN CHAVEZ
RT — 13:11
RELEASE — 16/17 MAY 2025
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK BY
JOAQUIN PASTOR & PATRICK LOGOTHETTI
DIRECTED BY
RYAN NEDDEAU & ALEXANDRE SOUÊTRE
PRODUCED BY
MIKE BURGESS
ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION
RICHARD HORGAN
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
ALEXANDRE SOUÊTRE
FILMED BY
RYAN NEDDEAU & TOMMY PAZ
ADDITIONAL FILMING
ALEXANDRE SOUÊTRE — BUDDY BLECKLEY — MANUEL BARAJAS — RICHARD PERRY — ALEX HANCAK — BRYAN BETZ — DEAN SINGLETON — BRYCE PAGTER — MIKEY CALLENDER — GREG SZUDZIK
ANIMATIONS & ART
ALEXANDRE SOUÊTRE — EVA REDAMONTI — BENJAMIN PORTAS — JOHN KARBORN — CONWAY BONGO
EDITED BY
RYAN NEDDEAU — ALEXANDRE SOUÊTRE — TOMMY PAZ
PHOTOGRAPHY BY
ALEXANDRE SOUÊTRE & MIKE BURGESS
ADDITIONAL SCORE
NED BECKLEY — JOAQUIN PASTOR & ALEXANDRE SOUÊTRE
SOUND MIXING
JOAQUIN PASTOR & PATRICK LOGOTHETTI
A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO
MICHAEL JENKS & RICHARD HORGAN
JOAQUIN PASTOR & PATRICK LOGOTHETTI
DIRECTED BY
RYAN NEDDEAU & ALEXANDRE SOUÊTRE
PRODUCED BY
MIKE BURGESS
ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION
RICHARD HORGAN
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
ALEXANDRE SOUÊTRE
FILMED BY
RYAN NEDDEAU & TOMMY PAZ
ADDITIONAL FILMING
ALEXANDRE SOUÊTRE — BUDDY BLECKLEY — MANUEL BARAJAS — RICHARD PERRY — ALEX HANCAK — BRYAN BETZ — DEAN SINGLETON — BRYCE PAGTER — MIKEY CALLENDER — GREG SZUDZIK
ANIMATIONS & ART
ALEXANDRE SOUÊTRE — EVA REDAMONTI — BENJAMIN PORTAS — JOHN KARBORN — CONWAY BONGO
EDITED BY
RYAN NEDDEAU — ALEXANDRE SOUÊTRE — TOMMY PAZ
PHOTOGRAPHY BY
ALEXANDRE SOUÊTRE & MIKE BURGESS
ADDITIONAL SCORE
NED BECKLEY — JOAQUIN PASTOR & ALEXANDRE SOUÊTRE
SOUND MIXING
JOAQUIN PASTOR & PATRICK LOGOTHETTI
A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO
MICHAEL JENKS & RICHARD HORGAN
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SOVRN : X
TEN YEARS OF SOVRN SKATEBOARDS
1 - 31 MAY, 2025
ALLOY
525 S SANTA FE AVE
LOS ANGELES
CURATED BY BEAUTIFUL LOSERS™
PHOTOGRAPHY / VIDEO / DESIGN
INSTALLATIONS BY 20+ ARTISTS:
ANNA BELOZEROVA
MIKE BURGESS
PETER CARRINGTON
JUAN CHAVARRIA
SAM CHIRNSIDE
JESSE DRAXLER
ALARAH GEE
CHRIS GOLDEN
JOHN KARBORN
ABEL KLEINBLATT
RYAN NEDDEAU
TOMMY PAZ
BENJAMIN PORTAS
BEN ROTH
MIA SMILJANIC
ALEXANDRE SOUÊTRE
TYLER SPANGLER
JACK VANZET
WOSHIBAI
SHOW INSTALLATION BY ALEXANDRE SOUÊTRE + MIKE BURGESS
EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY BY MIKE BURGESS
TEN YEARS OF SOVRN SKATEBOARDS
1 - 31 MAY, 2025
ALLOY
525 S SANTA FE AVE
LOS ANGELES
CURATED BY BEAUTIFUL LOSERS™
PHOTOGRAPHY / VIDEO / DESIGN
INSTALLATIONS BY 20+ ARTISTS:
ANNA BELOZEROVA
MIKE BURGESS
PETER CARRINGTON
JUAN CHAVARRIA
SAM CHIRNSIDE
JESSE DRAXLER
ALARAH GEE
CHRIS GOLDEN
JOHN KARBORN
ABEL KLEINBLATT
RYAN NEDDEAU
TOMMY PAZ
BENJAMIN PORTAS
BEN ROTH
MIA SMILJANIC
ALEXANDRE SOUÊTRE
TYLER SPANGLER
JACK VANZET
WOSHIBAI
SHOW INSTALLATION BY ALEXANDRE SOUÊTRE + MIKE BURGESS
EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY BY MIKE BURGESS
AN EXHIBITION BY THE LOS ANGELES-BASED SKATEBOARDING BRAND AND ARTIST COLLECTIVE SOVRN SKATEBOARDS.
