1/15/14

ROBERT OPEL: THE RES~ERECTION OF FEY WAY STUDIOS


THIS IS A TEASER!

WHO REMEMBERS THIS FOOTAGE?
(THE NOTORIOUS STREAKER WAS ROBERT OPEL)

RICK CASTRO & ROBERT OPPEL
~PRESENT~

ROBERT OPEL: 
THE RES~ERECTION OF FEY WAY STUDIOS
FEBRUARY 14TH THRU MARCH 15TH

OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION
FEBRUARY 14TH
6PM TILL 9PM

$10 COVER

LIVE PERFORMANCES BY~
CLOWNALYN MONROE
MAXDARLING
CASEY LARIOS

DJ~ UND3AD ALI3N

(artwork~ camille o'grady)

Robert Opel was not only the man who streaked the 1974 Academy Awards.  
He opened the first erotic art gallery in San Francisco called Fey Way Studios, (1978- 1979); exposing the art & photography of Robert Mapplethorpe, Tom of Finland, Etienne & Rex to name a few. 
Opel also wrote and photographed for "The Advocate", published a magazine entitled "Finger" & also was a guest on the "Mike Douglas Show." 
Opel was a friend of Divine, a young John Waters & performed off and on with The Cockettes. 
Besides Opel's legendary Academy Awards streak, he also streaked a City Council meeting to protest an ordinance banning nudity at public beaches as well as streaking other events
 and gatherings he felt appropriate to share the gift of nudity, innocence & laughter. 
His life sadly ended when he was murdered in his gallery shortly after putting on a stage performance in the 1979 Gay Day Parade entitled 
"The Mock-Execution of Dan White" (Harvey Milk's killer) Speculation has hinted at the police being involved and/or setting up his murder. 


Robert Oppel (spelled w/ two "P's") is the nephew of this sexual activist/artist and has compiled and saved all of the original artwork and flyers from his uncle, Robert Opel's Fey-Way Gallery. 
Robert Oppel is an Actor/Director/Musician & collage artist. In 2011 Oppel released a documentary on the life of his uncle called simply; "Uncle Bob." 

Robert Oppel & Rick Castro  proudly bring to you~ 

"The Res-Erection of Fey-Way Studios"  


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[robert opel streaks the 46th annual academy awards- 1974]

1 comment:

  1. I look forward to meeting people at the reception tonight who are interested in Bob's life and antics. He was always full of surprises. I should know. He showed up at court dressed as Uncle Sam at his arraignment when he was charged with streaking the city council in Los Angeles in 1974. I was his defense attorney.

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