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October 10, 2017 By squirt

“Help Puerto Rico” Show at Next Door Gallery to Aid Hurricane Victims

“Help Puerto Rico”
Exhibition from 16 to 21 October 2017

Next Door Gallery
Rue de l’Arquebuse 16
1204 Geneva

Opening:
19 October 2017 at 6pm
In the presence of many artists

Hours:
Mondy-Friday 1:00pm – 6:30pm
Saturday 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Or by appointment

Concerned artists, from different backgrounds, are mobilizing to help the population of the island of Puerto Rico devastated by Hurricane Maria. Next Door Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland, opens its doors for a unique exhibition where all sales will go to local aid organizations to bring water, electricity, and medicine to the most affected populations of the island.

Chuck Sperry • Serval • Da Black Sheep • jazi • Rey One • Bryan Teach • Steph Guignard
Defos • Nicolas Chablais • Geoffroy Baud • Nico Cennamo • Mrs Bô • Malizia Moulin
Javier Varela • Cruz • Grems • Giovanni Guida • Vesna Bilanovic • Thibault Shärer
And many more

Please contact Next Door Gallery for details of the pieces I’ve donated to the show. 

Join our Facebook event HERE

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bryan Teach, Chuck Sperry, Cruz, Da Black Sheep, Defos, Geoffroy Baud, Giovanni Guida, Grems, Javier Varela, jazi, Malizia Moulin, Mrs Bô, Next Door Gallery, Nico Cennamo, Nicolas Chablais, Rey One, Serval, Steph Guignard, Thibault Shärer, Vesna Bilanovic

August 27, 2017 By squirt

Sperry’s Classic Poster Book “High Volume” is back! Helikon + High Volume Package!

High Volume by Chuck Sperry

By luck, I was able to import the last “High Volume” books out of Argentina, with the help of book designer and artist Andres Agosin. Now I want to make it available to you!

“High Volume” was  printed for my appearance at Trimarchi Design Conference in 2012. Trimarchi is the largest design conference in the Spanish speaking world. I was invited to the conference by Argentine artists Santi Pozzi and Alan Berry Rhys. It was a great honor to address 4000-5000 people at the Mar del Plata Arena in Argentina in 2012, and to present my rock poster book to the world.

Trimarchi Design Conference speakers Chuck Sperry and Santi Pozzi

Trimarchi Design Conference speakers Chuck Sperry and Santi Pozzi

Trimarchi Design Conference speakers Chuck Sperry and Santi Pozzi

“High Volume” served as a pocket-sized catalog of my work up to 2012, written in English and Spanish (parallel text).

Over 60 posters from the career of rock poster legend Chuck Sperry, plus a lengthy interview with the artist. Includes studio shots and a short Sperry bio.

“Never known for following the consensus of any art establishment, Chuck Sperry has a strict loyalty to his craft, and has become a leading innovator of the rock poster art form.  His suspicion and disdain for mainstream American politics often characterizes his approach to making art.   With a sincere dedication to a broad public audience, Sperry reflects a social consciousness and draws much from the immediate urban environment.” 
– Renee de Cossio, curator, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

High Volume, The Art of Chuck Sperry

High Volume, The Art of Chuck Sperry

High Volume, The Art of Chuck Sperry

High Volume, The Art of Chuck Sperry

I’m able to make this book available to you in a very limited offering, perhaps for the last time!

High Volume
The Art of Chuck Sperry, 2012
Compiled by Alan Berry Rhys, Andres I. Agosin,
Luis M. Corrales Ruiz, Sergio E. Daniszewski
104 pages, 5.6875 x 7.875 inches
Full color, softcover book

Signed

High Volume 

Sold Out – Thank You!
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I am also making a very limited offering of a Helikon + High Volume Package. A two-book delivery for a special price!

Helikon
The Muses of Chuck Sperry, 2017
Published by Hangar 18
Foreward by Charles Bock
Hardback Second Edition of 2000 / “Silver Edition”
Silver embossed cover
9 x 12 inches / 136 pages
54 color illustrations
Printed and bound in the United States
ISBN: 978-0-9981407-1-1

Second Edition “Helikon” books are shrink-wrapped, and unsigned.
(I will only sign second edition “Helikon” books at events – in person – no exceptions).

“High Volume” is Signed

Helikon + High Volume Package 

All Helikon + High Volume Packages are Sold Out – Thank You!

