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Inside Fecal Face, Bold Italic Feature
Thursday, 19 April 2012 /// Written by Trippe
ON A TRIPPE <-- Mission Street from 16th to 24th is a unique stretch of the city. The streets are too rough to skateboard on, the 14 rushes by every few minutes, and the storefronts are a jumble of the historical and the new. Among the taquerias and discount stores, John and Jessica Trippe recently opened the latest location of their FFDG. ~continuing reading
Thanks to The Bold Italic and Chris Atwood for the nicely written feature on our past, present and future.
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Opening Friday @FFDG
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 /// Written by Van Edwards
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Preview inquires, email: info(at)ffdg.net
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Bold Italic Feature on SF's Fires
Tuesday, 17 April 2012 /// Written by Trippe
OUT OF THE ASHES <-- the Bold Italic did a feature story on some of the people who have been affected by all these fires last year in San Francisco.
FFDG was forced out of our Fillmore space when that building went up in a 4 alarm blaze (our blog about that day) which displaced 24 (rent controlled) units there in the Lower Haight including Wallgreens, Three Twins and Estela's Sandwiches.
The article features us Trippes, Tiffany Bukowski of the Fillmore fire also, and Ivan Cash when his building on 24th St went up in the flames... The lesson learned? Check that smoke detector first and consider renter's insurance... fires blow some serious ass chunks.
Us Trippes in our new Mission St. space. (photo: Bold Italic)
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Scott Greenwalt - New Works
Tuesday, 17 April 2012 /// Written by Trippe
As we prepare for Friday's opening of Cigarettes, Phone Cards & Hip Hop Clothing @FFDG (6-9pm), we wanted to show you some of Scott Greenwalt's newest works.
Greenwalt got his MFA at CCA and currently lives and works in Oakland. Will be showing his most recent painting Upon the Palace Gates, gouache, acrylic gouache, ink on paper, 25x29" 2012 pictured below.
Upon the Palace Gates, gouache, acrylic gouache, ink on paper, 25x29" 2012
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Cigarettes, Phone Cards & Hip Hop Clothing
Friday, 13 April 2012 /// Written by Van Edwards
Mark your calendars for FFDG's next group show:
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Cigarettes, Phone Cards & Hip Hop Clothing
Opening: Friday, April 20th (6-9pm)
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Tom Betthauser, Kelsey Brookes, Ryan Travis Christian, Scott Greenwalt, Robert Hardgrave, Hiro Kurata, Mildred, Pacolli, Marco Zamora, and Alex Ziv
~Complete details
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Alex Ziv - New Works
Thursday, 12 April 2012 /// Written by Trippe
So pleased to present some newer works from San Francisco based Alex Ziv. We've had the pleasure of watching this SFAI student's work change and develop over the last couple of years. Also very pleased to announce that he'll be in the group show:
Cigarettes, Phone Cards, & Hip Hip Clothing
Opening Fri, April 20th (6-9pm) @FFDG
Works by Tom Betthauser, Kelsey Brookes, Ryan Travis Christian, Scott Greenwalt, Robert Hardgrave, Hiro Kurata, Mildred, Pacolli, Marco Zamora, and Alex Ziv.
"Overload" 12"x16" Pen and Ink on Paper
Study 2 "Meat Bait" 12"x16" pen and ink on paper
"Clint EastWOOF" 22"x30" Pen an Ink on Paper
"Clint EastWOOF" 22"x30" Pen an Ink on Paper (detail)
"Clint EastWOOF" 22"x30" Pen an Ink on Paper (detail)
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Quondam Fridays
Monday, 02 April 2012 /// Written by Trippe
Thanks to all who came through FFDG for the closing of Midnight on the Sun on Friday night.
Our next show, a group show entitled Cigarettes, Phone Cards, & Hip Hip Clothing opens Fri, April 20th (6-9pm). Details on that shortly.
Intern Alex Uhrich
Henry Gunderson
Alex Ziv
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Closing at FFDG, Friday (6-8pm)
Friday, 30 March 2012 /// Written by Trippe
Tonight, Friday, Mar 30th, FFDG will be hosting a last minute closing party for Midnight on the Sun featuring works by Mark Whalen (Kill Pixie) & Jay Howell. From 6-8pm we'll be serving up Tectates and wine. Come on through, see the show, and have a drink on us.
Closing, Fri, Mar 30th (6-8pm)
2277 Mission St. @19th St.
RSVP on Facebook
Untitled 5 - Mark Whalen (Kill Pixie)
2011, acrylic, ink, gouache, and resin on paper on wood panel
11.5" x 9"
pricing and availability, email info(at)ffdg.net
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New Work by Kelsey Brookes
Friday, 30 March 2012 /// Written by Trippe
Kelsey Brookes recently opened a new show in Maibu, CA entitled Meditations on Symmetry, and the work is amazing. He'll be participating in the group show Cigarettes, Phone Cards, & Hip Hip Clothing opening Friday, April 20th @FFDG. More details on that forthcoming.
