Everything Ever and Nothing Never opens tomorrow Saturday April, 7th 2012 at Needles and Pens in San Francisco.  Curated by Juxtapoz contributing editor, Austin McManus, this group show consists of an eclectic roster of established and emerging artists working in a variety of mediums. Several of the participating artists have graced the pages of Juxtapoz over the years including Bill Daniel, Read More Books, Jeff Canham, Derek Albeck, and Grady Gordon.  Check out a little preview of the show.

With all the glowing gadgets and gizmos continuously competing for your attention, the experience of sitting down with a good ol’ magazine or zine could be looked at as a technological getaway. That’s one viewpoint. Then there are zines that are actual pieces of art, each cover painted slightly different, bound by needle and thread.

Popularized during World War 1 by Italian and German pilots, Nose Art was the practice of personalizing your fighting aircraft.  Commonly, these paintings were on the fuselage and were painted by civilian artists, and talented amateur servicemen.  Often the imagery was scantily clad women accompanied by a witty pun.  TheFlopBox recently released a limited edition zine titled “The Bitch’s Sister” that highlights Nose Art from found photographs.

The proficient sign painter and designer, Jeff Canham, was recently visited by Theflopbox at his shared studio, Woodshop, in the Sunset District of San Francisco.  Jeff’s work, accompanied by an interview will be featured in our upcoming March 2012 printed issue.  Here is a selection of photos from the artist’s workspace.

Grazing through a stack of zines I came across the ABC #2 zine.  Did your eyes ever catch a glimpse of this? Twenty-six artists were each given the first letter of their graffiti name to draw.  Artists included were Abno, Bonus, Cecster, Dr.Sex, Erupto327, Fword, Grey, Honke . . .