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Dec. 18th, 2005

  • 12:18 PM
everyone, i appreciate all of your support and kind words regarding the stolen artwork. this is just so upsetting. there is still no news about the whereabouts of my six paintings that were stolen from GR-SF on saturday.

anyone could have taken it, an art lover, a psychopath, a mean kid, anybody. i'm just really hoping for its safe return.





hi, my name is susie ghahremani, my email address is susie @ boygirlparty.com, and i just received word from san francisco that six of my pieces from my show at giant robot right now ("let's share" at gr-sf) have been stolen.

if you know anything about it or can spread the word to help return the pieces to me or the people who have purchased them, please help.

among the pieces stolen was one of my favorite pieces to date, the miniature of a baby chicken.


EDIT
: giant robot sent me this image of all the stolen pieces. please repost as you see necessary (the image file is at: http://www.boygirlparty.com/lj/letssharestolen.jpg)

thank you



please repost this message as much as you can amongst art lovers, people in SF, craigslist, anyone and anywhere you can think of. if you live in the bay area and can hang up fliers, i would appreciate that so much as well, since i don't live in the area to do so myself. i've made a pdf flier here:

http://www.boygirlparty.com/stolenart.pdf

thank you thank you thank you.
you're all amazing and sweet and i appreciate all your support.
i've been really upset about this, but it makes me feel much better to have such a great community to fall back on. thank you.

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[info]fingerpaint_me wrote:
Dec. 18th, 2005 08:48 pm (UTC)
oh no!
I'm posting the image to show my support. even though I doubt they were stolen by someone who then flew to New Zealand
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[info]boygirlparty wrote:
Dec. 19th, 2005 12:16 am (UTC)
thanks so much - thankfully the internet is without borders, so the more reposting, the more likely it is to get back to the person who stole it. i hope.
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[info]frecklewonder wrote:
Dec. 19th, 2005 12:19 am (UTC)
i truly believe the internet is teeny, teeny tiny and that this will have a happy ending. i sure hope so, susie :)
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[info]boygirlparty wrote:
Dec. 19th, 2005 02:04 am (UTC)
thanks for staying positive, that's totally what i need right now. thank you.
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[info]texashautesauce wrote:
Dec. 18th, 2005 10:26 pm (UTC)
I just can't imagine how Giant Robot - San Francisco could have allowed this to happen. This is awful!
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[info]boygirlparty wrote:
Dec. 19th, 2005 12:18 am (UTC)
i don't know how it happened, but they feel really badly about it - that doesn't bring the work back, but i know they would never let something like this happen on purpose, and they're reimbursing the people who had purchased the paintings very fairly.
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[info]lixolux wrote:
Dec. 18th, 2005 11:50 pm (UTC)
once it stops storming outside ill flyer around the mission. hopefully tommorrow. its all about visibility! we will spread the word!!!

what should one do if they spot them - call gr or the police? have GR reported to the police?
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[info]boygirlparty wrote:
Dec. 18th, 2005 11:52 pm (UTC)
gr have reported it to the police - calling the police is probably best if it's spotted being sold somewhere else. if it's in the posession of someone you know, just have them send the work back to GR. i don't want anyone going to jail or anything, i just want the work back. thank you so so much.
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[info]kaitoujeanne wrote:
Dec. 19th, 2005 01:11 am (UTC)
Hi, just passing through (friend of a friend).

I sent an e-mail to the San Francisco Chronicle's Culture Blog and to Matt Petty, since he mentioned the GR show in November, so hopefully he'll get the word out there as well.

Best wishes for everything's safe return!
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[info]boygirlparty wrote:
Dec. 19th, 2005 02:04 am (UTC)
thank you so, so much, that was very good thinking on your part, and hopefully he can help. thank you thank you.
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[info]kaitoujeanne wrote:
Dec. 19th, 2005 08:55 pm (UTC)
Here's his post on the CultureBlog. I'm glad I could help, even just a little bit.

Good luck!
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[info]galexiegirl wrote:
Dec. 19th, 2005 03:31 am (UTC)
oh my gosh, i'm soooo sorry to hear this. how devastating!!!
i love your work (i'm a friend of Jenny's ([info]frecklewonder) which was how i found you).
I was actually on the GR website today looking up their hours/address and saw their post. I can't tell you
how horrible this is....I'm going to post your flier (i'm an SF girlie) and do my best to spread the word.
san francisco is such a supportive community, we'll get to the bottom of this!!

*hugs from rainy california*
alex
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[info]mr_esty wrote:
Dec. 19th, 2005 06:39 am (UTC)
I'll be vacationing in cali over the hollidays, if I see anyone with these BEAUTIFUL stollen paintings, I will knock their teeth in. What a loss!!! Those are really great pieces.
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[info]super_donkey wrote:
Dec. 19th, 2005 06:43 am (UTC)
I posted this on myspace
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[info]hilarina wrote:
Dec. 19th, 2005 06:46 am (UTC)
hi! its hilarykay. i have moved to this new name :D add me please.
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[info]sarahcoyne wrote:
Dec. 19th, 2005 01:37 pm (UTC)
i'm so sorry to hear about your kidnapped babies. i'm praying for their safe return to you!
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[info]pablowapsi wrote:
Dec. 19th, 2005 01:52 pm (UTC)
I re-posted this on my LJ after getting the info from [info]goraina. I hope all works out. :(
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[info]happyowl wrote:
Dec. 19th, 2005 03:44 pm (UTC)
that's terrible, i'm so sorry!!! i'll tell my sf pals about it & they'll get the word out too! i hope they return to you safely.
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[info]hello_im_nikki wrote:
Dec. 19th, 2005 04:46 pm (UTC)
hearing this was so awful. i had 2 pieces stolen from a gallery a few years ago
and i know how this must feel. just know that you have so much support, as everyone
on lj has been spreading the word, and im sure everyone from giant robot and in sf
is doing the same! i hope everything works out and the pieces find their way
back to you safely and quickly!
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[info]joleenieweenie wrote:
Dec. 19th, 2005 05:51 pm (UTC)
how heart breaking! i hope for their safe return! ♥
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[info]alikacooper wrote:
Dec. 19th, 2005 07:51 pm (UTC)
gosh, that is so terrible, i am so so sorry ! any word?
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[info]crankygirlie wrote:
Dec. 19th, 2005 07:58 pm (UTC)
[info]pablowapsi posted this in his journal so I posted it in mine. those are lovely paintings and it's a real shame someone would do such a thing. I hope they're recovered safely.
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[info]spillshercoffee wrote:
Dec. 19th, 2005 08:57 pm (UTC)
This is awful!
I'm so sorry.
I'm only in Chicago, but I'll do what I can.

Good luck, and happy holidays amidst it all.
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[info]_gilda_ wrote:
Dec. 19th, 2005 10:30 pm (UTC)
I am in San Francisco and hope that it will be returned. I came across your site (wonderful!) from the posting that was done on the Culture Blog so it is high profile enough. Someone who thought they were cute must be feeling guilty around now. I hope they return soon!
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[info]potionsmistress wrote:
Dec. 19th, 2005 10:35 pm (UTC)
I'm so sorry to hear about this. I heard about it on Raina's LJ, but wanted to say I was sorry about it. The baby chicken one is truly the cutest thing I've ever seen...if you ever paint another one, I'd love to buy it from you!
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[info]knottyrye wrote:
Jan. 16th, 2008 04:47 am (UTC)
were these ever returned to you? i hope so. D:
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[info]boygirlparty wrote:
Jan. 16th, 2008 04:53 am (UTC)
they weren't.
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