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Closing at FFDG, Friday (6-8pm)
Thursday, 29 March 2012 /// Written by Trippe
This Friday, Mar 30th, FFDG will be open till 8pm serving up Tectates and wine as a soft closing party of sorts for Midnight on the Sun featuring works by Mark Whalen (Kill Pixie) & Jay Howell. Come on through, see the show, and have a drink on us.
Drinks Friday, Mar 30th 6-8pm
Gallery Hours: Thurs - Sat (1-6pm)
2277 Mission St. @19th St.
RSVP on Facebook
Works available, email: info(at)ffdg.net
Untitled 5 - Mark Whalen (Kill Pixie)
2011, acrylic, ink, gouache, and resin on paper on wood panel
11.5" x 9"
pricing and availability, email
info(at)ffdg.net
Untitled 6 - Mark Whalen (Kill Pixie)
2011, acrylic, ink, gouache, and resin on paper on wood panel
11.5" x 9"
pricing and availability, email
info(at)ffdg.net
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New Dave Kinsey Print
Tuesday, 27 March 2012 /// Written by Trippe
Dave Kinsey's new print Heads of Fate just went live via BLK/MRKT Editions. Available now in two color variations. Both prints are 12"x16", 4/c edition of 105 and 3/c edition of 65. Signed, stamped and numbered.
Kinsey will be showing @FFDG w/ an opening scheduled for Friday, May 18th (6-9pm). Details on that very soon.
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Raining Blood
Friday, 23 March 2012 /// Written by Trippe
Mildred just swung through to drop off a commissioned piece. We'll be seeing some more of him and his work very soon.
Speaking of FFDG, we now have a very limted selection of books and zines here at the gallery for your browsing pleasure. Looks like we'll be going to Last Gasp more often.
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Breaking: FFDG Has New Bench!
Wednesday, 21 March 2012 /// Written by Trippe
It's not the most complicated thing in the world, but we're proud of our little bench/ display we built here at FFDG. Not only can you rest your butt on it, but we'll be selling some limited books, zines, prints and other assorted bibelot associated with the gallery and Fecal Face starting tomorrow, Thursday.
Stop in this week and have a look-see. Wed-Sat (1-6pm), although, need to take off at 5:30pm today, Wednesday, as it's the first game for Poo's on First tonight.
To be sat upon or to buy off of.
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Gallery Work Day
Friday, 09 March 2012 /// Written by Trippe
While all the SF folks with a day off frolicked in the sun, we had a lil' gallery work day @FFDG cleaning things up and finally got around to adding some singage thus making us a lot easier to find on Mission Street.
No more where could they be.
FFDG intern Alex Uhrich cleans up the previous business' travel signage as part of our lil' gallery cleanup day
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Jay Howell ~ A Preview
Wednesday, 15 February 2012 /// Written by Trippe
Midnight on the Sun
Jay Howell & Mark Whalen (Kill Pixie)
Opening: Saturday, Feb 18th (6-9pm)
@FFDG
RSVP on Facebook
Showing 50 works on book pages, here is just a few pieces by Jay Howell which will be on display @FFDG (opening Saturday) and for sale at only $100 each (framed). To be added to the preview list, email: info(at)ffdg.net
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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, 16 June 2010 17:39
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
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Wednesday, 25 April 2012 11:56
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.
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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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| 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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| TrustCorp @Lebasse (+Los Angeles)
TrustoCorp's all new work for their exhibition at LeBasse Projects in Culver City, Los Angeles is a perfect continuum from past work that embraces the bipolar "have/have not" socioeconomic identity of Los Angeles, which they recently established their new studio in.
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| The Sound of Dust
I didn't know if you came across this video yet, but I ran into my friend Brian Hanson yesterday who helped film and edit it. It's a film short documenting the work and philosophy of Huntington Beach surfboard Shaper Tim Stamps. Super rad and really inspiring! Anyhow take a peek.
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| Murals at Harry Wirtz Elementary
Last year, Eric Caruso a teacher at Harry Wirtz Elementary School (Paramount, CA, near LA) had an idea to invite some artists to paint some murals at the school because there wasn't an arts program for the kids. That brilliant idea resulted in some awesome murals by artists Seitaku Aoyama, Yusuke Hanai, Rich Jacobs, Tim Kerr and Albert Reyes.
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| Ryan De La Hoz @RVCA through 5/25
Ryan De La Hoz' show in the Upper Haight at RVCA runs through this Saturday... And the next time you're in the Mission, be sure to swing through his new shop on 14th St, Cool Try... We need to get over there soon and do a little photo feature for ya.
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| Daniel Chen @The Book and Job Gallery (SF)
The Book and Job Gallery (San Francisco) really stepped it up with the opening of Daniel Chen's loveBlast on May 4th. Complete with a doorman, piano player, old fashioneds, and some really nice paintings, I could hardly believe I was at the Book and Job. The paintings varied in size, and the show was balanced nicely between them, the spray-can work on the walls, and the smaller drawings displayed throughout. The kind notes Chen wrote on the walls are certain to brighten your day, and the rest of the work is definitely worth a look. It was a very classy evening and I hope they continue to intersperse shows like these into their schedule in the future
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