Exhibitions

WILL SUTTON: TENNESSEE SUMMER, WALTER FOREVER

COOP Gallery / 507 Hagan St. August 2, 2025 - August 23, 2025

Will Sutton

Tennessee Summer, Walter Forever Tennessee Summer, Walter Forever is an immersive exhibition exploring mental illness, masculinity, and addiction within Tennessee's skateboarding culture. By transforming COOP Gallery into a fabricated DIY skatepark, complete with wooden skate obstacles and 20-30 drawings and vinyl prints, the installation fosters a conversation about mental health and gender in a subculture often steeped in risk-taking and self-deprivation. Bridging art and community, the exhibition honors personal loss challenges harmful stigmas, and encourages more open and supportive dialogues within skateboarding and beyond.