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Scott Teplin | Winter Group Show
Tuesday, 04 December 2012 /// Written by Trippe
As we gear up for our Winter Group Show opening Friday, Dec 7th (6-9pm) at FFDG here in San Francisco, we wanted to introduce (or more like reintroduce or visit) the artists participating.
Scott Teplin lives and works in New York City. His work has been included in exhibitions at P.S. 1 "Greater New York,", The Drawing Center "Winter Selections,", The Bronx Museum "Artists in the Marketplace," and the Brooklyn Museum of Art, "Artists Books,". His work is included in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, MoMA, San Francisco, The Smithsonian Institution, The Walker Art Center, Harvard University, Yale University, The New York Public Library, The Progressive Insurance Co., as well as numerous other museum and public collections.
Location? Age? Education? Website?
New York City, 40 years old, MFA from the University of Washington - Seattle, BS from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, teplin.com and randypacks.com
How would you describe your work to someone?
Drawings and watercolors where one is able to see the inside of stuff that normally, you wouldn't (rooms, car and plane accidents, your body, etc...) often with a sexual undertone.
Influences?
This answer changes with my mood - but right now - My dad, Arturo Herrera, Phillip Guston, Sue Williams, Wacky Packages, DOT class C fireworks
Favorite place traveled?
Italy and Vietnam
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Thanks For Stopping By
Saturday, 01 December 2012 /// Written by Trippe
Thanks to everyone who came out last night to our Holiday Blowout where vendors/ friends Needles and Pens, High in the Bay, Little Paper Planes, Hamburger Eyes, and, us, Fecal Face sold some items for this one night event.
Thanks also to INDIO for providing the tasty suds and to 4 Seasons Rolls for the amazing Vietnamese spring rolls & iced coffees (holy shit were they strong. Was up to 2:30am last night)... We'll get some photos up on Monday.
Remember the 14th st "hipster mini mall"... well, here's a mini mall, no doubt.
Andrew Scott off Needles and Pens sets up their table before the evening began.
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Holiday Blowout Friday!
Tuesday, 27 November 2012 /// Written by Van Edwards
>> RSVP ON FACEBOOK
This Friday, November 30th (5-10pm) FFDG (2277 Mission St at 19th) will be hosting a Holiday Blowout with food, drink, music and discounted clothing, prints, original artwork, books, zines and much more from our friends at Needles and Pens, High in the Bay, Little Paper Planes, Hamburger Eyes and us Fecal Face and FFDG.
We're also happy to announce that 4 Seasons Rolls will be serving up healthy/ tasty Vietnamese spring rolls & iced coffees for only $3!
Stop through after work, before heading out, grab some tasty food, have a drink and browse a wide selection of orinigal works and hand-crafted and limited run items from tshirts, zines, prints, books, and so much more.
>> RSVP ON FACEBOOK
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Mel Kadel | The Diamond Sea
Wednesday, 14 November 2012 /// Written by Trippe
The Diamond Sea has concluded at FFDG, but there are some artists we've yet to profile that deserve to be.
Mel Kadel has just wrapped up her solo show Stuck On A Wave in Los Angeles at Merry Karnowsky Gallery and lives in LA where she now resides in a log cabin by the 5 Freeway with her partner, artist Travis Millard (also in The Diamond Sea). If you wanna have a look at their awesome cabin, check our visit from last year.
Location? Age? Education? Website?
Los Angeles, 39, BFA, melkadel.com
How would you describe your work to someone?
It's like an old pillow case, with a narrative.
Influences?
They are all over the place.
Favorite place traveled?
Port Antonio, Jamaica
Working routine? Music? Time of day?
I work every day but the time varies. I start with news radio in the morning, and bounce from music to silence for the rest of the day.
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Brendan Monroe Tees Now Online
Friday, 09 November 2012 /// Written by Van Edwards
We have three new tshirts in the online shop today from Oakland based Brendan Monroe for only $20.
Brendan Monroe is an artist who digs through science to find loose references for his paintings and sculptures. He highlights large blob-like figures, interconnected red cellular shapes and tiny imaginary organisms. Brendan lives and works in Oakland, California.
