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Ahead of his upcoming solo exhibition, “Tight Around the Trigger,” First Amendment Gallery asked Florida-based artist, BASK, to provide a glimpse into the images and references used for this timely show. Learn more after the jump!

First Amendment Gallery is pleased to announce “Tight Around the Trigger,” a new solo exhibition by Florida-based artist BASK exploring the tensions that propel our responses, accelerate our contempt, and ultimately bring out the worst in us. Learn more after the jump!

First Amendment Gallery is pleased to announce the closing reception for “From Tags to Riches,” a retrospective photography exhibition highlighting the career of photographer, lecturer, and author James Prigoff, along with the premier of his film, “Who Is Taki 183.” Learn more after the jump!

In Funtime Dan’s Man-Made Mythos, artist Daniel Velasquez AKA Funtime Dan accents his one-of-a-kind ceramic vessels as humorous contemporary time-capsules chronicling the demise and hope for our civilization with the aid of the most modern (and temporary) art form: graffiti. For this Q & A, First Amendment got a rundown of how Funtime Dan began his journey as an innovative creative as well as insight on the value of not taking yourself too seriously. Read more after the jump!

Calling upon an artform that has stood the test of time alongside graffiti, an artform that is hardly ever permanent, Funtime Dan aims to challenge your perception of craft with an audacious body of ceramic works for “Man-Made Mythos.” Learn more after the jump!

First Amendment Gallery and Nighted are pleased to announce “Last Night”, a new collaborative zine and exhibition featuring submissions from over 40 photographers. Learn more after the jump!

Ahead of his new solo exhibition, “Des Colores,” First Amendment took a moment to speak with Mexican-born, Bay Area-based painter and muralist Jet Martinez about developing an aesthetic that continues to stay true to its creator’s narrative, even after years of self rediscovery. Read more after the jump!

First Amendment Gallery is pleased to announce, “Des-Colores,” a new solo exhibition by Bay Area-based painter and muralist, Jet Martinez. Learn more after the jump!

Last week we opened up “Doesn’t Play Well With Others” from PTV member Math 1 and the community really showed up! See more scenes from the opening of this dynamic exhibition after the jump!

First Amendment Gallery is pleased to bring you, “Doesn’t Play Well With Others,” a group exhibition from the mind of PTV member, MATH 1, in our Project Space from September 21 through October 5. Learn more after the jump!

Thanks to all the friends old and new that came through for the opening reception of “6th & Howard” by San Francisco artist and muralist, Chad Hasegawa! See more after the jump!

First Amendment Gallery is pleased to announce, “6th & Howard,” a site-specific solo exhibition by San Francisco artist, Chad Hasegawa. A visual conversation with our very own infamous neighborhood, “6th & Howard” is a postcard to an old friend sealed by Hasegawa’s exuberantly colorful and familiar punches. Read more after the jump!

For her upcoming solo exhibition, “Some Sort of Disrepair,” Stacey Rozich reflects on the paths that have brought her to the present as well as the blocks she’s overcome to reveal an authentic creative trajectory highlighted by her masterful and familiar painting techniques. Read more after the jump!

We at First Amendment Gallery would like to thank everyone joined us last weekend at the opening reception for Henry Fey’s project space installation, "Potholes," as well as our back catalog exhibition, "Ripe,” currently on view for the month of June. Learn more after the jump!

In anticipation of Henry Fey’s latest installation-based work, “Potholes,” we asked the Los Angeles-based artist for a glimpse into his process, his thoughts on the value of nostalgia in a scroll-happy digital era, and how he has reconciled his own overconsumption of imagery. More after the jump!

First Amendment Gallery is pleased to announce, “Potholes,” a new solo exhibition by Los Angeles-based artist, Henry Fey. Learn more after the jump!