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June 26, 2019 By squirt

KQED Arts: Nonprofit Developer To Save Community Of Tenants & Murals In Redstone Building By Barry McGee, Chuck Sperry, Ruby Neri, Carolyn Castaño

KQED Arts • June 26, 2019 • by Sam Lefebvre

1934 General Strike Meeting at the Redstone Building (1997) by Chuck Sperry

[Excerpt from KQED Arts, full article below]

The San Francisco Labor Temple opened in 1914, and for decades played a key role in the city’s labor movement. It was the headquarters for unions including Bookbinders’ Local 125, the first all-women union, and in 1934 was the nexus of a historic general strike. The building sold in 1968, gradually acquiring its current mix of arts, social services and cultural advocacy tenants.

In the 1990s, the Lab and the Clarion Alley Mural Project commissioned artists including Barry McGee, Chuck Sperry and Carolyn Castaño to paint murals commemorating the building’s legacy of labor organizing and community service. One of the city’s only publicly viewable artworks by the late Mission School artist Margaret Kilgallen is the Lab’s hand-painted sign.

Dena Beard, executive director of the Lab, described the murals as a prescient collection of the Mission School, a movement associated with unconventional materials, everyday forms and social commentary. “Every piece is really indicative of the artists’ styles at the time,” Beard said. “It was major recognition for what we now consider a hugely important movement.”

Detail: 1934 General Strike by Chuck Sperry

Invitation to opening reception, full list of artist collective, dedication by Mayor of San Francisco

Filed Under: Press & Reviews Tagged With: Aaron Noble, Barry McGee, Carolyn Castaño, Chuck Sperry, Clarion Alley Mural Project, Creative Work Fund, Isis Rodrguez, John Fadeff, KQED Arts, Redstone Building, Rigo 23, Ruby Neri, Sam Lefebvre, Sebastiana Pastor, Susan Greene, The Lab

May 17, 2019 By squirt

Popmatters: Ghosts of the Forest “Demonstrates the True Spiritual Power of Rock’n’Roll” • Gorgeous Sperry Print Marks Occasion

Popmatters • May 17, 2019 • by Greg M. Schwartz

Trey Anastasio puts together a unique band for a special tour in tribute to a departed friend and delivers a mystical experience that demonstrates the true spiritual power of rock’n’roll. Gorgeous Sperry print marks the occasion…

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Filed Under: Press & Reviews Tagged With: Berkeley, Chuck Sperry, Ghosts of the Forest, Greek Theatre, Greg M. Schwartz, Muses, Popmatters, The Muses of Chuck Sperry, Trey Anastasio

April 18, 2019 By squirt

Chuck Sperry’s Women’s March Poster Spotted in New York Times

“In Divided Washington, Relief and Disappointment at Mueller Report” • The New York Times • April 18, 2019 • by Katie Rogers

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Filed Under: Press & Reviews Tagged With: Chuck Sperry, Mueller Report, New York Times, Robert Mueller, Washington, Women's March

March 9, 2019 By squirt

Chuck Sperry’s 1995 Bush Poster Spotted in “Captain Marvel”: Hollywood Reporter

Hollywood Reporter • March 5, 2019 • by Aaron Couch

Filed Under: Press & Reviews Tagged With: 1990s, Brie Larson, Bush, Captain Marvel, Chuck Sperry, Gavin Rossdale

February 3, 2019 By squirt

Sperry’s “Worlds Within” Spotted in the London Times, Roger McNamee Fights Social Media’s Threat to Democracy

February 2, 2019 • The London Times • by Ben Hoyle

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Filed Under: Press & Reviews Tagged With: Ben Hoyle, Chuck Sperry, Facebook, London Times, Mark Zuckerberg, Roger McNamee

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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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  • “Color x Color” Chuck Sperry Retrospective at Fort Wayne Museum of Art until July

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