THIS EXHIBITION MARKS A RARE PHYSICAL PRESENTATION FROM SOVRN, A BRAND THAT HAS REDEFINED WHAT IT MEANS TO OPERATE AT THE CROSSROADS OF SKATEBOARDING, ART, PHOTOGRAPHY, ARCHITECTURE, AND DESIGN. BRINGING TOGETHER ORIGINAL BOARD GRAPHICS, VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY INSTALLATIONS, AND COLLABORATIVE ARTIFACTS, SOVRN: X OFFERS AN IMMERSIVE VIEW INTO THE VISUAL, CONCEPTUAL, AND PHILOSOPHICAL IDENTITY OF ONE OF SKATEBOARDING'S MOST PROGRESSIVE COLLECTIVES.
SOVRN IS A LOS ANGELES-BASED BRAND DEDICATED TO EXPLORING HOW SKATEBOARDING INTERACTS WITH BROADER CULTURAL DISCIPLINES—FROM THE STERILE GEOMETRIES OF BRUTALIST ARCHITECTURE TO THE CINEMATIC SURREALISM OF JEUNET + CARO, CHRIS CUNNINGHAM, AND SPIKE JONZE. INSPIRED BY FIGURES LIKE TADAO ANDO, LE CORBUSIER, JAMES TURRELL, ISAMU NOGUCHI, MICHAEL HEIZER, AND RICHARD SERRA, SOVRN'S AESTHETIC BLENDS MINIMALISM, SYMBOLISM, AND ISOLATION INTO A POETIC VISUAL LANGUAGE THAT PUSHES BEYOND SKATEBOARDING'S TRADITIONAL BOUNDARIES.
WITH A DEEP RESPECT FOR SPACES THAT EMBODY ARCHITECTURAL IDENTITY—SUCH AS MT. BALDY'S FULL PIPE, THE NUDE BOWL, SLAB CITY, THE SEPULVEDA DAM, AND OTHER REMOTE MONOLITHS—THE BRAND POSITIONS SKATEBOARDING AS A MEDIUM TO EXPERIENCE SOLITUDE, PRESENCE, AND TRANSFORMATION. THESE ARE NOT JUST SPOTS, BUT SITES OF PILGRIMAGE, CHOSEN FOR THEIR AURA, ATMOSPHERE, AND ALIGNMENT WITH THE BRAND'S LARGER VISION: TO PROVOKE THOUGHT THROUGH MOTION AND ENVIRONMENT.
EACH SOVRN BOARD GRAPHIC IS A DELIBERATE EXTENSION OF THIS PERSPECTIVE, TRANSFORMING FUNCTIONAL OBJECTS INTO CURATED WORKS OF ART. THEIR COLLECTIONS REFLECT A FASCINATION WITH JUXTAPOSITION, DECAY, STERILITY, AND ABSTRACTION. THE RESULT IS AN AESTHETIC THAT SPANS FROM CLEAN ARCHITECTURAL MINIMALISM TO HAUNTING VISUAL PROVOCATIONS—OFTEN UNSETTLING, ALWAYS INTENTIONAL.
AT THE HEART OF SOVRN'S PRACTICE IS COLLABORATION. ROOTED IN LOS ANGELES BUT GLOBALLY CONNECTED, THE COLLECTIVE ENGAGES WITH ARTISTS WHO CHALLENGE CONVENTIONS, FOSTERING A DIALOGUE BETWEEN DISCIPLINES THAT IS EQUAL PARTS CEREBRAL AND VISCERAL. WHETHER THROUGH MEDIA, DESIGN, OR VISUAL STORYTELLING, SOVRN AIMS TO REINTERPRET THE VISUAL LANGUAGE OF SKATEBOARDING IN A WAY THAT DEEPENS ITS CONNECTION TO CONTEMPORARY ART AND DESIGN CULTURE.
SOVRN : X AFFIRMS SOVRN'S PLACE AT THE FOREFRONT OF SKATEBOARDING'S CULTURAL SHIFT: NOT MERELY A BRAND, BUT AN ONGOING INQUIRY INTO HOW SKATEBOARDING CAN ENGAGE, REFLECT, AND REDEFINE THE WORLD AROUND IT.
