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Café Royale

May 1 - May 31, 2009

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800 Post Street San Francisco, CA 94109
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Neighborhood Watch
'Neighborhood Watch' is the second installment of an ongoing series by San Francisco based artist David Young V. Photos and information from the first installment, "Live Forever" are available for viewing at http://babylonfalling.com/Dyoungv-slideshow.html . The series presents an alternate version of San Francisco after the socio-economic collapse of the world financial system and the deterioration of what we have known to be the American way of life. Civil unrest and widespread factionalizing result in a prolonged and unsuccessful military occupation of the bay area. The focus of this installment deals with people beginning to organize new forms of law and social structure amongst themselves in a city (and country) with no operational government. This results in the formation of district and neighborhood based militia groups and volunteer police forces with the intention of providing safety and security in their own territories. All works displayed in ‘Neighborhood Watch’ are large-scale pen & ink representations of abandoned military and public service vehicles that have been modified and repurposed to fit the patrol needs of the local population. To view the Neighborhood Watch trailer directed by Colin M. Day visit: http://royalegallery.blogspot.com/ . Show runs from May 1- May 30, 2009 Opening Reception: May 7, 2009 8pm-midnight Venue: Café Royale, 800 Post St. (@ Leavenworth), San Francisco, CA Café Royale has a strong connection with and dedication to the San Francisco, Bay Area art scene hosting musical performances, poetry readings, and monthly, visual arts exhibitions. Archived on their website are over four years of monthly artist shows. David Ball is the current curator for the exhibition space and represents the artists during their shows. An online catalog of available works and pricing can be found at: http://www.david.ball.net/curator.html