New York Times • October 7, 2011 • by Ben Marks

By squirt
New York Times • October 7, 2011 • by Ben Marks

By squirt
I’m happy to announce I’ll be attending TRPS Festival of Rock Posters. First, I’ve got some news to share regarding some exclusive releases for the Festival. Second, I have a special promotion to tell you about.
First, I’ll be making some very limited variants available on a one per person basis only to participants of the exposition on October 8, 2011. There are some surprises here:
The Black Keys, Cage The Elephant, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
30 x 22
Blue Linen Variant Edition of 25
6 colors on blue linen paper
Signed and Numbered
This exclusive release is only available at TRPS Festival of Rock Posters, October 8, 2011.
The Black Keys, Outside Lands, San Francisco
August 13, 2011
20 x 34
Blue Linen Variant Edition of 25
6 colors on blue linen paper
Signed and Numbered
This exclusive release is only available at TRPS Festival of Rock Posters, October 8, 2011.
Humanity
22 x 33
Blue Linen Variant Edition of 4
6 colors on blue linen paper
Signed and Numbered
This exclusive release is only available at TRPS Festival of Rock Posters, October 8, 2011.
Widespread Panic “Summer” Poster
Gold Japanese Mulberry Variant Edition
22 x 33
7 colors on imported Gold Japanese Mulberry paper
Signed and Numbered
Edition of 5
This exclusive release is only available at TRPS Festival of Rock Posters, October 8, 2011.
Widespread Panic “Summer” Poster
Silver Japanese Mulberry Variant Edition
22 x 33
7 colors on imported Silver Japanese Mulberry paper
Signed and Numbered
Edition of 3
This exclusive release is only available at TRPS Festival of Rock Posters, October 8, 2011.
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Okay second, my special promotion, well, treasure hunt really.
If you’ve been reading my blog closely you may be aware that I have a lot of art work hanging around the fair City of San Francisco. I’d like you see to see all my art in person – so I’m providing a little incentive – in a fun way.
First here’s a list of the three exhibitions where I have work showing (then I’ll show you what you get, if you go and see them; and explain how you can get it) …
1. The San Francisco Museum Of Modern Art Window Gallery is exhibiting an 11 foot by 9 foot acrylic painting of mine called “Saint Everyone” on Minna Street (which is hanging with Chris Shaw’s and Ron Donovan’s paintings in adjoining windows). There is also a colaborative piece, I painted with Chris Shaw, called “Temporally Bound (Three Gorgons)” which is installed on Natoma Street on the other side of the SFMOMA garage.
2. Varnish Fine Art Gallery is exhibiting a painting of mine called “Heathen Child” at 16 Jesses Street as part of their Relaunch Show.
3. The San Francisco Public Library is exhibiting “High Volume: Rock Art from the Chuck Sperry Archive and the Firehouse Goldenvoice Poster Series” at the Main Branch on Grove and Market.
Here’s what you get – limited to one per person – on a first come / first serve basis – while supplies last:
The Rock Poster Society, Festival of Rock Posters, 2011
18 x 33
Edition of 100
2 colors on imported purple linen paper
Signed and Numbered
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Here’s how you get it:
Take a photograph of yourself in front of my art as exhibited in one of the following shows:
1. SFMOMA Window Gallery, “Saint Everyone” or “Temporally Bound (Three Gorgons)”
2. Varnish Fine Art Gallery, “Heathen Child.”
3. San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch, “High Volume.”
You must be physically present at one of the above listed shows and take a photo of yourself there: in front of my art. Then bring the photo to me at The Rock Poster Society, Festival of Rock Posters on October 8, 2011 and show me your photo. Once I verify that you have indeed been to one of the above listed shows, and have successfully taken a photo in front of my art there, then you will receive my poster (directly above) entitled “The Rock Poster Society, Festival of Rock Posters, 2011” (limited to one per person while supplies last on a first come / first serve basis). This exclusive release promotion is only available at TRPS Festival of Rock Posters, October 8, 2011.
BONUS GIFT VARIANT: You must be physically present at ALL THREE LOCATIONS (listed as 1. SFMOMA , 2. Varnish Fine Art , 3. SF Public Library above) of the above listed shows and take a photos of yourself at ALL THREE LOCATIONS: in front of my art. Then bring the photos to me at The Rock Poster Society, Festival of Rock Posters on October 8, 2011 and show me your photos. Once I verify that you have indeed been to all three of the above listed show locations, and have successfully taken photos in front of my art at all three locations, then you will receive my BONUS GIFT VARIANT of the poster entitled “The Rock Poster Society, Festival of Rock Posters, 2011” (limited to one per person while supplies last on a first come / first serve basis). This exclusive release promotion is only available at TRPS Festival of Rock Posters, October 8, 2011.
By squirt
I’m really happy to report that my TRPS 2010 poster won Poster of the Week on Expressobeans! Thanks everyone!
Marty Hohn, President of The Rock Poster Society (TRPS), is offering some of the last of the edition of this poster through Expressobeans with a Rock Poster Society Membership. Click here and Private Message “Anners84.”
