Barry McGee X Baker Skateboard Set

Baker Skateboards

Theotis, Dustin Dollin, Elissa Steamer, Reynolds, Spanky

2021

Screenprint on maple plywood skateboard decks

32 × 8 in | 81.3h × 20.3w cm (Approx. each)

Set of 5

In 2021 Baker Skateboards teamed up with world-renowned artist Barry McGee for this unique collaboration. Barry’s art can be found from the street to the art galleries around the world. It is instantly recognizable with his distinct repeating colour designs and warped faces. These decks are designed using the OG Baker shapes and manufactured with the Baker Mellow Concave. 

Barry McGee

American, b. 1966

A member of the so-called Mission School, Barry McGee got his start as a graffiti artist in late 1980s San Francisco, where he tagged under the moniker Twist. In the decades since, he’s embraced a studio practice that includes sculptures, which retain the grit of his aesthetic beginnings: He’s incorporated motifs of empty liquor bottles, spray-paint cans, and scrap metal into his work. 

McGee also makes drawings, paintings, and mixed-media installations that address the realities of contemporary urban life; rampant consumerism and social stratification are particular concerns. McGee’s signatures include colorful geometric patterns and a recurring male character with sagging, tired eyes. He often presents his paintings framed and mounted together in large clusters.

McGee has been the subject of solo exhibitions at museums and institutions including Fondazione Prada in Milan, the Hammer Museum, the Watari Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo, the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara, and the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston.