It’s been 20 years since Larry Clark’s film first shocked America,but its legacy has been felt far beyond celluloid. The skateboarders who appeared in the film talk approximately its impact and how it helped to shape enormous brands such as SupremeWhen Larry Clark’s opus to the lawlessness of the New York City skateboarding community hit cinemas in the mid-1990s, international media reacted in uproar. Critics broadly panned the film for its graphic depictions of teen debauchery (sensual gratification) and confronting narratives.
Few picked up on the fact Kids was, and to the initiated,an ode to inner-city skateboarding tribes and the culture that connected them. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com