Art - The Canvas

Zombie Michael Jackson and Zombie E.T., Together At Last

Saturday night at Luna Rienne Gallery (formerly Fabric 8), Ezra Li Eismont is celebrating the release of Zombie Nation, a 64-page art book of the rotting faces of our cultural heroes.  A little background, from the artist:

This series grew out of a fascination with consumerism and pop culture, and the idea of people living beyond their physical life span as images within popular culture. How are our minds molded by the images we see around us? How does the media landscape create consumer zombies? This series consists of paintings, prints, drawings, altered currency, and altered photographs depicting zombies throughout the ages.

Beyond the usual spectacle of zombie artwork, the gallery promises a “pop-up zombie shop” (the idea of which alone strikes us as an even better and more relevant spin-off of 876's pirate shop).  So make your way over to 3318 22nd Street between 6-9pm tomorrow night.

[Luna Rienne Gallery]

Fishiness at the Bike Music Festival

There were a lot of high-points at this past weekend's Bicycle Music Festival: an impressively-large bicycle-drawn stage, hundreds of folks parading from Golden Gate Park to the Mission, an enjoyable set from The Seshen—the whole event deserves praise.

However, allow us to divert your attention to this fish/sea-serpent art bike, constructed out of old colanders and various sheet metals.  Beautiful, isn't it?  It even features a tongue that would make Gene Simmons quake with envy:

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