Splashes of vibrant color burst off of the buildings and depictions of multi-cultural icons gaze down on the busy commuter corner of 24th and Mission.

For more than three decades, the walls that line the vital community of San Francisco's Mission district have been visual feasts for those who see the versions of surreal, pop, Chicano, urban, graffiti, and cartoon artwork.

Such artists as Las Mujeres Muralistas, Gronk, Barry McGee (Twist), R. Crumb, Swoon, Sam Flores, Juana Alicia and Andrew Schoultz have made the Mission their eternal community gallery, often referred to as Mission Muralismo.

Jan Olav Forberg, Stencils Oslo Cityhall Gallery

"OPPLEV LARVIK" Open to May 10. 2009

Blagojevich art: Graffiti stencil of disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich appears around city

By Colleen Mastony |Tribune reporter

May 1, 2009

A mysterious mural has turned up on a half-dozen concrete walls around the city in recent weeks. The black graffiti stencil shows former Gov. Rod Blagojevich wearing his familiar tracksuit, running through the street and glancing over his shoulder, as if he is being pursued. The image leaves it to the viewer to speculate about who is trailing Blago -- U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald, perhaps?

Regan HaHa Tamanui

Phat Of The Land

Exhibition dates: 30 April - 23 May 2009
Opening: Thursday, 30 April 6 - 8pm

http://www.boutwelldrapergallery.com.au/

Vandals target Banksy mural in Bristol

Ah. So much for not being an early riser. I missed the initial discusson on KQED about graff in SF.

Hopefully they'll post a mp3 of the talk soon here.

For now, ther's a discussion going on in the forum here. 

Guess this is leading up to the "huddle" that's happening later today on Kearney St.

Still not sure if the huddle will spark anything new on the topic beyond "call police, paint over, call police."