Monthly Archives: September 2010

1:AM INTERVIEWS JAMES PRIGOFF, CO-AUTHOR OF “SPRAYCAN ART”

Spraycan Art, published in 1987, is one of the earliest documents of graffiti culture and is still relevant. 200,000 copies have been sold and sales continue to climb. Prigoff’s photographic prints from the 80′s are on view now as part of The Classics exhibition at 1:AM, as well as a monumental portrait of the visionary [...]

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ESTRIA’S CAN FILM FESTIVAL @ 1:AM TOMORROW!

Estria is kicking off his 4th Annual Invitational Graffiti Battle tomorrow night at 1:AM Gallery.  “The Can Film Festival” will start at 6 and run through 10:30pm.  We will be playing the renegade film, Dirty Hands, the Art and Life of David Choe and an ’80s classic, Beat Street.  As a special treat, Harry Kim, [...]

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ALTERED BARBIE SHOW

It was my first time at the Altered Barbie event and let me tell you, it was a fabulous experience.  I went to the Artists’ Reception for the event on September 16 and was pleasantly greeted by an ebullient, purple and yellow-haired fairy Barbie look-alike named Sabine. She was my childhood Butterfly Barbie in the [...]

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AN ACTION PACKED MONTH JUST FOR YOU

Estria and Nate1 along with 1:AM gallery are bringing you an action packed month.  Mark your calendars because this is one helluva month for Bay Area Graffiti…

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THE CLASSICS OPENING RECEPTION

We’ve been slow on the jump.  “The Classics”, a graffiti art exhibit curated by Nate1, opened last week at 1:AM gallery.  The night was full of old skool graffiti writers from Bay Area’s Golden Age of Graffiti, DJ Dizzy from SF Zulu, DJ ExtraLars, DJ Deandroid, DJ Chris the Rebel, MykeOne AlmightyDjs and CUBA on [...]

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KEEPIN’ IT FRESH – NEW WALL ON HOWARD AND 6TH (DEFENSTRATION BUILDING)

New pieces up on the Howard Street Defenestration wall by Ces, Wand, Ivory, and Keb.

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ARE YOU READY? ESTRIA’S “COME TO CONQUER” KICKS OFF IN 2 WEEKS!

Here is the official press release… Make it happen, peeps.  Support the urban arts and people who are trying to make a difference! The 4th Annual Estria Invitational Graffiti Battle and “Come to Conquer” Graffiti Series Features the West Coast’s Top Graffiti Artists in One Day Competition September 13, 2010 (OAKLAND, CA) – Graffiti living legend [...]

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SFBG GIVING THE CLASSICS LOVE!

We had the pleasure of meeting Caitlin Donohue, a culture writer for SFBG, last week.  She and her friends were able to attend a sneak peek of The Classics with a private walking tour / commentary by Nate1, our curator and teacher extraordinaire .  Check out what she thought of the show and Nate1: Golden [...]

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THE CLASSICS… ROLL CALL!

The Classics exhibition is celebrating the artists from the Bay Area’s Golden Age of Graffiti.  The show is designed to educate street art lovers and collectors about the people and the time period that progressed this artistic craft to its’ popularity today.  It opens tonight at 1:AM Gallery.  Be here. Peep the killer line-up: Crayone [...]

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THE CLASSICS ON DECK!

It’s our favorite part of a new opening… when artists from different walks of life, grace our 6th Street wall.  We get excited and giddy like schoolgirls cause we get to watch amazing artists get down and paint.  Nate1, curator of The Classics, wanted to get all the artists on the wall somehow (note: there [...]

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