Woah, it's been a while since been here; my apologies to anyone who may check this thing occasionally.
Anywho, if you're looking for something neat to do this Saturday and you haven't had your fill of openings and the like from the Mission Holiday Block Party on Friday night then you ought to check out this opening at Guerrero Gallery featuring works from local artists Mike Giant and Adam5100.

Guerrero Gallery is pleased to announce “Reflections on Past, Present and Future” an exhibition featuring works by Mike Giant.  A body of work that’s intended to lead us to reflect on our past and how our past has influenced who we’ve become today, Mike’s presentation of honored and praised iconography prompts us to contemplate how we can continue to evolve. Branching out from his traditional medium of ink and paper, Mike has created collage works and hand paintings on canvas, bringing forth a new body of work that surpasses expectation. 

Throughout the years, Mike Giant has proven to be one of the best draftsmen around. Known for this 

precision in the realm of drawing, he has utilized this exhibition as a springboard to more diversely express personal thought and emotion. Working with visually journalistic matter, he composes images that bring us back to the times when we were seeking role models and inspirational influences. Through the use of images that personally influence and drive him, these works seemingly present a diary or sorts and provide us with true insight into Mike as a person. 

Birth. Upstate New York. Drawing. New Mexico. BMX bikes. Heavy Metal. Skateboarding. Punk rock. 

Hip-hop. Thailand. College. Dishwasher. Raves. Lorelei. First tattoo. San Francisco. Dharma. Think 

Skateboards. Angi. London. Adult bookstore. Computer animation. Tattooing. New York City. Newskool. 

Skullz Press. Everlasting. Track bikes. Brooke and Leia. Tokyo. Tattoo 13. Plum Village. Albuquerque. 

Stay Gold. REBEL8. Manifestations. Ordained minister. San Francisco. Right here. Right now

Guerrero Gallery is pleased to announce “Even Keel” an exhibition featuring works by Adam5100. This collection of pieces uniquely encompasses the method and detail behind his art. For the first time, the stencils he hand-cuts and then uses to produce his paintings will be presented as art objects of their own. 
Deconstructed and reassembled, these stencils offer viewers an understanding of Adam’s practice.

Adam5100 hails as one of the top stencil artists around, producing works that evidence meticulous 

execution and a high level of craft. His paintings strongly lend themselves to the process involved with 

creating them. With the goal of truly exposing the process behind Adam’s paintings through the 

presentation of his stencils, this exhibition provides viewers with a more in depth understanding of the 

intricacy and intensity behind Adam’s work.

Adam5100 was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He took to the art of graffiti; a path led him to the California College of Arts and Crafts in San Francisco. His studies in printmaking and illustration won him the Yozo Hamaguchi award in printmaking, and a BFA with distinction. Adam5100's paintings have taken on a satirical look, challenging concepts of modernity, using spaces as a language to describe forgotten places, and light to evoke their story and context within the present, our time. In the years following his formal education, Adam5100's knowledge of printmaking and savvy ability with spray paint developed into a love and talent for painting using stencils. His stencils represent hundreds of hours of meticulous work and fine detail  -- the hallmark of his works. He continues to live and paint in San Francisco, CA, and exhibits frequently

Lower Haight Mural Update

There's been some progress on the Lower Haight mural.  A couple of the pieces have been completed and over the last several days a few new pieces including Jeremy Fish and Erica Il Cane have gone up too.  Here are a few snaps I took of the updates. Be sure to check out the full Flickr set here.








Looks like someone got a little over-zealous here. I mean, I'm all about the SF Giants World Champs too, but did you really have to take up 50% of the community space with this poorly filled in homage?

Grimace Federation Bosico butchered by Aesop Rock video featuring Jeremy Fish and his van.
For more info and DL links check out 900 Bats

SF Street Art Map

The fine folks over at Fecal Face started up a collaborative San Francisco Street Art map.
This is the kind of thing that could be potentially really cool as long as people take a little bit of effort and contribute. Take a look at what's there now, add your favorite tags, throw-ups, burners, wheatpastes, murals, etc., and maybe find something new.


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Wow! If you have any interest at all in 80s and early 90s punk, hip hop, and skateboarding then get yourself over 941 Geary Gallery stat to check out the currently running Glen E. Friedman show "Fuck You All." Amongst a number of beautifully rendered photos of this eras icons (virtually baby-aged mind you), you will also find a few magnificent collaboration pieces with Shepard Fairey. Below are a few snaps I took at the opening this past Saturay, although it does no justice to this exhibition. This is one not to miss:

SF Giants 2010 World Champs

Here's the scene in the Lower Haight after the Giants won the World Series last night.  I didn't stick around for too long, but as you're all aware this sort of thing went on all night long all over the city.  And even got a little out of hand in some areas (property damage? really?)  Anyway, I hope you all got to enjoy this is some fashion or another.

Free Aesop Rock Show Tomorrow

Jimminey Crapstars, it's been an unbelievable month! And now I find out that Aesop Rock is doing a free show tomorrow at the ZeroFriends pop-up shop on Fillmore next to Upper Playground (and very close to my dwelling)!  Make sure if you plan to go to get there early as it's guaranteed to fill up fast.  Amazing artist Alex Pardee will be in attendance of course, and from the looks of it Jeremy Fish may make an appearance too.  Details from Upper Playground below:



"Sadly, the two month run of the Zerofriends pop-up store on Fillmore is coming to an end. But fittingly for this Halloween weekend, we’re throwing a goodbye bash with the Zerofriends crew featuring a performance by Aesop Rock and Cage. Alex Pardee and another bearded artist who draws creepy things will most likely be in attendance as well…
It’s all going down this Saturday, October 30th at 5pm at the Zerofriends store at 248 Fillmore Street. Beware, though, the shop has VERY limited capacity and only the first 50 people in line will be guaranteed a spot inside. The Zerofriends store will be open from 12pm-3pm that day and will open it’s doors for the concert at 4:45pm."