{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Art Shows"],"cover":{"alt":"Skateboard Art: Helping Hounds of Hell 2011","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/smash137-skateboard-art1.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2011-01-24T16:17:50Z","description":"“The Helping Hounds Of Hell” is an urban skate art event, which took recently place in Berlin, presenting fantastic customized skateboard decks by about 40 well-known urban artists...","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCustomized Skateboards\u003c/em\u003e | Last weekend, \u003ca href=\"http://www.berlinartprojects.de/en/\"\u003ethe Berlin Art Projects Gallery\u003c/a\u003e opened its doors for the skateboard art show \u003cem\u003e“The Helping Hounds Of Hell”\u003c/em\u003e, which presented a huge count of different skateboard decks, customized by about 40 artists from all over the globe!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Helping Hounds Of Hell is a charitable art project launched by the Berlin based design studio Groupe Dejour to benefit the Fair Play foundation. The hand painted, one of a kind boards will be sold at two exhibitions in Berlin and Hamburg. International artists, street artists and graphic designers will create unique boards for the show including Boris Hoppek, Jim Avignon, Jon Burgerman and Casey McKee. (\u003ca href=\"http://www.houndsofhell.de/index.php?/project/about/\"\u003ehoundsofhell.de\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso \u003ca href=\"/smash-137-graffiti-show/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmash137\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"/boxi-stencils-london/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoxi\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eNew2\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDAIM\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003ca href=\"/alex-diamond-demon-circus/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlex Diamond\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and other well-known urban artists were in on it!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll in all, \u003cem\u003e“The Helping Hounds Of Hell”\u003c/em\u003e in Berlin was a very nice show with a lot of famous artists amongst the guests. Of course I took \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetart-berlin/sets/72157625770240505/\"\u003eone or another photo\u003c/a\u003e of the nice skateboard decks but unfortunately I forgot to ask the organizers why one of the Smash137 boards was upside down\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1732\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1732\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1732\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/boxi-skateboard-art_hu_2e8166784153a7d.avif 480w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/boxi-skateboard-art_hu_3fb57dd15bbdbb73.avif 960w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/boxi-skateboard-art_hu_9c98f1dc22c03782.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/boxi-skateboard-art_hu_6bae39ab51f8a8d2.webp 480w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/boxi-skateboard-art_hu_d226e707872df104.webp 960w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/boxi-skateboard-art_hu_61fd5c1f5e7a2d87.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/boxi-skateboard-art_hu_2b4c2af32d50a51c.jpg\" srcset=\"/skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/boxi-skateboard-art_hu_4021ce2a8eec5235.jpg 480w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/boxi-skateboard-art_hu_924a7d1adc23f9c3.jpg 960w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/boxi-skateboard-art_hu_2b4c2af32d50a51c.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"boxi - skateboard art\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eboxi - skateboard art\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1732\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1732\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1732\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/helping-hounds-of-hell_hu_7f744b73c352adab.avif 480w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/helping-hounds-of-hell_hu_eed78232f6e781bc.avif 960w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/helping-hounds-of-hell_hu_f5ac61c61573a7b1.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/helping-hounds-of-hell_hu_c2a5da0206eca567.webp 480w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/helping-hounds-of-hell_hu_7477251ab020af20.webp 960w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/helping-hounds-of-hell_hu_9967ca2da81f5770.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/helping-hounds-of-hell_hu_2e6663c20d11ee9.jpg\" srcset=\"/skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/helping-hounds-of-hell_hu_f0976dd77fd96a12.jpg 480w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/helping-hounds-of-hell_hu_6ffa5147058b267b.jpg 960w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/helping-hounds-of-hell_hu_2e6663c20d11ee9.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"helping hounds of hell\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ehelping hounds of hell\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1732\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1732\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1732\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/daim-skateboard-art_hu_ed1a4198507fe309.avif 480w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/daim-skateboard-art_hu_b0f0e2de5df46048.avif 960w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/daim-skateboard-art_hu_debfa1cf6c808227.