Mike Midden emailed over a link to his student film which illustrates MAYBE IT'S BEST NOT TO MUSTACHE... So good.

SAVAGE WHISKERS <-- opens on Saturday (6-9pm) @Fecal Face Dot Gallery featuring the work of Alexis Mackenzie & Jessica Cusik. Our gallery is right at 66 Gough @Market and the very beginning of Haight & Valencia... We're also going to be open tonight from 5-8pm as we're part of a neighborhood Hayes Valley art walk. This is your last chance to view Forever & Never the print show from Michael Sieben & Nat Swope.

Our friend Mars is having an opening this Saturday @The Bucheon Gallery showing with David Choong Lee. The show is titled "Mental and Material Realms" and should be worth the visit for sure!

We like new photo zines and Cutter Photozine is releasing it's first issue with a party over at 111 Minna tonight. Photos, music, drinking? Okay..
Also tonight is a special sweaty Tuff Town.

DREW BECKMEYER <-- some nice work from this Art Center graduate... Thanks for the link, Mr Shore!

I'm pretty sure it doesn't actually do anything.

The fast-tracked Orphaned Works bill (soon making its way through Congress) will make it possible for people and business to use your images without your consent or knowledge. Though well-intentioned, it leaves all artists, especially photographers and illustrators, vulnerable... Learn about the bill now. The American Society of Media Photographers has organized a fax campaign to put pressure on Congress and it's been effective. Soon they'll be organizing another round. Stay tuned here. Recent article . more info

Have you been over to White Walls to see Kelsey Brookes show yet? He's showing with A.J. Fosik right now. We're going to get over there to see the work and to see Kelsey's Yeti as seen below!

Theo stopped through The Luggage Store to have a look see at Kick Out the Jams which is the art show to coincide with Issue #2 of Hot and Cold - PHOTOS.

Andrew Janik went over to Ad Hoc in Brooklyn to check out The Threat of Chance and brought back THESE PHOTOS.

This is probably one of the best animations I've seen in a long time. MUTO by blu.

Some crazy photos of a Chilean volcano erupting in the middle of a lightning storm.

Alex Lukas, who we've interviewed a little bit ago, has a show up at Park Life w/ fellow Philly based Space 1026r Brian Willmont. See this show before it comes down June 8th... Another reason to stop through Park Life is to see their new massive sign that Andrew Schoultz and Jason Jagel did for them. Pics here.

PHOTOS <-- from last weeks CCA MFA graduate show... Be sure to stop through Herbst Pavilion in Fort Mason Center for SFAI's MFA show. This Sat. May 17th 12-6pm.

POP ARTIST ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG DIES IN FLA. AT 82

PHOTOS <-- from the opening evening's festivities that took place at FFDG last Friday. Forever & Never is an ongoing collaborative print project between Michael Sieben and Nat Swope... We have prints for sale on the FFDG's website. We have prints with editions of 45, but our favorite are the 1 of 1s that Nat put together not using Illustrator but instead worked it old school using a nice set of scissors, vellum, and tape. Prices range from $30 - $150 unframed and framed. Steal.

This is a good site, Daily Serving. Dig through the archives section a bit.

Julian Duron in NYC is going to be sending us some opening pics from time to time from shows he checks out in the big apple... First he headed over to Cinders Gallery in Brooklyn for Move 16: Don't Paint With Your Teeth (PHOTOS) which is a show curated by the new SF transplant, Rich Jacobs... Then it's off to the city to Woodward Gallery for Street Language featuring works from Darkcloud and Matt Siren. PHOTOS.

THE BUSH MCCAIN CHALLENGE

Alka Seltzer, Dog, We are Wolves, Fonzie jumps the shark, Crystal Castles, The Snowman, Bug Fight, and WALCOTT --- (bonus audio-- Underground by Paper)

BRIANBROWNIES.COM <-- From Utah and just moved to the big chapel... apple... Nice work and he's search of a jobby job if you wanna help a talented youngster out.

Below is what's happening right now at Fecal Face Dot Gallery as we prepare for Sieben and Nat's show tonight. For you camera lovers, that's a 4-4-4 Red Box camera (I think I got that right)... Anyway, come down tonight for some art art art.

