Ed on EXPN

EXPN's latest interview is with Ed Templeton on his Map of Inner War Show.

More of Dmote and Ewok in Montreal

We just received photos of RVCA artists Dmote and Ewok's visit to Montreal. Here they are picking up gear for their install at Underworld's new store on Ste-Catherine Street, and also visiting Agence Royale. More photos on the RVCA blog.

RVCA x Underworld

RVCA ANP artists Dmote and Ewok got up on the newest Underworld location in Montreal.

Catching Up with Sean Genovese

Transworld did an interview with etnies, 32, and RVCA rider Sean Genovese.

Aaron Rose's Digs

RVCA advocate Aaron Rose on The Selby.

Me like

Seen at the new Empire in Quebec

ANP Quarterly vol.2, #2

Brendan Fowler catches up on 30+ years of Mark Flood, while Aaron Rose gets as much V. Vale. Naomi Harris shows us a lot of America and the swingers she met in the process. Shannon Ebner discusses politics, poetry and photography while cover stars Lizzie Bougatsos and Sadie Laska discuss the intersections of their band, I.U.D., and their separate studio art practices. We also get in touch with the Mega Words Store, Chris Johanson’s record label, Paperback, Wildness and more. We should be getting this soon.

This Is My Life

Every now and then, I do a little camera photo upload of all of my cell phone photos and arrange them into contact sheets to send to the friends I was with that week/weekend. There is just something about impromptu high in interest and low in quality camera phone photos that hold it's own charm. That being said...there is finally a photography contest where you don't need nice gear to win.

RVCA x Color Mag Present "This Is My Life"
A cell phone photography contest

Take 12 photos of your day with your cell phone and create a 12 frame (one per hour) contact sheet. The most interesting day wins a clothing package from RVCA valued at $500. Second and third place wins a subscription to Color Magazine.

Contest details +how to make a contact sheet in Photoshop

Email your contact sheet jpeg to contest@colormagazine.ca

Council of Doom San Diego Premiere

More here.

17 Days

Deanna Templeton's self-published book of photos from Summer 2007 is now available on SHOP RVCA.

Map of the Inner War and The Great Gates of Zenith

This past Saturday night was the greatly anticipated opening of Ed Templeton’s show, ‘Map Of The Inner War’ and Matt Leines “The Great Gates of Zenith” at LA’s Roberts & Tilton gallery in Culver City California.

Map of The Inner War - Ed Templeton saturates the gallery with over 250 new works including painting, sculpture, photography, and works on paper.

The Great Gates of Zenith - Consisting of all new works on paper Matt Leines imagines a futuristic world in which his creatures dwell.

More photos here.

p.s. yes that is Neil Patrick Harris!!

People Love Erin Wasson!

Terry Richardson for Erin Wasson x RVCA



Embodying American supermodel Erin Wasson's signature low-key style and edge, the collaboration of RVCA and Erin Wasson has received a phenomenal response from both retailers and media alike.

Jerry

Poor Jerry.
More of Patrick O'Dell's photos on Epicly Later'd.

RVCA VASF Store Tour

VASF is the first in a number of RVCA retail flagships to open around the globe. Launched in September 2007, the store, situated on the iconic corner of Haight and Ashbury in San Francisco, combines art, music, fashion and popular culture, offering an ideal platform to illustrate PM Tenore’s vision for the brand. Acting as centre stage, VASF showcases the latest RVCA apparel collections as well as unique RVCA product collaborations with the likes of ANP Quarterly magazine, The Cobrasnake, Hamburger Eyes, Cinelli and Adam Wallacavage.
Complementing the RVCA product collection is an assortment of books, magazines, DVD’s, and music currated by RVCA Advocate’s Family. Showcasing the talents of RVCA’s ANP (Artist Network Program), VASF collaborates with ANP members on a wide variety of projects - Artist Josh Lazcano aka AMAZE executed a piece on the façade of the building prior to it’s opening while skateboarder come artist and ANP Quarterly editor Ed Templeton and ANP Artist Clare Rojas completed the window displays for the store’s opening.

The culmination of RVCA culture is the gallery space in VASF. The gallery is a special platform for ANP artists. Curating four key shows each year, VASF aims to become a new and exciting source of art culture for the local community, working alongside the ANP and local artists and personalities on special projects and events.