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/daim-skateboard-art_hu_f38e2d56a31252a0.webp 480w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/daim-skateboard-art_hu_541c1428ec05f60c.webp 960w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/daim-skateboard-art_hu_2787ee947c3a84fa.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/daim-skateboard-art_hu_85ce9c46dc0ac841.jpg\" srcset=\"/skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/daim-skateboard-art_hu_c4ff7631dec8ec56.jpg 480w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/daim-skateboard-art_hu_76e2f5bb62490b21.jpg 960w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/daim-skateboard-art_hu_85ce9c46dc0ac841.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"daim skateboard art\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003edaim skateboard art\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1732\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1732\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1732\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/hoppek-skateboard-art_hu_b49f2bd208a0a3ef.avif 480w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/hoppek-skateboard-art_hu_b8dbbc78694141ca.avif 960w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/hoppek-skateboard-art_hu_51fbee116aac0ef5.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/hoppek-skateboard-art_hu_534416d900ef2486.webp 480w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/hoppek-skateboard-art_hu_8f0cfed54745b0a.webp 960w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/hoppek-skateboard-art_hu_3ba70c988af5d126.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/hoppek-skateboard-art_hu_c3f492796ed2a67d.jpg\" srcset=\"/skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/hoppek-skateboard-art_hu_b2977038d7790669.jpg 480w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/hoppek-skateboard-art_hu_66010f755a304177.jpg 960w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/hoppek-skateboard-art_hu_c3f492796ed2a67d.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"hoppek skateboard art\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ehoppek skateboard art\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1732\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1732\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1732\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/smash137-skateboard-art_hu_3e63f9bf0046c65f.avif 480w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/smash137-skateboard-art_hu_73e65689c843e85b.avif 960w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/smash137-skateboard-art_hu_2b570a24f12a2549.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/smash137-skateboard-art_hu_4469008585843fa7.webp 480w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/smash137-skateboard-art_hu_f6c7ab372f39e336.webp 960w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/smash137-skateboard-art_hu_d5f7b3a906dc426c.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/smash137-skateboard-art_hu_3983e4da3a71e461.jpg\" srcset=\"/skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/smash137-skateboard-art_hu_c1f5abff18dfcb90.jpg 480w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/smash137-skateboard-art_hu_add018258c77263b.jpg 960w, /skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/smash137-skateboard-art_hu_3983e4da3a71e461.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"smash137 - skateboard art\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003esmash137 - skateboard art\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n*Customized Skateboards* | Last weekend, [the Berlin Art Projects Gallery](http://www.berlinartprojects.de/en/) opened its doors for the skateboard art show *“The Helping Hounds Of Hell”*, which presented a huge count of different skateboard decks, customized by about 40 artists from all over the globe!\n\n\u003e The Helping Hounds Of Hell is a charitable art project launched by the Berlin based design studio Groupe Dejour to benefit the Fair Play foundation. The hand painted, one of a kind boards will be sold at two exhibitions in Berlin and Hamburg. International artists, street artists and graphic designers will create unique boards for the show including Boris Hoppek, Jim Avignon, Jon Burgerman and Casey McKee. ([houndsofhell.de](http://www.houndsofhell.de/index.php?/project/about/))\n\nAlso [**Smash137**](/smash-137-graffiti-show/), [**Boxi**](/boxi-stencils-london/), **New2**, **DAIM**, [**Alex Diamond**](/alex-diamond-demon-circus/) and other well-known urban artists were in on it!\n\nAll in all, *“The Helping Hounds Of Hell”* in Berlin was a very nice show with a lot of famous artists amongst the guests. Of course I took [one or another photo](http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetart-berlin/sets/72157625770240505/) of the nice skateboard decks but unfortunately I forgot to ask the organizers why one of the Smash137 boards was upside down...\n\n![boxi - skateboard art](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/boxi-skateboard-art.jpg\u003e)\n\nboxi - skateboard art ![helping hounds of hell](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/helping-hounds-of-hell.jpg\u003e)\n\nhelping hounds of hell ![daim skateboard art](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/daim-skateboard-art.jpg\u003e)\n\ndaim skateboard art ![hoppek skateboard art](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/hoppek-skateboard-art.jpg\u003e)\n\nhoppek skateboard art ![smash137 - skateboard art](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/smash137-skateboard-art.jpg\u003e)\n\nsmash137 - skateboard art ","tags":["Berlin","Skateboarding","Smash 137"],"title":"Skateboard Art: Helping Hounds of Hell 2011","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/skateboard-art-helping-hounds-hell-2011/"}