So, in one of my previous posts, I talked about how great Future Primitive was and how bummed I was that their shop, Future Primitive Sound Headquarters, had gone out of business. Well, since then I've run across Mike Giant's page on REBEL8 and found out that FPSHQ went out of business in a terribly sketchy fashion. It's too bad that they couldn't stay afloat as a company, but much much worse that they burned a bunch of bridges on their way out.


Here's what MG had to say:

On October 13th of last year, I had an opening at Future Primitive in San Francisco. The show was called "Sweet Sixteen", and I set it up as retrospective of the last 16 years worth of graffiti. I showed a photographic timeline of graffiti work and numerous illustrations. I had a lot of hesitation going into the show because the person who organized it quit working at Future Primitive a month or so before the opening, leaving me to wonder if the owner, Mark Herlihy, would be able to pick up the slack. Evidently not, considering the fact that Future Primitive is no longer in business.

Currently, much of the work from that show has been recovered and is now being stored at the REBEL8 warehouse. I have not heard from Mark about getting my percentage of art sold, and frankly I don't plan on hearing from him. If anyone has given Mark or anyone at Future Primitive money towards purchase of any of the pieces in the show, please contact Josh. He can sort you out.

The pieces posted here are available for purchase, unless someone can prove they already paid Future Primitive for the piece, in which case the artwork will be delivered immediately. I won't get any money for the pieces already sold, but I'd still like the art to be in the rightful owner's hands. If any of those who've paid for pieces used a credit card, please contact your credit card company and see if you can cancel the charge in lieu of their going out of business. At least then I can get the money for my work instead of a shady business man getting the cash.

-Mike-

I guess I'm changing my stance from "R.I.P. F.P.S.H.Q." to "Good Riddance F.P.S.H.Q.". We don't need companies like you screwing the artists that we love and support.