Art + Design - Jason Michaels

American Pop: Featuring Andy Warhol’s Athletes - Crocker Art Museum - Sacramento

Jersey2J — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:39:32 +0000

American Pop: Featuring Andy Warhol’s Athletes from the Richard Weisman Collection - August 16 through November 2, 2008 at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, CA.

American Pop is organized around the special display of Andy Warhol’s Athletes Series. The 10 paintings capture the decade’s athletic superstars with the late-20th-century’s ultimate expression of fame—a Warhol silk-screened portrait.

Click here for more information about this Andy Warhol exhibit at the Crocker Art Museum.

Frida Kahlo at SF MOMA

Jersey2J — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:14:57 +0000

An exhibit of Frida Kahlo’s work is being shown at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA) through September 28, 2008. This is the first time in nearly 10 years that a full exhibit of Frida Kahlo’s work is being shown in SF.

See more about the Frida Kahlo exhibit at the SF MOMA.

Objects That Tell Stories

Jersey2J — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:06:28 +0000

“Designer Yves Behar digs up his creative roots to discuss some of the iconic objects he’s created (the Leaf lamp, the Jawbone headset). Then he turns to the witty, surprising, elegant objects he’s working on now — including the “$100 laptop.”

See Yves Behar at TED.com.

See Yves Behar’s Leaf Light at Lumens.com.

Honda FCX Clarity Hydrogen-Powered Car

Jersey2J — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:01:05 +0000

“FCX Clarity, the world’s first hydrogen-powered fuel-cell vehicle intended for mass production. Honda will make just 200 of the futuristic vehicles over the next three years, but said it eventually planned to increase production volumes, especially as hydrogen filling stations became more common.

Honda says its FCX Clarity can be filled easily at a pump, can drive 280 miles on a tank, almost as far as a gasoline car. It also gets higher fuel efficiency than a gasoline car or hybrid, the equivalent of 74 miles a gallon of gas, according to the company.

Mr. Fukui said the cars cost several hundred thousand dollars each to produce, though he said that should drop below $100,000 in less than a decade as production volumes increase. In the meantime, the car company will be effectively subsidizing its customers, who will lease the vehicles for $600 a month. That is not much more than the leasing price of one of Honda’s top Acura line of luxury cars.”

See the Honda FCX at NY Times.com

Cornell Capa Dead

Jersey2J — Fri, 23 May 2008 17:54:29 +0000

Cornell Capa was an American photographer, member of Magnum Photos, photo curator, and the younger brother of the late photo-journalist and war photographer, Robert Capa. Capa was also a Life magazine staff photographer from 1946 to 1954.

Additionally, Capa was the founder of the International Center of Photography.

See more about Cornell Capa. Capa’s obituary is here.

Affordable Art Fair New York City - 2008

Jersey2J — Thu, 22 May 2008 16:10:55 +0000

It’s time again for the Affordable Art Fair New York City - June 12-15. “AAF NYC is the place for new and established collectors to discover and buy paintings, drawings, sculptures, video, photography and limited edition prints from distinguished galleries, all priced from $100 - $10,000. This year the Fair will host more than 70 galleries from the US, Europe, Asia, Canada and South America.”

General admission is only $17!, and kids under 12 enter for free. What an awesome opportunity to see new, emerging and established artists from around the world.

Visit the Affordable Art Fair NYC website.

Robert Rauschenberg Dead

Jersey2J — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:55:13 +0000

“A painter, photographer, printmaker, choreographer, onstage performer, set designer and, in later years, even a composer, Mr. Rauschenberg defied the traditional idea that an artist stick to one medium or style. He pushed, prodded and sometimes reconceived all the mediums in which he worked.”

Read the NY Times article about Robert Rauschenberg.

Art Chicago - April 25-28

Jersey2J — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:33:55 +0000

Art Chicago is a contemporary and modern art event featuring 180 of the world’s leading emerging and established galleries. The event represents 56 international cities and showcases the work of over 2,000 renowned artists. Art Chicago features a variety of media including: painting, photography, drawing, prints, sculpture, video and special installations.

Visit the Art Chicago website.

SF MOMA - Lee Friedlander - Photography Exhibit

Jersey2J — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:27:32 +0000

Friedlander’s photographs of streets, cars, storefronts and billboards capture distinctly American scenes and images. Friedlander’s work is an inspiration for many street scene photographers.

The SF MOMA is displaying more than 400 Friedlander works at this exhibit.

See the SF MOMA - Friedlander exhibit web page.

Polaroid Abandons Polaroid

Jersey2J — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:33:33 +0000

Polaroid announced plans to stop producing Polaroid instant film. The company hopes to sell the manufacturing rights to another firm.

One of my mentors, Norman Locks, was at the forefront of Polaroid manipulation artwork in the 1970s.

View a USA Today article about Polaroid film.

View a book about Polaroid manipulation.