No Comply – Somerset House’s exhibition about skateboarding

Conveniently timed for its debut at the Tokyo Olympics, there’s an exhibition about skateboarding at Somerset House, that looks at the associated skateboarding culture rather than sporting prowess.
Skateboarding arrived in the UK in the mid-1970s as an American import and although based on US surfing culture, it quickly developed a very British style of its own. It’s eye-opening to learn that skateboarding nearly died out within a few years of its arrival. A burst of enthusiasm saw a