HYPEBEAST Trade: Ken Harman of Spoke Art Gallery

In its beginnings, Spoke Art Gallery enjoyed success throwing pop-up exhibits in New York and Oakland, but eventually made the jump and settled in to its own permanent gallery space on Sutter Street in San Francisco. The gallery maintains its focus on exhibiting the works of emerging contemporary artists, who specialize in figurative and illustrative works in pop surrealism and street art. HYPEBEAST recently sat down with Ken Harman — the gallery owner of Spoke Art Gallery, to learn about the level of dedication it takes to open a gallery, and how he strives to maintain the relationships of the artists he chooses to exhibit. From his start in the art world as a writer for such publications as Hi-Fructose, Harman was able to seamlessly transition from the perspective of media, to that of a gallery owner.

Read the full interview on Hypebeast: https://hypebeast.com/2012/5/hypebeast-trade-ken-harman-of-spoke-art-gallery