Gallery Hours: Mondays to Fridays, 11am-3pm or by appointment
Artist Reception: Thursday October 29, 2015 7-11pm
Closing Party: Monday November 2, 7-11pm
Exhibition Venue: The Midway, 900 Marin St., San Francisco, CA
Ed Hardy: Visionary Subversive is a major exhibition of original art by one of the world’s most well-known cultural icons.
Co-curated by Varnish’s Jen Rogers and Kerri Stephens alongside Hardy’s assistant Trevor Ewald and presented by Varnish Fine Art at The Midway in San Francisco, this month-long art show includes Ed Hardy’s self-described “Automatic”, “Crazy Animal”, “Eyecon” and “Rose of No Man’s Land” paintings alongside the debut of his porcelain “Paños” inspired by jailhouse handkerchief art. With a half-century of fierce dedication as an artist, art historian and writer, Hardy seamlessly fuses disparate artistic elements to his own personal history, telling the story of his life in art.
During the counterculture revolution of 1960’s San Francisco, Ed Hardy began subverting notions of what art is, and elevated tattoo from a marginalized craft to the vital contemporary art form as it is known today. He continues to look beyond cultural boundaries to inspire his personal art and inform the public, promoting art world underdogs to Sailor Jerry infamy. Artists from Ed Hardy’s hometown of San Francisco and tattoo artists from around the world participating in the Bay Area Tattoo Convention will join him for our special events on Thursday October 29 and Monday November 2.
