WE ARE THE ROMANTIC ONES
A group exhibition curated by Innocnts
Opening Reception: Feb 14th, 2018 // 7-10pm
Exhibition Dates: Feb 14 - Mar 03, 2018
Gallery Hours: Wed - Sat // 12-6pm
Subliminal Projects // 1331 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles 90026

 Innocnts returns to Shepard Fairey’s Subliminal Projects in Echo Park to curate the second edition of WE ARE THE ROMANTIC ONES, a Saint Valentine’s Day group exhibition including emotive driven painting, photography, drawing, sculpture, and installation. Last year’s one-night-only exhibition was greeted by warm crowds and goods vibes. A collection of long stem roses was available to any gal in attendance and Innocnts bootlegged some red wine from a Trader Joe’s truck to set the mood right. It was such a successful night that Subliminal Projects offered Innocnts another go this year. This time around the exhibition will run for 3 weeks from February 14th through March 3rd. The opening reception on Saint Valentine’s Night will include a special intimate Hip-Hop performance about a girlfriend by Kapeesh and select oldies vinyl by Jordan Blackmon (Toro Y Moi guitarist). Join us at Subliminal Projects Wednesday, February 14th from 7pm to 10pm as we kick off the opening reception.

Featured Artists:

Valerie Jocelyn Bower, Sean Tully, Evan Mendel, Jose Araujo, Francisco Reyes Jr, Derek Albeck, Alfonso Gonzales Jr, Marco Zamora, Maxwell McMaster, Javier Ramirez, Sofia Enriquez, Johanna Olk, Bryan Peterson, Gino Perez, Dane Peterson, Kayla Varley, Hayden Burdge, Phil Leonard, Bryan Yazzie, Richard “French” Sayer, Sic Kid, Ohad Sarfaty, Teague Muir, Aaron Elvis Jupin, Andrea Nakhla, Maddison Kellie, Bob Flowers, DJ Javier, Paul Verdell, Leo Eguiarte, Melly Trochez, Alex Fatemi, Bumblebee Loves You, Kim Francis, Colby Rogers, Rafael Ramirez, Megan McBride, Susanne Melanie Berry, Chris J Bell, Samantha Grad, Nathan Alexis Brown, Pandora Decoster, Sergio Hernandez, Jane Lee, Logan Rauhut, Alexandria Carrion, Nathan Mckee, Felix Quintana, Chase Wolcott, Samuel Crookshanks, Michelle Guintu, West Adler, Julien Roubinet, Chad Muska, Sabina Sauce, Clint Peterson

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WE ARE THE ROMANTIC ONES A group exhibition curated by Innocnts Opening Reception: Feb 14th, 2018 // 7-10pm Exhibition Dates: Feb 14 - Mar 03, 2018 Gallery Hours: Wed - Sat // 12-6pm Subliminal Projects // 1331 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles 90026 Innocnts returns to Shepard Fairey’s Subliminal Projects in Echo Park to curate the second edition of WE ARE THE ROMANTIC ONES, a Saint Valentine’s Day group exhibition including emotive driven painting, photography, drawing, sculpture, and installation. Last year’s one-night-only exhibition was greeted by warm crowds and goods vibes. A collection of long stem roses was available to any gal in attendance and Innocnts bootlegged some red wine from a Trader Joe’s truck to set the mood right. It was such a successful night that Subliminal Projects offered Innocnts another go this year. This time around the exhibition will run for 3 weeks from February 14th through March 3rd. The opening reception on Saint Valentine’s Night will include a special intimate Hip-Hop performance about a girlfriend by Kapeesh and select oldies vinyl by Jordan Blackmon (Toro Y Moi guitarist). Join us at Subliminal Projects Wednesday, February 14th from 7pm to 10pm as we kick off the opening reception. Featured Artists: Valerie Jocelyn Bower, Sean Tully, Mirko Antich, Evan Mendel, Jose Araujo, Francisco Reyes Jr, Derek Albeck, Alfonso Gonzales Jr, Marco Zamora, Maxwell McMaster, Javier Ramirez, Sofia Enriquez, Johanna Olk, Bryan Peterson, Gino Perez, Dane Peterson, Kayla Varley, Hayden Burge, Phil Leonard, Bryan Yazzie, Richard “French” Sayer, Lyon Herron, Sic Kid, Ohad Sarfaty, Teage Muir, Aaron Elvis Jupin, Andrea Nakhla, Maddison Kellie, Bob Flowers, DJ Javier, Paul Verdell, Leo Eguiarte, Alex Fatemi, Kim Francis, Colby Rogers, Curtis Scoville, Megan McBride, Susanne Melanie Berry, Chris J Bell, Kim Francis, Samantha Grad, Nathan Alexis Brown, Pandora Decoster, Nick Abraham and more... About Innocnts: INNOCNTS is a lifestyle-based project that manifests itself through various means including art curation, happenings, brand collaborations, and surf/skate related media. We are a mixed grouping of lesser knowns from various local and international environs attempting to carve out a genuine path of our own. Based in Los Angeles, INNOCNTS started as an art gallery in Silver Lake and has gradually grown into a larger movement of friends and like minded individuals. INNOCNTS has strong connections to art, surf, and skate communities and continues to present authentic projects and persons doing things their own way.