[WORDS BY CHRISTIAN STRIKE]
THIS EXHIBITION MARKS A RARE PHYSICAL PRESENTATION FROM SOVRN, A BRAND THAT HAS REDEFINED WHAT IT MEANS TO OPERATE AT THE CROSSROADS OF SKATEBOARDING, ART, PHOTOGRAPHY, ARCHITECTURE, AND DESIGN. BRINGING TOGETHER ORIGINAL BOARD GRAPHICS, VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY INSTALLATIONS, AND COLLABORATIVE ARTIFACTS, SOVRN: X OFFERS AN IMMERSIVE VIEW INTO THE VISUAL, CONCEPTUAL, AND PHILOSOPHICAL IDENTITY OF ONE OF SKATEBOARDING'S MOST PROGRESSIVE COLLECTIVES.
SOVRN IS A LOS ANGELES-BASED BRAND DEDICATED TO EXPLORING HOW SKATEBOARDING INTERACTS WITH BROADER CULTURAL DISCIPLINES—FROM THE STERILE GEOMETRIES OF BRUTALIST ARCHITECTURE TO THE CINEMATIC SURREALISM OF JEUNET + CARO, CHRIS CUNNINGHAM, AND SPIKE JONZE. INSPIRED BY FIGURES LIKE TADAO ANDO, LE CORBUSIER, JAMES TURRELL, ISAMU NOGUCHI, MICHAEL HEIZER, AND RICHARD SERRA, SOVRN'S AESTHETIC BLENDS MINIMALISM, SYMBOLISM, AND ISOLATION INTO A POETIC VISUAL LANGUAGE THAT PUSHES BEYOND SKATEBOARDING'S TRADITIONAL BOUNDARIES.
WITH A DEEP RESPECT FOR SPACES THAT EMBODY ARCHITECTURAL IDENTITY—SUCH AS MT. BALDY'S FULL PIPE, THE NUDE BOWL, SLAB CITY, THE SEPULVEDA DAM, AND OTHER REMOTE MONOLITHS—THE BRAND POSITIONS SKATEBOARDING AS A MEDIUM TO EXPERIENCE SOLITUDE, PRESENCE, AND TRANSFORMATION. THESE ARE NOT JUST SPOTS, BUT SITES OF PILGRIMAGE, CHOSEN FOR THEIR AURA, ATMOSPHERE, AND ALIGNMENT WITH THE BRAND'S LARGER VISION: TO PROVOKE THOUGHT THROUGH MOTION AND ENVIRONMENT.
EACH SOVRN BOARD GRAPHIC IS A DELIBERATE EXTENSION OF THIS PERSPECTIVE, TRANSFORMING FUNCTIONAL OBJECTS INTO CURATED WORKS OF ART. THEIR COLLECTIONS REFLECT A FASCINATION WITH JUXTAPOSITION, DECAY, STERILITY, AND ABSTRACTION. THE RESULT IS AN AESTHETIC THAT SPANS FROM CLEAN ARCHITECTURAL MINIMALISM TO HAUNTING VISUAL PROVOCATIONS—OFTEN UNSETTLING, ALWAYS INTENTIONAL.
AT THE HEART OF SOVRN'S PRACTICE IS COLLABORATION. ROOTED IN LOS ANGELES BUT GLOBALLY CONNECTED, THE COLLECTIVE ENGAGES WITH ARTISTS WHO CHALLENGE CONVENTIONS, FOSTERING A DIALOGUE BETWEEN DISCIPLINES THAT IS EQUAL PARTS CEREBRAL AND VISCERAL. WHETHER THROUGH MEDIA, DESIGN, OR VISUAL STORYTELLING, SOVRN AIMS TO REINTERPRET THE VISUAL LANGUAGE OF SKATEBOARDING IN A WAY THAT DEEPENS ITS CONNECTION TO CONTEMPORARY ART AND DESIGN CULTURE.
SOVRN : X AFFIRMS SOVRN'S PLACE AT THE FOREFRONT OF SKATEBOARDING'S CULTURAL SHIFT: NOT MERELY A BRAND, BUT AN ONGOING INQUIRY INTO HOW SKATEBOARDING CAN ENGAGE, REFLECT, AND REDEFINE THE WORLD AROUND IT.
[WORDS BY CHRISTIAN STRIKE]
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COMMISSIONED BY CHRISTIAN STRIKE
DESIGN BY ALEXANDRE SOUÊTRE
VIDEO BY RYAN NEDDEAU
FEATURING N. GREENWOOD + M. CHAVEZ
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ALEXANDRE SOUÊTRE
DESIGN BY ALEXANDRE SOUÊTRE
VIDEO BY RYAN NEDDEAU
FEATURING N. GREENWOOD + M. CHAVEZ
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ALEXANDRE SOUÊTRE
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