New Brendan Monroe tees available in our online shoppe'
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Facts of Existence
Wednesday, 07 November 2012 /// Written by Trippe
Ok, folks. The election is over, the Giants have won the World Series, and San Francisco's weather has returned to normal. So much celebrating. Too many days in the park. Time to get back to reality. Last week to view The Diamond Sea at FFDG. Hours: Wed thru Sat (1-6pm). 2277 Mission St @19th.
The Fecal Face softball team, Poo's On First, may have lost last night, but champagne flowed for Obama. A portion of the team celebrates above.
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The Diamond Sea @FFDG
Saturday, 03 November 2012 /// Written by Van Edwards
The Diamond Sea at FFDG is in its final week in San Francisco featuring works by Brett Amory, Shawn Barber, Michelle Blade, Clayton Brothers, Curiot, Jeff Depner, Meredith Dittmar, Jeremy Fish, Jay Howell, Mel Kadel, Hiro Kurata, Nicolas LeBorgne, Russell Leng, Alexis Mackenzie, Travis Millard, Ralph Pugay, Winnie Truong, and Mathew Zefeldt.
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Russell Leng | The Diamond Sea
Wednesday, 24 October 2012 /// Written by Van Edwards
The group show, The Diamond Sea, runs through Nov 10th in San Francisco at FFDG. We've been profiling the artists in the show and we contiue with one of our favorite painters who happens to reside in Vancouver.
Russell Leng is currently living in Edinburgh, UK, pursuing a MFA from Edinburgh College of Art and has been exhibited throughout North America and Europe, and awards include 1st Place Painting Prize from the Surrey Art Gallery, and a BMO Student Invitational nomination. He has been featured in numerous online and print publications including Gestalten, Chronicle, and the Globe and Mail.
Location? Age? Education? Website?
C9, Edinburgh. B.A. from Trinity Western University, and currently pursing a M.F.A. from Edinburgh College of Art.
How would you describe your work to someone?
I'm interested in opposites and finding ways to negotiate between them. Inquiries into natural vs. fabricated environments, chance vs. control, and digital vs. firsthand experiences have all been recent investigations that aim to articulate contemporary in-between states I find myself in. In my paintings I have been focusing specifically on the conglomeration of natural and man-made environments melding together through rigid shapes interacting with loose marks.
Influences?
The good ones and the bad ones.
Favorite place traveled?
Toss up between Indonesia and Colombia.
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Curiot | The Diamond Sea
Friday, 12 October 2012 /// Written by Trippe
As the group show The Diamond Sea approaches the opening this Saturday, Oct 13th (6-9pm) @FFDG in San Francisco, we wanted to introduce, or in most cases "reintroduce" you to the artists who will be participating.
Curiot is a Mexico City based artist. Born in Sahuayo Mich. Mexico and raised in the States, he
studied visual arts at EPBA in Morelia, Mexico. Curiot´s work has been exhibited with galleries and
museums across Mexico.
Location? Age? Education? Website?
Mexico City, 30, BFA / Escuela Popular de Bellas Artes, www.flickr.com/elcuriot
How would you describe your work to someone?
Colorful wild beasts
Influences?
Indigenous art, nature, skateboard culture
Favorite place traveled?
California Redwoods
Working routine? Music? Time of day?
Usually try to get all my errands and emails done first, then to work until 3 or 4am. Anything that sounds good. 3 am, peaceful moment.
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Nicolas Le Borgne | The Diamond Sea
Thursday, 11 October 2012 /// Written by Trippe
As the group show The Diamond Sea approaches the opening this Saturday, Oct 13th (6-9pm) @FFDG in San Francisco, we wanted to introduce, or in most cases "reintroduce" you to the artists who will be participating.
France based artist working on pop-surreal illustrations. Nicolas Le Borgne aka Odo usually works with watercolor, pen & ink or acrylic.
Location? Age? Education? Website?
Bayonne in France, I'm 28, I am autodidacted in art, and a license on visual communication school five years ago. www.odora.blogspot.com
How would you describe your work to someone?
An idea global, a lot of details, a lot of characters inside the character, simple media like watercolor, ballpoint pen... and a surreal result of that.
