Occupy Oakland poster by Chris Shaw

ybca red on chris shaw studio Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Presents:

Occupy Bay Area
July 7-October 14, 2012
Gallery 3
$10 Regular, $8 Students, Seniors, Discount
FREE for YBCA Members & YBCA:You
FREE first Tuesday of each month – Noon – 8 pm

Since its inception in September 2011, the Occupy Movement has generated both praise and condemnation. A direct response to the financial instability, subprime mortgage crisis and the decline of trust in the government’s ability to effectively address the problems in the labor market, it continues to resonate in the American consciousness. In response to the significant output of art and documentation produced in support of the Occupy Movement in Oakland and San Francisco, YBCA has put together an exhibition of works that have proven to be particularly effective in supporting the goals and aspirations of the Movement. Impressively, various political poster artists devoted their talents to messaging the politics and culture of the movement by creating iconic images & designs that were a call to action, or posters announcing an upcoming event. In many ways these works, by twenty-five Bay Area artists, carry forward the region’s long tradition as a leader in political struggles, from the Free Speech Movement of the 1960s, to struggles by communities of color in the 1970s, to AIDS activism in the 1980s. The exhibition also includes a selection of photojournalistic and documentary photography and video that serve as a record of the events around the Occupy Movement.

Additionally, to connect to earlier movements and provide a historical context for the project, the exhibition includes posters and photographs from other political struggles, including the Black Panther Party, I-Hotel in Manilatown (1968-77); the ARC/AIDS Vigil at City Hall (1985-95); the Occupation of Alcatraz (1969-71); the Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley (1964-65); and the San Francisco State University protests, to gain an Ethnic Studies program and Black Student Union demands (1968-69).While these earlier movements certainly differ in ways from Occupy, they all are the result of a deep desire for marginalized peoples to be represented and treated fairly.

This exhibition is not meant to represent a fully executed social history, but is a testament of the power of images to evoke the emotional expression of popular and wide-spread sentiments. By localizing our efforts, we also pay special tribute to the role that Bay Area artists have played in giving voice to the 99% and utilizing art as an effective vehicle for social change.

Artists
Jesus Barraza; Robert Bechtle; R. Black; D. Ross Cameron; Melanie Cervantes; Ray Chavez; Li Chen; Sergio de la Torre; Zerena Diaz; Cannon Dill; Emory Douglas; Eric Drooker; Kota Ezawa; Alexandra Fischer; Dave Garcia; Rupert Garcia; Shirin Ghatfay; Ronnie Goodman; Ilka Hartmann; Brandon Hill; Brandon Jourdan; Jason Justice; Mike Koozmin; Suzanne Lacy; Stewart Long (Public Laboratory); Steven Marcus; Sanaz Mazinani; Gabby Miller, Miriam Klein Stahl and Matt Runkle; “Indian Joe” Morris; moyah pravda; Nuclear Winter Art; Occupy Design; Laura A. Oda; Thomas Pendergast; Political Gridlock; Cristy C. Roads; Favianna Rodriguez; Rachael Romero; Be Scofield; Chris Shaw; Jenny Sherman; Colin Smith; Winston Smith; Chuck Sperry; Eric Stewart; Sheila Tully; Jane Tyska; Gregoire Vion; Xavier Viramontes; Megan Wilson; Ewen Wright; Fred Zaw; unknown artists

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The Art of Moonalice poster show graphic by Carolyn Ferris

The Art of Moonalice poster show graphic by Carolyn Ferris

The Art of Moonalice

An exhibit of Rock Posters cre­ated for the band Moonalice.

Moonal­ice is a band that com­mis­sions a poster for every gig and gives them away for free. Since the band’s for­mation in 2007, Moonalice has pro­duced a unique series of over 460 orig­inal gig posters with artwork from over 20 artists.

Posters in the Moonalice series feature artwork from many of the legendary poster artists of the psy­che­delic 60’s as well as today’s top rock poster artists. Moonal­ice is a band that lets poster artists do what they do best “make art! Unen­cum­bered by stan­dard con­straints, Moonal­ice posters are as diverse as the artists who cre­ate them.

On Fri­day April 20, 2012, Moon­al­ice proudly presents it’s 420 Tribal Pow-Wow at Slim’s.
A night full of Moonalice music and a special Moonalice poster art exhibit.
Doors open at 6:00pm!

Moonalice’s 3 Set con­cert starts at 7:20pm, admission is $4.20 at the door.

15 Artists in attendance from 6-10pm:
David Singer, Stan­ley Mouse, Wes Wil­son, Chris Shaw, Alexan­dra Fis­cher, Lee Conklin, Dave Hunter, Car­olyn Fer­ris, Den­nis Larkins, Chuck Sperry, Den­nis Loren, John Seabury, John Mavroudis, Lau­ren Yurkovich, Dar­rin Brenner, Gary Houston

Also fea­tur­ing posters by: Wendy Wright, Grace Slick, George & Patricia SargentÂ, Ron Donovan, Claude Shade

Slim’s
333 11th Street
San Francisco, CA

more info at: MoonalicePosters.com &  Moonalice.com

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Moonalice silkscreen poster by Chuck Sperry

Moonalice silkscreen poster by Chuck Sperry

The Art of Moonalice

An exhibit of Rock Posters created for the band Moonalice.

Moonalice is a band that commissions a poster for every gig and gives them away for free. Since the band’s formation in 2007, Moonalice has produced a unique series of over 450 original gig posters with artwork from over 20 artists.

Moonalice posters feature artwork from many of the legendary poster artists of the psychedelic 60’s as well as today’s top rock poster artists. Moonalice is a band that lets poster artists do what they do best – make art! Unencumbered by standard constraints, Moonalice posters are as diverse as the artists who create them.

On Sunday, April 8, 2012, Moonalice proudly presents a concert and poster show at the Brooklyn Bowl. The full series of Moonalice posters will be on display and available for purchase at this first ever East Coast event. Many Moonalice poster artists will be attending the event in-person. The doors open at high noon, all events are FREE including Moonalice’s concert that will follow the poster show in the evening.

SUNDAY – APRIL 8, 2012

Doors open at Noon!

Artists in attendance:
David Singer – Stanley Mouse – Wes Wilson
Chris Shaw – Alexandra Fischer – Lee Conklin
Dave Hunter – Carolyn Ferris -Dennis Larkins
Wendy Wright – Chuck Sperry – Ron Donovan
Dennis Loren – John Seabury – John Mavroudis
Lauren Yurkovich – Darrin Brenner

Also featuring posters by:
Gary Houston – Claude Shade – Grace Slick
George and Patricia Sargent

BROOKLYN BOWL 61 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn, New York

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More info at Moonalice.com & MoonalicePosters.com

The Art of Moonalice

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