Homebrew: New Work by Mickael Broth

July 1 to 30, 2011; Artist's reception 7-9 pm, July 1, 2011

San Francisco design store and gallery, Rare Device, is proud to present: Homebrew: New Work by Mickael Broth. The work will occupy the Rare Device gallery July 1 - 30, 2011. A reception for the show will be held Friday, July 1, 2011 from 7 - 9 pm.

Mickael will exhibit a new body of work in a show titled Homebrew. The work will focus on the idea of the comfort and fear that comes with being home. The show, which will consist of an installation composed of drawings, paintings, and photographs, explores the idea that the things you love most are also the things that have the potential to cause you the most pain. The work stemmed from his crippling fear that he will come home to find his house in flames with his dog trapped inside. Though the synthesis was a morbid fear, the work evokes optimism and happiness.

Mickael Broth is an artist and skateboarder living in Richmond Virginia. He grew up in the suburbs of Washington DC where he got into graffiti and stealing beer from people’s garages at the age of fifteen. In the summer of 2004, he began a ten month stretch of incarceration due to his prolific involvement in vandalism. Since his release from jail, he has shown work in galleries across the country and co-founded Born Ugly, a skateboard/art culture magazine with international distribution.

Rare Device is a store and gallery that features functional experiments and original ideas in art, design, craft and fabrication. Owner Giselle Gyalzen constantly seeks out objects that are beautiful, evocative, well constructed and thoughtful. We are pleased to bring to our San Francisco store an ever-growing roster of local, national and international artists and designers for a truly "rare" experience.

Rare Device (raredevice.net) is located at 1845 Market Street between Valencia and Guerrero Streets. Store/gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday 11am to 7pm and Sunday noon to 6 pm.