Category: Editorials
Squadt Assembly Will Split Your Ass!
April 4, 2013This is the antidote to today’s arid array of art toys. It’s the panacea for prosaic plastic. The elixir vitae for vapid vinyl. The therapeutic treatment for tedious toys! And now that I’m done showering you with alliteration, it is, quite simply, Squadt … Continue reading
Toy Review: Apologies to Banksy
March 20, 2013I can’t think of a toy I’ve written about recently that’s polarized collectors quite like the Banksy-inspired Rude Copper and Bomb Hugger by UK-based toymakers, Apologies to Banksy. After I wrote about the toys here, David from Apologies to Banksy got in … Continue reading
The Popped Art and Eye Candy of Desire Obtain Cherish
March 15, 2013Desire Obtain Cherish is the nom de guerre of Jonathan Paul, a graduate of Parson’s School of Design who relocated to Los Angeles to bomb the streets and give candy to (big) babies. Tonight, Friday, March 15th, Desire Obtain Cherish opens his first solo (gallery) show at KM … Continue reading
Jeremy Scott Uses Iconic Jim Phillips Skate Graphics Without Permission
February 28, 2013Well this is just wrong. It seems that fashion designer Jeremy Scott has created a collection of clothing using well-known skate graphics designed by Jim and Jimbo Phillips. And when I write “wrong,” I’m not only talking about the dude … Continue reading
Facebook’s Anti-Text Art Policy and Artist Residencies at The Compound
January 27, 2013More reasons to dislike Facebook: Big Brother is watching, and he doesn’t like artistic images made with text. Oakland’s Compound Gallery recently found this out while trying to promote a post for its Artist Residency Program. The message shown in … Continue reading
Kidrobot London to Close at End of Month
January 22, 2013A royally sad day for European toy collectors and American anglophiles. Kidrobot has announced the closure of its London store: Yes, unfortunately, it really is true: Our Earlham Street location in London is closing at the end of the month. This … Continue reading
Is This the End of KAWS and OriginalFake?
January 17, 2013!!!UPDATE!!! 15 minutes ago, KAWS posted the ‘notorious’ coffin image to his Instagram account, along with an announcement definitively ending the OriginalFake brand. I’m not going to transcribe the “heartbroken” fans paying their “mad respects,” but here’s what KAWS wrote: … Continue reading
Letter Etiquette From David Choe
January 10, 2013Good manners got an unlikely ally today when David Choe came out in support of…MAIL. The letter etiquette lesson, which he posted to Instagram, begins: A word or two about MAIL. Writing a letter today in the world of texts … Continue reading
Social Media by HuskMitNavn
Written on March 27, 2013 by jeremyI found this illustration by Danish artist HuskMitNavn on his Instagram feed (how appropriate). He’s right, you know. “Social media” makes so much sense for folks like me who aren’t super-social IRL. (Outgoing people never seem to understand this, but … Continue reading →