Influences?
Everything, life, movie, contemporary art, music, lowbrow scene, street art, friends...
Favorite place traveled?
In my brain.
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Winnie Truong | The Diamond Sea
Wednesday, 10 October 2012 /// Written by Trippe
As the group show The Diamond Sea approaches the opening this Saturday, Oct 13th (6-9pm) @FFDG in San Francisco, we wanted to introduce, or in most cases "reintroduce" you to the artists who will be participating.
Born in 1988, Winnie Truong lives and works in Toronto and is a recent graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design's drawing and painting program. Winnie is the recipient of numerous awards, including W.O. Forsythe award, the 401 Richmond Career Launcher prize and the BMO 1st! Art Award for Ontario, which was shown at Mocca last fall. This past year Truong has shown in New York at Mulherin Pollard Projects and was also featured at VOLTA , NY. She is in the collection of The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, Kansas
Location? Age? Education? Website?
Toronto, 24, BFA, www.winnietruong.com
What are you really excited about right now?
I am very excited to be a part of The Diamond Sea and among such an amazing artist roster!
I am also very, very excited for my solo show Double Twist. It opens the same night as The Diamond Sea, at Galerie Trois Points in Montreal, Quebec!
I just gave you $1,000,000. Quick, what do you do with it!
I'd like to go on a very long road trip across up, down and across North America in a super luxury RV with wifi and unlimited bandwidth.
Best way to spend a day off?
These days it's usually drinking tea, responding to neglected emails and watching an entire season Top Chef in one sitting.
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Meredith Dittmar | The Diamond Sea
Tuesday, 09 October 2012 /// Written by Trippe
As the group show The Diamond Sea approaches the opening this Saturday, Oct 13th (6-9pm) @FFDG in San Francisco, we wanted to introduce, or in most cases "reintroduce" you to the artists who will be participating.
Meredith Dittmar lives and works in Portland, OR. Her last solo show was in Mexico City @Fifty24MX featuring some of her recent clay sculptures. Besides working on her intricately beautiful clay sculptures, Meredith also works in animation and design.
Location? Age? Education? Website?
Portland OR, 38, Umass CompSci/Sociology, http://www.corporatepig.com
How would you describe your work to someone?
I know Im supposed to be good at this question but it never seems to go well. I usually say something along the lines of "relief-like sculpture in polymer clay mounted in shadowboxes"
Influences?
Visualizations of maths and science, Integral theory, Non-dual teachers, everywhere I have been and everything I have seen
Favorite place traveled?
It’s a boring answer but I like it all - same Now, different scenery!
Working routine? Music? Time of day?
Mornings are my best time and music changes with my mood and the kind of work Im doing. If theres a lot of repetition Ill listen to nerdy talks
Describe your process for creating new work.
I research, collect images and words, then let it marinate a bit. Next I mix the clay palate and begin making small parts inspired by my research until I have a decent library of assets to pull from. From there I settle in and start making larger pieces. I like to do all the sculpting first for all the pieces I'm going to make, then move on to painting the backgrounds and prepping the pieces to be mounted. My husband makes all my shadow boxes. The final step is to glue them and clean them and seal them up.
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Tiffany Bozic Book Signing
Monday, 01 October 2012 /// Written by Trippe
SAN FRANCISCO -- On Saturday, Oct 6th, FFDG will host a book signing (5-7pm) with Tiffany Bozic to celebrate her new beautiful 192 paged book "Drawn by Instinct" published through Gingko Press.
Mark your calendar for this Saturday, October 6th, so that you can have your own signed copy of Bozic's first book which thoroughly explores her entire painting career. $40. Beer & wine will be available.
ORDER YOUR SIGNED COPY ONLINE
Tiffany Bozic Book Signing
Sat, Oct 6th
@FFDG, San Francisco
2277 Mission St @19th
RSVP on Facebook
Tiffany Bozic will be signing copies of her new book on Saturday, Oct 6th at FFDG in San Francisco.
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Jay Howell Originals
Saturday, 29 September 2012 /// Written by Van Edwards
We've just added 11 Jay Howell original works on paper to our online shop. Sizes from 9" x 11" to a beautiful 19" x 24". Click here to browse them all.
