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A Curious Catalogue

Michael Leon - A Curious Catalogue
A Curious Catalogue is a skateboard product catalogue of pencil drawn anti-graphics, spin-art wheels, and slalom gemstones. It was designed to take a romantic and fantastic vision of a skateboard company and make it ‘real'. Michael Leon was inspired by the naïve wonder he experienced as a young skateboarder, which he juxtaposes with an elegant, yet dry, catalogue sales format. The result is a carefree and poetic narrative carried by a range of imagined products.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition Le Cabinet des Curiosités, Colette, Paris, 2010.
Michael Leon (born 1974 in Tampa, lives and works in Los Angeles) was raised in late 80's, early 90's skateboard culture. His work lives in a unique place between the worlds of art and art direction. He often uses the language of graphic design to create meaning through sculpture, paintings, videos, and editions. While still in high school, Michael Leon designed his first pro model skateboard for New Deal Skateboards. 19 years later, he continues to design for his skateboard company Stacks, as well as creating artwork and art directing collaborative projects.
Text by Michael Leon.
 
published in December 2010
English edition
19,5 x 25,5 cm (softcover)
28 pages (color ill.)
 
14.00
 
ISBN : 978-3-905714-92-0
EAN : 9783905714920
 
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