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Nikki Tundel
Minneapolis

Photos: Skateboard art highlights the macabre and mysterious

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Jenny Bookler and Lindsay Nohl
Lindsay Nohl (right) and Jenny Bookler work with a waterslide decal at Light Grey Art Lab in Minneapolis, on October 6, 2014.
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At Light Grey Art Lab, gallery shows are often collaborative group projects. The four-member team develops a show concept, then invites designers from around the world to submit their artistic interpretations.

Their upcoming show, Skate or Die, is inspired by the dark aesthetic of the skateboard subculture. Designs from 60 artists will be displayed on Canadian Maple skateboard decks.

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Prints wait to be applied to blank skateboards.
Prints wait to be applied to blank skateboards.
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Applying layers of varnish
Layers of varnish are applied to art-covered skateboard decks.
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Spraying on varnish
Chris Hajny sprays boards with polyurethane varnish outside Light Grey Art Lab.
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