FIRST AMENDMENT GALLERY
1000 HOWARD STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103
415.861.5089
TUES-SAT 12PM-6:30PM, SUN 12PM-5PM
CLOSED MONDAY
The whole world is watching Facebook’s IPO day unfold. Offered at $38 at the opening bell, will they reach their estimated company valuation of $137 billion at day’s end? Unlike everyone else, we are not going to count up how many more millions of dollars these investors and employees are going to have, rather we are going to take a look back at where they were before they were millionaires.
Sculpture by Michael Walsh who will be exhibiting in next month’s show with Sean Barton.
“It’s A Long Way To The Top” : June 15 – July 15
Last night we had a creatively successful workshop with the company and clients of ShareThis. They really brought out their art skills and pushed past the fears of spray paint, windy weather, and 6th Street! 
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Thank you to everyone who was at the opening reception last night! And for all of you who didn’t get to make it, MOST WANTED: Behind the Hype will be up until June 10th. You don’t want to miss it! Over 25 up-and-coming custom toy artists from around the world (Brazil, Poland, Germany, England, Switzerland, Mexico, U.S.A. etc.) are being featured in the show!
“Teodoto” by Matucha
We’ll be saying our farewell to “The Rusted Souls” this Sunday, May 6th.
"Vigilant" by Emerson Tung
“Art is: the language of the universe. The universe doesn’t speak English or any foreign language, it speaks ART.” – Karlo Santa Ana
“Art is: ideas of beauty manifested in physical forms.” – Emerson Tung
“Art is: everywhere” – James Garcia
“To quote Christopher De Leon ‘Keep doing you.’ In other words stay honest to your work.” – James Garcia
Check out the sneak peek of our next show: “MOST WANTED: Behind the Hype”
Who are they and what world do they live in?
Walk into an era where its human vs machine: Gaby and her troop of freedom fighters, The Rusted Souls, are seeking to eliminate the Mech tyrant order of robots, who torture and enslave disobeying humans. The story starts in the Utopian era, where technological advances led to the development of the artificially intelligent Mech robots. Soon, the Darkest Days fell upon Earth as the Mechs (termed “The Gress”) started enslaving and killing humans, following their plan to create their own “Utopia.”
"The Victor" by Emerson Tung
“The Rusted Souls” is a Sci-fi exhibit including a variety of works such as paintings, drawings, musical installations, and digital prints all inspired by a proposed film narrative by James Garcia, curator of The Rusted Souls and featured artist.
In the show you will see work by Eve Skylar, giving the viewer an idea of the utopian and apocalyptic settings where the story takes place. In addition, there are character portraits and in-action portrayals of The Rusted Souls by James Garcia, Emerson Tung, Jesse Hernandez, Karlo Santa Ana, Christopher De Leon, Jeremy Sorrell and Ivera Pennant. A third set of works showcases the Mechs and other robots in digital prints by Dino Ignacio, acrylic/oil paintings by Christopher De Leon and more! Two hands-on sound installations by Pu22l3 are featured on the walls that visitors can tinker with to give out different electronic noises.
So come to 1AM, make your own electronic noises and check out the art!
The last weekend of the sale has arrived!
Specials include:
$4 Ironlak cans
50% off selected books
$14 shirts, $32 crews
50% off remaining Truck Show pieces (See Online)
Last chance!
When Ken Fulk Design contacted us to add some graffiti funk to their event, we were ecstatic. They wanted us to paint on waiter jackets, wedding dresses and sailor suits for “Le Grande Fete”, the opening of Jean Paul Gaultier’s exhibition at de Young Museum. With a very short timeline (we had less than a week to complete 70 garments), our team pulled together and delivered. 1AM most definitely made its mark on the biggest party of the year… we were seen everywhere.
Graffiti pants and shirt by 1AM
Are you tired of getting blown around in this wind and rain? Are you soaked to your socks, trying to check out the new murals by Rime, Wand, Yes2, and Keb?
Don’t sweat! Our current exhibition “Outside In” brings the murals indoors!
For the 2nd time, every cut, every fade, each line, stroke, flare, doo-dad, polka dot, bit, arrow; everything is so close you can smell it, you can almost touch it, we don’t condone the tasting of any art, but as you can see it is close enough for you to enjoy to your heart and camera’s content.
Do you hear what I’m saying? If you really love it, you can bring it home with you!
