THE TENDERLOIN PROJECT

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to Butter Gallery over the weekend for the opening of The Tenderloin Project in Miami.  This was the fourth Living Exhibition, and once again it was incredible to see such a positive response to the project.  This was a unique exhibition as it was the first time that I was able to display works of art that were done by residents of The Tenderloin community, as previously showcased on the blog at the end of last month.  This is the future for the project – creating access to the arts for community residents and to allow their voices and their work to be seen and heard throughout the world.  A very special thanks to everyone who came out for the opening and an extra special thanks to Paco of Butter Gallery for making the show happen.  The exhibition will continue to live through the end of August before traveling to New York…

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to the opening last Friday for The Tenderloin Project at ABV Gallery in Atlanta.  The response to the show and the project was incredible!  Amazing to hear such positive feedback from everyone who attended and to realize that a project like this can travel from San Francisco to Atlanta and still hold relevance.  The feedback was a success in and of itself, and it was great to see so much art from the project selling as well.  Everything will now remain on display at the gallery until July 25th.  A special thanks to gallery owner Greg Mike for hosting the show, and to everyone at the ABV team, Tommy, Ash and Priscilla, for their hard work and for helping me to realize my vision for the installation.  A very special thanks to Homa as well for her help in producing the exhibition and for documenting the adventure.  Enjoy the photos below…

ABV Gallery will be hosting the 3rd Living Exhibition for The Tenderloin Project in Atlanta, Georgia. The show will open on Friday, June 25th with an artist reception and will run until July 23rd. On display will be 49 photographs from the project by the project’s creator, Sean Desmond, along with a dozen collaborative art pieces by artists such as Mike Giant, Apex, Greg Mike, Oliver Black, Hugh Leeman, Mark Bode, D Young V and more. Original photographs, silk screened prints and a range of garments produced by SF-based clothing brand, Black Scale, will all be available at the show.

Living Exhibition #2 has now come to an end at Black Scale.  Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the project over the last month, it was a huge success.  The next exhibition for the project will open on Friday, June 25th at ABV Gallery in Atlanta.  Here are some final photos that I snapped today from the Black Scale exhibition.

Thank you so much to everyone that came out to Black Scale last night for Living Exhibition #2 of The Tenderloin Project.  The response to the project was incredible and I sincerely thank everyone who made an effort to come out and support.  The show will be on display at Black Scale until June 10th.  A special thanks to Mega, Alfred, and the entire Black Scale family for their continued support.  And an additional thanks to Joseph Phillips, aka JMPGRAPHY, for coming out and documenting the event.  Enjoy his photos from the night below.

It’s a huge honor to once again be collaborating with Black Scale on a series of t-shirts and sweatshirts. I view this as another amazing opportunity to be creating limited yet accessible pieces of art from the project for people from all walks of life to enjoy. Tomorrow night will mark the release of these new garments and it will also open the door for the second “Living Exhibition” to take place for The Tenderloin Project. The exhibition will be held at Black Scale’s flagship store in Union Square (55 Grant Ave), and will remain on on display there until June 10th, before moving to Atlanta.

From Black Scale…

The Tenderloin Project opens May 18th at the Black Scale store in San Francisco. The first show was at the Medicine Gallery earlier this year and now the show will be at our store with a second release of the apparel that comes with five new designs. The designs are available in black and white tee’s, Black and Heather pullover hoodies as well as Fitted hats. The Tenderloin Project is also now available at select retailers around the country. We are very excited for the second release and we hope to see you at the show on May 18th.

More details coming soon…

This is the original video I did for the T-Shirt collaborations a couple months ago when we released the first run of shirts.

From Hypebeast:

This video showcases the collaboration between The Tenderloin Project and San Francisco-based Black Scale, as they release two new tees and a hat from The Tenderloin Project, both welcoming the new Black Scale flagship store. The campaign will help raise money for the Tenderloin Community of San Francisco. Video and photography was done by Sean Desmond.