Along with seductive and luxurious cars, comes hefty car notes and some sell drugs to remedy that situation. Along with furs, pearls and the most expensive to fashions, comes glamorous credit card bills, and some sell drugs to remedy that situation. But Justin Giarla…he was a pusher for an art gallery. For a hobby whose main protagonists are pimps, drug whores and prostitutes, a man taking part of the craft to pay the rent for his art gallery, seemed like too kosher an idea. But it’s true. And while, coke, speed, and ecstasy all for the sake of one huge publicity stunt, have been the rumored motives, try instead the love of good art. You see, The Shooting Gallery, has a greater legacy then just shooting up drugs, it’s history is one stained with the revolution of the art world, and it’s uncanny ability to bring the world’s most promising art renegades under one roof.
A few weeks ago, I was introduced to Dave Schubert. He lives San Francisco, an area where he is famous for his photography of the urban culture. Take a closer look at Dave's work.
Read MoreStarting Feb 6, The Shooting Gallery will present “Solid Cold” featuring new works by Dutch collective Antisrot.
Read MoreThere’s strength in numbers, maybe that’s why The Shooting Gallery got artists Chris C. Curtis, Akira Beard and Johnny Rodriguez together for a show which opens this October.
Here are some pictures of Ian Johnson’s opening reception at White Walls. Please visit The Shooting Gallery’s flickr page for more images. Photos after the jump.
