tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12543169151745101572007-12-28T01:08:34.590-08:00Jamie O'SheaphofaBlogger374125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254316915174510157.post-39009945786488070102007-12-25T01:08:00.000-08:002007-12-28T01:08:34.615-08:00THE WORLD’S ONLY GOOD XMAS MUSIC…<div class="entry">
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</div>phofatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254316915174510157.post-23296795718658661132007-12-25T01:07:00.000-08:002007-12-28T01:07:32.545-08:00THE REAL SPIRIT OF XMAS…<div class="entry">
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</div>phofatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254316915174510157.post-50140589179371813512007-12-24T01:06:00.000-08:002007-12-28T01:06:54.843-08:00NYC///STREET LIFE///THE VISUAL LEGACY OF MARVIN FRANKLIN…<div class="entry">
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<p><strong>A SUBWAY WORKER’S LEGACY, IN ART FORM<br />
By Jake Mooney, Source: <a href="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/21/a-subway-workers-legacy-in-sketches-and-paintings/index.html?ex=1355893200&en=cbf36ed76b1adb36&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss">NYTimes</a></strong></p>
<p>Writing about <strong>Marvin Franklin</strong>, the artist whose work is on view at the <strong>New York Transit Museum</strong> from this week through March, it feels natural to focus on the details of his premature and unsettling death — Mr. Franklin was a 55-year-old subway track worker who was killed by a train in March – and on the profound effect that his passing has had on the friends and family he left behind. (A subsequent review found numerous safety lapses and prompted the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to order a series of reforms.)</p>
<p>What can get lost is Mr. Franklin’s art itself, which, by all accounts, was one of the major loves of his life. Friends describe him working at an awe-inspiring pace, filling up a 120-page sketchbook about every two weeks. “It was his life. It was the blood that went through his veins,” Mr. Franklin’s wife, Tenley Jones-Franklin, said at the museum on Wednesday. On top of that, colleagues at the Art Students League of New York, where Mr. Franklin studied for the last decade, profess admiration for his ability and work ethic. One, Mark Hagan, whose time at the league overlapped with Mr. Franklin’s, called him “a true folk hero.”</p>
<p>For all that, though, the exhibit at the transit museum is the first show ever dedicated to Mr. Franklin’s art. Part of that, no doubt, is the result of his belief, expressed to several people, that he was not ready for such a recognition. But it is also, some of Mr. Franklin’s friends say, a hint at the politics involved in New York’s art scene, and a sign of the difficulties of an artist following his own muse can face getting noticed. <strong>CLICK <a href="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/21/a-subway-workers-legacy-in-sketches-and-paintings/index.html?ex=1355893200&en=cbf36ed76b1adb36&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss">HERE</a> TO CONTINUE READING…</strong></p>
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<strong>More of Franklin’s art can be seen <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/galleries/mta_workers_powerful_art/mta_workers_powerful_art.html">HERE</a>… </strong></p>
</div>phofatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254316915174510157.post-27851243207430744382007-12-24T01:05:00.000-08:002007-12-28T01:06:09.271-08:00WOW FACTOR///SOMETIMES CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY…<div class="entry">
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</div>phofatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254316915174510157.post-82451977110834917112007-12-23T01:04:00.000-08:002007-12-28T01:04:31.124-08:00BETHLEHEM///STREET LIFE///BANKSY RUBBED OUT & BORN AGAIN…<div class="entry">
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<strong>Violators will be towed… </strong></p>