My Book “Helikon, The Muses of Chuck Sperry” is still available by itself – link HERE!
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Details of “Helikon, The Muses of Chuck Sperry” below:

Helikon, The Muses of Chuck Sperry

Helikon, The Muses of Chuck Sperry

Chuck Sperry’s new book “Helikon” gathers together his masterfully screen printed wood panel series of contemporary-classical muses: work inspired by the spirit of the modern rock poster, graffiti, and the utopian ethos of 1960’s psychedelia.

“Helikon” presents 36 sumptuously photographed Sperrys paired with the prose or poem — from Homer to Nick Cave — that inspired each. Over a  dozen photos by Shaun Roberts give the reader an intimate portrait of the artist at work.

“Helikon” is Sperry’s beautifully designed, hand-bound coda to 5 years of artwork devoted to the perennial theme of Orphic Dionysian mysteries.

Foreward by New York Times’ bestselling author, Charles Bock, Beautiful Children, Alice & Oliver (Random House), and Best of NYC Culture 2016, Village Voice.

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My Book “Helikon, The Muses of Chuck Sperry” is available – link HERE!

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Selected Reviews of “Helikon”:

“Sperry draws from a deep, classical tradition of storytelling to visualize the famed and obscure characters from mythology. He continues by personifying “Music,” “Justice,” and “Equity” — putting faces on the concepts that seem to inspire his work greatly. Vivid and striking, the works inside Helikon are beautiful on the surface, but combined with the text, both classical and modern, they give insight into the muses that drive Sperry to create.” – Liz Ohanesian, Hi-Fructose, The New Contemporary Art Magazine, vol. 43

“San Francisco artist Chuck Sperry has earned his right in the rock ‘n roll hall of fame….. not for music but for his incredible talent of designing and silkscreen printing distinctive rock posters, he has a slew of famous names that he has worked with and his artwork has been exhibited at some leading art and music institutions. Chuck has honed his craft to perfection, with 20 years of experience behind him.” — Kylie Dexter, Beautiful Bizarre

“In Helikon, the words transport us, allowing us to see Sperry’s work through fresh, yet ancient, eyes. Importantly, they drive from our minds thoughts of the transitory — that Tethys was first introduced to the world as a Dave Matthews poster; that Artemis and Naiad made their debuts before fans of the Black Keys; that Olympia, Daphne, Semele, and Thalia were Panic ladies before they were Sperry’s muses.” — Ben Marks, Wink Books

Helikon, The Muses of Chuck Sperry

Helikon, The Muses of Chuck Sperry

Helikon, The Muses of Chuck Sperry

Helikon, The Muses of Chuck Sperry

Helikon, The Muses of Chuck SperryHelikon, The Muses of Chuck Sperry

Helikon, The Muses of Chuck Sperry

Helikon, The Muses of Chuck Sperry

 

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Chuck Sperry, Helikon, Helikon The Muses of Chuck Sperry, High Volume, Muses

August 24, 2017 By squirt

Peace, Love & Understanding, San Francisco, August 26, 2017

I am making this unsolicited peace offering because I love San Francisco…

Peace, Love and Understanding
Civic Center, San Francisco
Saturday, August 26th from 12pm – 5pm

Peace Love and Understanding seeks to focus on what unites us rather than what may divide us. Stand with us in celebration of the diversity that makes San Francisco and the nation stronger! — Speakers, music, and performances by Michael Franti and Spearhead, Malo, The Brothers Comatose, Momma’s Boyz, Marga Gomez & BeBe Sweetbriar.

“Right now it’s important that we not just stand against hate, but that we raise our voices with solidarity in support of diversity, inclusion and equality. Music is a unifying force in the world and in this time we need artists to standup, inspiring people to come together around these values.” – Michael Franti

Co-hosted by / Featuring: Rev. Dr. Megan Rohrer, Galeria de la Raza, Stop the Violence, Women’s March San Francisco, Castro Community On Patrol, Queer Nation-San Francisco, 7×7, Unafraid, Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Welcome

Peace, Love & Understanding protest poster images ready for action!

All You Need Is Love by Chuck Sperry

 

 

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Civic Center, Malo, Marga Gomez & BeBe Sweetbriar, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Momma's Boyz, Peace Love and Understanding, San Francisco, The Brothers Comatose

July 25, 2017 By squirt

Conscious Alliance: 5000 lbs of Food Donations with Sperry Poster Project!

