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Ron English, a New York-based painter, billboard liberator, and toy designer, has exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide for over twenty years his unique sensibility, in which the familiar is reflected through funhouse mirrors into something startlingly new. Widely considered a catalytic figure in the advancement of street art, English has hijacked public space around the globe, creating illegal murals and billboards that blend stunning visuals with biting political, consumerist and surrealist statements. English was featured in the hit movie “Supersize Me,” and has made numerous television appearances worldwide. He is the subject of the 2006 award-winning documentary, “POPaganda, the Art and Crimes of Ron English” and the 2009 documentary “Abraham Obama.” He has produced five books, “Popaganda,” “Son of Pop,” “Abject Expressionism,” “Lazarus Rising,” and “Art Is a Horrible Waste of the Imagination,” and continues to create art that utilizes the American symbology of his boyhood to propel unstated cultural norms just beyond the bounds of comfort into a disconcerting realm simultaneously hilarious and terrifying.
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Come on down (or up) Sunday January 24 to the Studio Museum in Harlem for a panel discussion on Obama Art, iconography and myth-making. Should be interesting!

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Amazing show at Opera NYC last Thursday, with Brandt Peters, Kathie Olivas, John John Jesse and Jenn Porreca...

Amazing Brandt Peters sculpture

Eric Allouche, Brandt Peters and Kathie Olivas

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I wrote the accompanying "Happy Springfield" song and had some wonderful little kids sing it, with the help of recording genius Brandon Jemeyson. Video is courtesy of Morgan Spurlock and comes from Alex Perleman's 100 hours of filming. Enjoy!

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My buddy Morgan Spurlock directed the upcoming "The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special -- In 3-D! On Ice!, airing Sunday, January 10 on Fox. He asked me to paint a variation on my Homer/Jackson Pollack motif... in 10 seconds. Watch the show!

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Somebody just sent me a photo of one of my images tattooed on a guy's arm. Pretty cool! great work by the tattoo artist. Over the years folks have sent me other tattoo photos. If anyone out there has more, send 'em my way!

Here's Mickey Crucified. Groovy!

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Tue Feb 09 @11:00 - 05:00PM
Rhythm and Hues @ Museum of Craft and Folk Art, SF - Museum of Craft and Folk Art, 51 Yerba Buena Lane, San Francisco, CA 94103
Wed Feb 10 @20:00 -
Take a Chance on Love II by lovecurescancer.com @ Voyeur, Santa Monica - Voyeur - 7969 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood
Thu Feb 11 @19:00 - 10:00PM
"THE CITY" @ 1:AM gallery, SF - 1:AM gallery
Thu Feb 11 @20:00 -
Jane Birkin in Concert @ French Institute Alliance Française, NY - French Institute Alliance Française, 22 East 60 Street, New York NY
Fri Feb 12
The Red Light Exhibit @ Bert's Warehouse Theatre, Detroit - Bert's Warehouse Theatre- 2739 Russell Street, Detroit, MI
Fri Feb 12 @06:00 - 09:00AM
Dave McKean Book Signing @ La Luz de Jesus Gallery, LA - La Luz de Jesus Gallery
Fri Feb 12 @07:00 -
Algo-rhythms of heart / break / beats @ Ninth Street Independent Film Center, SF - Ninth Street Independent Film Center
Fri Feb 12 @07:00 - 10:00AM
The Devil Made Me Do It @ WWA gallery, LA - WWA gallery- Culver City
Fri Feb 12 @07:23 - 04:47PM
Damon Soule + Fresh group show @ Thinkspace, LA -
Fri Feb 12 @18:00 - 10:00PM
Ladies First: All Female Urban Art Show @ Bherd Studios Gallery, Seattle - Bherd Studios Gallery | Seattle, WA

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Art galleries, shops/galleries, and museums that we like, organized thus:

New York (Brooklyn, New York City, etc.)

Northern California (Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose, etc.)

Southern California (Los Angeles, etc.)

Elsewhere in the U.S. (Listed by state, alphabetically)

International (Listed by country, alphabetically)


 To submit your gallery for our guide, please send the following information to katie@juxtapoz.com
Gallery name, URL, street address including city, state, country, postal code, and phone number.