<p>Tis the season to give thanx, or in <strong>BANKSY</strong>’s case, tanks (sorry, we know, we know). After several pieces by the UK’s most wanted bomber in and around the Palestinian separation wall got rubbed out, Mr Mysterious posted a few new parking notices around town…</p>
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</div>phofatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254316915174510157.post-40716849316598736402007-12-23T01:03:00.000-08:002007-12-28T01:03:44.338-08:00XMAS SHOPPING///KEHINDE WILEY & JEFF KOONS x TARGET…<div class="entry">
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<p>Just when you were sure every company in the world and their mother had an official collaborative “Artist Series” in place, mega discount retailer <strong>TARGET</strong> steps up to the plate to prove you right with their new run of limited-edition beach towels featuring original artwork by none other than <strong>KEHINDE WILEY</strong> and <strong>JEFF KOONS</strong>. Available only at the company’s <strong><a href="http://www.target.com/Artist-Towel-Kehinde-Wiley-Oversized/dp/B000RWDL2U/sr=1-1/qid=1197490601/ref=sr_1_1/601-0397699-4181737?ie=UTF8&index=target&rh=k%3Awiley&page=1">online shop</a></strong> for a mere $50 each, the textiles are the surest way of establishing your status as an elite member of the art community while otherwise scantily clad and stripped of other signifying possessions such as T-shirts and sneakers. Oh yeah, and that IS the same graphic Koons licensed to Supreme and at least three other companies for their “limited-edition artist series” products this year…</p>
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</div>phofatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254316915174510157.post-18664921381505808882007-12-22T01:02:00.000-08:002007-12-28T01:02:53.448-08:00NETHERLANDS///OS GEMEOS’ FLOWER GARDEN…<div class="entry">
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<p>Identical twin artists <strong>Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo</strong>, aka: <strong>OS GEMEOS</strong>, have created their largest-ever European exhibit for their incredible new show, “<strong>The Flowers in This Garden Were Planted by My Grandparents</strong>,” that debuted at the <strong>MUSEUM HET DOMEIN</strong> in the Netherlands in November. Filling the cavernous space with monumental sculptures, interactive audio exhibits, a stage for Brasilian musician Siba Veloso (who performed at the show’s opening), and copious amounts of their unmistakable spray-painted fantasy imagery, the boys from Sao Paulo awed the locals with the kind of show-of-force they’ve become known for in recent years. With a fast-approaching closing date of January 6th, lucky travelers have a few weeks left to catch a glimpse. In the meantime, <strong>HAVE A LOOK:</strong> <a href="http://www.supertouchblog.com/2007/12/22/netherlandsos-gemeos/#more-5462" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p>
</div>phofatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254316915174510157.post-6246440378472938172007-12-22T01:00:00.000-08:002007-12-28T01:02:01.228-08:00TOKYO///INSIDE MADSAKI’S ART MAZE…<div class="entry">
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<p>The enigmatic Japanese graphic artist and designer known only as <strong>MADSAKI</strong> has translated his trademark sharp-edged graphic patterns into a massive two-toned, Richard Serra-esque walk through art sculpture luridly titled “<strong>A.D.I.D.A.S</strong>” (All Day I Dream About Sunsex), in honor of the corporate patron that sponsored the installation. Constructed inside the concrete bunker-like floorplan of the old Maguro Rice Factory in Tokyo, Madsaki’s angular art maze winds around the existing concrete pillars, forming a three-dimensional incarnation of one of his geometric patterns, and providing one of the city’s most unusual art shows of 2007. <strong>HAVE A LOOK: </strong> <a href="http://www.supertouchblog.com/2007/12/22/tokyoinside-madsakis-art-maze/#more-5451" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p>
</div>phofatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254316915174510157.post-8673478913201700052007-12-21T18:46:00.000-08:002007-12-25T18:52:20.730-08:00HONG KONG///LAST LOOK///TERRY RICHARDSON x MICHAEL LAU…<div class="entry">
