Soul Artists of Zoo York

Soul Artists

Soul Artists of Zoo York
Nickname	SA
Founder	Ali
Founded at	Van Cortlandt Park, The Bronx
Type	Graffiti and skateboard crew
Location	New York

The Soul Artists of Zoo York were one of New York City's first skate crews.[1][2][3]

History

The Soul Artists of Zoo York were a loose-knit collective of skateboarders and graffiti artists.[1][4]

The Soul Artists of Zoo York skated an abandoned bowl in Van Cortlandt Park called the "Deathbowl," which was the origin of the name for a documentary on the NY skate scene: Deathbowl to Downtown, narrated by Chloe Sevigny, released in 2008.[2][5] The name was coined by Marc 'Ali' Edmonds, the president of the original Zoo York graffiti crew.[6]

The clothing company Zoo York, with the blessing of the original Zoo York crew, took the name from the Soul Artists of Zoo York crew.[7]

References

1. "Dogtown East - New York's Own Skateboard Legends The Soul Artists of Zoo York - Nymag". New York Magazine. 3 June 2005. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
2. "Andy Kessler Dies at 49". X Games. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
3. "DEATHBOWL TO DOWNTOWN IN JERSEY". www.vice.com. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
4. Martin, Douglas (2009-08-12). "Andy Kessler, Skateboard Hero, Dies at 48". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
5. Deathbowl to Downtown, retrieved 2020-08-16
6. Dazed (2013-08-09). "Zoo York on skating in '93". Dazed. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
7. Palmieri, Jean E. (2019-09-03). "EXCLUSIVE: Zoo York Brings Back Founders to Create Halo Collection". WWD. Retrieved 2021-02-07.