XO SUMMER 25 BOOK

324 page (350gsm) Soft Cover and full color (157gsm) Book Paper guts. The second installment of XO Flowers dives into the art side while servicing the Gnar. Salman Agah writes: Skateboarding and art—two strays born from the same litter. From the first time some kid scratched a graphic into a plank of wood and sent it rolling down the street, this thing was never just about movement. It was about expression. Not with words, but with style. With scars. With an uncompromising point of view. Skateboarding has never been just about tricks, the same way painting was never just about colors. It’s about manifesting something out of nothing, transcending the obvious, making a mark and daring the world to scrub it off. Art gave skateboarding a language. Gave it teeth. Those Powell-Peralta graphics in the ’80s weren’t just pictures; they were badges for those of us who didn’t fit in. The ones who knew the sound of urethane grinding against concrete better than their own mother’s voice. The DIY zi