There’s another chance to see American Artifact here in San Francisco, tonight, Wednesday, October 28 at 7 pm.

I’ll be participating in a Q&A after the show. Hope to see you there!

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SAN FRANCISCO DOC FEST, CA:

Wednesday, October 28 (7pm)

Roxie Cinema

3117 16th St.

San Francisco, CA 94103

tickets: $11

The screening 10/28 (7pm). Film screening / Q&A with special guests Chuck Sperry and Ron Donovan from Firehouse, Dennis Loren, Winston Smith, Chris Shaw, Paul Imagine, and more.

MALLEUS, the artist collective of Urlo, Poia and Lu, the remarkable poster design team from Italy, will be returning to San Francisco this year under the tour banner DARK NOUVEAU.

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The following events are a celebration of “DARK NOUVEAU,”  a return to the roots of poster creation. DARK NOUVEAU evokes equally the fin de siècle style of Toulouse-Lautrec and 1960’s San Francisco Psychedelia – and operates here as a manifesto of reinvention and revision – aimed at connecting to the poster movement of the Decadent Period to the Belle Epoque and folding it into the Psychedelic Period to the present modern global silkscreen movement.

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The Rock Poster Society’s Festival of Posters 2009 at the Hall of Flowers • Golden Gate Park • Saturday, October 10 • 10 am to 6 pm

Exhibiting this year will be:

PNE (Post New Explosionism: Emek, Justin Hampton, Jermaine Rogers), Malleus (from Italy), Drowning Creek Studios (Jeff Wood with Johnny Thief), Burlesque of North America, The Firehouse (Chuck Sperry and Ron Donovan), Wes Wilson, David Byrd (of Fillmore East fame), Stanley Mouse, Brad Klausen, Victor Moscoso, Dave Hunter, Gary Houston, Lee Conklin, S.F. Rockposters, David Singer, Randy Tuten, Alan Forbes, Justin McNeal, Marq Spusta, Billy Perkins, Paul Imagine, David D’Andrea, Bob Cohen (Avalon co-founder), Chris Shaw, Alex Fischer, Eric King, Carolyn Ferris, Tea Lautrec Litho, John Seabury, Gregg Gordon, John Howard, Cahoots Graphics  (Dennis Loren), Ryan Kerrigan, fillmoreposters.com, Jim Pierce, Pat Ryan, Perry Pfeffer, Dano Kuhlken  (DKNG Studios), Connected Music, Larry Freeman, Cliff Yamasaki, Vince Dugar, Political Gridlock, Sherwood Donahue, Helie Robertson, Tom Hill, Kris Mikkelson and Ron Schaeffer.

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DARK NOUVEAU opens at 7pm • Saturday, October 10 at ARTROCK GALLERY • 893 Folsom Street in San Francisco

New works by MALLEUS • Alan Forbes • Chuck Sperry and Ron Donovan of the Firehouse

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DARK NOUVEAU art installation at VARNISH FINE ART GALLERY • at 7pm • Friday, October 23 • MALLEUS • Alan Forbes • Chuck Sperry and Ron Donovan of the Firehouse • Dave Hunter

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DARK NOUVEAU at WEST FEST • A limited edition silkscreen series celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock will be presented by artists: MALLEUS • Chuck Sperry • Ron Donovan • Dave Hunter – look for our table at Speedway Meadow, Sunday afternoon, October 25, 2009

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“AMERICAN ARTIFACT: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art”

Screening at The Roxie Cinema • 3117 16th Street • San Francisco

Sunday night • October 25 • 9:15 pm

Q&A with special guests Chuck Sperry Ron Donovan of the Firehouse • Winston Smith • Chris Shaw • Dennis Loren • Paul Imagine • Malleus

I returned home late Sunday night from a weekend of poster shows to find my advance copy of the American Artifact DVD, and the package is really outstanding! Couldn’t wait to open it up and have a look. Great design by Dennis Loren! The American Artifact DVD will be available for purchase at select screenings of the film starting in August, 2009.

