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MOCA FRESH Auction – March 24, 2012
Support MOCA at the 2012 FRESH Auction. You’ll have the opportunity to bid on hundreds of works by emerging and established artists, including John Baldessari, Joe Biel, Chaz Bojorquez, Shepard Fairey, Elliott Hundley, Liz Larner, William Leavitt, Faris McReynolds, Kim McCarty, Matt Mullican, Ed Moses, Catherine Opie, Sterling Ruby, Ed Ruscha, Cindy Sherman, and Rena Small. Enjoy music from a live band and L.A.–based DJ Mor Elian, drink, bid, and dig great art.
Bid now for “Dark Wave HPM” on Paddle8
FREE PUBLIC PREVIEWS
March 22, 11am–8pm
March 23, 11am–5pm
$85 in advance and $100 at the door
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Shepard Fairey Autographed Notebook Contest
March 20th, 2012 marks the launch of the “Win a Shepard Fairey Autographed CS Editions Notebook” contest! CS Editions is giving away 5 autographed notebooks! All you have to do is sign up for the CS Editions Newsletter by clicking here between March 20th – 27th. Full contest rules below. And if you’d like to buy one of Shepard’s (unsigned) notebooks, or any of their other artist collaborative notebooks, go to the CS Editions online store or visit one of their retailers.
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Ragged Kingdom x Jamie Reid x Subliminal Projects
Ragged Kingdom
Work by Jamie Reid
Opening Reception:
Friday, March 16th, 8PM – 11PM
Exhibition Dates:
March 16 – April 14, 2012
Weapons of Mouse Destruction
Weapons of Mouse Destruction is the largest global art project against Internet censorship that has ever been launched. Their mission is simple: use art as a medium to promote advocacy and awareness about government Internet censorship — a growing epidemic impacting the lives of millions of people worldwide.
Enlisting people from around the world to use their picture as a symbol of solidarity W.M.D. is making a bold statement against Internet censorship. With the help of the international community, they are working to transform an art project into a global movement that will impact the lives of millions of people.
Join them and you too can become a Weapon of Mouse Destruction against censorship.
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Tonight! Lawrence Lessig X Hammer Museum
Lawrence Lessig, founder of Rootstrikers will be speaking tonight at 7pm at the Hammer Museum. Lessig has a very thorough understanding of how money corrupts politics. If you’d like democracy to work better I recommend checking this event out. Thanks for caring.
-Shepard
Striking The Root of Wall Street Corruption from Sean McDaniel on Vimeo.
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Jamie Reid x Shepard Fairey Print Collaboration
Jamie has been one of my biggest influences and I’m honored that we worked on some collaborative images for the show. The new images deal with mutual interests of Jamie and I, addressing the timeless problems of corruption and wealth inequality, but tie into the very current themes of Occupy Wall Street and the dead end of fossil fuel consumption. – Shepard Fairey, 2012
Subliminal Projects and Paul Stolper are pleased to announce a print edition collaboration between Jamie Reid and Shepard Fairey. The editions were created to commemorate Reid’s Ragged Kingdom exhibition and will make their debut at the Subliminal Projects Opening Reception on Friday, March 16th.
The collaboration is comprised of 4 Large Format Screen Print Editions and a series of unique, hand-collaged, Fine Art Editions (HPMs). Each edition will be signed by both Shepard Fairey and Jamie Reid. Details for the large format prints are provided below. Please contact Subliminal Projects for further information.
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Take Action: Pass a Local Resolution to Overturn Citizens United
Amending the U.S. Constitution to overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision is an enormous undertaking. To reclaim our democracy from the deep pockets of special interests and the super wealthy, we must build a network of Americans ready to get to work.
Are you one of those Americans?
By signing my petition, you and thousands of likeminded citizens have helped me champion the OCCUPIED Amendment in Washington. Now, I am asking you to help me take this fight from the halls of Congress to your city council.
Will you sign up to help pass a resolution in your local community calling for a constitutional amendment?
Sign up to participate in Resolutions Week and you’ll be linked up with national organizers who are helping Americans across the country save our democracy.
Every city council, county commission, or state legislature that proclaims its support for amending the Constitution brings our nation one step closer towards a democracy that works for all of us – not just corporations and a few well-connected billionaires.
I hope you’ll sign up to participate in Resolutions Week by clicking here.
Thank you again. Let’s continue to build a movement to return our democracy to the people.
Kind regards,
Congressman Ted Deutch
KONY 2012 Video
I have been receiving a lot of correspondence about the Invisible Children KONY video in which I appear briefly. Though I oppose injustice in any form, and therefore I support the message of the video, I was not consulted about the video which uses footage from my appearance on THE HENRY ROLLINS SHOW. I have no direct relationship with Invisible Children. I am concerned about what is happening in Uganda(and Darfur and many other areas of turmoil in the world). I have worked with L.E.A.D. Uganda to raise money for schools there. I’m glad Invisible Children is spreading awareness about Kony and the children he abducts to turn into child soldiers. These injustices need to be combated and encouraging people to use the democratic and creative tools at their disposal is a great thing. I cannot vouch for Invisible Children as an organization other than to say that I really like the spirit and effort behind this video. I did not design the Kony poster in the video, but I think a lot of the graphics in the video are well designed and effective. Check it out for yourself, I hope it encourages compassion and further action for social justice.
-Shepard Fairey
Cleon Peterson at Guerrero Gallery SF
Guerrero Gallery is pleased to present The Brinksman, an exhibition by Cleon Peterson.
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 10th, 7-11pm
Show Dates: March 10 – April 7, 2012
Through his paintings, we encounter a world riddled with anxiety, corruption and savage ferocity, where deviance and violence equal the usual state of affairs. Peterson describes his bedlam as “a gray world where law breakers and law enforcers are one in the same; a world where ethics have been abandoned in favor of personal entitlement.
2700 19th Street | San Francisco, CA 94110
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Tue – Sat 11am-7pm | Sun 12-5pm”
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