The crowd at the opening of "Art of Prince"

On Friday night, the San Francisco Art Exchange hosted a reception for their latest exhibition, “Art of Prince”, featuring the work of artist and designer Anthony Malzone. The show included seven pieces that have been used on Prince’s website or for concert posters in Europe. Below are some pics from the event which was well attended and funky – local DJ’s Bombhiphop were in the house spinning Prince tunes all nite.

If you missed the live broadcast we did from the event, you can watch the archive of it here. Anthony gave us a great tour of his work and shared some nice tidbits about working with the purple one. And we talked to some fans who were having a good time at the party.

So, what’s your favorite piece of the seven that were on display? Not sure any are left to buy however. On Friday night, Anthony tweeted this: “Thank you to everyone who made it out/tuned in for the live stream.  One man purchased the entire collection!!!!!!!”- DrFB

The SF Art Exchange. That's the Lotusflow3r print in the window.

Hey purple people,

We had someone in San Francisco broadcast live so that all of you who couldn’t  make it would at least be able to peek in on the event.

We took questions and interviewed Anthony Malzone and some Prince fans who attended.

Hope you all enjoyed it.-Dr.FB

The poster from Prince's Monaco shows | Anthony Malzone

The Art of Prince exhibit in San Francisco opens tonight and we are going to be trying something new and cool for you and for the drfunkenberry.com

We’ll have someone in San Francisco broadcasting live so that all of you who can’t make it will at least be able to peek in on the event. The broadcast starts at 6pm Pacific.

There will also be a chat room below where the video will be and you will be able to jump in there to chat with other viewers and to send us any questions or requests during the show. We’ll be communicating with the crew that’s there, so if there’s something you want to see, or someone you want them to talk to, let us know – we’ll pass it along.

Anthony Malzone Signing The Art of Prince Artwork. Photo: Anthony Malzone

As we told you previously, Prince has an art exhibit opening up in San Francisco entitled “The Art Of Prince” by Anthony Malzone.

The reception will be on Friday and YOU,  or as Prince would say, U R invited!

To get on the list, either call 800.344.9633 or shoot an email to info@sfae.com and you will be put on the guest list. 

The reception is from 5 P.M. to 8 P.M. and Dave Paul and Jeff Harris will be spinning Prince music during that time as well.

Anthony let us know that the prints are going for $1.000 a piece limited to a 100 and for members of Prince’s official web site, the prints should be 15% off.

A fresh expression of Prince’s celebrated creative vision, The Art of Pr…ince will receive its world premiere at SFAE. Each of the seven limited edition, fine art digital prints are hand-signed by Malzone with an official watermark. Elegant, striking, playful and enigmatic, this exhibition offers fans a brilliant new passage into the world of Prince.

So check out the art, listen to Prince music, talk with Anthony Malzone and wonder if that Coachella DVD is coming out…I mean ask him questions about the artwork and if Anthony wants to set anything aside for a blogger.

If any of you attend, hit us up and let us know how it was.-Dr.FB

The Art Of Prince Monaco Poster. Photo: Anthony Malzone

The Art Of Prince Authentication Symbol. Photo: Anthony Malzone.

Prince Art By Anthony Malzone.

We got an update from someone who called the gallery who will be hosting The Art of Prince event that will take place in San Francisco in early December.

He even found out the price of the Prince prints.  Want to find out? Plus, we had the artist send us some exclusive info!  See me after the jump for the info.  Read more »

The poster from Prince's Monaco show | Anthony Malzone

We got word today of a new art show opening in San Francisco on December 9th. “Art of Prince” will feature works by Anthony Malzone, whose designs have been featured extensively on Prince’s website, as well as the poster for Prince’s August 2009 show in Monaco.

All of the prints in the show are limited-edition, numbered and signed by the artist. The show will be at the San Francisco Art Exchange in Union Square.

Anthony Malzone. Photo: LMUEDU.com

The exhibition opens December 9, with a public reception on December 11. Lotusflow3r members will be able to purchase Malzone’s art at a discount.

I wonder if we’ll see any of these designs on an upcoming DVD release? We’ll update you if we hear more news. – Dr.FB