Don't forget to get your Free Fridayz drawing by Friday morning for a chance at winning a book from Monica Canilao and also a whole bunch of other goodies. Summer is this week's theme and get your drawing in by 10am Friday (pacific) for it to be included! Remember: the work must have Fecal Face written on it somewhere (not photoshopped), at least 600 pixels in width... Email them to: freefridayz (at) fecalface.com

Tonight over at the Hamburger Eyes Photo Epicenter, Aaron Rose (check out our interview with him from a while back) has co-curated the show Being True. Yeah it's sponsored by Nike and that makes us feel pretty weird, but check out the list of artists who are appearing in the show, it's pretty sick. Plus maybe they'll give you a free pair of dunks to shut you up..

JEFF LADOUCEUR <-- Check out the work of this Vancouver-born artist who now lives in Brooklyn.

Our friend Chris Duncan is working his way through his Hot and Cold zine series which began at 10 and now is on issue 2 with a great show, Kick Out the Jams, opening at The Luggage Store on Friday (6-8pm). Too many great artists in the show to name. Just be sure to check out this show while it's up till June 14th. The 2 hours they jam the opening night into creates havoc which can be too much too handle. We recommend either people watch at the opening but if you really wanna see the work, check it out during their opening hours. Wed-Sat 12-5pm.

There are a grip of good shows opening this weekend beginning on Thursday with D*FACE & ARMSROCK @FIFTY24SF. Not only are those two European artists showing but opening at the same time downstairs is a group show featuring SF based artists Brian Barneclo, Romanowski, and Sean Somers for the show entitled Orchestrated Oddities.... AND after or before that show be sure to check out CCA's graduate show which is always worth seeing!

This could kinda somewhat maybe sorta be good, but really Travis, what the hell is up with that music?!... skating/ art kinda reminds me of that Gonz thing skating in the museum.

VITOR CERVI <-- Motion design & illustration based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Jesse goes to check out some shows from some of our pals. First off he heads down to LA to check the Hamburger Eyes book release party/ show @Hope Gallery and then last Thursday's opening of Circus featuring work from Kelly Tunstall and Ferris Plock who just were married last Saturday. Congrats! May all your babies be artistic babies.

PHOTOS <-- from Jim Houser's show that opened on Saturday Mary Karnowsky (LA).

First of all check out SLEEPWALKERS which was an installation in NYC's MoMA created with sound from Damian Wagner and visuals from Doug Aitken featuring Donald Sutherland and Tilda Swinton, musicians Seu Jorge and Cat Power. It's very good. Also be sure to watch Interiors as well... Thanks for the email, Damian. Very great work... Damian composed music for Heat and has mixed tracks for artists like Michael Jackson, The Stooges, U2, and the list goes on. Learn more.

The van that has inspired work from Jeremy Fish (everything from prints, originals to toys) is for sale. It's an end of an era... Get a piece of art history. Camp with it. Drive it. Live in it. Make time with your lady in it. Setup a bar in it... It's yours for $4,500.

FOREVER & NEVER <-- opens this Friday @Fecal Face Dot Gallery featuring an ongoing collaborative print project between our friends Michael Sieben and Nat Swope. They'll be exhibiting 20 - 12" x 12" prints, and I believe there are rumors of monsters and film cameras?! Stop through Friday to find out more. It's going to be a good one and your mug might end up on TV.

SNUFF BOX <-- BBC comedy featuring some of the fine gents from the brilliant Mighty Boosh.

We got a pretty intense write up in today's Chronicle written by Travis Jensen which is broken down into three parts. A story on the site - Some artists that we're into - and then a rundown on some of our favorite galleries here in San Francisco... If that weren't enough there are also a few videos as well produced by Matt Petty: Me sounding dumb as hell (don't do video interviews after a bunch of beer) - Fecal Pals (my favorite video!) - and one on Kottie Paloma's show which is up right now!... We're down here at the gallery now if you wanna stop through before 6pm today... You can sit on our new bench! It holds the weight of a human! Good for your bum!

Dolphins having nightmares... Parrots reading your mind