John Law

11 Nov 2023

A Must See: ‘Head Trip’ The Doggie Diner Heads Journey to NY

EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to popular demand, a second screening has been added for this showing. Head Trip is showing at The Roxie on Sunday,November 19, 2023 at 1:00 PM & also 7:40PM – tickets are here We all love a good road trip and those tales that feel like some

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16 Jan 2023

Why Walking Around San Francisco is My Favorite Thing to Do

Perambulate is a great word, isn’t it? It sounds like something a fancy fop in a waistcoat and coattails would do after dinner. And that’s because it is! To perambulate is to go for a walk, and lately I’ve been perambulating like the top-hatted, riding-booted, cane-carrying geezer on the Johnnie

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10 Jul 2024

This New Literary Magazine is a Gift to the People of San Francisco

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

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15 Dec 2021

From Protest to Puke: The Debasement of SantaCon

For those who don’t participate, SantaCon is an annual spectacle, mildly disorienting and mostly foul. If you’ve ever seen a cluster of self-saboteurs in Santa costumes collectively heaving over a gutter or stumbling about in a daze, you’ve likely been privy to the awe-inspiring merriment of SantaCon.  As a writer

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06 Nov 2018

Natalie Mount & John Law are Throwing a Party!

SIGNMAN: John Law is a three-month long retrospective of the San Francisco based, underground artist John Law, curated by Pro Arts’ Executive Director and curator, Natalia Mount. The exhibition, scheduled to open on June 7th, 2019, will include new work, documentation of events and explorations, neon art, and video works. For the

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09 Feb 2018

Doc’s Lab Has Permanently Closed Down

It is with heavy heart that I announce yet another closure in San Francisco’s cultural landscape. I just heard the news that Doc’s Lab has permanently closed down. While I have yet to see an official announcement, there are no shows on it’s calendar. That is pretty good indicator that

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20 May 2016

New York was a Scary Wonderland in the 70s & 80s

Guest post by John Law (Founder of the Cacophony Society and Burning Man) All images By Camilo José Vergara and found on Mashable & All That is Interesting) When I recall what New York City was like when I visited and stayed there in the late 70s and early 80s sometimes

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28 May 2015

The City That Was: A Million in Peril on the Golden Gate

 In The City That Was, Bohemian Archivist P Segal tells a weekly story of what you all missed: the days when artists, writers, musicians, and unemployed visionaries were playing hard in the city’s streets and paying the rent working part time.  On the 78th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge, I’m

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09 Mar 2015

Video: John Law Thinks There’s Still Hope for SF

  John Law is the real Most Interesting Man in the World. He co-founded Burning Man, The Cacophony Society, and the Billboard Liberation Front. He was also one of the first people to put Urban Exploration on the map. And his office is in a clock tower! John was nice

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