The SFMOMA changed it’s location to 151 3rd street in 1995. What kind of building was on that address before the museum moved in?

I have a final project to do where I must find colors that match an artist’s pallet that I have chosen, so I figured graffiti is my best bet.

I’m curious if anyone can suggest some generally safe areas around san francisco where I can find some GOOD graffiti art.

I plan to go straight into the city on Fourth & King where the Cal train stops, so if possible anything around that area?
Thanks!

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Destination San Francisco

San Francisco is known around the world for the Golden Gate Bridge, the Fisherman’s Wharf and Lombard Street famed for supposedly being the most crooked street in the world. However, did you know that San Francisco is also known as the art capital of the western hemisphere? Thousands of art lovers arrive in the city each year to visit its galleries, art exhibitions and museums. The M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, the Asian Art Museum, the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, and the world famous San Francisco Museum of Modern Art have all emerged as the centerpiece of attraction for passionate art lovers from all over the world.  Many of them buy art objects and take them home. Buying art in San Francisco isn’t simply an exercise, it’s an experience of a lifetime for many.

San Francisco and the International Art Circuit

The art-buying spree we are all experiencing currently is global. From Dublin to Dubai, scores of art lovers are hopping on to cheap discounted flights and globetrotting in their quest to buy art. What has fueled this fire a downturn in the economy not withstanding? The answer may not be obvious at first glance. The economic slowdown has now made it possible for many art lovers to become art collectors because art has become affordable.

Cybertising Art in San Francisco through Online Art Auctions

The Internet has helped tremendously with its ability to transfer JPEGs in a wink and allow potential art buyers to examine art objects remotely. San Francisco too has benefited from its proximity to the Silicon Valley in that much if not most San Francisco art has gone online in one form or another. Online art auctions are regularly held in San Francisco and you can purchase art from San Francisco artists and online art galleries from the comfort of your home or office.

Art Galore for Bay Area Residents

The number of art fairs being held in San Francisco has mushroomed over the past few years. Public art fairs such as the Festival on the Hill,

SF Open Studios and the Capsule Design Festival have become increasingly popular not only among art lovers who live in the Bay Area but also among those who love to travel for Art’s sake. The city’s place on the international art circuit is  beyond validation. The art collectors’ stampede has provided an unparalleled opportunity for young artists to join the ranks and bask in the limelight. The works of many young artists in San Francisco have been showcased in local galleries and have been snapped up by art enthusiasts. So if you are an art collector or planning to wet your toes and test the waters in the exciting world of art collection, it is time for you to get in touch with a reputable san Francisco art dealer, preferably one with an online art gallery so that you can make wise investment decisions that bring rich returns on your investment.

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San Francisco’s vibrant street art scene exists in areas off the city’s well-worn tourist paths. The alleyways and hidden side streets of the Haight, the Tenderloin, and especially the Mission district’s Clarion Alley offer unexpected treats to visitors lucky enough to stumble upon them. For more than five years, photographer Steve Rotman has obsessively documented this scene as it evolved on walls, sidewalks, billboards, fences, doors, and other public spaces. Culled from thousands of images, the result is a collection of work that attests to the artists’ personal and stylistic diversity, from Mars1’s robotic depictions of alternate universes which reflect the local counterculture spirit, to Neck Face’s whimsically ghoulish creatures that serve as a testament to entrepreneurial hipsterdom, to Bigfoot’s friendly green primates inspired by the area’s rich graffiti culture. San Francisco’s charm as an international destination also causes foreign artists to … More >>

San Francisco Street Art

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With 600 stunning photographs, this comprehensive book showcases more than three decades of street art in San Francisco’s legendary Mission District. Beginning in the early 1970s, a provocative street-art movement combining elements of Mexican mural painting, surrealism, pop art, urban punk, eco-warrior, cartoon, and graffiti has flourished in this dynamic, multicultural community.
Rigo, Las Mujeres Muralistas, Gronk, Barry McGee (Twist), R. Crumb, Spain Rodriguez, the Billboard Liberation Front, Swoon, Sam Flores, Neckface, Shepard Fairey, Juana Alicia, Os Gemeos, Reminesce, and Andrew Schoultz are among the many artists who have made the streets of the Mission their public gallery. Essays and commentaries by insiders involved with the movement document the artistic, social, and political forces that have shaped Mission Muralismo.
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Street Art San Francisco: Mission Muralismo