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Frank Kozik - Red Hot Chili Peppers / Mary's Danish / Primus at The Fillmore in San Francisco concert poster art (1989) - Music

Owner: George H
Artist: Frank Kozik (All)

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Published poster!

Poster under a blacklight

RCHP "Mother's Milk" album cover

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KOZIK art show @ Heaven Gallery (March 2024)

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Artwork Details

Title:	Frank Kozik - Red Hot Chili Peppers / Mary's Danish / Primus at The Fillmore in San Francisco concert poster art (1989) - Music
Artist:	Frank Kozik (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Other
Views:	807
Likes on CAF:	15 16
Added to Site:	6/22/2023

Description

Red Hot Chili Peppers / Mary's Danish / Primus concert poster/pin
Art by Frank Kozik
Bill Graham - 1989

I never thought I'd have the chance to own an original piece by Kozik. In my eyes he's a legend in the concert poster world and helped influence an entire generation of artists and basically created a "house" style for poster art in the 90's and beyond in the rock and alternative worlds. This piece features a poster art legend creating a piece for the legendary The Fillmore in San Francisco, CA promoted by Bill Graham on September 15 and 16, 1989!

Too add to the gravitas of the this piece, 1989 was an extremely pivotal time in the RHCP's story. In late 1988 John Frusciante and Chad Smith joined the band. Then in 1989 the band started writing their 4th album, Mother's Milk, which was released on August 16, 1989. It was a formative year for the band's next 30+ years.

It's also cool to think that this was drawn super early in Kozik's poster career. I'll note you can still see some light pencils with the ink and some whiteout on this piece.

I can't help but wonder if this poster was a tribute to the album cover (image above). The album was certified gold in March 1990, which was just a few months after this show. The album featured the band's cover of Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground":

Huge thank you to Yann for parting with this piece and for a wonderful transaction!

UPDATE - March 3, 2024 - Heaven by Marc Jacobs has curated a KOZIK art show @ Heaven Gallery 336 N Fairfax, LA, CA 90036 on display for the month of March. The color version of this poster is 1 of 17 framed poster on display.

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