Park Life, San Francisco
I was in San Francisco's Inner Richmond neighborhood a few days ago, and stopped by one of my favorite shops: Park Life, a cool and highly unconventional gallery and shop. It opened in 2006, the brainchild of two friends and art collectors, Jamie Alexander and Derek Song. Alexander calls the space "like a museum store, but without the fluff."
That's selling it short, though. The shop has 1,400 square feet of retail and gallery space, packed with a colorful, curated collection of books, modern design objects, edgy artist-designed t-shirts and jewelry, and artist multiples.
On October 22, they'll open 'Unnatural Plans,' an exhibition of colorful abstract paintings by Masako Mike and Steven Lopez. Come November 4 through 7, they'll be at the New York Art Book Fair at MoMA's PS1, releasing a new Tucker Nichols' limited edition print and displaying a selection of products and artworks from the San Francisco shop. Check them out if you're in New York!
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I always saw if you can't decide, get both! I like the retail/ gallery idea, we see a bit of this cross culture here in Toronto and it does enhance both gallery and shopping experience. Perhaps you would have never come across art if you were just shopping, meanwhile, the new moleskin notebook in red would probably not be pulling your eyes away were you at a gallery either, so cheers to both!!!!
Love the crowded and colorful setup of the store. Looks like this could be inspiration for some Rakks design ideas.
You could not put the address in the piece ?
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