Mission Mission

Photo by Amor de Cosmos.

Previously:

Guitar Man Gone Already

Guitar Man

Look at this, another group doing something interesting with Orange Alley:

Sketchbook Show!
Curated by Luke Butler

Orange Alley Project
Orange Alley between 25th and 26th Streets, San Francisco
www.orangealleyproject.com

April 11-18
Opening Saturday April 11, 7-10PM

Thanks, Steven!

Previously:

Orange Alley Mural Project

Look! My fortune made it into a big colorful mural at the Porous Walker show.

On Monday I had the privilege of hanging out at Receiver Gallery while artist Porous Walker put the finishing touches on his exhibition Me vs. Me, opening Saturday.

The show is made up of a lot of charming drawings like the above, as well as a wealth of conceptual junk lining every wall from floor to ceiling.

There are massive monoliths made of millions of plastic Happy Meal toys, there is a Jenga gag for the ages, there is a slightly modified pool table ready for play in the center of the room, and there is a souvenir rack. All prize packs are free (even the ones that contain cold hard cash):

I expect there will be beer and maybe cookies by Anthony on hand for tomorrow night’s opening. And if you’re lucky, Porous will read your fortune. Mine on Monday? “Don’t eat Trader Joe’s food for a week! If you do you will experience THE MAVERICKS OF DIARRHEA. You know what the Mavericks is, right? The surf contest?”

Ohhh.

Thanks, Porous.

That pair of birdhouses on the wire on 19th Street apparently have counterparts in a number of cities all around the world. Artist Rhys Newman hatched the idea, and enlisted Raphael Grignani to be his San Francisco representative.

Grignani tells the whole story here.

(Thanks, Britta!)

Reader mcas came across this pair somewhere near We Be. Is anybody getting as sick of “street art” as I am?

I kid, I kid! Thanks, mcas! (Click to enlarge.)

Previously:

Rick the Cat

Cats

Salted Licquorice Ice Cream: Inspired By Kittens

Meth Cats

Steven Weinberg of Telephone and Soup mentioned this to me the other day, sent me on a wild goose chase looking for them. Today, he remembered where they actually were, and went and took these nice pictures. Beats your old Reeboks, right? Thanks, Steven!

Today on I Heart Street Art, we venture down Orange Alley, a once-plain little alleyway just off Valencia that, thanks to the efforts of a group of artists and neighbors, is set to give Clarion and Balmy a run for they money. Link.

My sister Elisa came across this Forlorn Candy Corn down at Runyon Canyon Park in Hollywood this week, and she slapped a KDVS sticker at his feet to cheer him up.

Thanks, Elisa!

Related:

Forlorn Candy Corn Goes To SXSW on Mission Mission.

Mission Mission Goes To Hollywood on Mission Mission.

“Per Elisa” by Alice on YouTube.

Burrito Justice has the scoop, right here.