Christopher grew up "in the LA hot rod / skateboard culture" which influenced his art.

And it offers a window on the curious state of the relationship between skateboard culture and the marketplace.

He is also a historian of skateboard culture.

Sean Dack contributes shimmering photographs of the city; sculptures by Simon Aldridge link corporate architecture and skateboard culture.

Many sticker artists cite the mainstreaming of skateboard culture as a turning point in their movement.

Later from that same tight, defiant little group of self-styled outsiders came the beginnings of the skateboard culture that swept the country in the 70's and 80's.

He will be included in "Beautiful Losers," a show there celebrating skateboard culture that opens on Saturday.

"The thing about skateboard culture is that people are just so scared," he continued.

Eindhoven houses Europe's largest indoor skateboard park Area 51 (skatepark) and is home of a lively skateboard culture.

There, it functioned as a combination of exhibition space, crash pad and rehearsal studio for bands, and gained a reputation as a center for skateboard culture.