THOUGH IT WAS ALWAYS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN LIKE THIS, THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY EASIER. ZEROFRIENDS SAN FRANCISCO IS CLOSING THIS WEEKEND!
But, at least we can say that THIS SATURDAY, October 30, around 4 or 5PM, we are doing something EXTRA special for everyone in the neighborhood to thank you for your support. I can't say what we are doing, but it's definitely something that doesn't happen very often, and will be magical. We are announcing what it is tomorrow at midnight so stay tuned:)
It seems like only yesterday I was getting high fives from my new Upper Playground neighbors, up on a ladder with Robert Bowen, painting the sign above the threshold of the Zerofriends San Francisco pop-up store. In reality, yesterday I was dressed as a clueless lazy-eyed delusional filmmaker and wiping pizza grease off in my fake hair while laughing alongside half of San Francisco's lower Haight district.
That one freaky white-haired X-men chick whose eyes fill up with sperm and who makes it rain like a sonofabitch must have secretly been hiding behind me over the last two months because my life has been a WHIRLWIND over these past 60 days. Juggling commercial jobs, personal art, and the Zerofriends store events has been a blast, or a blur, or a blurry blast. But regardless, it's been amazing.
Zerofriends has always been a local brand, and to physically have an actual retail store location to make us FEEL local, in our hometown, was a dream of mine. We could not have even had this fun opportunity were it not for UPPER PLAYGROUND, who has supported Zerofriends astronomically, giving us a HUGE opportunity in New York to introduce our brand to the retail world last year, and continued their support throughout this run in San Francisco. And thank you to the entire Lower Haight neighborhood, its tenants, as well as its crazy people who left the hospital or jail and wandered straight into our store to try to fight us for being weirdos, and Mister Rogers, who all made us feel welcome in their neighborhood.
And some amazing artists came by over the course of those few weeks to hang as well, and some even lended their talents to some store events. Nate Van Dyke, Dave Correia, Robert Bowen, Skinner, Hannah Stouffer, Justin Lovato, Mike Kershnar, Tara McPherson, Aesop Rock, Kevin Hayes, Jon Wayshak, Jeremy Fish, Jon Schnepp, Mars-1, Buffmonster, Matt Richie, Alex Tarrant, Cage, Clay Enos, and so many more. So surreal.
We are gonna miss not having the store open in SF, but hopefully the love and support will continue IN NORTH HOLLY WOOD WHEN WE OPEN OUR NEXT POP-UP SHOP THERE IN MID-NOVEMBER!!! Yep, we are bringing the carnival of friends to LA courtesy of our good friends at CELLA GALLERY and the North Hollywood Arts District! But more on those specifics & location later.
For now, Sean, Darren, and myself simply want to say thank you and goodbye, San Francisco. We will see you again soon, and we love you.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
ZEROFRIENDS SF IS CLOSING & MOVING TO LA!
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2 comments:
Alex!
This is sad news but I applaud you and your crew for giving it an honest try.
Better to have tried and failed then not tried at all, right?
And who's to say you won't find another store in CA where your work is a better fit for the area.
I'd wish you luck but you hardly need it!
-Dean
This move is a tremendous loss for both San Francisco and all of us local artists, peers, admirers, friends and supporters, but change is often a good thing, a positive transition from one stage to the next part of our lives giving space for new opportunities, adaptation, networking, and creativity. It is often a vital and integral part of progress, personal development, and growth. Alex and his crew have done an admiral and inspiring venture that i observed with awe, and respect that i personally regret not getting more involved with while it was here in S.F. as a unique resource of potent creativity, superbly skilled, and devoted artists whom i respect and am completely inspired by. I just hope that ZeroFriends is appreciated in L.A. as much as S.F. Alex is one of my favorite artist's and would greatly enjoy meeting him and talkin shop, technique, style, and many other things before he moves South, but alas I doubt I will get a chance unfortunately. But if Alex gets a chance to read this, I have been following his work for years and am truly inspired and captivated by his work and has pushed me to improve my own art, to work hard and diligently, to not give up or be afraid to paint and draw some of the twisted, macabre yet beautiful imagery in my own imagination, thoughts and dreams. I wish you luck in your endeavors, and if you ever need an assistant id be elated to help you in any way needed. Im a newly graduated art student from California College of the Arts struggling and striving to survive and succeed, and your work keeps me fighting and moving forward, picking myself up from failures and savagely gnawing my way through this life and society as well as growing stronger from the successes of the artists that inspire me. Keep doing what you do so well and know that your work inspires others, similar to you. If your ever back in S.F. give me an email and drop by my studio, it would make my year to say the least. Keep dominating and takin' over the world man.......
Max H. a.k.a maxmonster, mxhurwitz@gmail... a longtime fan, aspiring painter/artist, and gore and twisted imagery aficionado
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