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Galerie F

After 12 mostly beautiful years, we’ve made the decision to closed up shop.
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02/14/2024

Dig this super special Valentine’s Day 2024 Release from Gerald “The Man of Many Weapons” Okamura
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Tikumo [Super Tiki Sumo] Sofubi [Japanese Soft Vinyl]
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Blind Bagged | Edition of 15 | Signed by
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Chromed-Out Variants | [6] Green [6] Teal [3] Pink
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Drop Date: Wednesday, Feb 14th [11am CST] galerief.com
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02/05/2024

Chunky Boy by JC RIVERA
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Produced by UVD TOYS
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4” Tall | Soft Vinyl
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Designed to be displayed sitting, on your or on the edge of your shelf
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02/03/2024

Chunky Boy by JC RIVERA
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Produced by UVD TOYS
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4” Tall | Soft Vinyl
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Designed to be displayed sitting on the edge of your shelf
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02/01/2024

The Record Player by Rudderless Designs
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Version [2022]
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2-Color Screen Print on French Paper’s Recycled White
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Signed by Artist | Open Edition | 18” x 24”
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Rudderless Designs is a design studio in Chicago, Illinois specializing in screen printed gig posters and art prints.

“Mike Schwindenhammer (aka Rudderless Designs) is from the Midwest. He likes hot dogs. Artist bios are probably supposed to be a little more informative, but this is probably all you really need to know to understand both me and my screen printed gig posters and art prints.”
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01/13/2024

Chicago Gang Business Cards from the 1970s & 1980s
Author: Thee Almighty & Insane Books
3rd Printing | Clothbound
96-Full Color Pages
Size: 5.5” x 8.25”
After many requests over the years, it’s back! This new edition once again includes a selection of Chicago gang compliment cards but with a handful of swap outs from the original, and is now ordered geographically (more or less) winding from south to north to reflect both the fundamental link of these organizations with physical locations and their interactions with others nearby. The essay has also been updated to reflect new information and perspectives introduced since the last edition was published.

From the Author: Thee Almighty & Insane: Chicago Gang Business Cards from the 1970s & 1980s by Brandon Johnson is an ode to an idiosyncratic print subculture that arose in Chicago just prior to the digital age when street gangs made business cards displaying their symbols, nicknames, territories, and enemies as a means to assert their pride, recruit new members, and serve as general tokens of affiliation. Less intended, but maybe more significant is the role of these cards as historical artifacts—not only documenting the specific histories of these gangs and their members, but also the larger social dynamics of a contentious time period in the city of Chicago. With enlarged reproductions of 70+ original and reprint cards and an introductory essay by collector Brandon Johnson, this book is an appreciation of Chicago gang “compliment cards”: their hand-drawn graphics, their blackletter typefaces, their outlandish names and clever slogans.

01/13/2024

Letters To Chicago by Sir Charles
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Published by Almighty & Insane Books
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Paperback| 54 Pages | 6” x 9”
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“After the limited hand-made first edition sold through a couple months back, we decided to print a more versatile second edition to keep this book alive and circulating. Generally, it is the same content but in a smaller format with a couple artwork updates. The digital printing allowed us to reproduce the lettering colors as Sir Charles originally conceived.

Sir Charles is a pseudonym born from the gang violence that began to plague not only the streets in his own neighborhood of Brighton Park, but also many other neighborhoods in Chicago. A drive-by shooting that occurred in 2015 at Shields Elementary School fueled his mission to combine Chicago gang lettering and culture with a personal twist of empowerment, forgiveness, and growth. This mission simultaneously documents personal struggles and battles with alcoholism and drug abuse as Sir Charles, or Life of a Busy Dad as he’s also known, started a new chapter as a sober father for his daughter that continues to this day. In this publication Sir Charles’s letters are paired with mid 20th century photographs from the archives of Chicago’s Urban Renewal Department. Documenting the process of identifying “blighted” buildings/neighborhoods, and targeting them for destruction/replacement, these photos preserve images of bygone structures in the oldest parts of the city. This initiative displaced many from their homes for the sake of municipal infrastructure projects, a new university campus, public housing, and private real estate developments. With a mind to contemporary parallels, Sir Charles’s letters, symbols, and messages float through this history as a disembodied voice while demonstrating a new lettering mode combining calligraphy with graffiti handstyles that is both deeply indebted to, and an integral product of, his native city of Chicago.”
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12/24/2023