Bicycle Club,
by Jay Howell,
11" x 14",
ink on paper, unframed - buy
F.C.R.,
by Jay Howell,
12" x 9",
ink on paper, unframed - buy
Homage to Todd B,
by Jay Howell,
9" x 12",
ink on paper, unframed - buy
A Beautiful Women,
by Jay Howell,
19" x 24",
ink on paper, unframed - buy
http://shop.fecalface.com/artist/jay-howell
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This Year in Gallery Fires
Thursday, 27 September 2012 /// Written by Trippe
Not exactly the most joyous anniversary we've celebrated, but today marks the 1 year anniversary of our fire at our old location on Fillmore at Haight.
Was a hectic year, to say the least, but in the end we're in a larger space on Mission and 19th and are hopefully at the end of our insane transient gallery nomad status... One lesson learned, it's good to have insurance and it doesn't hurt to have friends who live across the street and on the street (Upper Playground, Mike Midden & Stephanie). Thanks to them we were able to save a lot of work that otherwise would have been ruined.
To see some video and pics from that bummer of days, click here.
The Fillmore & Haight St fire happened last year today.
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Tonight We Fight @New Image, Sat
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 10:54
LOS ANGELES --- mark down Saturday, June 22nd on the calendar as New Image Art will be opening Tonight We Fight featuring works by John Malta, Pacolli, Mildred, Dillon Froelich, Eric McHenry, Teddy Kelly, Luke Pelletier, Sean Morris, Yarrow Slaps, Ben Jensen, Nathan Brown and Miles Jackson.
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Wednesday, 16 June 2010 17:39
Whole Foods Rips Off Corey Arnold?
Tuesday, 18 June 2013 13:57
Tucker Nichols emailed over this Whole Foods poster (below right) which looks a lot like one of Corey Arnold's photos (bottom left). Coincidence? Where they inspired by Corey's photo? Did Corey actually shoot the photo? Who knows and Corey is fishing for salmon right now (like this), so we can't ask him to find out.
Wait, on this Instagram, Corey Arnold writes "Ripped off!", so we guess that's your answer.
Whole Foods highly inspired by a Corey Arnold photo. Ripped off?
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Wednesday, 25 April 2012 11:56
Homemade Tattoos (+How To)
Friday, 14 June 2013 10:00
Yeah, bad tattoos are basically a bummer, right? But they're also pretty much a rite of passage for bored and disenfranchised-feeling teenagers the world over. At least it was for about 95% of the people I know. Going to a reputable tattoo shop and getting a wizard or unicorn drilled into your lower back is totally fine, but nothing really takes the place of sitting around with a bunch of friends and some beers, enthusiastically taking turns poking each others' arms full of bad ideas-which actually is fun at any age.
Homemade Tattoos
Andreas Trolf's feature is an olde but goodie
Oakland: Organizers Trying to Keep Monthly Street Art Party Alive
Wednesday, 12 June 2013 15:18
OAKLAND -- First Fridays is hoping Oakland hasn't seen the last of the one of a kind event... The street art party is free to attend, but organizers say with police and other costs the price tag to throw the monthly party is $20,000... The City of Oakland has been footing the bill for months and after kicking in $500,000, it's pulling the plug... Organizers are now asking for donations and developing a vendor fee schedule to try and keep the party alive. ~continue reading
From a Fecal Face visit to one in 2008 ( pics)
June Group Show @Guerrero Gallery Saturday
Thursday, 13 June 2013 09:52
SAN FRANCISCO -- Guerrero Gallery, here in the Mission, opens their summer group show this Saturday, June 15th, featuring works from a steller lineup: Daniel Albrigo, Ryan Travis Christian, Alejandro Diaz-Ayala, Frohawk Two Feathers, Michelle Guintu, Justin Hager, Cody Hudson, Terry Powers, Rye Purvis, Victory Reyes, Jamie Williams, and Yarrow Slaps.
~complete details
Work by Alejandro Diaz-Ayala
Austin McManus Photography
Monday, 10 June 2013 14:06
NYC based Austin McManus updates his site with more tasty photography like the below image from his "Partner in Crime" series.
