Gah, I might spontaneously combust!
TWO of my favorite artists and another I seriously respect today are tackling the work, life, and influence of one of the gods in my personal pantheon of artist heros. Tim Biskup, Gary Baseman, and Simone Legno are all speaking tonight in LA at Geffen Contemporary on Takashi Murakami, the subject of a massive retrospective ongoing right now at MOCA LA.
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This is another one of those things that at times makes it difficult to indulge a passion for designer vinyl from the hills of Appalachia. Still, if you’re on the West Coast tomorrow...
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Ok, so I didn't plan on back-to-back Biskup announcements, but Tim's apparel and merchandise company, Gama-Go, has redesignd their website and to celebrate they're having an unbelievable sale!
At midnight this Thursday, 7/12, from 12:01 AM for the next 12 hours use coupon code 12hoursale to get HALF OFF everything on the site! I'm taking advantage of the sale to load up on the Gama Go Design Book I plugged here last week, but you should browse the site between now and then because there's a TON of good, fun stuff from Kaiju and Pack o' Smokes wallets...
death's head track jackets...
and weiner dog tees...
to campfire and pistol pillows...
Flipperoo clocks...
and Yeti journals...
all with Tim's signature characters and all LIMITED EDITION.
This is a great deal, not likely to be repeated, and I encourage you not to pass it up.
Half Off.
Midnight to Noon.
This Thursday.
~benc
$100 - Limit one per customer
I recently picked up mine after a very long engagement and can't recommend it highly enough. The edition size of this 6-color serigraph is 200, each hand signed and numbered by the man himself. It's difficult to perceive in the web image, but the grey area you see is actually metalllic foil (neat!) and the image runs full-bleed, right to the edge of the 16" x 12" sheet.
If you're after certain numbers in the edition, those under 50 are mostly gone, but Miyoko at Flopdoodle was always very helpful and quick to reply to special requests to rummage through the inventory. If you've no luck there, you might also try Bispop Gallery where more prints from the edition are available.
$150
Tim's just finished a show at Billy Shire Fine Arts in Culver City and the work seemed way more mature and figurative, suggesting a new direction. A print, Tyrant, is still available from the gallery and looks to have been created in the same vein as the Dragon Head. The Tyrant edition size and serigraph details are the same again, though the image is squared at 16" x 16".
~benc