Surfing was a nomadic pass time that morphed into creative art on water. Self-expression and mind exploration possible through riding waves on a piece of wood, foam or anything that floats. Modern day surf culture, with the aid of technology has become a corporate beast. Inspiration and true originality has been sucked out of the art… thankfully, the underground still exists.

The ethos behind 1WV1FN could be best summed up by Dane Peterson: 'Surf like nobody's watching.In today's social media world, instant fame can happen at the click of a button. With that in mind we went about carefully analyzing each eligible entry, looking for fun, frivolous and non-contrived surfing.

Levi Prairie (@leviprairie) was the pick, although not technically perfect, he shelved innovation and brought inspiration to the table! All of Levi’s entries garnered attention from the judges, for better or worse it got us all talking but it was his 2nd entry that we decided to credit as his best. A quick fade, goose step to the nose and set position in the pocket for an 'Egyptian' style noseride followed by some fun hot doggin' not often seen in logging since early 1960s... how refreshing. In complete contrast, runner up Mick Rodgers displayed technical finesse and innovation while focusing on the classic noseride.

The classy lady loggers once again displayed a beautiful variety of entries from around the world including Australia, Hawaii, United States, Mexico and Europe. There were some extremely hot surfing from many of the already well-known personalities but it was Hallie Rohr who best embodied the spirit of the 1WV1FN movement. Surfing free and easy at her local spot with a giant smile, linking noserides with excellent positioning, appropriate switch feet manoeuvres and smooth from start to finish… it was a beautifully ridden wave.

In the end there were many great entries demonstrating a repertoire of traditional surfing elements on a variety of waves - point, beach and reef breaks. The judges noted both technical and stylish surfing more so than length of ride, which should be encouraging to many surfers faced with average conditions, but in the end there were a handful of waves that stood out.

By harnessing social media, we’ve had  a great display of fine logging so easily accessible through the Instagram 'hashtag'. This year’s contest proved to be a large success thanks to the logging community's participation and the support of Weedmaps. As promised this year’s winners will receive $1k in prize money and an invite to a future Joel Tudor DTI of their choosing. Big thanks to all that entered waves and shot video. We look forward to picking again sometime next year!

