111 MINNA GALLERY and Garage Magazine Present:
FULL CUSTOM LIVING: THE ART OF GARAGE MAGAZINE

July 3 - August 1, 2008

Opening Reception Thursday, July 3rd, 6pm - late

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A Group Show & Opening Reception With Hot Rod Muscle!

111 Minna Gallery and Garage Magazine are delighted to present FULL CUSTOM LIVING: THE ART OF GARAGE MAGAZINE, a group show opening featuring a city block of custom hot rods and the subculture’s most visceral and definitive artists. The Gallery will host an art opening Thursday, July 3rd at 6pm. The art opening is FREE and open to the public.

The exhibition will be on view from Thursday, July 3rd through August 1st. 111 Minna Gallery is located at the corner of Minna and 2nd Streets in downtown San Francisco.

GARAGE MAGAZINE, the foremost authority on the art, trends, styles and personalities of custom car and motorcycle culture, is launching the largest exhibit of photography, paintings, illustrations, cars, bikes and ephemera inspired by the past six years of publishing seen in more than a decade. The flamed, metal-flaked, pinstriped and white-walled world of the most vibrant American subculture will be on display— a grouping of machines and the art they’ve inspired that will all be under one roof for the very first time!

In addition to the surrounding block reserved for invited hot rods, customs and bikes, the Garage Magazine exhibit features special support from Jesse James’ West Coast Choppers and work from thriving subculture’s top artists, painters, illustrators and photographers.

FEATURED ARTISTS
Consisting of 26 outstanding subculture artists, the following are standouts at the Full Custom Living Event.

The Pizz, Long Beach’s self-titled “Lord of Lowbrow,” is one of the genre’s originators and has showed his hell raising, Tiki-Beatnik painting style at the Laguna Art Museum and for clients such as Sony Play Station.

www.thepizz.com

Shawn Barber, specializes in emotionally intelligent portraiture of tattooed subjects and exhibits in fine arts galleries nationally. www.sdbarber.com

A chicano photographer and videographer, Estevan Oriol has a powerfully gritty eye for the urban, hip hop community and currently directs music videos for industry powerhouses such as Eminem, Cypress Hill and Blink 182.

www.EstevanOriol.com

Born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia, Brooklyn-based Boogie began photographing the rebellion and unrest that ravaged his country in the 1990s. He currently exhibits nationally and internationally.

www.artcoup.com/movie.html

Punk pioneer photographer Jenny Lens has captured the most classic photos of PATTI SMITH, BLONDIE, RAMONES and other NY/Brit icons, as well as GERMS, X, and AVENGERS.

www.jennylens.com

A defining element of the FULL CUSTOM LIVING group show is the hot rod-fueled element of classic cars and motorcycles alongside the painting, photography and illustration that define and communicate one of Americana’s most unique and diverse subcultures.

Established in 1993 in downtown San Francisco 111 Minna Gallery is in the business of Art & Leisure. The gallery showcases a unique blend of local and international artists, world class DJ’s, live performance, and film screenings in an elegantly urban and ever-changing 4,000 square foot space. The gallery is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday 12-9 pm and nightly on a rotating schedule for special events. 111 Minna Gallery is located at the corner of Minna and 2nd Street in downtown San Francisco. The Gallery offers a full bar and welcomes ages 21 and over. For more information go to www.111minnagallery.com

Curator Contact: Gabe Scott, 415.974.1719 scott.gabe@gmail.com