HOT & COLD: The End is Here

September 11 - October 17, 2009

Opening Reception: Friday, September 11, 2009, 5:30 - 8:00pm

After Party at 111 Minna 9pm - 2am - $5 Door

Performance by Coconut: Saturday, September 12, 4 - 6pm

Baer Ridgway Exhibitions is pleased to present HOT & COLD: THE END IS HERE, a group exhibition in conjunction with the release of the 10th and final issue of the renowned San Francisco zine, HOT & COLD, created by Chris Duncan and Griffin McPartland.

HOT & COLD - THE ZINE

HOT & COLD is and has been more than a zine. Collected in full by the NY MoMA and exhibited at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, HOT & COLD is a deeply layered, dynamic collaboration that encompasses an eclectic community of multi-disciplinary artists.  The project is part book, part artwork, part fluxus project, part exhibition and part creative adventure. Seven years ago, HOT & COLD was conceptualized by two talented young artists, Chris Duncan and Griffin McPartland, both based in Oakland, CA. Duncan and McPartland set out to make a collaborative zine that embraced their various disparate interests and what started out as a gathering of ideas transformed over time into a wildly popular production. The final issue, #1, will be released at Baer Ridgway Exhibitions on September 11th, 2009 - exactly 7 years to the date of the inaugural issue.

Starting with issue #10, the issues of HOT & COLD count down to #1 with contributions from hundreds of distinctive artists over the last seven years. HOT & COLD is made in an edition of 150 and is hand-built, silk screened, sewed, stitched, stickered, stenciled, photocopied, color-copied and any number of other treatments.  Issue #1 will include two 7 inch vinyl records, with music from Tommy Guerrero, Soft Circle, Urxed, and Namesake. A DVD of video and music from the Miami based duo the TM Sisters will also accompany small zines from artists Ryan Wallace and Griffin McPartland.  HOT & COLD #1 will compile a variety of artist's works, including a pull out poster from Reed Anderson, hand made original works from Daniel Tierney and Monica Analando as well as a postcard sized screen print by Will Yackulic.

The last issue of HOT & COLD was made possible by Southern Exposure’s Alternative Exposure Grant. http://soex.org

HOT & COLD - THE EXHIBITION

To commemorate the final issue and the project, HOT & COLD - THE EXHIBITION will bring together an incredibly dynamic group show of all the artists included in the final issue. Engendering the energy of a space which embraces the interstices where local cultures and new practices overlap and re-emerge in fresh perspective, the show at BRX will continue into the community space with programming including live music, comedy performance, film screenings and local happenings. Participants can look forward to an out-of-gallery experience lead by David Wilson. Check the BRX website for updates.