HUGE Dan McCarthy Show

We're in the midst of setting up the Dan McCarthy solo show in SF and it's turned out to be one of the biggest solo shows we've ever had. Dan produced a huge collection of new pieces! Here are a few early previews of some new McCarthy originals...


"The Gloaming #3"
acrylic on board


"Snow Day #2"
acrylic on board


"Harvest Moon"
acrylic on board

The paintings are stunning and so finely detailed. Dan put a ton of work into this show. It's really incredible. He also created a time lapse series of customized screenprints (one for each hour of the day, so there are 24 total). This is definitely a show you can't miss. The opening is this Friday, October 1st from 7-10pm at Gallery1988 San Francisco.

Dan McCarthy Back in SF

Coming up next at G1988SF is a solo show with Massachusetts artist Dan McCarthy. Last time we worked with Dan was in a 2-man show with Daniel Danger in 2009, and we're so excited to have him back in a featured show. Dan will have new originals as well as limited editions available. Stay tuned for sneak peeks as the show approaches.

Dan McCarthy solo exhibit
"The World We Live In"
Opening Friday, October 1st
G1988SF

NEON MONSTER

Jeremy Brautman (http://www.jeremyriad.com) at Neon Monster sent us an awesome write-up of our Crazy 4 Cult show. Thanks, Jeremy!! Check out the post here...

http://blog.neonmonster.com/gallery/crazy-4-cult-customs-turns-tinseltown-into-toys

It's a really fun show, so if you haven't had a chance to check it out yet, definitely stop by before Sept. 24th when the show comes down. If you don't live in SF you can see all the work online here: www.gallery1988.com.

Also, a GREAT piece by WuzOne arrived today (a little late), but we're happy it got here safely...




WuzOne "Batman Possessed"

Great addition to the show!

CRAZY 4 CULT: CUSTOMS

We have two really fun shows opening next month! We have the Autumn Society 3G show in LA, which is Goonies, Gremlins and Ghostbusters themed. And then in San Francisco we're opening CRAZY 4 CULT: CUSTOMS! The show opens Saturday, Sept. 4th and features custom vinyl, sculptures and plush inspired by your favorite cult films. Here's a sneak peak of some of the new work...


Scribe, inspired by Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory


Daniel Elson, inspired by The Goonies


Daniel Elson, inspired by Ghostbusters


Ken Keirns, inspired by Kill Bill


Michael Leavitt, inspired by Harold and Maude


Paul Barnes, inspired by Eraserhead (this is Paul's first ever 3d piece and it's so amazing!)


Yosiell Lorenzo (Project Detonate), inspired by Donnie Darko

This show is going to be so amazing and I feel so lucky to have it at our gallery. Everyone really stepped it up for this show.

Crazy 4 Cult: Customs - Saturday, Sept. 4th from 7-10PM at G1988 SF!

Netherland Preview

The artwork is now online and available for purchase!!

http://nineteeneightyeight.com/sf/netherlandhifi.html

The show opens tomorrow (August 13th) at Gallery1988 San Francisco from 7-10PM. Stop by and check out the work in person. It's a great show with crazy affordable prices!!

Raised on Hi-Fi

We're very sad to see the Lawrence Yang / Leontine Greenberg show come to a close, but we have a really fun show opening this Friday with artist Netherland!



The show is called "Raised on Hi-Fi" and features over 30 original works, most of which are priced less than $250.00! Netherland will be attending the opening this Friday, so stop by and say hello. It's going to be a great show and we hope to see you here!

Gallery1988 San Francisco - 1173 Sutter St. (at Polk)

CONTEST!!

We haven't had a contest in a long time. This is so much fun! All you have to do is pick a number between 1-100 and you could win an artist proof (signed and numbered) of Mark Brown's new print "Mmm... Candy" (image above) from his current solo show at the SF gallery.

Visit the Artchival Boards here to officially submit your entry
http://artchival.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=contests&action=display&thread=3683&page=1

The contest only lasts 48 hours, so hurry! A huge thank you to Ken Harman for putting this together!!

PREVIEW IS LIVE!

Mark Brown's show is opening in just about 15 min! The show preview is now online, so take a look. Mark did an amazing job and even built his own frames. He put a ton of work into this show!

PREVIEW LINK:
http://nineteeneightyeight.com/sf/mbrowndaydreams.html

Mark Brown on his way!

Mark Brown is driving down to SF as we speak for his solo show that opens this Friday. The artwork has arrived and it's really stunning. Mark put together an incredible show. This will be his first time showing with us in SF, finally!!

Here are a few sneak peaks from the show...







We'll also be releasing a brand new print of everyone's favorite Mark Brown character, Candy Monster...



It's going to be a great show. If you're in SF please stop by to see the work in person!

G1988SF

Mark Brown in San Francisco!!

We are SO EXCITED to have a very special solo show with Mark Brown next month in San Francisco!!



The show opens on Friday, June 18th and we already have a few images of IN PROGRESS pieces to share with you...





It looks like it's going to be a GREAT show and I'll share more sneak peaks soon!

