Swampy- Coming to FIFTY24SF June 11th

Augustus Thompson, MQ, Jason Jägel, and others for FIFTY24SF at the SF Fine Art Fair

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Herbert Baglione at Evoke

One of our favorite SAN pieces

Looking forward to June

Ben Tour, Cum*, Eine, Mario Wagner, Brent McHugh, and Ryan Jacob Smith.

KMNDZ "The Heaviest" April 7th- May 19th, 2011

View the full list of works here.

Photos courtesy of Patrick Kawahara

Johnny "KMNDZ" Rodriguez Opening Night Photos

View the full list of works here.

Photos courtesy of Patrick Kawahara

Listen to Johnny "KMNDZ" Rodriguez on Mike Maxwell's latest Podcast

Mike Maxwell has interviewed  Alex Pardee, Mel Kadel and Mike Giant to name a few, and his newest interview features Johnny "KMNDZ" Rodriguez. You can listen to the interview here.

Johnny "KMNDZ" Rodriguez "The Heaviest" Installation Photos

Augustus Thompson

Fifty24SF Proudly presents 'One Man'. Paintings and Other Media by Augustus Thompson.

San and Escif in Valencia, Spain

In Valencia, Spain, SAN and Escif.  We are going to see more from these two in San Francisco (a duo show at FIFTY24SF) and California in June of 2011.

INSA

FIFTY24SF Gallery in Association with Upper Playground presents: "MORE" - A collection of new work by INSA

SAN FRANCISCO, CA [1.28.11] -- Upper Playground and FIFTY24SF Gallery are pleased to announce London-based graffiti, conceptual, and fine artist INSA’s first solo exhibition in San Francisco opening on February 3rd, 2011. The exhibition is appropriately titled, MORE.

Within the new body of work in MORE, INSA explores themes of aspiration and expectation, wants versus needs, and happiness versus success in his most comprehensive study to date. Using exaggerated symbols of sexuality representing the commodification of both everyday life and underground subcultures, INSA examines the illusions of seduction while employing his own iconic brand of aesthetic allure to draw the audience in. INSA’s new work revels in lurid excess, embracing the insatiability of consumerism and highlighting the duplicity of morality and enjoyment.

Followers of the artist will be familiar with some of the themes displayed in MORE. INSA, constantly involved in interesting new projects, recently gained worldwide attention for his piece “Anything Goes When It Comes To (S)hoes,” (more commonly referred to as his “Elephant Dung Heels”) which were exhibited at Tate Britain in London. He has also been a pioneer in the world of graffiti on the Internet with his visually stunning, labor intensive “Gifitti.” This is all in addition to INSA”s continuing insatiable need to cover any surface with his signature “Graffiti Fetish” pattern.

MORE will feature 9 new provocative works, with INSA utilizing media such as sculpture and lights adding to the “glamour” of his work. The exhibition will also feature an exclusive SF edition of INSA’s classic “Heel” print and a selection of photographic prints.

MORE will run at FIFTY24SF Gallery from February 3rd, 2011 - February 28th, 2011

FULL PRICE LIST AND MORE INFO ON WORK

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FIFTY24SF presents Monica Canilao and Jason Jaworski at Noise Pop/Culture Club this weekend

NOISE POP/CULTURE CLUB with FIFTY24SF present:

FUTURE SOUNDS

MONICA CANILAO & JASON JAWORSKI Future Sounds is a collaboration between artists Monica Canilao and Jason Jaworski, consisting of an on-site installation created by Monica Canilao and a performance within the space by Jason Jaworski. Culled from found objects, ephemera and other bits of houses long fallen, Canilao’s shack installation activates the dreams of all who look upon it; the roof bleeds colors of every possible outcome a path will take you once you step out of these four walls. In a performance within the installation, Jason Jaworski, dressed in a costume spilling out of the entrance, will be delivering fortunes and the prose of a person's future on a typewriter to any who enter and inquire.

Saturday and Sunday, FEB 26-27 at SF Public Works

David Choe's "Dirty Hands" screens at MOMA

The David Choe documentary, “Dirty Hands: The Art and Crimes of David Choe” will close out the Juxtapoz film series at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC tonight. If that is not Valentine’s Day date night material, we don’t know what is.

Special SF Edition INSA Prints now available online

Upper Playground and FIFTY24SF Gallery are releasing new San Francisco special edition prints by INSA in conjunction with his ongoing exhibition at FIFTY24SF Gallery entitled ‘MORE’.

The prints are new takes by INSA on the now classic ‘Heel’ image that began to enter his work in 2004.  In the beginning, the image was simply an attempt to depart from the traditional macho driven culture that dominated graffiti – but has since become one of the defining images of INSA’s career and has been seen on countless walls in cities across the world.

The San Francisco editions of the prints come in six neon color ways and variations, to coincide with the neon murals that INSA accomplished throughout San Francisco over the last couple weeks.  Each print is executed as two colour silkscreens made using solvent based inks on Fabriano 5 300gsm paperstock. The prints measure 20″ x 28″ and are signed, blind-stamped and numbered by INSA.  Each color is limited to an edition of 15 and priced at $150 per print. Check them all out here.

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INSA Video

INSA at FIFTY24SF from AK on Vimeo.

INSA at FIFTY24SF: Believe in this Shit!