Beach Burrito alongside Blender Gallery and Pistonhead Kustom Lager, is excited to be able to bring a very special guest to Melbourne – Locals Only Hugh Holland.
One afternoon in 1975, a young photographer named Hugh Holland drove up Laurel Canyon Boulevard in Los Angeles and encountered skateboarders carving up the drainage ditches along the side of the canyon. Immediately transfixed by their grace and athleticism, he knew he had found an amazing subject. Although not a skateboarder himself, for the next three years Holland never tired of documenting skateboarders surfing the streets of Los Angeles, parts of the San Fernando Valley, Venice Beach,and as far away as San Francisco and Baja California, Mexico.
During the mid-1970s, Southern California was experiencing a serious drought, leaving an abundance of empty swimming pools available for trespassing skateboarders to practice their tricks. From these suburban backyard haunts to the asphalt streets that connected them, this was the place that created the legendary Dogtown and Z-Boys skateboarders.
This year, 2015, will see Hugh Holland add some new pieces to his highly collectable archive of Skate photographs.
Beach Burrito has been given the opportunity to host a very special projected exhibition of Hugh Holland’s collection along with these brand new additions which haven’t been seen outside of Australia.
In conjunction with this exhibition, Hugh Holland’s book “Locals Only” will also be launched in Melbourne at the same time.
The “Locals Only” book will be available to purchase on the night at Beach Burrito Fitzroy for $45.00
We are excited to announce that Hugh Holland will be attending our Melbourne Book launch at Beach Burrito Fitzroy.
This will be the first time that the photographer has travelled to Australia, having hosted international exhibitions in London, Paris, New York and Japan.
His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, npr, and the Los Angeles Times and is held in countless collections globally.
Locals Only – by Hugh Holland – Projected Exhibition & Book Signing
Book Signing: Wednesday 10th June, 6pm
Projected exhibition runs: 6pm-10pm Wednesday 10th June-Sunday 14th.
BEACH BURRITO FITZROY
232 Gertrude St, Fitzroy, VIC, 3065
joel@beachburritocompany.com
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