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<strong> The ultimate “action” figure…</strong></p>
<p>At a time when the artist collaboration game has run out of steam, leave it to rogue photographer <strong>TERRY RICHARDSON </strong>to flip the script and breathe new life into the concept as he did so amazingly with artist and toymaker <strong>MICHAEL LAU</strong> this month at <strong>DIESEL</strong>’s <strong>BRAVE GALLERY</strong> in Hong Kong. After being invited by the Italian fashion brand to travel to Brasil to photograph the local “wildlife,” in spring of this year, Richardson invited Lau to add his spin to the Terry myth when the resulting collection of photographs traveled to Lau’s native Hong Kong for their grand unveiling. The result was easily the greatest “interactive” toy ever created when Lau fabricated a <a id="more-5417"></a>larger-than-life, anatomically correct, fully-articulated action figure of our man with the golden Yashica to display as the exhibit’s showstopping centerpiece alongside several of his own large-scale paintings and a series of illustrations of the goggled photographer (which have been published as a limited-edition book available only at the exhibition). Why can’t all art shows be this cool???…</p>
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Terry’s “interactive” doppleganger…</p>
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Mr lau keeps his pants on…<br />
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Terry’s joystick…</p>
<p><strong>THE BOOK: </strong><br />
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</div>phofatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254316915174510157.post-76354620502812881502007-12-19T23:39:00.003-08:002007-12-19T23:39:34.631-08:00XMAS SHOPPING///SKULLPHONE’S TREE BLING…<div class="entry">
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<p>For those desperate last-minute Christmas shoppers still trying to come up with the perfect gift for the freak that has everything comes this blinged-out tree bauble from Supertouch buddy <strong><a href="http://skullphone.com">SKULLPHONE</a></strong>. Available in bronze, gold, platinum, and diamond finishes, these blown-glass ornaments are guaranteed to be freshest addition to any self-respecting hipster’s tree. Available online for $32 at <strong><a href="http://shopskullphone.com/Scripts/">Skullphone.com</a></strong> or in person in LA at the <strong>MoCA</strong> and <strong>OCMA</strong> gift shops…</p>
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</div>phofatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254316915174510157.post-43013867971076029412007-12-19T23:39:00.001-08:002007-12-19T23:39:08.583-08:00FASHIONISTA///DRx -x- SOPHNET = EMERGENCY MEDICAL DIVISION…<div class="entry">
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<p>Expanding his ongoing collaboration with A-list Japanese street couture clothier <strong>SOPHNET</strong>, Supertouch’s own <strong>DARREN “DR” ROMANELLI</strong> has just announced the release of his new “<strong>Emergency Medical Division</strong>” line featuring wicked graphics and military-themed garments set to hit Tokyo in early 2008. <strong>HAVE A LOOK: </strong> <a href="http://www.supertouchblog.com/2007/12/19/product-tosssneek-peekdrx-x-sophnet-emergency-medical-division/#more-5413" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p>
</div>phofatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254316915174510157.post-61591165122382934272007-12-19T23:38:00.001-08:002007-12-19T23:38:42.095-08:00FEATURE///AN INTERVIEW WITH SAM FLORES…<div class="entry">
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<p>As the finale of <strong>SAM FLORES</strong>’ new solo show “<em><strong>Senso to Heiwa</strong></em>” (War & Peace) at Philadelphia’s <strong>LINEAGE GALLERY</strong> draws near, we take a moment to catch up with one of San Francisco’s brightest artists for a closer look at the method to his madness. <strong>READ ON:</strong> <a href="http://www.supertouchblog.com/2007/12/19/phillysneek-peeksam-flores-war-peace-at-lineage-gallery/#more-4454" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p>