See their blog HERE.

VASF | 1485 Haight St | San Francisco, CA 94117 USA
P: 1 (415) 701 7822

Wassup Rocker

Larry Clark and the Wassup Rockers cast were shredding at the RVCA ramp. Ed was there too.

Mucho Take It Easy

The RVCA skate team is now in Mexico!

ANP Quarterly

The next issue of ANPQuarterly is going to ship next week! Don't miss a single issue. Subscribe HERE

RVCA Presents Two Tiny Vices Events

RVCA, Hope Gallery, and Family Bookstore are proud to announce two nights of tinyvices events.

Wednesday, November 5, 7pm
tinyvices Aperture Book Series Launch

Family Bookstore
436 N. Fairfax Avenue
Los Angeles,CA,90036

Family Bookstore hosts a slideshow presentation by Tim Barber to launch the tinyvices-curated series through Aperture books. The Book Launch at Family presents the tinyvices series Barber curated for Aperture Books, featuring five separate volumes, limited to 1,000 copies per edition. The series reflects the loose spirit of the website and offers a range of styles and approaches to photography - Kenneth Cappello’s casual snapshots of the skate scene of his youth, Allan Macintyre’s rigorous investigations of geological activity, Jason Nocito’s playful groupings of disparate images, Robin Schwartz’s disquieting portraits of her daughter and Jaimie Warren’s theatrical self-portraits. Each book is introduced by a prominent artist, writer or curator. Artists included: Kenneth Cappello * Allan Macintyre * Jason Nocito * Robin Schwartz * Jaimie Warren

An exhibition of TV Books artists at Hope Gallery - Thursday Nov 6.
1547 Echo Park Ave, 90028.

The exhibition will include an installation of new books, photographs, drawings, and paintings by 17 TV Books authors: Aurel Schmidt * Santiago Mostyn * Brad Phillips * Ben Schumacher * Jason Nocito * Gordon Hull * Julia Burlingham * Mark Delong * Tim Barber * Kim Krans * Lachance, Noble & Comeau * Chris Dorland * Patrick Griffin * Michael Schmelling * Jason Mathew Lee

Tim Barber, 29, grew up in Amherst Massachusetts, lived for a few years in the mountains of Northern Vermont, went to school in Vancouver B.C. and now lives in New York City. A photographer, curator, publisher and designer, Barber runs the online gallery tinyvices.com, where visitors are encouraged to submit their photographs and artwork. He launched the independent publishing house TV Books in 2008 tvbookshop.com, producing unique books, artists monographs, zines and posters and recently curated a series of five photography books published by the Aperture Foundation in the fall of 2008.

tinyvices.com
familylosangeles.com
myspace.com/hopegallery
rvca.com

Team RVCA in Spain!

They just got back, but you can see their tour photos HERE, starting from Day 1.

Dirty Hands

RVCA presented David Choe's documentary, Dirty Hands last week- see pics HERE.

Vote Cobra Snake

New collaboration tee by RVCA for Cobra Snake. Avail here

Ed Templeton on Deformer

Kingshit got an exclusive with Ed on his new book, Deformer.

RVCA's Erin Wasson on The Selby

If you are just as fascinated with living spaces as I am..

Erin Wasson x RVCA on E Channel Video

If you missed it, here is the video.

Erin Wasson on E Channel Tonight!

Be sure to tune in tonight at 7.30pm to watch E! NEWS Daily 10 on the E Channel.

RVCA advocate and lady of the hour Erin Wasson will be talking about her collaboration with RVCA.

Yelle

Erin Wasson x RVCA Collab Fashion Week Video!

September 4th 2008, New York City

RVCA brought the world of action sports and art culture to the world’s leading fashion elite at Fashion Week. Launching its Erin Wasson x RVCA collaboration for Spring / Summer 2009, RVCA hosted a cocktail party and presentation to end all parties – one that New Yorkers are still talking about (and trying to recover from).

Read more here.
More photos on the Color Blog

Erin Wasson X RVCA

Read up on the Erin Wasson X RVCA collection at http://www.refinery29.com/my_style/erin_wasson.php?page=1.

Blog alert

You should keep the RVCA skate blog on lock! Always good shit from Jimmy and the crew http://www.rvca.com/skate/?cat=1

RVCA Presents We Are Wolves.

