{"id":539,"date":"2008-07-29T03:40:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-29T10:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/more-on-the-1000-journals-project-in-san-francisco\/"},"modified":"2016-07-23T22:38:07","modified_gmt":"2016-07-24T05:38:07","slug":"more-on-the-1000-journals-project-in-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/more-on-the-1000-journals-project-in-san-francisco\/","title":{"rendered":"More on the 1000 Journals Project in San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"
The SF Chronicle wrote a story about the first commercial showing of the 1000 Journals project. <\/div>\n\n\n
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Chronicling the journeys of 1,000 wayward journals<\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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It all started with bathroom graffiti. When the artist who calls himself Someguy read what people wrote on bathroom walls, he was intrigued by the uncensored thoughts and messages. Under the cloak of anonymity, he saw, people will say anything.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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“And then I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be great if people could write in a book and make their own comments.’ “<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Last year, Chronicle Books of San Francisco published “The 1000 Journals Project” ($22.95), a compendium of outstanding images from several journals. Someguy and the journals will also be part of “The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now,” an exhibition of participatory art practice that opens Nov. 8 at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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1000 Journals: <\/strong>The documentary opens Friday at the Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St., San Francisco, (415) 863-1087, roxie.com<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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For more information about the 1000 Journals project, go to 1000journals.com<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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