SK8ART – VILNA EDITION BY NYC ARTIST STEVE MARCUS

Using the skateboard deck as his canvas, New York City artist, Steve Marcus` latest exhibition, SK8ART – Vilna Edition / Jewish Quarter Pipe, Kosher Pop SK8 Art, includes new designs he created specifically for The Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History.

 

These works seamlessly integrate into his existing collections of skateboard decks from previous successful exhibitions: From the Old Country to the Plains, Kosher Pop SK8 Art at The Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma (2024)and Jewish Quarter Pipe, Kosher Pop Sk8 Art at the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow, Poland (2023).

 

Marcus` unique style, inspired by cartoons and underground comics, explores the themes of tradition, spirituality, and local Jewish history, offering a fun and refreshingly accessible take on contemporary Jewish art. The designs, masterfully showcased on whimsical and thought-provoking skateboard decks, express Marcus` personal journey of transition, change, and new beginnings.

 

His hope is that the exhibition mesmerizes viewers, spiritually and intellectually inspiring them. Marcus, who contributed to the counterculture before his own midlife renewal, combines his passion for Rabbinical studies and Jewish culture with a tribute to his rebellious youth through his art.