Gallery1988 SF

Amazing Show

"Cuter Than Stranger" opened last Friday with a completely packed house!! It was such a fun night. Huge thanks to Dice, Soosa, and Lou for putting together a great show! Also a huge thank you to Lauren at Pearl's Kitchen for braving the windy cold to serve some delicious food. Hopefully she's be back at a future show!

You can now see all of the available artwork on our website...
http://nineteeneightyeight.com/sf/cuter88.html

It's a great show, so if you're in SF make sure to stop by and see in person before it closes on June 12th.

G1988 SF

PREVIEW LIVE

The artwork from our new DGPH show is now online! Check out the many many amazing pieces here...

http://www.nineteeneightyeight.com/sf/dgph.html

Almost There

This has been a crazy week to say the least. But we're almost there! Two new openings in the next two days. First we have DGPH opening at the SF gallery tomorrow night. The show looks awesome! The DGPH guys delivered such a variety of work, it's really incredible. And we'll also have a few prints available for sale from The ARK Project that will benefit the World Wildlife Fund. It's going to be a really fun show, so stay tuned to view all of the new artwork.

Katie
G1988

From Argentina to San Francisco!

We are so excited about our new SF show featuring the work of DGPH!!



DGPH consists of three amazing artists, Martin Lowenstein, Diego Vaisberg, and Andres Vaisberg, all located in beautiful Argentina. We work with artists from all over the world, but not too many have been from South America, so we are very excited to share their work with all of you.

Their show is even more special because on one gallery wall DGPH will exhibit approx. 90 artworks in all sizes and mediums, and on the other gallery wall we will exhibit very special prints from a book DGPH produced called The ARK Project. The ARK Project is an animal bible featuring work from participating artists across the globe. Each artist contributed an original design of one animal native to their region. Here are a few images of the prints from the book...


Agnieszka Morawska from Poland
"White Stork"



Christian Montenegro from Argentina
"Cow"



Peachbeach from Germany
"Boarhound"


To celebrate the release of this amazing book, we will be selling one-off prints of some of the designs from the book. The artists and Gallery1988 will be donating the proceeds from the sales of these prints to the World Wildlife Fund. We're so excited!! It's going to be a really fun show, so hopefully you can make it to the opening ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!

The show opens Thursday, April 1st from 7-10pm at G1988 San Francisco.

Katie
G1988

New Ken Keirns Print!

Tomorrow we are releasing a beautiful new print by artist Ken Keirns. This is Gallery1988's first print with Ken and they honestly look so amazing. The print is titled "Band-Aid" and the original was featured in our "Into the Mystic" show last November in San Francisco.



Ken Keirns
Band-Aid
giclee print on Epson Ultrasmooth Fine Art paper
12 x 16 inches
limited edition of 50, signed and numbered
$65.00

These prints will be released tomorrow, February 9th. To order, please contact the San Francisco location:
(415) 409-1376 / gallery1988sf@gmail.com

Incredible!

We just got a lovely email from Yanick Blanchet at Montreal Vinyl http://montrealvinyl.com, sharing pics he took while visiting Jonathan Bergeron's (aka Johnny Crap's) studio. And the work looks AMAZING! These are the first images I've seen of Johnny's new work for our "Into The Mystic" show and I couldn't be happier.







A huge thank you to Yanick for sharing these photos! Again, you can see their write-up on the show here: http://montrealvinyl.com.

The show also features Jason Limon, Ken Keirns and Jeremiah Ketner, so stay tuned for preview pics from these artists coming soon! This is going to be a really great show.



Katie
G1988 SF

Long Night

The Re-Up show in SF last night was great. We had a nice crowd of people come to support the artists and it was a lot of fun. There were a ton of art shows and other events around SF last night, so I want to thank everyone for making their way over to the gallery.

Aaron (Angry Woebots) has some really nice customs still available. If you interested in them or would like to see some additional pics let me know.


"Veil"


"Stitch #1" front view


"Stitch #1" side view


"Stitch #2" front view


"Stitch #2" side view


The show runs through Nov. 7th, so if you didn't have a chance to stop by last night you definitely need to come before the show closes to see Scribe and Woebots' incredible installations.

You can also see everything online here... http://g1988reup.blogspot.com

Ok, off to APE! Very excited!

Katie
G1988 SF

HAPPY DAY

The SF gallery looks incredible. Scribe and Angry Woebots finished their installations for the new show and it looks SO GOOD!


Angry Woebots installation (photo courtesy of Paul)


Scribe's installation


Mr. Jago's works


Gaia's works


Deseo's works




Dia's works

There are so many amazing pieces in this show, the artists did an incredible job. You can see all of the artwork here:

ARTWORK PREVIEW (http://g1988reup.blogspot.com)

We have an opening reception tonight from 7-10PM and it's definitely worth seeing this show in person for the installations and Dia delivered a few HUGE pieces that are stunning and must be seen in person. The photos really don't do the pieces justice. And it's my birthday today, so that's another reason you should stop by the gallery tonight. Come celebrate and have a beer with me! 1173 Sutter St (at Polk) from 7-10PM.

Katie
G1988 SF