</div>phofatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254316915174510157.post-65979468434957471042007-12-18T23:37:00.001-08:002007-12-19T23:38:08.146-08:00SOUNDS///FIRST LOOK///BIRTH OF LUPE FIASCO’S “THE COOL”…<div class="entry">
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<p>Upcoming <strong>Supertouch</strong> blogger and Chi-town’s favorite young gun <strong>LUPE FIASCO</strong> drops his epic new concept album, “<strong>The Cool</strong>” today. Featuring art direction and styling by <strong>NATHAN CABRERA</strong> and <strong>DARREN “DR” ROMANELLI</strong>, the album packaging visualizes some of the album’s operatic story lines, while Romanelli’s newly designed tour jacket series produced by London style house <strong>MAHARISHI</strong> will keep Mr Fiasco fresh-to-death on stages worldwide throughout 2008. And just to add gas to the fire, the <strong>LA TIMES</strong> has just published an <strong><a href="http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/image/la-ig-lupe23dec23,1,7830110.story">in-depth article</a></strong> on the collaboration. <strong>PEEP GAME:</strong> <a href="http://www.supertouchblog.com/2007/12/18/soundssneek-peekbirth-of-lupe-fiascos-the-cool/#more-5390" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p>
</div>phofatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254316915174510157.post-81978826041289015082007-12-18T23:37:00.000-08:002007-12-19T23:37:40.238-08:00DENMARK///POP LIFE///ESPO AT V1 GALLERY…<div class="entry">
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<strong>The ever-dapper Stevie P brings the OG style to the ‘Hagen…</strong></p>
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<p>On the eve of <strong>ESPO</strong>’s (aka: <strong>Stephen Powers</strong>) closing party for his first European solo show, “<strong>Sleep and Repeat</strong>” at the very happening <strong><a href="http://v1gallery.com">V1 GALLERY</a></strong> in Copenhagen, Denmark, we offer a quick flashback to the exhibit’s inagural nite in November when Philly’s native son first broke the ice. <strong>HAVE A LOOK:</strong> <a href="http://www.supertouchblog.com/2007/12/18/denmarkpop-lifeespo-at-v1-gallery/#more-5370" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p>
</div>phofatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254316915174510157.post-91233343690882001632007-12-18T23:36:00.000-08:002007-12-19T23:36:51.860-08:00TRAVELOGUE///KELSEY BROOKES IN PALESTINE…<div class="entry">
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<strong>Faile getting busy on the big wall in Bethlehem… </strong></p>
<p>Somewhere in-between his many world tours, artist & surfer <strong><a href="http://kelseybrookes.com">KELSEY BROOKES</a></strong> somehow finds time to make art. He’s just returned from a weeklong trip to Bethlehem to participate in the annual <strong><a href="http://www.supertouchblog.com/2007/12/04/bethlehembanksy-does-christmas/">SANTA’S GHETTO</a></a></strong> charity art auction and he brought us this report: <a href="http://www.supertouchblog.com/2007/12/18/traveloguekelsey-brookes-in-palestine/#more-5351" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p>
</div>phofatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254316915174510157.post-34424164375116598922007-12-18T23:34:00.000-08:002007-12-19T23:35:56.623-08:00BAR”THHHH”ELONA///PARRA’S POP MART…<div class="entry">
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<p>One of our favorite Pop confectioners, the loopy Dutch artist known only as <strong>PARRA</strong> has just debuted a small show of new work, the oddly-titled “<strong>The Of Best</strong>” at Barcelona Pop Culture hotspot, <strong>VALLERY</strong>. In the words of our boy himself: “Slightly off balance, slightly off key, slightly crooked, barely readable, barely sane, lots of blues, lots of pinks, lots of blacks, floating letters, naked girls, dressed girls, odd creatures, men with beaks, shoes that talk, inspired by daytime TV, inspired by nighttime TV, inspired by listening to music, inspired by making music, falling on his face skateboarding, falling on his face partying, breaking his brain filtering garbage, breaking his hand drawing. What can I say… it’s ‘The Of Best’ from Parra.” <strong>HAVE A LOOK:</strong> <a href="http://www.supertouchblog.com/2007/12/18/barthhhhelonaparras/#more-5389" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p>
