Read and Destroy. Skateboarding Through a British Lens '78 to '95. - Dan Adams Barbican Centre

Barbican Centre

in your hearts

Originally published in 2003

French) features a written contribution by the poet and writer Marie Rotkopf

On my first visit to Accra in 2016

Read and Destroy. Skateboarding Through a British Lens '78 to '95. - Dan Adams Barbican CentreFor British skateboarders in the mid 80s, RAD (aka Read and Destroy) was more than just a magazine. Before the X Games, before the internet, a whole generation of this once underground subculture relied on RAD to provide a beacon, bringing them together in spirit and in person. Under the guidance of editor and chief photographer, Tim Leighton Boyce, RAD took on an experimental, irreverent approach with a vibrant, chaotic energy. The legacy of the