Honorable mention men waves: @seemonster, @laymike, @nathansadoun, @blakemichaels, @barfxrake, @kyle_perez

Honorable mention women waves: @leahloves, @kirra.innes, @elenorcoight, @rachaeltilly, @masonschremmer, @roro.carolan, @sirensurfadventures

Honorable mention noserides: @seemonster, @honoluablomfield, @kyle_perez, @nickmelanson, @owenwhitfield, @rosiejaffurs, @caioteixeirasurfer, @kevinskvarna, @dj.paddy0, @show_um_how, @augustoolinto

Honorable mention smooth riding: @dacoliflowa, @capt._cruel, @m_tatsuborn, @_n.adams_, @nathanstrom_, @kyle_perez

Honorable mention most fun: @kapulephoto, @samrrankin, @leahloves, @dacoliflowa, @danno_surfonzie

ALL GROMS WIN!!! ALL GROMS WILL RECEIVE $50 EACH THANKS TO STUDIO 540. PLEASE DM @INNOCNTS TO SETUP PAYMENT. CONGRATS AND GOOD LOGGING!!!

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Surfing was a nomadic pass time that morphed into creative art on water. Self-expression and mind exploration possible through riding waves on a piece of wood, foam or anything that floats. Modern day surf culture, with the aid of technology has become a corporate beast. Inspiration and true originality has been sucked out of the art… thankfully, the underground still exists. The ethos behind 1WV1FN could be best summed up by Dane Peterson: 'Surf like nobody's watching.In today's social media world, instant fame can happen at the click of a button. With that in mind we went about carefully analyzing each eligible entry, looking for fun, frivolous and non-contrived surfing. Levi Prairie (@leviprairie) was the pick, although not technically perfect, he shelved innovation and brought inspiration to the table! All of Levi’s entries garnered attention from the judges, for better or worse it got us all talking but it was his 2nd entry that we decided to credit as his best. A quick fade, goose step to the nose and set position in the pocket for an 'Egyptian' style noseride followed by some fun hot doggin' not often seen in logging since early 1960s... how refreshing. In complete contrast, runner up Mick Rodgers displayed technical finesse and innovation while focusing on the classic noseride. The classy lady loggers once again displayed a beautiful variety of entries from around the world including Australia, Hawaii, United States, Mexico and Europe. There were some extremely hot surfing from many of the already well-known personalities but it was Hallie Rohr who best embodied the spirit of the 1WV1FN movement. Surfing free and easy at her local spot with a giant smile, linking noserides with excellent positioning, appropriate switch feet manoeuvres and smooth from start to finish… it was a beautifully ridden wave. In the end there were many great entries demonstrating a repertoire of traditional surfing elements on a variety of waves - point, beach and reef breaks. The judges noted both technical and stylish surfing more so than length of ride, which should be encouraging to many surfers faced with average conditions, but in the end there were a handful of waves that stood out. By harnessing social media, we’ve had  a great display of fine logging so easily accessible through the Instagram 'hashtag'. This year’s contest proved to be a large success thanks to the logging community's participation and the support of Weedmaps. As promised this year’s winners will receive $1k in prize money and an invite to a future Joel Tudor DTI of their choosing. Big thanks to all that entered waves and shot video. We look forward to picking again sometime next year! Honorable mention men waves: @seemonster, @laymike, @nathansadoun, @blakemichaels, @barfxrake, @kyle_perez,  Honorable mention women waves: @leahloves, @kirra.innes, @elenorcoight, @rachaeltilly, @masonschremmer, @roro.carolan, @sirensurfadventures Honorable mention noserides: @seemonster, @honoluablomfield, @kyle_perez, @nickmelanson, @owenwhitfield, @rosiejaffurs, @caioteixeirasurfer, @kevinskvarna, @dj.paddy0, @show_um_how, @augustoolinto Honorable mention smooth riding: @dacoliflowa, @capt._cruel, @m_tatsuborn, @_n.adams_, @nathanstrom_, @kyle_perez Honorable mention most fun: @kapulephoto, @samrrankin, @leahloves, @dacoliflowa, @danno_surfonzie ALL GROMS WIN!!! ALL GROMS WILL RECEIVE $50 EACH THANKS TO STUDIO 540. PLEASE DM @INNOCNTS TO SETUP PAYMENT. CONGRATS AND GOOD LOGGING!!!