Awesome Contest Video Results!

Vancouverisawesome.com, eS Footwear, and RVCA have announced their winners of the Awesome Contest! The deal was to film a skate park in one week and submit it to the site for judging. Check the link for the winners..

The Cobrasnake's Digs

mark the cobrasnake really loves his rvca.
see his digs and more rvca love.

photos: todd selby
thanks mila.

RVCA Flm Premiers

The much anticipated film, Beautiful Losers had it's premiere in NYC at the IFC Centre. There is probably no better articulation of the DIY mindset in contemporary art than this film. RVCA Advocate Aaron Rose's amazing traveling exhibition and book that brings together the work of an amazing group of artists including RVCA and Emerica rider Ed Templeton, and RVCA ANP Artist's Clare Rojas, Jo Jackson, and Barry Mc Gee - and many others. See film trailer here.

Photos: RVCA ANP




Celebrating all things cycle, RVCA presented the launch of the Costa Mesa based bicycle collective, Council of Doom's, debut film. The premiere played at RVCA HQ in Costa Mesa, CA with over 800 bike enthusiasts in the house. The film will be be traveling across North America over the next few months. View trailer here.

Photos: RVCA, Council of Doom




RVCA presented the premiere of Beach Blanket Burnout at the Yost Theatre in Santa Ana, CA. Director Alex Knost provides insight into the the hangover of a pop culture with this all black and white film, following Buster Olson (Alex Knost) through a day as a disaffected beach bum. The film we be travelling across Australia, Spain, the UK, and Tokyo to name a few places. See trailer here.

Photos: RVCA

12 Questions with Deanna Templeton

1. What are your favorites things to do?

I love traveling with Ed. Shooting photos. Hanging out with my brother and his family. Looking at books and drinking tasty beverages. Exercise while listening to Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me. Riding my bike to the beach.

2. How old is your cat?

Ptah will be 18 this December!

3. When did you start taking photos? What got you into taking photos?

Are starting taking photos twice. The first time was when I was 15, my friend Kim was a photographer and we would sneak into shows so she could shoot the bands and then she would develop and print them in our school photo lab. I would just stand than watching in awe as the paper would come alive with an image that she captured and so from that I decided I wanted to take photos myself. So under some weird circumstances my Mom got me a Canon T-90 which I used for about 3 years. Then I went on a trip to Guadalajara and naively packed my camera in my checked luggage. Someone from the airport thought they also wanted to be a photographer and took my camera to become one. So about 8-10 years passed when Ed gave me a Canon AE-1 for a Christmas present. That was the 2nd time I got into photographing. I now keep my cameras on my person when I travel.

Continue reading on the RVCA website..
Photo: Deanna Templeton

Old Friend

If you have ever visited the Art Department at Timebomb, you would see that I am partial to Polaroids.. My SLR-680 being my baby. That being said, I was very excited to stumble across RVCA's Raymold Molinar's Polaroid photo blog.. worth a peek, he has captured some some of the most surreal and ephemeral images that I have seen shot with a vintage SX-70.

Highway To Hell

The RVCA team always has rad tour photos, and they've posted another round from their Mid-West Tour- a whole ten part series. yipee.

RVCA Slayer Top and Dwell Tee on The Cover of Ion Mag

Hot off the presses..
Styling: Mila Franovic

Mayhem at KNOW?SHOW Montreal

One of the longest running parties in the KNOW?SHOW Trade Show history is Mayhem! Presented by Empire, RVCA, eS, and Timebomb Trading and beats by Kephroc and DJ Nerve.
August 9th at Shine The Lounge, Montreal.

Beautiful Losers Documentary Opening on Friday

Probably no better articulation of the DIY mindset in contemporary art is Beautiful Losers, RVCA Advocate Aaron Rose's amazing traveling exhibition and book that brings together the work of an amazing group of artists including Emerica and RVCA rider Ed Templeton, and RVCA ANP Artist's Clare Rojas, Jo Jackson, and Barry Mc Gee - and many others. The documentary for this is out on Friday in NYC, and some more exclusive clips of the film have been released.