More information about American Artifact

 THE HENRY FORD MUSEUM, DETROIT, MI: Aug 20th, 7pm

The Henry Ford Museum (Anderson theater)

20900 Oakwood Blvd. 

Dearborn, MI 48124 

tickets: $15 

Movie screening and rock poster art show, featuring Detroit poster artist Mark Arminski. Q & A with director Merle Becker, and Detroit rock poster artists Mark Arminski & Gary Grimshaw afterwards. Doors open 6p, theater seating starts 6:45p. 18 and older only.

THE TIMES CINEMA, MILWAUKEE, WI: Oct 10th, 8p

5906 W. Vliet Street

Washington Heights

Milwaukee, WI, 53208 

tickets: TBD 

Movie screening / art event including work by EMEK, featuring Q&A with the director and surprise guest. More details coming soon. 

MACKINAC ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL, MI: Oct 8-10th, time TBD

Mission Point Resort

6633 Main Street

Mackinac Island, MI 49757 

tickets: TBD 

This ground breaking film festival is being held in conjunction with Mission Point Resort on Mackinac Island, October 8-10, 2009. The Festival’s mission is to provide a venue for filmmakers to showcase their work and to foster a collaborative network that results in the creation of a new motion pictures. The 2.5 day event spotlights independent filmmakers.

NYC PREMIERE: ROYAL FLUSH FESTIVAL, NY, NY: Oct 15th-18th, time TBD

Anthology Film Archives

32 2nd Ave. 

New York, NY 10003 

tickets: TBD 

New York Premiere, featuring Q&A with the director Merle Becker, and artist Tara McPherson Also, art opening featuring the work of Tara McPherson, Art Chantry, Jay Ryan, Emek, Scrojo, Justin Hampton, Firehouse, Jermaine Rogers, and Lindsey Kuhn.

INCUBATE FEST ‘09, TILBURG HOLLAND: Sept 13th-20th, time TBD

Filmfoyer

Louis Bouwmeesterplein 1,

Tilburg, Holland 

tickets: TBD 

Incubate independent music and arts festival, featuring music and poster art from around the world, and home to Z-Stock, Europe’s version of America’s poster fest, Flatstock. Special guests TBA.

FLATSTOCK EUROPE, HAMBURG, GERMANY: Sept 24th-26th, time TBD

Halb Acht

Hein-Hoyer-Str. 16 / Hamburg St. Paul

Germany 

tickets: TBD 

Flatstock Europe is presented by American Poster Institute and the Reeperbahn Festival (http://www.reeperbahnfestival.com/), and features close to 40 rock poster artists from 8 different countries. 

I confess, I’ve always loved The English Beat. Judging from the packed house on Monday, August 3, 2009, I’m not alone. My poster goes retro, mixing my metaphors with Vienna Secession Style, the Glasgow Arts and Crafts Movement and early-1960’s retro cool: going 2 Tone in three color. A solid gold poster for Firehouse Goldenvoice number 54.

Ran into Rudy (Can’t Fail) Fernandez, at the show who was there to meet with front man Dave Wakeling. Rudy met the Clash in the late 70’s, driving Joe, Mick and co. around California during their first tour, and since then, there isn’t an English musician Rudy doesn’t know. Rudy introduced me and Dave Wakeling, so having a conversation with the famed singer was a treat. Subject of conversation: American Artifact, the rock poster documentary by Merle Becker that Dave and I appear in. His comment, “Seems this poster thing is very San Francisco.”

“It’s my bag, man,”

Don’t save it for later, because this one just can’t stop.

Reel Big Fish • The English Beat

Firehouse Goldenvoice Series Number 54

Edition of 150

3 colors on archival cream eco-friendly paper

22″ x 32″

Signed and Numbered

$100 + $7 Shipping