Kaws will be elevating art toys to an whole new level this Fall when he floats a 40-foot Companion in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Taking his place amongst  Keith Haring, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami, Tom Otterness and Tim Burton, Kaws is next in line to create flying art as part of the Blue Sky Gallery series started back in 2005.

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Kidrobot has teamed up with Topo Designs to create a bold and limited summer bag collection. Featuring Topo Designs’ quality handmade construction and Kidrobot’s pop color palette, the Mini Mountain Bag, Daypack, and Cinch Bag are all you need to survive the rugged outdoors or navigate the concrete jungle. Available exclusively at Kidrobot retail stores and kidrobot.com beginning May 31.

Kidrobot x Topo Designs Daypack, $120
Kidrobot x Topo Designs Mini Mountain Bag, $120
Kidrobot x Topo Designs Cinch Bag, $32

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Back in 2007, Czech guerilla artist Roman Tyc took to the streets of Prague for his Semafory Project and replaced 48 walk signals with whimsical figures that make you take a second glance. Hiding in plain sight, the clever culture jammer installed some wild and mild designs in broad daylight. The new silhouettes depicted a man walking a dog, drinking, being hung and urinating. While the locals found the project entertaining, the authorities didn’t find it too funny. Roman was arrested and forced to replace all the lights back to normal. He did however elect to not pay the fine and was sentenced to 30 days in the slammer. The public protested his punishment and decapitated the semaphore figures by painting their heads black.

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Contemporary urban artist Dave Kinsey will be opening his new solo exhibition, “Lost For Words” at FFDG in San Francisco this Friday, May 18. This thoughtful new display of multi-layer textured paintings use a combination of acrylic, collage and spray paint to create gentle juxtapozition. Lost For Words speaks to the chaos of man and wild, and the never ending struggle to understand our history and the pandemonium of daily life in modern culture.

Kinsey describes this body of work, “What is not seen is what’s there to be discovered. I’m trying to push the viewer into a more confrontational place.” He elaborates on the figures in his work, “They can be grotesque if that’s what you see. From my perspective of the world, it’s hard to paint reality without a sense of truth, especially when it comes to portrayals of humanity. There is sadness and hope and fear. There is the constant struggle with nature.”

Kinsey, along with some tasty beverages, will be in attendance for tomorrow’s opening reception at 2277 Mission St. from 6-9pm.