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Fascist Stencils in San Francisco

(thanks to Laura for this Antifa stencil pic from Dachau, Germany)

A month or so ago, I photographed a new stencil in Clarion Alley, the funky painted street by Community Thrift on Valencia St. I wasn't sure at first if I was going to post the image to Stencil Archive, because for the first time in San Francisco, I had captured a White Supremest logo as negative space. Huh? The "New Right"? Why the hell are they tagging a right wing stencil in Clarion Alley? [I posted the stencil, because people need to know what their icons are and deface them whenever they can.]

Before the Clarion Alley block party, a friend buffed the stencils. I don't blame him, especially since Clarion Alley is a lefty, Anarcho-Radical zone, with murals that make hate-free political statements as well as critique capitalist society. Before the Block Party, I got word that the SFPD were going to crack down on open alcohol containers during the event. I stopped by the alley early to look for stencils and double check that rumor. Sure enough, a volunteer was making a sign telling people to behave that day. (The SFPD harassed participants by riding motorcycles through the party and did issue open container citations.)

Peat : Install Show, LA, CA 13 Nov

PEAT in LA - Friday the 13th on Elm Street!!!
A special solo/group show curated by Dabs and Myla!

Featured Artists:
Greg Craolaâ Simkins | Luke Cheuh | Peat Wollaeger | Jersey Joe Rime | The Witnes | Persue | Logan Hicks | Paul Chatem | Sergio Hernandez | Cat Cult | Anne Faith Nicholls | Jacob Arden McClure | Honkey Kong | Peekaboo Monster | Daryll Peirce L Croskey | Asylm | Buff Monster | Evan McEneaney | Jorge Macswiney | Sara Antoinette | Jeremiah Garcia | Josh Hart | Phil Lumbang

Nov. 13th - 8-11pm.
New Puppy Gallery
2808 Elm Street,Unit 1
Los Angeles,CA 90065

Chic' n' Stencil : 5 Nov in Paris

Groupshow
November 5, -  December 5, 2009
Opening November 5 from 6 pm 

Far from the 80's, stencil art is now various. Chic that is so late 2000's distinguishes the artists featured in this exhibition. Elegant and glamorous like Zalez and Tian, delicacy in the Japan world of Stew, and the mystery of the Betty Baron's wheatpastings combine aesthetics with architectural lines of the Polish duo Monstfur and with the gentle poetry of based Vancouver Indigo.

Galerie Itinerrance
7 bis rue René Goscinny - Paris 13e
+ 33 (0)1 53 79 16 62
Opening hours Wed-Sat 2-7 pm  

C215 and Logan Hicks: 6 Nov

Show & Tell Gallery is proud to welcome world-renowned international stencil artists C215 (Paris) & Logan Hicks (NYC) to their first exhibition in Canada. The show titled “Parallel Universe” is a unique look at stencil art, a subculture of graffiti that can be traced back over 30 years. Through their medium of choice both artists aim to capture the essence of city life. Logan creates highly detailed renditions of cityscapes, focusing on architecture, alleyways, and scenes that might not be easily recognized as beautiful. C215 on the other hand aims to capture human emotions and feelings through the subjects he chooses to paint, with his focus mainly on homeless, anonymous, and people who are generally rejected by society. The juxtaposition of both artists style is really something special, while they are close friends and work in a common medium their artistic styles vary significantly. “Parallel Universe” marks the first joint show between the pair and will feature several collaborative works as well as pieces that are inspired by one another.