One half of the Greg & Fake fellas signing some copies of their Santos Sisters Halloween comic book…always rad seeing them!
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12/21/2023

The Lisa Lisa’s by Greg & Fake [2015]
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Artist Markers, Ink and Colored Pencils on Found Corrugated Cardboard
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Size: 14.25” x 14.25”
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11/04/2023

Ishod Wair “Peace Tree | Real Skateboards Tech Deck
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10/28/2023

Jumbo Attitude Projector by Sucklord x J*Ryu
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Limited Edition of 50 Pieces
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Each Figure is Hand Painted and Customized by J*RYU
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Cardback Designed by The Sucklord
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Resin Figure | 3.75" Tall
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Custom Blister Card | 6.5" x 8.5"
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https://galeriefchicago.com/products/jumbo-attitude-projector-by-sucklord-x-j-ryu?_pos=1&_sid=91481646f&_ss=r
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Watch "Toy Lords of Chinatown": A new series from Suckadelic depicting the Supervillain bootleg wars below Canal Street. This multi-part epic begins to explain the backstory of the mysterious SUPER SUCKORD and his enemies as he tries to hold his position of Action Figure King on the mean streets of New York City's Chinatown.
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10/19/2023

Happy Birthday Ed Paschke | Coloring Book by Ed Paschke Art Center [2014]
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In Celebration of What Would be Ed's 75th Birthday
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12-Black and White Pages
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Sourced From a Private Collection, Deadstock, 8.5" x 11"
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"Ed Paschke is one of Chicago’s most renowned artists. Born and raised on the North Side, Paschke became interested in art at an early age, drawn by his father’s sketches and Disney animation.

After studying at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the 1960s, he exhibited with a handful of artists soon dubbed the Chicago Imagists, who were connected by their work’s highly finished surfaces and busy compositions. Paschke distinguished himself by using newspapers, posters and photographs as source material, as well as adding a social or political dimension to much of his work.

Paschke's career had many different periods and styles. An excellent example from the 1990s is on permanent view on the second floor of the Harold Washington Library Center.

The Ed Paschke Art Center opened in the Northside neighborhood of Jefferson Park this past summer on June 22, which would’ve been Paschke’s 75th birthday. One of the first things we did was distribute a Paschke-inspired coloring book to CPL locations across the city. It’s been a big hit with kids and kids at heart!..."
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10/19/2023

Ju**ie by William Burroughs *Originally published under the pen-name of William Lee
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Published by Ace Books [1953]
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Paperback, 126 Pages
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10/08/2023

Green Frost by Phil Frost [2006] SHUT Skateboards
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Artist: Phil Frost | 10" x 33"
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From the Beautiful Losers Archives...For those less familiar, Beautiful Losers was a landmark traveling museum exhibition that originally opened in 2004, and traveled to museums globally through 2009. The exhibition broke attendance records at every venue and traveled for 5 years, a near unheard of feat for a large-scale museum exhibit. The project was so impactful, it inspired and was referenced by other street art focused museum exhibitions in future years. A critically acclaimed documentary film of the same name was produced about the artists and exhibition. Beautiful Losers focused on artists and creators that primarily came from the subcultural backgrounds of graffiti, skateboarding, and independent music during the 1990s and 2000s. However, a wide range of influences (from comics to surfing) also factored significantly into the exhibit. The project included a long line of heavy hitting creators including KAWS, Barry McGee, Margaret Kilgallen, Raymond Pettibon, Harmony Korine, Chris Johanson, Shepard Fairey, and many others. Over the years, the Beautiful Losers Archive produced many editions with the participating artists and amassed a vast collection of original works, and editions, as well as rare objects and artifacts.
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08/30/2023

Santos Sisters “GOING B-A-N-A-N-A-S!”
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Issue No.5 by Greg and Fake
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08/11/2023

Vigilante Vigilante 'The Battle For Expression" DVD by Max Good
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Documentary DVD of Graffiti vs The Buff
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Signed by the Producer, Max Good in Silver Marker on Cover
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From the Producer: "A new breed of crime-fighter now stalks the urban landscape: the anti-graffiti vigilante. These dedicated blight warriors stop at nothing to rid their neighborhoods and cities of street art, stickers, tags, and posters. Yet several of these vigilantes have become the very menace they set out to eliminate. In their relentless attempt to stamp out graffiti, they've turned to illegally and destructively painting other people's property. VIGILANTE VIGILANTE is the story of two filmmakers who set out to expose these mysterious characters and discover a battle of expression that stretches from the streets to academia."
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08/07/2023