Image from Austin McManus' "Partner in Crime" series
SOEX's Monster Drawing Rally
Tuesday, 11 June 2013 12:42
SAN FRANCISCO --- Southern Exposure hosts thier annual Monster Drawing Rally Friday, June 14, 2013 at THE NWBLK, 1999 Bryant Street (at 18th). Tons of great artists auctioning works at a starting price of only $60.
A live drawing and fundraising event with 120 artists working side by side. The event lets spectators to observe artists in the act of creation, providing the opportunity to watch a drawing come to life, and to purchase a work of art minutes after its completion. Drawings are available for purchase immediately for just $60 each.
~complete details
Disputed Banksy graffiti art sold for $1.1M in London
Tuesday, 04 June 2013 14:00
Wonder if our old emails with Banksy are worth a few thousand dollars. It seems everything the dude touches is worth a million dollars these days! Nutty and much deserved.
A disputed Banksy graffiti artwork removed from a gritty London neighbourhood has sold for approximately $1.1 million US at auction. The provocative Slave Labour (Bunting Boy) sold at a private auction held by concierge firm The Sincura Group at the London Film Museum on Sunday, according to Bloomberg news service. The spray-painted, stenciled work depicts a child labourer using an antique sewing machine to create a Union Jack bunting.
-Continue reading
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| Ian Kimmerly @Dolby Chadwick
SAN FRANCISCO --- Local painter Ian Kimmerly opened his newest show Continuous Wave at Dolby Chadwick on Thursday night, and these are some of the best paintings I've seen in a while.
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| High 5s: 1 + 1 = 1
This editor has been posting images from his life for the last 13 years. Cats, sailboats and living one's life in the city of San Francisco. Visual randomness.
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| The Black Robe at Spoke Art
Spoke Art opened The Black Robe on Thursday night, with the work of Barron Storey, Mike Dringenberg and Keita Morimoto, and was curated by Eidolon Fine Arts.
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| Michael Alan Interview
These days New York-native multimedia artist, Michael Alan, has been incredibly active artistically in the big city. Between staging hours-long Living Installations at the New Museum and other DIY spaces, exhibiting his drawings and paintings in group exhibitions and hosting an unusual solo show in the home of his mother, Alan proves that there is no rest for the wicked. I caught up with him recently to hear the latest, the backstory, and what's next.
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| Mute by Youth Lagoon
Have you been listening to Youth Lagoon's newest album Wondrous Bughouse? If not, do. It's one of the best albums we've heard in awhile.
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| Viborg International Billboard Painting Festival
Henrik Haven, who keeps us up to date in all that's Copenhagen, emailed over some photos from the Viborg International Billboard Painting Festival that's running throughout June. In this short installment he introduces us to the work of urban/graffiti artist and illustrator NYCHOS.
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| Kelly Tunstall's A16 Commissions
Kelly Tunstall, who's showing w/ Ferris Plock at FFDG this August 16th, recently finished some commissions for A16 in Oakland. Here's a little taste, and check out her last year's show at FFDG.
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| Brendan Monroe Sculptures, A How To
Brendan Monroe, whose show Melting Into the Floor runs through June 15th at LA's Richard Heller, creates these great wooden sculptures and featured a bunch in the show... He's often asked how he goes about making them and gives us at Fecal Face a little 'how to' on the process.
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| Mural by Curiot (+Mexico)
Mexico City based Curiot, whose sold out solo show Age of Omuktlans ran last March at FFDG, just finished this great mural entitled "El Retorno de Akhankutli" in Mexico. He recently completed one in Berlin too which we'll be posting in the coming week. The guy is very very talented in our eyes.
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| The Pizza Slice(r) by Henry Gunderson
This made our day. Not only do we love pizza but we also love Henry Gunderson... So a board shapped like a hot slice designed by Henry Gunderson for The Good Company, well... this writer needs to go for a slice right now.