Pink Mafia Goes Coastal

Our girls, Pink Mafia and their all-girl DJ crew, consisting of Mama Miche and Kenzie Clarke of Bitchin’, Fierce Helder aka Violca Yryku, DJ Betti Forde, DJ Barbi, and The Royal Society make up the members of the Get Er Done Tour. The lovely ladies are playing shows across the country right now, rocking their favorite RVCA gear, but have taken the time to check in with us.. peep their tour diary.

Party photos-
Toronto
Montreal
Vancouver
Edmonton

Ladies- Win a RVCA Wardrobe

Timebomb, RVCA, and Lou Lou Magazine are giving away ten ladies RVCA Clothing wardrobes.
Enter here.

We Are Wolves @ Montreal International Jazz Festival

Don't miss tomorrow We Are Wolves in a special show in the frame work of the Montreal International Jazz Festival. Check the flyer for all details.

Ne manquez pas demain le show de We Are Wolves dans un contexte spécial pour le Festival International de Jazz de Montréal. Cliquez sur le flyer pour tous les détails.

Exposition De Skateboards 2008

Transistor Design and RVCA presented EXPOSITION DE SKATEBOARDS 2008 in Quebec City. Check this link for a closer look at amazing artwork and a of course, party photos.

Keys N Krates

The crew was in the house to get up on their fav Timebomb brands! This group is tearing it up- check it out here.

Awesome!

eS, RVCA, and Vancouverisawesome.com present the most epic contest ever-AWESOME. Here's how it works..

1. Enter at Antisocial on June 16th, 2008.
2. Film a skate part in one week.
3. Submit your edited part to Antisocial.
4. Win hella cash and prizes.
5. Come to the launch event.

Word on the street is that Timebomb's Skate TM is the one to beat..

Car Clutch in Vancouver

RVCA ANP Quarterly's editor Brendan Fowler and RVCA advocate Ethan Swan are Car Clutch, and they are playing at The Peanut Gallery this Thursday.. with members of Barr. Fyi.

Andrew Pommier at Installation 4.

Vancouver based RVCA ANP Artist, Andrew Pommier, is showing his work at the "Installation 4 Art Tour" at Scoin Space, L.A from May 10th-June 1st. This is the last stop of the tour, so check it out of you are in the area..
Photo: RVCA ANP

Barry McGee Interview.

RVCA advocate Aaron Rose interviews RVCA ANP artist Barry McGee on VBS.TV. Very cool.

RVCA's Balance of Opposites Tour.

See photos of RVCA's Balance of Opposites Tour in Hawaii- which showcased the works of RVCA ANP Artists Revok, Retna, Ben Horton, and artists and advocates Matt Costa, BJ Penn, and The Cobrasnake. Photos up on all of the blogs below!
RVCA Artist Network Program Blog
RVCA Advocates Blog
RVCA Music Blog
Also- RVCA Skate Blog

RVCA supports/supporte Futur; a skateboard art show/une exposition artisitique de skateboard

This Friday in Quebec City, Transistor Design is presenting its 3rd skateboard art show called Futur at Le Cercle. The theme is based on the 4th dimension which is defined by light. To represent this, they went 40 years back before the the apparition of the photo camera using the photogram technology where the object is not being reproduced by print but by light exposure only. There you have the representation of a kick flip being decorticated almost under Xrays. It took many takes to come up with the final result since you can only see the results once you take out the paper out of the chemical solution. With a concept like that, imagine the creations from the artists who will put their ideas on a skateboard... Need more info, visit www.transistordesign.com

Vendredi prochain au Cercle de Québec, Transistor présente sa 3e exposition d'art sur skateboard. Le concept de l'expo est que dans le futur, tout sera relier à la 4e dimension qui est la lumière. Pour bien représenter le tout, ils ont voulu faire un retour en arrière avec la technique du photogramme, qui 40 ans avant l'apparition de l'appareil photo, était utilisé pour documenter des objets.Donc, ils ont voulu développer une affiche sans l'aide de l'impression mais ayant comme source, la lumière. Ceci à donné une exposition sur un papier photographique du mouvement des étapes d'un kick flip. Plusieurs tests ont été réalisés pour avoir l'affiche idéal car, lors de l'exposition du papier photographie, ils n'est pas possible de voir le résultats tant et aussi longtemps que le papier n'a pas été développé avec les solutions chimiques.Le but de ce concept était de déconstruire le kick flip pour visualiser toutes les étapes du mouvement.