Steve Ignorant's CRASS by Lindsey Kuhn
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The Last Supper Tour w/ Goldblade [ex-Membranes]
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EMO's, Austin, TX | March 22nd, 2011
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3-Color Screen Print
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Edition of 91
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07/04/2023

American Flag by Futura 2000
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Created for The Museum of Graffiti Group Exhibition The Fabric of America: Artists in Protest
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Numbered Edition of 100
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Embossed by Museum of Graffiti
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3-Color Screen Print | 24" x 18"
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05/18/2023

Sisters of Mercy, Chicago!

05/17/2023

Designed by MCA Evil Design
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Produced by Toy2R x Qee
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Tower Records | SDCC 2005 Exclusive
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Tony Manero | Saturday Night Fever Edition
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Deadstock | Sealed
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05/16/2023

Gregory Edward Jacobs aka Shock G aka Humpty Hump [Aug 25th, 1963 – Apr 22nd, 2021]
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05/10/2023

Rest easy, Frank. Frank Kozik [Jan 9th, 1962 – May 6th, 2023]
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Waiting in the queue to shake this man’s hand at his exhibition “Hell Comes to Chicago” [2009]
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05/07/2023

After a decade-long hiatus, Queen Siouxsie has returned at last to the stage. Last night, the hallowed halls of Ancienne Belgique in Belgium resonated with the thunderous applause of an eager crowd as she re-emerged, captivating and defiant. Adorned in an ethereal teal jumpsuit, Siouxsie exuded an a...

05/05/2023

Truth!

05/05/2023

Santos Sisters Starter Pack
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Vol. 1&2 by Greg and Fake
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05/04/2023

JC Rivera [2012/2013]
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03/31/2023

Dropping at 11am CST [MAR CH 31st] at galerief.com
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Tikumo [Super Tiki Sumo] Sofubi [Japanese Soft Vinyl]
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Painted Variant by .toys | Edition of 15
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Paint by .toys
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Just opened the webstore up for a very limited time. We are in the Store Closing, Packing and Moving process. Still have some goodies…75% OFF. Hit up the webstore. 3-item minimum. Probably gonna open up the doors next week for our locals. Limited availability. Holler at us if you wanna swing thru. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING! GF

With much painful consideration, we’ve decided to pull the plug on this bugger! ••• The last decade has graced us with so many amazing exhibitions, with the 100s [maybe even 1000s] of amazing Artists that exhibited at Galerie F. ••• We’ll always remember the new faces that dropped into the gallery, and cherish the friends that rolled thru to say “hi”. Choppin’ it up with y’all while you checked out the shows or flipped thru the bins…that’s been saved to our grey matter. Forever! ••• So, to keep this short ‘n sweet…THANKS. FAREWELL. LOVE YOU [even the one or two assholes that stumbled in!]. ••• With that said..CLOSING SALE! 75% OFF E’RYTHING! ••• ONLINE CLEARANCE…TILL FRIDAY, MARCH 8th 11:59 pm…AUTOMATICALLY DISCOUNTED AT CHECK-OUT. ••• IN PERSON…TILL SATURDAY, MARCH 9th [12-6pm]. PROLLY SUNDAY, MARCH 10th, TOO. ••• WE DONT WANNA MOVE IT SO, EVERYTHING MUST GO…MERCHANDISE, FIXTURES, FLAT FILES, ETC. ••• XOXO

JCPenny Portable 8-Track Tape Player Model: 3829 ••• #jcpenny #8trackplayer #vintagetapeplayer #vintageaudio

Dropping at 11am CST [MAR CH 31st] at galerief.com ••• Tikumo [Super Tiki Sumo] Sofubi [Japanese Soft Vinyl] ••• Painted Variant by @ophelia.toys | Edition of 15 ••• Concept @officialgeraldokamura ••• Artwork @nopal62 ••• Sculpt @w.m.sculpts ••• Paint by @ophelia.toys ••• #geraldokamura #tikumo #opheliatoys

