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March 16, 2020 By squirt

Color x Color: The Sperry Poster Archive – New Dates! – Retrospective Book, Poster Releases and Museum Exhibition

Published by Hangar 18
Introductions by Charles Bock and Carlo McCormick, 
Afterword by Josef Zimmerman, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Curator of Contemporary Art
Hardback First Edition of 1500
10.5 x 12.875 x 2+ inches 
752 pages / index
800+ color illustrations

“Color x Color: The Sperry Poster Archive” illustrates the 40 year career arc of renowned rock poster artist and master screen printer, Chuck Sperry. The 750+ page tome features over 800 color reproductions of Sperry’s work, from his early years creating posters for Bill Graham’s legendary Fillmore Auditorium, to his eye-arresting work for The Who, Eric Clapton, Pearl Jam, and the Black Keys.

Sperry Introduces each chapter of “Color x Color” with fresh and  insightful autobiographical detail, shedding light on his colorful art, life and career. As the artist prefaces his book: “To show you everything, well, that’s exactly what I set out to do two years ago. This book brings together every poster I have created.” 

The impetus to create this exhaustively complete book originates with the creation of an extensive special permanent collection of Sperry’s art to enter the archives of the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. 

“Color x Color” will be available through www.chucksperry.net in May 2020. Stay tuned for online release information!

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Color X Color: Selections from the Chuck Sperry Archive
October 24, 2020 – January 31, 2021

**IMPORTANT! Due to the significant impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, we have moved the events for this exhibition to the weekend of October 23-25, 2020. Any tickets you have purchased will be automatically transferred to the dates below.

If you have already purchased tickets for any “Color X Color” event but cannot attend in October, we politely ask that you consider donating those tickets to the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. However, we are prepared to offer you a full refund if you elect not to attend nor donate your tickets. Refund instructions will be made available April 22, 2020 through Fort Wayne Museum of Art.

Fort Wayne Museum of Art has kindly created a spectacular schedule of events for my solo retrospective museum exhibition. Please join us for a series of events that brings together the best of art and music!

Schedule of events for “Color x Color: Selections from the Chuck Sperry Archive” – with new event dates – the exhibition duration will be: October 24, 2020 – January 31, 2021.

October 23, 2020 6:30pm – Opening and Poster Release

TICKETS FOR THE SALE ARE SOLD OUT – See below to purchase admission-only tickets.

Still want to attend the opening but didn’t get a ticket for the sale? Get admission-only tickets here. 

Three brand new original Chuck Sperry designs will be revealed and released at this event (Oct 23).
(Museum Archive posters – on view at the museum exhibition – will not be for sale)

At this event, celebrate opening night of Chuck Sperry’s retrospective exhibition “Color X Color”, which will feature 150 prints representing the entirety of Sperry’s career. Enjoy appetizers and cash bar.

October 24, 11am – Artist and Curator Panel Discussion
Artist Chuck Sperry, FWMoA Curator of Contemporary Art Josef Zimmerman, and independent curator and critic Carlo McCormick will speak on Sperry’s life and career. Enjoy a Bloody Mary cash bar.
Tickets Available HERE

October 24, 3pm – Gallery talk with Chuck Sperry and Josef Zimmerman
Included with FWMoA admission. No RSVP required. Enjoy a walking gallery tour of Color X Color with artist Chuck Sperry and Curator of Contemporary Art Josef Zimmerman.

October 25, 3-4pm – Printmaking Demonstration and Workshop with Chuck Sperry
Learn from the singular figure of psychedelic poster printmaking Chuck Sperry with a hands-on workshop. Fee includes all supplies and your take-home creation.
Sold Out – Thank You!

 

 

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Carlo McCormick, Charles Bock, Chuck Sperry, Color X Color, Dave Schools, Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Jeff Ament, Josef Zimmerman, Mickey Hart, Patrick Carney, Roger Daltrey, Shaun Roberts, Wayne Kramer

February 21, 2020 By squirt

Color x Color: The Sperry Poster Archive – Retrospective Book, Poster Releases and Museum Exhibition

Published by Hangar 18
Introductions by Charles Bock and Carlo McCormick, 
Afterword by Josef Zimmerman, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Curator of Contemporary Art
Hardback First Edition of 1500
10.5 x 12.875 x 2+ inches 
752 pages / index
800+ color illustrations

“Color x Color: The Sperry Poster Archive” illustrates the 40 year career arc of renowned rock poster artist and master screen printer, Chuck Sperry. The 750+ page tome features over 800 color reproductions of Sperry’s work, from his early years creating posters for Bill Graham’s legendary Fillmore Auditorium, to his eye-arresting work for The Who, Eric Clapton, Pearl Jam, and the Black Keys.