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TOP 5 MENS WAVES (IN NO ORDER)

INNOCNTS Presents 1WV1FN : A Longboard Video Contest Introducing a new approach to the singlefin log-riding contest that widens the playing field a bit. No travel costs, no entry fees, no heats, and no limited invites. Open to all men and women riding logs and forwarding the movement in their own way. Here’s the idea, best wave over a three-month period wins. Simple as that. Winning guy & girl surfer gets $1000 each and an invite into a future Joel Tudor DTI and an additional $500 going to each videographer who documents the winning waves. Full contest details at: Innocnts.com/1wv1fn Surfer : Joe Davies at Cote Des Basque Video : Thomas Lodin Music : I'll Get By As Long As I Have You by Coleman Hawkins

INNOCNTS Presents 1WV1FN : A Longboard Video Contest Introducing a new approach to the singlefin log-riding contest that widens the playing field a bit. No travel costs, no entry fees, no heats, and no limited invites. Open to all men and women riding logs and forwarding the movement in their own way. Here’s the idea, best wave over a three-month period wins. Simple as that. Winning guy & girl surfer gets $1000 each and an invite into a future Joel Tudor DTI and an additional $500 going to each videographer who documents the winning waves. Full contest details at: Innocnts.com/1wv1fn Surfer : Mike Stidham at San Onofre, California Video : Taylor Larison Music : La Cumbia Del Pacurro by Juaneco Y Su Combo

INNOCNTS Presents 1WV1FN : A Longboard Video Contest Introducing a new approach to the singlefin log-riding contest that widens the playing field a bit. No travel costs, no entry fees, no heats, and no limited invites. Open to all men and women riding logs and forwarding the movement in their own way. Here’s the idea, best wave over a three-month period wins. Simple as that. Winning guy & girl surfer gets $1000 each and an invite into a future Joel Tudor DTI and an additional $500 going to each videographer who documents the winning waves. Full contest details at: Innocnts.com/1wv1fn Surfer : Mick Rogers at San Onfre, California Video : LogRap Music : Get It Together by Beastie Boys featuring Tribe Called Quest

INNOCNTS Presents 1WV1FN : A Longboard Video Contest Introducing a new approach to the singlefin log-riding contest that widens the playing field a bit. No travel costs, no entry fees, no heats, and no limited invites. Open to all men and women riding logs and forwarding the movement in their own way. Here’s the idea, best wave over a three-month period wins. Simple as that. Winning guy & girl surfer gets $1000 each and an invite into a future Joel Tudor DTI and an additional $500 going to each videographer who documents the winning waves. Full contest details at: Innocnts.com/1wv1fn Surfer : Kai Takayama at San Onofre, California Video : Lograp Music : Chatty Mouth by The Gladiators

INNOCNTS Presents 1WV1FN : A Longboard Video Contest Introducing a new approach to the singlefin log-riding contest that widens the playing field a bit. No travel costs, no entry fees, no heats, and no limited invites. Open to all men and women riding logs and forwarding the movement in their own way. Here’s the idea, best wave over a three-month period wins. Simple as that. Winning guy & girl surfer gets $1000 each and an invite into a future Joel Tudor DTI and an additional $500 going to each videographer who documents the winning waves. Full contest details at: Innocnts.com/1wv1fn Surfer : Christian Stutzman at Cardiff, California Video : Morgan Sliff Music : Untitled by Malib

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TOP 5 WOMEN WAVES (IN NO ORDER)

INNOCNTS Presents 1WV1FN : A Longboard Video Contest Introducing a new approach to the singlefin log-riding contest that widens the playing field a bit. No travel costs, no entry fees, no heats, and no limited invites. Open to all men and women riding logs and forwarding the movement in their own way. Here’s the idea, best wave over a three-month period wins. Simple as that. Winning guy & girl surfer gets $1000 each and an invite into a future Joel Tudor DTI and an additional $500 going to each videographer who documents the winning waves. Full contest details at: Innocnts.com/1wv1fn Surfer : Lindsay Steinriede at Churches, California Video : Chris Grant Music : John, I'm only Dancing by David Bowie