Chuck Sperry, Conscious Alliance

I am very proud and grateful that my Conscious Alliance poster for The String Cheese Incident at Red Rocks was a major success in celebration of Conscious Alliance’s 15th Anniversary. We were able to collect an incredible outpouring of 5000 lbs in food donations through the distribution of my poster.

Conscious Alliance will be delivering this food, your loving heart-and-soul donations, to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota on Wednesday. Immediate relief will be given to a very deserving community – the great Oglala Sioux people – with all your help and I thank you!

Both Conscious Alliance and The String Cheese Incident were knocked out by the demand for my poster. Conscious Alliance has not seen anything like it in their 15 years of service. There were 100 people in line before Conscious Alliance opened, all three days, and posters sold out in 20 minutes three days in a row. It’s gratifying to harness beautiful, positive fan energy to make a difference in the world!

I want to thank each and every one of you who showed up early, brought food or donated to Conscious Alliance and received one of my intricate 7 color posters for the show. I put my faith, energy and dedication into this worthy project for Conscious Alliance, and we were able to make good things happen for their incredibly cool cause.

Thanks for your support!

Chuck Sperry

Chuck Sperry, Conscious Alliance

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Chuck Sperry, Conscious Alliance, The String Cheese Incident

May 22, 2017 By squirt

“Summer of Love” • Chuck Sperry Solo Show at l’Oeil Ouvert Gallery, Paris, France

Summer of Love, Chuck Sperry, Paris

“Summer of Love,” Chuck Sperry Solo Show
l’Oeil Ouvert Gallery
1 rue de Lucien Sampaix, Paris 75010
June 15 to July 15, 2017
Opening: June 15, 18:00
Rock’n’roll Party: June 21

We are very excited to announce our next solo exposition “Summer of Love,” the return of Chuck Sperry to l’Oeil Ouvert Gallery, Paris, France. Sperry is very pleased to bring dozens and dozens of new pieces screen printed on oak panel and on paper made in the very prolific period since his last visit to Paris in 2016.

“Summer of Love” is the latest traveling exposition of the work of Chuck Sperry, the celebrated screen print artist from San Francisco.

For this solo exposition at l’Oeil Ouvert Gallery, Chuck Sperry presents, not only 12 new limited edition muses printed on oak panel, but also some of his best known screen printed rock concert posters with all of the newest pieces from the past 2 years. We will also release a number of rarities and surprises (one each of Semele, Vivien and Eleutheria)!

Art Market Eleutheria by Chuck Sperry

Chuck is really happy to present and dedicate his new book, it’s second Silver Edition, “Helikon, The Muses of Chuck Sperry” 

Chuck Sperry’s new book “Helikon” gathers together his masterfully screen printed wood panel series of contemporary-classical muses: work inspired by the spirit of the modern rock poster, graffiti, and the utopian ethos of 1960’s psychedelia.

“Helikon” presents 36 sumptuously photographed Sperrys paired with the prose or poem — from Homer to Nick Cave — that inspired each. Over a dozen photos by Shaun Roberts give the reader an intimate portrait of the artist at work.

“Helikon” is Sperry’s beautifully designed, hand-bound coda to 5 years of artwork devoted to the perennial theme of Orphic Dionysian mysteries.

Foreward by New York Times’ bestselling author, Charles Bock, Beautiful Children, Alice & Oliver (Random House), and Best of NYC Culture 2016, Village Voice.

“Chuck Sperry is the Underworld’s true alchemist & visionary.” – Nick Cave

“Sperry draws from a deep, classical tradition of storytelling to visualize the famed and obscure characters from mythology. He continues by personifying “Music,” “Justice,” and “Equity” — putting faces on the concepts that seem to inspire his work greatly. Vivid and striking, the works inside Helikon are beautiful on the surface, but combined with the text, both classical and modern, they give insight into the muses that drive Sperry to create.” – Liz Ohanesian, Hi-Fructose, The New Contemporary Art Magazine, vol. 43

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Chuck Sperry, Helikon, Helikon The Muses of Chuck Sperry, l'Oeil Ouvert, Paris, Summer of Love

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Chuck Sperry lives in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, where he’s made his particular style of rock poster designs for over 20 years. He operates Hangar 18, a silkscreen print studio, located in Oakland. Learn More…

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