happenings Archive
photography
This was last Thursday in Downtown, Oakland. That’s me in the center and JR at far right. For reals. If you’ve been following this blog, you might recall
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paintings
West Oakland’s 16th Street train station was designed by architect Jarvis Hunt, and it opened for business (101 years ago) in 1912. In its early days, the station
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vinyl
A royally sad day for European toy collectors and American anglophiles. Kidrobot has announced the closure of its London store: Yes, unfortunately, it really is true: Our Earlham Street
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sculpture
The KAWS hype machine is about to get even more blown out of proportion. In just a few weeks, as Americans sit couched and catatonic from our ample
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industrial
This week my friend, French artist, and fellow Maniac, SKWAK, took one step closer to blurring the distinction between the Maniac World and the Real World. Partnering with Chinese
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paintings
Last week (for one week only), a vacant 36,000 square foot, three-story warehouse in Berkeley became Special Delivery, a gigantic gallery for Bay Area graffiti art. The event
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vinyl
Amos Toys is one of the longest running and most respected independent brands in the niche industry of designer toys. Recently, they announced that Amos Toys had run its
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Art
You win, LA, but just for tonight. “Breaking GIFs,” a conceptual art project inspired by the AMC TV show, Breaking Bad, opens in just under two hours. The exhibit is
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conventions
I like signs, and in particular, protest signs, so naturally I was drawn to the distinctly jaundiced Jesusy signs outside the convention center during Comic-Con. In the photo
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illustration
Earlier this month, Jeremy Fish was invited to give a lecture at his alma mater, the San Francisco Art Institute. The audience, comprised of graduating students and other
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