INNOCNTS Presents 1WV1FN : A Longboard Video Contest Introducing a new approach to the singlefin log-riding contest that widens the playing field a bit. No travel costs, no entry fees, no heats, and no limited invites. Open to all men and women riding logs and forwarding the movement in their own way. Here’s the idea, best wave over a three-month period wins. Simple as that. Winning guy & girl surfer gets $1000 each and an invite into a future Joel Tudor DTI and an additional $500 going to each videographer who documents the winning waves. Full contest details at: Innocnts.com/1wv1fn Surfer : Makala Smith at San Onfre, California Video : Kevin Jansen Music : True Blue by Dirty Beaches

INNOCNTS Presents 1WV1FN : A Longboard Video Contest Introducing a new approach to the singlefin log-riding contest that widens the playing field a bit. No travel costs, no entry fees, no heats, and no limited invites. Open to all men and women riding logs and forwarding the movement in their own way. Here’s the idea, best wave over a three-month period wins. Simple as that. Winning guy & girl surfer gets $1000 each and an invite into a future Joel Tudor DTI and an additional $500 going to each videographer who documents the winning waves. Full contest details at: Innocnts.com/1wv1fn Surfer : Karina Ruzunko at San Onfre, California Video : Kevin Jansen Music : Lazy by Marine Girls

INNOCNTS Presents 1WV1FN : A Longboard Video Contest Introducing a new approach to the singlefin log-riding contest that widens the playing field a bit. No travel costs, no entry fees, no heats, and no limited invites. Open to all men and women riding logs and forwarding the movement in their own way. Here’s the idea, best wave over a three-month period wins. Simple as that. Winning guy & girl surfer gets $1000 and an invite into a future Vans DTI and $500 goes to the videographer who documents the wave. Full contest details at: Innocnts.com/1wv1fn Surfer : Mele Saili at Churchs, California Video : Hayley Gordon Music : Rosa by Grimes

INNOCNTS Presents 1WV1FN : A Longboard Video Contest Introducing a new approach to the singlefin log-riding contest that widens the playing field a bit. No travel costs, no entry fees, no heats, and no limited invites. Open to all men and women riding logs and forwarding the movement in their own way. Here’s the idea, best wave over a three-month period wins. Simple as that. Winning guy & girl surfer gets $1000 each and an invite into a future Joel Tudor DTI and an additional $500 going to each videographer who documents the winning waves. Full contest details at: Innocnts.com/1wv1fn Surfer : Lola Mignot at Sayulita, Mexico Video : Javier Sandoval Music : Lover's Carvings by Bibio

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We're working on some very important things. The #1WV1FN17 winners will be announced Saturday, November 11th at 5pm on Innocnts.com and surfer.com 

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A message from the Innocnts Art Department We are working on very important things. 1WV1FN winner will be announced Saturday, November 11th 5pm At http://innocnts.com/

Our second annual 1WV1FN contest just wrapped up and the judges are currently working away at deciding the winners for both men and ladies. Here's a few entries for your viewing pleasure. You can check all the fine entries here as well if interested. Winners will be announced Saturday, November 11th at 5pm via our website and Instagram account. 

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INNOCNTS Presents 1WV1FN : A Longboard Video Contest Introducing a new approach to the singlefin log-riding contest that widens the playing field a bit. No travel costs, no entry fees, no heats, and no limited invites. Open to all men and women riding logs and forwarding the movement in their own way. Here’s the idea, best wave over a three-month period wins. Simple as that. Winning guy & girl surfer gets $1000 and an invite into a future Vans DTI and $500 goes to the videographer who documents the wave. Full contest details at: Innocnts.com/1wv1fn Surfer : Trenton Tarpits in Florida, USA Video : Nick Gunter Music : Life Park by the UV Race

