We all love Shepard Fairey and Banksy, but let's not forget that their current shine wouldn't be possible without the street art of Ron English. English follows up 2008's The Secret History of Kiss with next year's Mythographic Vicissitudes at Fifty24SF Gallery. Moving on from his juxtaposition of art history and KISS makeup, English's upcoming solo exhibit explores variations on modern mythologies, from Jesus to Bigfoot to Expressonism. Mythographic Vicissitudes opens with a reception Th
"George Orwell 1984 Print Set" by Shepard Fairey
Shepard was commissioned by Penguin Books to give his take on two Orwell Classics, 1984 and Animal Farm. The book set was sold in the UK along with a print set, and that print set is now here in the US and will be available for purchase on the Obey Giant site this Wednesday. They are both offset prints, 17" x 24" signed and numbered in an edition of 200. Limit one per household. Get it here.
SF's White Walls Gallery starts off 2009 by looking back at the artists they've admired and supported for the past three years with the unveiling of Family First. The new show exhibits a collection from notable artists who have recently graced the gallery walls, which includes Shepard Fairey, Richard Colman, Sylvia Ji, Mike Giant, Albert Reyes, Adam Flores, Jim Houser, and a whole lot more. Family First celebrates its opening this Saturday, Jan. 10, from 7-11 p.m. For more information, visit wh
When the folks at Paste magazine gave everyone with an Internet connection the chance to make an Obama-style poster of the sort created by former San Francisco artist Shepard Fairey, they had to figure there'd be lots of cute kitties, puppies, and babies and no end to words that rhyme with "hope." Well, there are. But while being cute has its merits, it's much more fun to do inappropriate things: Click below for a few more Obaminations.
Willie Nelson/Lukas Nelson & The Promise of the Real
The Fillmore
Review by Jonathan Kiefer
January, 16, 2009
Better Than: The last eight years?It happened maybe three-quarters of the way through the evening, during that one loose-vamping instrumental interlude, when the red and the blue light shone down on him from either side just so, and the tightly pressed fans on the floor gazed up at him just so, and his head had a proud outward tilt: For a brief, weird, mixed-metaphor moment, Willie
On Friday, Willie Nelson and son Lukas graced the Fillmore with their presence (they'll be doing so till tomorrow, Jan. 20, if you missed out). All Shook Down correspondent Jonathan Kiefer waxed poetic in his review of the evening, painting Nelson in red and blue lights such that he resembled Shepard Fairey's poster of Barack Obama - if you're a literalist, there's a web site you can visit to re create just that.
"City Girl" by David Choe
The Alternative Cafe in Monterey is having a show curated by Outer Edge Studio. The show features prints that have long sold out, so if you missed them the first time around, now is your second chance. There are prints by Banksy, Shawn Barber, Shepard Fairey and David Choe. This print from David is in a limited edition of 150. It looks like the gallery has two, one framed, one not. Get the Prints Here.
Hal Robins - erudite comic of the absurd, underground cartoonist of note,co-host of the world's strangest radio program, early member of the Church of the SubGenius - has a new hit with the "Ask Dr. Hal Show." But he really could use a paying gig. Really
Anna CondaWe're back! Ten Things was on vacation for the last two weeks and we've returned, well, broke. So we are more than happy to round up all the fun stuff to do this weekend for those who are feeling down to their bottom dollar (and we all know those bottom dollars should be saved for beer). Slideluck Potshow (Friday)So there's this photographer named Casey Kelbaugh, and when he lived in Seattle, he used to throw these really cool get-togethers called Slideluck Potshows. He solicited photo
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