Sperry Introduces each chapter of “Color x Color” with fresh and  insightful autobiographical detail, shedding light on his colorful art, life and career. As the artist prefaces his book: “To show you everything, well, that’s exactly what I set out to do two years ago. This book brings together every poster I have created.” 

The impetus to create this exhaustively complete book originates with the creation of an extensive special permanent collection of Sperry’s art to enter the archives of the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. 

“Color x Color” will be first made available at Sperry’s solo retrospective exhibition, “Color x Color: Selections from the Chuck Sperry Archive” at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art.

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Color X Color: Selections from the Chuck Sperry Archive
April 18-June 7, 2020

Fort Wayne Museum of Art has kindly created a spectacular schedule of events for my solo retrospective museum exhibition. Please join us for a series of events that brings together the best of art and music!

Schedule of events for “Color x Color: Selections from the Chuck Sperry Archive”

April 17, 6:30pm – Opening and Poster Release

Three brand new original Chuck Sperry designs will be revealed and released at this event (April 17).
(Museum Archive posters – on view at the museum exhibition – will not be for sale)

At this event, celebrate opening night of Chuck Sperry’s retrospective exhibition “Color X Color”, which will feature 150 prints representing the entirety of Sperry’s career. Enjoy appetizers and cash bar.
Tickets Available HERE

April 18, 11am – Artist and Curator Panel Discussion
Artist Chuck Sperry, FWMoA Curator of Contemporary Art Josef Zimmerman, and independent curator and critic Carlo McCormick will speak on Sperry’s life and career. Enjoy a Bloody Mary cash bar.
Tickets Available HERE

April 18, 3pm – Gallery talk with Chuck Sperry and Josef Zimmerman
Included with FWMoA admission. No RSVP required. Enjoy a walking gallery tour of Color X Color with artist Chuck Sperry and Curator of Contemporary Art Josef Zimmerman.

April 19, 3-4pm – Printmaking Demonstration and Workshop with Chuck Sperry
Learn from the singular figure of psychedelic poster printmaking Chuck Sperry with a hands-on workshop. Fee includes all supplies and your take-home creation.
Tickets Available HERE

May 7: Curator’s Tour, 12:15pm
Curator of Contemporary Art Josef Zimmerman will take you take you on a lively and engaging gallery tour of Color X Color. From specialized and personal points of view, curators offer unique perspectives on all FWMoA exhibits. Free with Museum admission.

 

 

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Carlo McCormick, Charles Bock, Chuck Sperry, Color X Color, Dave Schools, Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Jeff Ament, Josef Zimmerman, Mickey Hart, Patrick Carney, Roger Daltrey, Shaun Roberts, Wayne Kramer

June 3, 2016 By squirt

“Don’t Panic Open House” Chuck Sperry’s Hangar 18 Studio

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Friday, July 15, 2016
12 noon to 6 pm

Hangar 18
1428 34th Street (at Hollis)
Oakland, CA

I’m very happy to announce, my Third Annual Open House at Hangar 18 Studio Gallery on Friday, July 15 from 12 noon to 6 pm.

Let’s get together for a celebration! I’d love to welcome the Widespread Panic family to Oakland, California and give everyone a warm welcome to the my studio. This is a great opportunity to visit the print studio that gave birth to some of your favorite posters for your favorite band. I’ll be making a Widespread Panic art show, an exclusive showing of my art prints on oak panel, with some special prints, rarities, and surprises available!

We will be giving people random numbers at the door at 11 am, so overnight camping is not encouraged.

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I will have the brand, new book, “The Outlaw Bible of American Art” (Last Gasp) on sale as well. Edited by Alan Kaufman, this new anthology of art documents movements from the Post-war to the present, and includes a profile of my work.

The book includes: Brett Amory, James Romberger, Boris Lurie, Forrest Bess, Gertrude Stein, Tom Wolfe, Dash Snow, Carlo McCormick, Annie Sprinkle, John Yau, Allen Ginsberg, R. Crumb, Claes Oldenberg, Thomas Nozkowski, Richard Kern, Joe Coleman, Molly Crabapple, Nick Zedd, David Wojnarowicz and hundreds more.

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alan Kaufman, Allen Ginsberg, Annie Sprinkle, Boris Lurie, Brett Amory, Carlo McCormick, Chuck Sperry, Claes Oldenberg, Dash Snow, David Wojnarowicz, Don't Panic, Forrest Bess, Gertrude Stein, Hangar 18, James Romberger, Joe Coleman, John Yau, Molly Crabapple, Nick Zedd, Open House, Outlaw Bible of American Art, R. Crumb, Richard Kern, Thomas Nozkowski, Tom Wolfe, Widespread Panic

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squirtChuck 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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