INNOCNTS Presents 1WV1FN : A Longboard Video Contest Introducing a new approach to the singlefin log-riding contest that widens the playing field a bit. No travel costs, no entry fees, no heats, and no limited invites. Open to all men and women riding logs and forwarding the movement in their own way. Here’s the idea, best wave over a three-month period wins. Simple as that. Winning guy & girl surfer gets $1000 and an invite into a future Vans DTI and $500 goes to the videographer who documents the wave. Full contest details at: Innocnts.com/1wv1fn Surfer : Mele Saili at Churchs, California Video : Hayley Gordon Music : Rosa by Grimes

INNOCNTS Presents 1WV1FN : A Longboard Video Contest Introducing a new approach to the singlefin log-riding contest that widens the playing field a bit. No travel costs, no entry fees, no heats, and no limited invites. Open to all men and women riding logs and forwarding the movement in their own way. Here’s the idea, best wave over a three-month period wins. Simple as that. Winning guy & girl surfer gets $1000 and an invite into a future Vans DTI and $500 goes to the videographer who documents the wave. Full contest details at: Innocnts.com/1wv1fn Surfer : Dane Perlee in San Diego, California Video : Phil Britton Music : PaPa Power by Dead Man's Bones

INNOCNTS Presents 1WV1FN : A Longboard Video Contest Introducing a new approach to the singlefin log-riding contest that widens the playing field a bit. No travel costs, no entry fees, no heats, and no limited invites. Open to all men and women riding logs and forwarding the movement in their own way. Here’s the idea, best wave over a three-month period wins. Simple as that. Winning guy & girl surfer gets $1000 and an invite into a future Vans DTI and $500 goes to the videographer who documents the wave. Full contest details at: Innocnts.com/1wv1fn Surfer : Makala Smith at San Onfre, California Video : Andrea Coleman Music : Lord Knows Best by Dirty Beaches

Wasn't sure if we were gonna get it together and launch the 1wv1fn contest this year but with a little help from our friends at weedmaps seems it is indeed on. Very pleased to officially launch the 2017 1wv1fn longboard video contest. Not much has changed this year regarding the rules (please see website), same concept and judging criteria. Stoked to have 6 top logger judges calling it like they see it. No secret handshakes or invites. Best wave wins. Simple as that. With the help of Weedmaps we are now offering an equal prize purse of $1000 for both men and women and $500 for each videographer. Contest will run till October 31 opening up the wave possibilities for multiple regions around the world. Pretty easy money if you can get on it and find the right wave. Stoked to see what comes of the contest this year! 

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A nice little recap video from our Innocnts x Globe party at General Admission in Venice a few weeks back. A nice look at the crowd and vibes from another successful Innocnts gathering. Good thing our friend Ryan Hackbarth videoed the evening cause we were too busy drinking the free King Harbor beer on tap. Ryan mixed the video up with tunes by DIVOLA or played so well the opening night that the cops decided to show up. 

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June 2017 we officially launched our collaboration with GLOBE at General Admission in Venice, CA. King Harbor beer was flowing like the salmon of Capistrano, latin beats by Alf Alpha enticed the crowd to shake it and the building almost came down when Divola performed. The cops even payed a visit and might have had something to do with our premature finish. Regardless we had a blast and appreciate those that made it out! Video/Edit by Ryan Hackbarth

Come check us out this Saturday (7/15) from 11am to 7pm at the Tijuana Zine Fest off Pasaje Rodriguez & Pasaje Gomez in Tijuana, Baja California. Very stoked to be participating in this event with a number of other solid exhibitors from both sides of the border.  More info about the programming and event here. 

We'll have a nice selection of zines, pins, stickers, tees, and original artworks on paper by Valerie Jocelyn Bower, Alfonso Gonzales Jr, Marco Zamora, Sic Kid, Tacocidal Tendencies, Aaron Elvis Jupin, DJ Javier, Daniel Gibson, Nadia Bent, Luke Pelletier, Kristen Liu Wong, Evan Mendel, Felix Quintana, Stevie Traylor, Andrea Nakhla, Skullphone, and maybe some more. 

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