#GWARRYXMAS #GWAR

A Documentary based on Michel Houellebecq’s 1991 essay “To Stay Alive: A Method” about struggling artists, the role of the poet and mental health problems. ••• Read and recited by Iggy Pop [The Patron Saint of the Suffering] ••• Featuring marginal artists as well as Houellebecq and Iggy Pop. ••• #ToStayAlive #ToStayAliveAMethod #IggyPop #MichelHouellebecq #IndieDoc #DocumentaryFilm #MentalHealth

Same deal today…WINTER has dumped its diaper upon us all. It’s extremely dangerous outside and ain’t worth risking life and limb. ••• In order to ensure the safety of our staff [and any of y’all that are inclined to come shop in person], we will CLOSE TODAY [Friday 12/23]…all day ••• Stay home. Stay warm. Stay safe…and watch Wednesday Addams, again! ••• #winter2022

WINTER COMETH…it’s about to get dangerous outdoors today! ••• In order to ensure the safety of our staff [and any of y’all that are inclined to come shop in person], we will CLOSE TODAY at 3pm ••• Stay home. Stay warm. Stay safe…and watch Wednesday Addams, again! ••• #winter2022

WINTER COMETH…Winter is about to seriously crap the bed and it’s slated to get very dangerous outside. ••• We are shutting up the gallery for the day at 300pm ••• Do yourself a favor, stay home. Shop online. Watch Wednesday Addams, again! ••• Stay warm. Stay safe. Happy Holidays ••• #winter2022

Rebel Rock: A Photographic Record of the Sex Pistols Last Tour of Europe and England 🇬🇧 Authored by Dennis Morris Published by Omnibuss Press [1985] 🇬🇧 Paperback | 80-Pages of Black and White Photos | 9”x12.5” 🇬🇧 #sexpistols #sidvicious #johnnyrotten #johnlydon #dennismorris #vintagepunk

We’re Droppin’ Gerald Okamura’s TIKUMO [15th Variant] Dec 2nd [12pm CST] ••• Custom paint by Mike and Tracy | Magitarius ••• #geraldokamura #tikumo #supertikisumo #magitarius #ManOfManyWeapons

‘Tis the Season…Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, F*ck Inflation Sunday and Cyber Monday. ••• The “Big Box” guys are doin’ it. So are we! A sweet SALE all weekend! 35% OFF, everything. In-Store and Online. No Coupon Required. ••• #ShopSmall #noCouponCodeNeeded #SmallBusinessSaturday #blackfriday #CyberMonday

New York Fat Cap Holiday Ornament ••• Produced by Spray Planet | Montana Colors ••• 2022 Christmas Release Materials: Resin ••• Hand Painted | Limited Edition of 240 ••• Custom Painted Box ‘Tis the season! Just in time for the Holidays, MTN has released it’s latest custom Holiday ornament. For 2022 Montana Colors has gone above and beyond to release a custom sculpted 3D Fat Cap ornament. A tribute to the most classic of spray caps and a GREAT way to add some flavor to your Xmas tree, house, or car. Each ornament is numbered and comes in a custom box and pre-strung so it is ready to hang! Available in an EXTREMELY limited quantity. ••• #nyfatcap #mtnpaints #mtncolors #mtnholiday2022

Blink 182 by Aesthetic Apparatus•••Celebrating 20 Years of Enema of the State•••PNC Music Pavilion, Charlotte, NC | July 23rd, 2019•••3-Color Screen Pint, 18”x24”•••#blink182 #aestheticapparatus #poppunk #poppunkposter

#smashingpumpkins Christina Wijangco Craven Crispin L. Cruz Ray Wijangco

#smashingpumpkins Christina Wijangco Craven Ray Wijangco Crispin L. Cruz

Andy Warhol [Brillo] Be@rbrick ••• 100% and 400% Set ••• Produced by Medicom Toy Product ••• Licensed by Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts ••• #andywarhol #warhol #bearbrick #medicom

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Sneak Peek of a Thalo Halo sneaker themed capsule, coming soon. 🏀🏀🏀 MF DOOM x DUNK HIGH SB | 20”x16” | Acrylic on Stretched Canvas 🏀🏀🏀 #thalohalo #mfdoom #mfdoomnike #doomnike #mfdoomsb #doomdunks #sneakerart