FIRST AMENDMENT GALLERY
1000 HOWARD STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103
415.861.5089
TUES-SAT 12PM-6:30PM, SUN 12PM-5PM
CLOSED MONDAY
In 2005, Facebook’s President at the time Sean Parker, hired artist David Choe to paint the original Facebook Headquarters in Palo Alto. Mr Choe was offered $60,000 for the commission but instead chose to take Facebook stocks. 7 years later it is now 2012 and the stocks he holds could potentially be worth over $200,000,000. [...]
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Untitled by Vogue Days go by and it still trips me out when I realize I’m not looking at a photo. This is his only print of this design measuring 30″ x 40″ and it’s exactly to scale of his original artwork, of course entirely executed exclusively in spraypaint… One of the many dope pieces [...]
For many years, Los Angeles has been home to some of the most innovative mural work, but that may no longer be true if the city’s crackdown on public art continues. Changes to the city’s municipal code in the last decade mean that murals are now defined as signs. Obtaining permission to post legal [...]
A team of 5 from Microsoft came to the gallery on the evening of October 26, stoked to learn about graffiti art. Curious and inquisitive, they asked some wonderful questions during the history of graffiti session. Following the history lesson, they then got to see some murals firsthand, and attempted to decipher some funky fresh [...]
Anna, the one who whips us into shape, chooses Scott Sueme‘s “Yellow Lit” as her favorite piece from Fast Forward. “I was first attracted to Scott’s piece because of the colors. They are bright, fresh and lively. It reminds me of a colorful labyrinth that I would love to get lost in. Also, [...]
Graffiti action in the morning to start your day! Last Monday, October 17, 1AM had the pleasure of hosting a graffiti workshop for an awesome team of 12 from SAP Labs led by none other than SAP Lab-er Tim R. Their team arrived bright and early, fueled with bagels and coffee and ready to begin [...]
Picture it: October 12, 2011. It was a hot and sunny afternoon, and there was a team of 21 from Splunk, Inc., geared up and ready for a Graffiti workshop. But before they could start spraying, they took a history lesson or two from local graff legend Nate1. After that, the whole Splunk team scoped [...]
With one man down and another member swamped in meetings, the 5 remaining Facebook crew members continued forward on their quest to learn about graffiti art. Led by General Amber S., they made it to the corner of 6th and Howard to partake in a bit of aerosol action at 1AM gallery History of Graffiti, [...]
Graff junkies getting funky fresh on 6th and Howard. Check out the video to get a feel of what 1AM’s Art of Graffti 2.0 class has to offer! Interested? Intrigued? Tickled pink? Contact Gina at: classes@1amsf.com for more information, or CLICK HERE for online enrollment.
