The most interesting party was definitely the Unconventional ‘08 VIP party at the Manifest Hope gallery. The party was hosted by MoveOn.org, Shephard Fairey and San Fran Mayor Gavin Newsom and his lovely wife Jen. Shephard’s art was on display, along with both known and new contemporary artists, including painters, sculptors and street artists, all of whom created pieces that celebrate the progressive, grassroots energy of the Obama campaign. Here is a video of some of the artists talking about their inspiration, as well as the importance of a candidate who has a strong arts and education policy.

Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie), Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley), Zooey Deschanel (She and Him), Matthew Caws (Nada Surf) and Jonathan Rice all performed in acoustic rounds. They sounded beyond great. It was a bit of a throw back to 70’s folk with a little bit of contemporary irony. My favorite song was Love Hurts dedicated to Barack and Hillary.

The art on display was fantastic.

And I even ran into Lost’s Daniel Dai Kim:

takepart with Manifest Hope

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