From Marty: “TRPS has a number of these posters left over from the show. With approval from both Chuck and the Expressobeans staff, we’ve decided to offer them to EB members. These copies are from the signed / numbered run of 125, same ones we sold at the door in San Francisco on Saturday. We held back a bunch of the lower numbers, and most of those will go out at random in this sale. Here’s the deal. You get Chuck’s awesome show poster. plus a one-year TRPS membership for $125. With the membership you get the TRPS t-shirt of your choice, discount at our shows, membership card, newsletter, stickers, and occasional cool poster deals. Plus your membership dues help us do what we do for the artist / fan community. You can go to http://www.trps.org and click on membership to see more.Of course, all proceeds from the sale of this poster go to the TRPS Artist Relief Trust.”
By squirt
Firehouse will be heading to Switzerland for a week long tour from October 2 until October 8, 2010. Ron Donovan and I will arrive for the Rockaholics show in Wadenswil/Zurich. We will join artists Lindsey Kuhn, Malleus, Guy Burwell, Chris Hopewell, Justin Kramerer, Blackyard, Michael Hacker, and photographer Fabian von Unwerth for the event.
Ron, Lindsey and I will then tour Switzerland together visiting Luzern with artist Mart Infanger, Bern, and Geneva. The tour ends in Frankfurt, Germany with a show with Ron and Lindsey appearing. Meanwhile, I’ll be flying home to attend The Rock Poster Society’s Hall of Flowers show in Golden Gate Park, home in San Francisco.
Rockaholics II – Saturday, October 2, 2010 – Villa Rosenmatt, Gessenerweg 5, Wadenswil/Zurich, Switzerland • Chuck Sperry, Ron Donovan, Lindsey Kuhn, Malleus, Guy Burwell, Chris Hopewell, Justin Kramerer, Blackyard, Michael Hacker, and photographer Fabian von Unwerth.
“American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art” by director Merle Becker, will be debuted to the Swiss audience at Rockaholics II.
For Rockaholics II master printer Albert Mantel will produce beautiful and strictly limited anodized aluminum prints of many of the artists attending. I will be exclusively releasing 5 anodized aluminum images from my archive at the Rockaholics II event in Zurich, in editions of 5 each, signed and numbered. Here are the five images to be released as anodized aluminum:
Voice Magazine will debut a special edition of it’s publication devoted entirely to rock art – what a treat for attendees of Rockaholics II!
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Rock Poster Bazar – Monday, October 4, 2010 – Metzgerhalle, 1 Baselstrasse, Luzern, Switzerland – Chuck Sperry, Ron Donovan, Lindsey Kuhn, and Mart Infanger. Starts at 5 pm.
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Rock Poster Bazar – Tuesday, October 5, 2010 – Cafe Rossli, Under the Bridge at the Reithalle, Bern, Switzerland – Chuck Sperry, Ron Donovan, Lindsey Kuhn, with Concert by Shellac at the Reithalle upstairs. Starts at 5 pm.
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Flashback – Wednesday through Friday, October 6-7-8, 2010 – La Station Orbitale, Bat G, SIP de Plainpalais 10 Rue des Vieux-Grenadiers, Geneva, Switzerland – Chuck Sperry, Ron Donovan, Lindsey Kuhn. Opening October 7, 5 pm until late.
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I’ll be home October 9, 2010, from 10 am to 6pm for TRPS Festival of Rock Posters.
TRPS – Festival of Rock Posters – Saturday, October 9, 2010 – Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California. 10 am until 6 pm.
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Ron and Lindsey will be appearing in Frankfurt, Germany. My work will be appearing but I will be home for TRPS.
Rock Poster Art Show – Saturday & Sunday, October 9-10, 2010 – Gallery We Are 3, Stephanstrasse 1, Frankfurt, Germany – Chuck Sperry, Ron Donovan, Lindsey Kuhn. Opening October 9, 7 pm until late.
By squirt
I love it when the band gets the poster! When you have a discussion with the band over a piece and they say stuff like, “by far the best poster we’ve ever gotten,” “gritty and classy at the same time,” “I never hang up my band posters in my house, but this one goes up.” It’s Total Print Victory.
Then we had a cool discussion about the graffiti and how it somehow looks like Japanese characters. Pointed out that I gave shout outs to all my friends – Dave Hunter’s TRPS logo, Zoltron, Political Gridlock, and Ribbity (one of my favorite SF Graf artists).
Hangar 18 represents on an SF bus while the central figure “tunes out” with ipod in an introspective mood. Somehow all this technology still leaves us listening to our inner voice – even when blasting music.
Just a reminder – the Firehouse-Goldenvoice Poster Series is getting veeeery close to number 100.
Passion Pit, Mayer Hawthorne and The Country, Bear Hands
Firehouse Goldenvoice Series Number 97
Thursday, April 15, 2010
The Warfield
Poster will be released April 16, 2010 at 12 noon PST.
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Passion Pit Red (numbers 26-125)
Firehouse Goldenvoice Series Number 97
Edition of 100
2 colors on canvas textured red paper
(heavy gold metallic and deep purple)
23″ x 35″
Signed and Numbered
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SOLD OUT
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Passion Pit Black (limited to numbers 1-25)
Firehouse Goldenvoice Series Number 97
Edition of 25
2 colors on canvas textured black paper
(heavy metallic blue and deep purple)
23″ x 35″
Signed and Numbered
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SOLD OUT
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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