50 of the world's finest street artists have been given the run of a derelict nightclub in the heart of Paris.

Les Bains-Douches, a stone's throw from the Pompidou Centre, was built in 1885 as a municipal bathhouse. More recently, as Les Bains, it became one of the coolest nightclubs in Paris, in its time a favourite haunt of Mick Jagger, Kate Moss, Johnny Depp and Andy Warhol. But some over-enthusiastic DIY work by the nightclub's director led to the building being declared a safety hazard and in 2010, it was ordered to be closed. ~continue reading

Congrats to our friends and SF based artists Kelly Tunstall & Ferris Plock on the birth of their second little dude named Angus Plock who was born yesterday with all his toes and everything in its right place/ healthy little fella... And speaking of the talented duo, their upcoming two person show at FFDG opens on July 12th this summer.

VIA GOTHEMIST - Famous graffiti artist Kenny Scharf was arrested early Saturday morning in Bushwick for plying his trade. According to an NYPD spokesman, officers found Scharf in front of 209 Morgan Avenue at 1:03 a.m. in possession of "two spraycans which he used to paint a snake on the wall of the establishment." ArtSucks reports that Scharf wrote on his Facebook page that his arresting officers weren't total Philistines: "Cops who arrested me were fans and wanted to talk about exit through the gift shop and even liked the tag." ~continue reading

Assignment: Write one sentence about a family member, and draw a picture of it. So, this kid pretty much nailed it. She clearly knows her mama. ~HufPo

¡Oye, Mira! Reflective Approaches in Contemporary Latin American Video Art <-- Friday at Walter and McBean Galleries - ¡Oye, Mira!: Reflective Approaches in Contemporary Latin American Video Art brings together a selection of artists from Latin America who use video as a tool of reflection and contemplation, exploring relationships of identity to site, history, and memory.

FREE FUN EVENT Saturday ~~ SFAI will host their Graduate Open Studios this Saturday, April 20th (12-5pm) where some 200 emerging artists in all disciplines (and all in one building) open up their studios to the general public in the Dogpatch neighborhood.
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Up at the dead of night, sweat stained sheets, heart beating a trillion times a minute... sound all too familiar? Well Belly Kids teamed up with 16 illustrators to explore their worst of the dreams.... The Magic Book of Nightmares is a diary of bad nights and terrible sleep. The creepy, the cosmic, the crazy. Preorders are taken here for 6 pounds. ~sample illustrations.

They also made the Bill Murray coloring book.

Mike Giant swung through FFDG to show off his new huge book Giant: Eternal out now through Ginkgo Books. We're happy to report that Mike Giant will be returning to FFDG for another solo show Feb 2014. Check photos & video from his last show.

International icon of black ink, artist Michael (GIANT) LeSage incorporates a broad swathe of influences and skills in the creation of a singular, unmistakable aesthetic. Mike's central practice, drawing, is informed by his training in architectural drafting, his illustrious career as a tattooist and worldwide exploits writing on walls. ~$27 at Amazon

Needles & Pens presents Transmissions, new works by Tahiti Pehrson with an opening reception on Saturday, April 13 from 7:00-9:30 p.m.
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VIA reuters.com -- This, for me, is the real reason that tech types don't buy art: they're busy investing in each other's startups instead. Being an early-stage investor is in many ways just like being a contemporary art collector: you're very unlikely to make money at it, even though the potential and anecdotal returns can be enormous; and it's used in large part as a way of supporting your friends and being seen as being important within a very small world. Wealthy technologists are defined by their Crunchbase profiles in much the same way as art collectors are defined by their art collections. ~continue reading

A Texas grand jury has indicted eccentric millionaire artist Stanley Marsh 3 on charges that he sexually assaulted two teenagers, according to documents released Thursday... Marsh, who is probably best known for sponsoring the pop art landmark Cadillac Ranch in the early 1970s, settled civil lawsuits in February involving 10 teenagers who alleged he paid them for sex. ~read on

Guerrero Gallery is having an exhibition featuring three urban photographers: Ted Pushinsky, Andrea Sonnenberg, and an old FF lurker/ friend, Travis Jensen. Opening reception 7:00 pm, Saturday April 13, 2013

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SF based sculptor Jud Bergeron started a KickStarter campaign to ask for help in completing his ambitious sculpture QUACK-QUACK, a piece comprised of thousands of rubber ducks in the shape of an atomic bomb, cast in duckie yellow resin, emanating from the driver's seat of a vintage children's pedal car that will be cast in bronze, automotive finished and pinstriped. See below

As with most KickStarter campaigns, there are plenty of goodies you can receive. For $35 you can pick up a print - $25 gets you a duck tshirt - or $50 gets you both the shirt and print - $175 gets you an awesome bronze duck sculpture, and on and on... Check the video, and see for yourself.

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FFDG is pleased to open "Going Nowhere" by SF based artists Alex Ziv & Mario Ayala Friday, April 12th (6-9pm). ~RSVP on Facebook

Both artists are attending The San Francisco Art Institute with Alex Ziv studying for his MFA in painting while Mario Ayala in his last year for a BFA in painting.

Going Nowhere
Alex Ziv & Mario Ayala
Opening reception: Friday, April 12th (6–9pm)
@FFDG, San Francisco
2277 Mission St.

We've made improvements to your browsing experience when viewing Fecal Face with an IPhone. Not sure what it looks like with other devices because we only have IPhones here at the HQ... enjoy