Openings: AJ Fosik and Greg Gossel @ Shooting Gallery and White Walls
AM visited San Francisco institutions The Shooting Gallery and White Walls on Saturday to catch some photos of AJ Fosik’s (previewed) and Greg Gossel’s (interviewed) respective shows a couple hours before their dual openings.  AJ’s show, “There’s Aliens in our Midst,” featured a dozen new wood 3D constructions (most of them being the flamboyantly colored totem-like trophy heads that AJ has become known for as of late) as well as an installation of golden ratio proportions featuring a severed totem animal body strewn upon a cleft pyramid.  For his adjoining show, “Happy Endings,” Greg Gossel packed The Shooting Gallery (which is no easy task by the way) with over 50 new pieces highlighting some of history’s most renowned fallings from grace, everyone from Stalin and Christ to the Lichtenstein-esque pulp girls seen in Greg’s past works to more current pop icons such as “Iron” Mike and Princess Di.
AJ and Greg were kind enough to and sign a few showcards for our readers. More on how to get your hands on these and all the photos from the show after the jump…
Signed AJ Fosik and Greg Gossel Showcards Contest:
AJ and Greg were nice enough to sign a few showcards for AM readers, the first four people to leave a comment on this post will receive one of each showcard.
Photos and words by AM/SF Ken Harman
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Tags: AJ Fosik, Contemporary Art, Contests, Greg Gossel, Openings, San Francisco, Shooting Gallery, Shows & Events, White Walls
June 16th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
I want one! Such an amazing combo of artists all in one show
June 16th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
Thought that was Faile for a minute.
June 16th, 2009 at 11:41 pm
Greg Gossel jocks Faile so hard…
June 17th, 2009 at 2:13 am
me me me
June 17th, 2009 at 2:16 am
people should read more about artist before judging them upon their work… I see the similarity but very different subject matter than FAILE but nevertheless he obv gets some inspiration from them. Greg Gossel does great work. thanks for the flyer.
June 17th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Isn’t he part of FAILE?
June 18th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
I’m really feeling the 2D part of the wood piece AJ is making. I’d love to see more of that, on paper perhaps.