</div>phofatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254316915174510157.post-45867214009407866562007-12-18T23:32:00.000-08:002007-12-19T23:32:45.816-08:00FILM///LOOKING PRETTY GOOD…<div class="entry">
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</div>phofatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254316915174510157.post-32856329175702839402007-12-18T23:31:00.000-08:002007-12-19T23:32:08.761-08:00MIA IN MAIMI///THE FINAL RECAP///BEST IN SHOW…<div class="entry">
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<strong>Collector & Miami road dog Lance Armstrong cowboys up with Yoram Wolberger’s “Gunslinger” sculpture at Pulse…</strong></p>
<p>Yeah, yeah, we know, <strong>ART BASEL</strong> ended over a week ago, but if you had the kinda time we did down there, you’d just be getting around to putting up your final recap too. After speedwalking through almost 15 different shows, we’ve got a quick lookback on some of the pieces that caught our eye most. Some of the names might be missing, but after seven days of art, it all just started to blur together. One thing we can say about the art trade show that is Basel, it was far and away the best one yet <strong>HAVE A LOOK:</strong> <a href="http://www.supertouchblog.com/2007/12/18/mia-in-maimithe-final-recapbest-in-show/#more-5110" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p>
</div>phofatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254316915174510157.post-50165895379223793392007-12-17T23:31:00.000-08:002007-12-19T23:31:37.716-08:00BETHLEHEM///ART CRIMES///SWOON & RON ENGLISH IN SANTA’S GHETTO…<div class="entry">
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<p>As we <a href="http://www.supertouchblog.com/2007/12/04/bethlehembanksy-does-christmas/">previously reported</a>, some of the world’s preeminent street artists are currently doing tours of duty in the holy land of Bethlehem, decorating the separation wall in the war-torn region of Palestine as part of this year’s <strong><a href="http://santasghetto.com">SANTA’S GHETTO</a></strong> art auction also being held in the city. Supertouch blogger <strong>RON ENGLISH </strong>and <strong>SWOON </strong>just finished up a weeklong session and lived to tell the tale. <strong>HAVE A LOOK:</strong> <a href="http://www.supertouchblog.com/2007/12/17/bethlehemswoon-ron-english-in-santas-ghetto/#more-5280" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p>
</div>phofatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254316915174510157.post-521589374379002072007-12-17T23:30:00.000-08:002007-12-19T23:31:06.851-08:00NYC///CHRISTMAS SHOPPING///WK INTERACT’S PAPER TIGER…<div class="entry">
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<p>Fans of street art saboteur and Supertouch blogger <strong><a href="http://www.supertouchblog.com/2007/12/04/brooklynwk-interact-at-espeis-archetype/">WK INTERACT</a></strong> who couldn’t get out to Brooklyn for his <a href="http://www.supertouchblog.com/2007/12/04/brooklynwk-interact-at-espeis-archetype/">new show</a> at <strong><a href="http://www.espeis.nu/">ESPEIS ARCHETYPE GALLERY</a></strong> this month can still take home a piece of the show with this newly-released print. Available for $300 in a strict edition of 100 pieces, each lithograph is signed and numbered by the mad Frenchman himself and is guaranteed not to spontaneously combust…</p>
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</div>phofatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254316915174510157.post-29207900322079871332007-12-15T23:30:00.000-08:002007-12-19T23:30:37.742-08:00NYC///SATURDAY NITE ART CRAWL: TOBIN YELLAND AT FUSE GALLERY<div class="entry">
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<p>Downtown denizens looking for a nite of art need look no further than <strong>TOBIN YELLAND</strong>’s group photography show, “<strong>Homies</strong>” opening tonite at <strong>FUSE GALLERY</strong> and featuring the work of <strong>PER BILLGREN, ANGELA BOATWRIGHT, CHERYL DUNN, LEIGH LE DARE, DENNIS MCGRATH, JON MCGRATH, ARI MARCOPOULOS, CARISSA PELLETERI, RAY POTES, MICKEY REYES, VANESSA SALLE, IVORY SERRA, JULIEN STRANGER</strong>, and <strong>GARY VAN DE GRIEK</strong>. The party kicks off <a href="http://www.supertouchblog.com/2007/12/15/nycsaturday-nite-art-crawl-tobin-yelland-at-fuse-gallery/#more-5279" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p>
