Spotted having lunch at the Colonial Cafe in downtown NYC, street skateboarding legend and artist, Mark ‘Gonzo’ Gonzales.

He has been making art almost as long as he’s been skating… pen drawings and watercolours. His most recent show, ‘South West’, at the Half Gallery was inspired by South Western-style rugs and Navajo patterns. Gonzales also takes photographs, writes poetry, designs clothing and makes ‘zines. He appeared in Harmony Korine’s film, Gummo and recently directed the video for Coconut Records’ Any Fun featuring a skateboarding Chloe Sevigny… He’s an all-round cool character.

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