After what seemed like weeks of rain we finally had a gorgeous sunny morning here in San Francisco. We took the opportunity to drive out towards the beach and have a look at the Thomas Campbell show currently up at Mollusk. The show has been up since December 7th and will come down on February 7th so you have about a week left to drive out there and have a look.
The show consisted of paintings, photographs and collages. His work was so fresh and inspired we wanted everything. Most of the pieces are sold but there were a few photographs available as of this morning.
For those of you who aren't familiar with Mollusk it is a great local surf shop/store/gallery space out in the Avenues on Irving Street. The owner of Mollusk, John McCambridge, opened his doors three years ago offering surf boards, clothing and a place to see art in a neighborhood not traditionally associated with art galleries.
The interior of the shop includes two tree houses built by local artist and curator Jay Nelson that are so amazing you will end up wanting one of your own to hide out in.
The store was fully stocked with tables full of great t-shirts and books by local artists such as Chris Johansen, Barry Mcgee, Clare Rojas, and others.
In addition we found big glossy photography books about surfing which we just had to have for the coffee table. Whether you surf or not this happy spot has something for everyone.
Link: Thomas Campbell
Images: First three: Trippe; others: Monique
-monique
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Good job Monique. My only comment is that your piece could benefit from the use of a few more commas. Re-read it and you'll see what I mean. Best of luck to you!
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This place looks so dreamy. And Thomas Campbell is great.
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great choice for a review! great art, great shop. as a longtime resident of the sunset it's nice to see someone else paying attention!
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There's now a branch of Mollusk in Brooklyn. Love Campbell's art, btw. I could look at it forever.
Mollusk has pretty good boards, if you think that surfing reached a high point in 1975...yes, that's a dig at the retro movement...
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Mollusk carries handmade boards by some of the best craftsmen in the business. I guess that's retro.....
view Beev's profile
i love the tree houses! i DO want one of my own, you're right...(i love your blog, by the way, it's always so inspiring. I check it regularly for new ideas)...
view mixt's profile
thanks for the f.y.i... i love campbell's work and had no idea there was a show at Mollusk, i will definitely head out there.
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Oh my god these pics are amazing! The treehouse with the deer head is my favorite....I've heard of Mollusk and after seeing these I will definitely check it out. Thanks Monique!
view Miss Andy's profile
Some very creative designs and objects. I would never have found this place on my own. Thanks for pointing it out. Keep it up.
c-bell
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ummm, now I need a tree house too!
I've never been to Mollusk, but looks like I need to now :)
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Great post Monique, really great. i love Campbell's work and now Mollusk is definitely on my list of things to check out.
Thank you
-r
view royce's profile
this looks great. love the post Monique. makes me wish i could see the show.
view carts's profile
sorry for posting here, but i've found lots of art here, which you can buy:
it's http://www.fructusartis.com/
i've bought one,
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love it, it is a dreamy place and a dream come true for most of us artists.
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