</div>phofatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254316915174510157.post-36358792783202530412007-12-15T23:29:00.000-08:002007-12-19T23:29:58.392-08:00NYC///ONE WEEK AT LIT LOUNGE…<div class="entry">
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<strong>A freshly-shorn DASH SNOW takes over bartending duties…</strong></p>
<p>Lower East Side hotspot <strong>LIT LOUNGE</strong> is a mecca for downtown debauchery in the frigid ice storm that is a NYC winter. <strong>ERIK FOSS</strong> (aka: <strong>Stuntboy</strong>) takes us on a tour of recent events… <a href="http://www.supertouchblog.com/2007/12/15/nycone-week-at-lit-lounge/#more-5273" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p>
</div>phofatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254316915174510157.post-85982877701877213042007-12-15T23:28:00.000-08:002007-12-19T23:29:12.391-08:00NYC///POP LIFE///RYAN McGINLEY IN THE GUGGENHEIM SPIRAL…<div class="entry">
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<strong>Leelee Sobieski with the man of the hour… </strong></p>
<p>The blue blood flowed like wine at the <strong>GUGGENHEIM</strong> last nite when photographer and white-hot downtown art star <strong>RYAN McGINLEY </strong>was honored at the institution’s annual <strong>Chloe</strong>-sponsored <strong>Young Collectors Council Artist’s Ball</strong>. It was a Page Six affair all-around with a guest A-list of downtown hipsters and shakers in attendance—looking fabulous for fabulosity’s sake—all of whom seemed gloriously oblivious to the real purpose of the nite’s festivities: honoring McGinley’s prodigious body of work and raising funds to acquire works by emerging artists for the museum’s permanent collection. <strong>BLONDE REDHEAD</strong> provided the background music while the would-be debutantes <a href="http://www.supertouchblog.com/2007/12/15/nycryan-mcginley-in-the-guggenheim-spiral/#more-5254" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p>
</div>phofatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254316915174510157.post-89050526631187255002007-12-14T23:27:00.000-08:002007-12-19T23:28:27.819-08:00MIA IN MIAMI///THE RECAP///STUNTBOY’S ART BASEL…<div class="entry">
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<strong>Tim Biskup lays an egg… </strong></p>
<p>After a few lost weeks in the NYC club scene, <strong>Supertouch</strong>’s own <strong>STUNTBOY</strong> (aka: <strong>Erik Foss</strong>) resurfaced at this year’s <strong>ART BASEL</strong> to raise some L.E.S. hell in the sub-tropics. <strong>HAVE A LOOK:</strong> <a href="http://www.supertouchblog.com/2007/12/14/mia-in-miamithe-recapstuntboys-basel/#more-5108" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p>
</div>phofatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254316915174510157.post-8818831378077745812007-12-14T23:26:00.000-08:002007-12-19T23:27:34.517-08:00MIA IN MIAMI///THE RECAP///SKIN DEEP…<div class="entry">
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<p>One of the more offbeat experiences of last week’s <strong>ART BASEL</strong> fiasco was “<strong>As Long As It Lasts</strong>,” a pop-up tattoo parlor in Miami’s burgeoning Design District featuring “limited edition” tattoo designs by <strong>KAWS, JUERGEN MEYER H., VITO ACCONCI, TORD BOONTJE</strong> and <strong>ANDREW ALLENSON, 5.5 DESIGNERS, YVES BEHAR, HELLA JONGERIUS</strong>, and <strong>LAWRENCE WEINER</strong>. Organized as an exercise in performance art and literal branding by cultural provocateurs <strong>TOBIAS WONG, JOSEE LEPAGE</strong>, and <strong>ARIC CHEN</strong>, the exercise drew a slew of eager “collectors,” including KAWS fanatic <strong>RONNIE K. PIROVINO</strong>, whose 7″ tall green Chum tatt can be seen here. The best part? Every tattoo came <a href="http://www.supertouchblog.com/2007/12/14/mia-in-miamithe-recapskin-deep/#more-5069" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p>
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