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| Wendell McShine @Fifty24SF
Wendell McShine (lives in Mexico City, from Trinidad) opened his newest show, Raccoon's Law, at Fifty24SF on Saturday night. ARYZ was a tough act to follow, but McShine held his own in the space... With a combination of a mural, a video, and both drawings and mixed-media works on paper, the diversity of this solo show was impressive. The Raccoon drawings were especially attractive as the way he executed them looked like they actually had fur coming off the page, and you can only imagine how soft it would be to touch. I was lucky to see his work in person through this show, and I hope to encounter more in the future.
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| Honey Boo Boo's Amurrican Starquest
Ingrid Wells just got her MFA from The San Francisco Art Institute and these oil paintings from her Honey Boo Boo's Amurrican Starquest were on display as part of the recent MFA exhibition... Ingrid Wells works and lives in San Francisco.
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| "Out the Window" at Prohibition Gallery
Henry Gunderson emailed over some photos from his recent group show with Andrew Luck, Jordan Bogash, and Mario Ayala "Out The Window" which ran at the Los Angeles based Prohibition Gallery.
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| The Tornatos in Moore, OK by Justin Clemons
I got there the day after the tornado came through. It was like nothing I had ever seen before. My mind just could not grasp what my eyes were seeing. It was just too much to take in, too much to process. So, I did what comes naturally and took images. It sort of helped me separate from the chaos and helped me focus.
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| Hyuro "In/Between" at ArtRebels
Check out this, what could be, one of the longest murals ever created. Hyuro from Valencia, Spain was recently in Copenhagen for the solo show "In/Between" at ArtRebels.
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| ARYZ's TL Mural and The Apple
Rachel Ralph spotted Barcelona-based ARYZ working on his mural in the TL a couple weeks back, and we forgot to share the pics. His show at Fifty24SF opened back in April.
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| Oversized Paintings by Jeffrey Cheung
Jeffrey Cheung emailed over some photos from a recent one night show he had at Terra Gallery/ event space. The May 19th show also featured live music by Oakland garage rockers Twin Steps and Coldtergeist.
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| Alison Blickle at Eleanor Harwood thru June 15th
Great solo show by LA based Alison Blickle (Born 1976) up now at San Francisco's Eleanor Harwood gallery. History of Magic Part 1... The Hermitage runs through June 15th 2013. -- 1295 Alabama St. Hours: Wed thru Sat (11-6pm)
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| John Felix Arnold III in Japan (Part 4)
Well, it looks like John Felix Arnold rocked Tokyo with his opening with Koutaro Ooyama at Spes Lab a few weeks back. Even a language barrier couldn't prevent the success of their collaboration. They invited everyone they met on trains, in cars, cafes, bars, restaurants, and people responded by attending, and bringing their families and friends as well.
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| Sanjay & Craig Premiere Party (+LA)
Last Thursday evening, I was lucky enough to get invited to Nickelodeon's premiere party for their newest cartoon, Sanja & Craig, created by three awesome dudes - Andreas Trolf, Jim Dirschberger, and Jay Howell. Hosted at Tony's Salon with pizza provided by Pizzanistas, the premiere party was filled with libations and celebrations, even a break-dance battle broke out. Congrats to everyone who worked on the show, and especially Trolf, Jim, and Jay who all have been working tirelessly on it. Sanja & Craig premiered Saturday 10:30 am 11 am on Nickelodeon. You can watch Sanjay and Craig Episode 1: Brett Venom on hulu. and read about how the guys came up with it in this interview with The LA Times. Now, here's some photos from the premiere.
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| Travis Millard Was Almost Rusty Millard
Drawing Stories is a new series from our buddy Travis Millard. Grab a cup of hot coco, get your slippers on and enjoy some time with your uncle Millard.
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| Tofer Chin @Lu Magnus (+NYC)
Los Angeles Christofer Chin (Tofer) emailed over some install shots of his current show Ar running in NYC at Lu Magnus through June 29th. Simple/ clean and continuing his op artstyle Tofer Chin features new paintings, photographs, and sculpture continuing his exploration of geologically and architecturally inspired Minimalist forms.
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| Sten & Lex for The Katowice Street Art Festival
More great street art by the Italian duo, Sten & Lex, this time in Poland for the Katowice Street Art Festival.
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