‘Altar’ by Clown Skateboards, 2021
From a series of Skateboard Decks featuring 'Gun Clown' by BANKSY.
Officially licensed by the artist (more details below).
Limited Edition Skateboard deck from Clown's "Shop Board" series for Altar Skate Shop.
8.25 x 32 Inches
Hand-silkscreened print on 7-ply 100% Canadian Maple hardwood skateboard deck.
Each deck is slightly different due to the hand-printing process.
Limited Edition (Sold Out).
New in shrink wrap with Clown Skateboards sticker.
Also includes Sk8 of the Art COA.

*Note: Skate Deck wall hangers sold separately.

ABOUT THE ART

In 2000 BANKSY was just about to explode after he, Jeff Boardman and Vikas Malik came together to create a street party to showcase his work for the very first time in London with the now legendary “Rivington Street Exhibition” and the release of Banksy's first little black book Banging My Head Against A Brick Wall.

After the show Jeff and Vikas - who had been looking to start their own brand that incorporated their worlds of Art, Music and Skateboarding - asked BANKSY to create the 'Clown' logo and designs (including one of Banksy's 'Monkey's) for the first 2 boards.

Clown was launched with a TEST PRESS series in August 2000 with an initial run of 20 of each board - all hand printed, produced to gauge interest with shops and our first team members. Just like dubplates in music, we wanted to know which got the best feedback in order to go into full production for Christmas 2000.

The 'Monkeys' bombed (go figure) but the logo was very well received – “if you change the colours”. So our first full run were 100 black and red Clown logo boards. The 'Monkeys' never got to see a full run and the blue and black logo board was put away.

This continuation of the TEST PRESS series is intended now to finish what we started back in 2000 - completing the run of 100 of each as we agreed to do with BANKSY. This will be the last time the logo board will run in this variation EVER. The original acetate will be used 20 years later to handprint this run making it officially exactly like before. After this run the screens and the acetate will be retired never to be used again – locked away for ever in the Clown vault.

In celebration, Clown Skateboards has released its new 'Manifesto' series decks, followed by the 'Shop' series (offering our affiliates the opportunity to help promote their own businesses), based on Banksy's original 'Gun Clown' officially licensed artwork.