Chuck Sperry

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Milano Block Party, September 18, 2010

Giuseppe Roncen, famed editor of Italy’s car culture and motorcycle magazine Lowrider, called on me to do a piece for him for The Milano Block Party, a rock’n’roll motorcycle, hotrod, skate, surf, bike show and street party. He asked for my take on – an homage to – Gilbert Shelton’s “Shakedown Street” record cover for The Grateful Dead. My job was to set “Shakedown Street” in Milan, Italy. I saw it as a great chance to pay respect to my home-away-from-home. I wanted to rock out Giuseppe for the hospitality and friendship he showed me while I was staying in Italy. I won’t be able to attend the party, but I’ll be there in spirit!

Here are the show specifics in Italian:

Venerdi 17 settembre 2010
Inaugurazione del “BLOCK PARTY” e premier del film documentario “Onde Nostre”:
Presso il Cinema “Fontana” verra presentato il film documentario realizzato da Luca Merli e Matteo Ferrari sulla cultura surf diffusa sulle spiagge italiane
http://www.behindmagazine.com/contents/?page_id=12920
Art Show Opening party:
Presso “La Fonderia Napoleonica” si terre l’opening party ad inviti per la presentazione dell’evento e degli artisti presenti (dalle 21,00)
Dalle ore 22,30 l’evento sara aperto al pubblico a titolo gratuito e prevede l’apertura del “THE BLOCK PARTY – ART SHOW” con la partecipazione dei diversi artisti e ospiti coinvolti
http://www.fonderianapoleonica.it/

Sabato 18 settembre 2010
Kustom Kulture Art Show:
Evento all’interno del “La Fonderia” prende avvio alle ore 14,30 e si conclude alle 24,00
L’evento sara aperto al pubblico a titolo gratuito e prevede la mostra delle opere presenti al “KUSTOM KULTURE ART SHOW” con la partecipazione dei diversi artisti

Block Party (gli eventi in programma potranno subire modifiche )
Via Thaon di Revel viene chiusa dalla Rotonda di Segrino al Viale Stelvio . L’evento prende avvio alle ore 18,00 e si conclude alle ore 24,00.
Nel corso dell’evento sara articolato un calendario di momenti di aggregazione in strada (concerti, giochi per bambini)
Con il supporto dei principali attori di settore, sara organizzato un Contest per Skate e BMX, con la realizzazione di rampe per permettere agli atleti invitati di gareggiare e esibirsi nei diversi stili
L’evento sara aperto al pubblico a titolo gratuito

Domenica 19 settembre 2010
Kustom Kulture Art Show
Evento all’interno del “La Fonderia” prende avvio alle ore 11,00 e si conclude alle 17,00. L’evento sara aperto al pubblico a titolo gratuito. Nel corso dell’evento sara organizzato un Brunch con la presenza dei diversi artisti e ospiti coinvolti all’evento

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“Original Sticker Story” Editions Penibles at Mycroft, Paris, July 2, 2010

The day after making the show with Lena at Sesame, Ron and I met Alexanmdre D’Huy to set up a spontaneous show at a small storefront in the 11th arrondisement of Paris, called Mycroft, 13 rue Ternaux. Alex and his friend Silvio Magaglio set the show up. The idea was to completely sticker the store window, which drove a lot of the locals pretty insane. We hung posters along with sticker sheets inside. The show ran from July 2 until July 10. Here’s some pictures of setting up and throwing a great party for the opening.

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Umphrey’s McGee Poster Wins Award

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I’m really happy to report that my Umphrey’s McGee poster won Expresso Beans Poster of the Week.

Great way to start 2010. Thanks to everyone for your support!

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Congratulations to Aaron Horkey and Emek for winning 2009 Poster of the Year for their combined effort. I’ve come a long way in one year. I feel that the number two spot for my Widespread Panic poster reflects a positive change. I’ll keep kicking out the cool posters you just have to have for 2010.

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