When curator Henry Urbach joined the staff of the SFMoMA in the autumn of 2006 he began collecting a wide variety of objects ranging from architectural drawings and models, industrial-design objects, books, posters, photographs, and furniture. All in all he…
Continue Reading →Here's the other Shepard Fairey news: three original prints of his iconic Barack Obama "Hope" illustration are being auctioned off for Russell Simmons' performing arts charity, Art for Life. The 4' x 6' prints are the only three in existence,…
Continue Reading →Yesterday there was a lot of Shepard Fairey news to cover. Today we have an update from his better half. Shepard's wife Amanda, the curator and co-founder of Subliminal Projects gallery in the Echo Park section of Los Angeles, takes…
Continue Reading →Fresh off returning from his traveling art exhibition in support of his Our Mountain book release, Steven Harrington (National Forest Design) has thrown more visual stimulation our way. With the help of his friends at Element Skateboards, Harrington gives us…
Continue Reading →Zoe Regoczy is a U.K.-based designer with a load of new prints available in her shop. Her style doesn't include a lot of variation, mostly layered colors of girl's faces. Well -- not just any girls. These girls are dangerous,…
Continue Reading →We've all had these moments -- you're a little tired or jetlagged, and a trance of light reflecting through a plastic container captures your attention for 10 minutes at a café. Most of us snap out of it and realize…
Continue Reading →Lately, all we've been hearing is sad news about the plight of the honeybees and their declining numbers. Thank goodness for conceptual artist Jonathon Keats' newest endeavor. Next week (July 19th to be exact) Keats will choreograph the first ever…
Continue Reading →I know for a fact that I'm not the only person on Earth who's always harbored secret dreams of starring in my own cartoon adventure. The idea of bopping funny-looking animals on the head, or being bopped myself until I'm…
Continue Reading →In 2+ years, the folks at 189 Pine View (also known as the artist team Plasmosis) transformed their house into a massive piece of conceptual art. Each room sends a message and could stand alone as something that makes you…
Continue Reading →Attention Northern California art enthusiasts: If you prefer your art to be functional -- which is to say classy-looking sculpture and furniture -- we think you'll be down to check out Proliferation, an exhibition being held at FiveTenStudio from now…
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