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Until 07 Dec :: Burner Stencils (Berlin, DE)

When:
Saturday, October 23, 2010 7:00 PM -
Tuesday, December 07, 2010 11:00 PM CET


Where:
Eckstück
Wrangelstr. 20
Berlin, x-berg 36

..the art of cutting stencils.

featuring:
- artiste ouvrier
- dave the chimp
- dash3ultra
- czarnobyl
- bohomaz
- pisa 73
- plotbot
- emess
- azione
- bonk!
- m:m

20 Nov :: Celebrate People's History Book Release Party/Exhibit (SF, CA)

ONE DAY ONLY
Poster Exhibit - Book Release Party - Artist Panel

CELEBRATE PEOPLE’S HISTORY: the Poster Book of Resistance and Revolution
Edited by Josh MacPhee
Foreword by Rebecca Solnit
Published by the Feminist Press

7pm - Saturday Nov. 20
The Center for Political Education
522 Valencia St, SF
www.politicaleducation.org


Since 1998, Celebrate People’s History posters have documented feminist organizers, indigenous uprisings, civil rights leaders, union struggles, LGBT activism and much more. Bay Area history stands out with posters on Los Siete de la Raza, the 1969 Alcatraz occupation, the International Hotel and the 1966 transgender riot at Compton’s Cafeteria. The Feminist Press has just released over 100 posters in hardback, and the book’s West Coast premiere includes a poster exhibit, book signing and artist panel.

Featured Speakers:
Lincoln Cushing, historian,  www.docspopuli.org
Favianna Rodríguez, artist,  www.favianna.com

FREE admission. Donations go to MacPhee’s partner, Dara Greenwald, who is battling cancer.

Stencils in the Underbelly of NYC

Street Art Way Below the Street
By JASPER REES (NY Times)

A vast new exhibition space opened in New York City this summer, with a show 18 months in the making. On view are works by 103 street artists from around the world, mostly big murals painted directly onto the gallery’s walls.

It is one of the largest shows of such pieces ever mounted in one place, and many of the contributors are significant figures in both the street-art world and the commercial trade that now revolves around it. Its debut might have been expected to draw critics, art dealers and auction-house representatives, not to mention hordes of young fans. But none of them were invited.

In the weeks since, almost no one has seen the show. The gallery, whose existence has been a closely guarded secret, closed on the same night it opened.

Stencils Inside of Celebrate People's History by Josh MacPhee

Stencil artists abound in this new book of Celebrate People's History posters by Josh MacPhee, now out from Feminist Press. Haven't seen the book yet, but know that stencil artists include: SWOON, Klutch, Chris Stain, Josh MacPhee, Janet Attard, and myself. I am sure that there are more as well because I know that some CPH posters start off as cut-out art. 

My stencil is an element in a poster on South Carolina's Stono Rebellion. The main artwork is by long-time collaborator and friend Mark Cort, and I conceived the idea and developed the text. Josh did all the great photoshopping of the various elements I mailed to him. 

hope you check it out and enjoy: http://www.feministpress.org/books/celebrate-peoples-history

Michael Roman honored at Mission Muralismo de Young finale

Hope to see you all at the last Mission Muralismo event at the de Young Friday Nights series.

This one will be special, honoring local stencilist Michael Roman, who has cut some amazing Chicano-themed stencils over the years.

::: Details :::

WHO: Cultural Encounters: Friday Nights at the de Young

WHAT: Grand Finale of Mission Muralismo's Year-Long Series

WHEN: November 5 (plus special Bonus Sunday, November 7)

WHERE: de Young Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

COST: Programs are free of charge

INFO: www.deyoungmuseum.org and   www.MISSIONMURALISMO.com


Details: Friday, November 5

¡GRAND FINALE!  Art & Revolution: Mission Style
Cultural Encounters: Friday Nights at the de Young presents the series Mission Muralismo in partnership with Precita Eyes Muralists.  Celebrate the Mexican Revolution and 100 years in the Mission during this final night of the series.

*Bonus Sunday:  After a year of exceptionally popular Friday night events and programs devoted to Mission Muralismo, the series will finish with a bonus film sneak preview, Sunday, November 7. See details below.

Piazzoni Mural Room   

6–7 pm
Book signing

Tonight is the last chance to meet the artists featured in Street Art San Francisco: Mission Muralismo (Abrams, 2009) and have them sign books.

Wilsey Court  
6–8:45 pm
Art making with Mademoiselle Kim

Wilsey Court
6–8:45 pm
Projections
See projections of spectacular revolutionary Mission street art including work by San Francisco Print Collective, Rio Yanez, Shepard Fairey, Isis Rodriguez, John Jota Leanos, Enrique Chagoya, Emmanuel Montoya, Juana Alicia, Michael Roman, Txutxo Perez, Ray Patlan, Rigo, Chuck Sperry, Herbert Siguenza, Ester Hernandez, Susan Greene, Los Cybrids, Chuy Campesano and many other Mission artists, from the classics to the freshest.

Piazzoni Murals Room
6–8:45 pm
Artist tribute
Celebrate Mission District artist Michael Roman and his work for Carlos Santana and Day of the Dead.