http://jasonmichaels.com/blog Art - Photography - Design - Culture - ARTifacts - PhotoBlog Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:39:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://jasonmichaels.com/blog/2008/08/12/american-pop-featuring-andy-warhol%e2%80%99s-athletes-crocker-art-museum-sacramento/ 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 ... http://jasonmichaels.com/blog/2008/07/15/frida-kahlo-at-sf-moma/ "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 ... http://jasonmichaels.com/blog/2008/06/18/objects-that-tell-stories/ "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 ... http://jasonmichaels.com/blog/2008/06/18/honda-fcx-clarity-hydrogen-powered-car/ 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 ... http://jasonmichaels.com/blog/2008/05/23/cornell-capa-dead/ 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 ... http://jasonmichaels.com/blog/2008/05/22/affordable-art-fair-new-york-city-2008/ "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 ... http://jasonmichaels.com/blog/2008/05/13/robert-rauschenberg-dead/ 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 ... http://jasonmichaels.com/blog/2008/04/22/art-chicago-april-25-28/ 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. http://jasonmichaels.com/blog/2008/04/01/sf-moma-lee-friedlander-photography-exhibit/ 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. http://jasonmichaels.com/blog/2008/02/24/polaroid-abandons-polaroid/