Secession Taps the Streets

Posted on June 10, 2009 
Filed Under Art, Design, Fashion, Lifestyle, Mission, Shopping

Secession Art & Design is keeping it local and fresh in The Mission. The gallery/boutique/workspace opened its the doors in August 2007 and is thriving as a hip haven for emerging and established local artists and designers, and the go-to spot for peeps with a passion for San Francisco’s indie arts community.

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Owner and curator Eden Stein refreshes her gallery’s walls and racks every couple of months with a rotating collection of handpicked, locally made fine art, jewelry, clothing, accessories, and home décor items. Alongside the work of four in-house designers—New Skool, Colleen Mauer, Heather Robinson, and Stein’s own Twelve Designs—this makes for a rich selection of very cool, unique, and high-quality art—hangable and wearable.

Last Friday, June 5th, marked the opening for the current show, which explores a subculture of artists and designers who are documenting the Bay Area through a visual history, and bringing the streets of San Francisco into the home. The show features the work of artists FuryOne and Anna Simson as well as the wares of nine local designers.

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FuryOne is an original San Francisco graffiti artist who has had art up on the streets of The City for the last 25 years. Now his gritty, yet soulful spray-paint stylings are obtainable on canvases of various shapes and sizes. Simson’s colorful monoprints are built layer-by-layer, creating eye-catching records of passing time and thought, and imparting impressions of our urban landscape.

There was a celebratory air to opening night as a steady stream of patrons arrived and groups of friends mingled while browsing the show. Wine was flowing, faces were smiling, and bodies were grooving to the beats provided by guest DJ ExtraLars. To make the Secession experience even more special, a portion of the proceeds will go to local non-profit Streetside Stories, a community-based literacy arts education organization.
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Secession Art & Design is located at 3361 Mission Street (at 30th Street) in San Francisco. The current show is up through August 1. Go check it out Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 12-7pm.

Secession Art & Design will also be represented at The Indie Mart Street Fair, Sunday, June 21, 12-6pm at Thee Park Side, located at 1600 17th Street (at Wisconsin) in San Francisco.

If you like what you find, vote for Secession Art & Design in The Guardian’s Best of the Bay. Voting starts today, online or in this week’s Guardian, and continues for the next three weeks.

–Sara

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