Tiki Central / California Events / Major Tiki Art Show in San Francisco!!
Post #110793 by babydoe on Fri, Aug 27, 2004 5:07 PM
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For the past year Otto and I have been working on our dream of having a Tiki Art Show in San Francisco. Somehow we got over 60 of the top artist to agree to make our dream a reality! We even put together a 90 page full color catalog in conjunction with this gallery show. If you can't make the opening weekend the art show will be up for 3 weeks. Check it out if you are interested! XOXO Baby Doe The Shooting Gallery and Otto von Stroheim presents... Curated by Otto von Stroheim of Tiki News Magazine meet the artist and enjoy uke music by Frank Novicki Exhibit shows September 14 - October 9, 2004 Shooting Gallery On Friday, September 17, 2004 The Shooting Gallery & Tiki News unveil ‘Tiki Art Now!’ - an exhibit of over 60 well-known and upcoming Tiki artists from around the globe. Based on its longstanding history and mass appeal Tiki Style can now be recognized as an American Folk Art movement. This exhibit shows some of today’s most exciting American artists plus highlights international artists working in the Tiki Style. We are proud to showcase artists that in history will be acknowledged as some of the preeminent Tiki artists of our time. The site of this show is one of the hottest new galleries in San Francisco: The Shooting Gallery. FREE catered food provided by Tiki Go Go. We are proud to announce that this stunning display of neo-primitve images is captured in a 90 page full color catalog available opening night. Co-published by Last Gasp, the catalog features an introduction by the king of Lowbrow art, founder of Juxtapoz magazine Robert Williams, and foreword by Tikimiester Otto von Stroheim, publisher of Tiki News. Exhibit features artists from across the US as well as from Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan and Mexico. Some of the artists include: Shag, Marco Almera, Bosko, Sunny Buick, Dave Burke, Kalynn Campbell, Dirty Donny, Crazy Al Evans, Richie Fahey, Rod Filbrandt, Mary Fleener, Bruce Gossett, Christine Karas, Joe Leonard, Sharon Leong, Mr. Lucky, Munktiki, Mitch O’Connell, Lisa Petrucci, The Pizz, Isabel Samaras, Von Franco, and more... P.S. We are waiting for the rest of the books which are on a slow boat from China (really!) if you need to get a book that weekend please arrive early |