Category: Features

David Fullarton Compounds His Apologies With Humor

Written on May 9, 2013 by jeremy

“I’m sorry I spraypainted a gigantic penis on your garage door, but one day when I’m a famous graffiti artist it will be worth so much money that you will never have to work another day.” I love it! It’s … Continue reading →

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Real Life Russian Barbie Doll is Really From Outer Space

Written on May 1, 2013 by jeremy

On Monday, we took a look at the “controversial” Mexico Barbie doll and discovered that the media’s response was mostly overblown and somewhat manipulated. Today, we head to the Ukraine to meet Valeria Lukyanova, a “living Barbie doll” who is mostly manipulated and somewhat … Continue reading →

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Squadt Assembly Will Split Your Ass!

Written on April 4, 2013 by jeremy

This 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 →

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Amazing Stories Inside Insane Asylum Suitcases

Written on April 2, 2013 by jeremy

When I’m doing an interview, I often ask my subjects what items they’d bring with them to live out the rest of their days on a far away island. Most of us won’t actually find ourselves in that situation—unlike the … Continue reading →

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Deconstructing Roy Lichtenstein: On Originality and Art

Written on March 22, 2013 by jeremy

Lately, I’ve been having a lot of conversations about original art vs. derivative art and if/whether these qualities are mutually exclusive. (Over the last week, we had this print and these toys, for example. And of course there was this.) … Continue reading →

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Toy Review: Apologies to Banksy

Written on March 20, 2013 by jeremy

I 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 →

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A Retrospectacular Interview with Artist Matt Ritchie

Written on February 1, 2013 by jeremy

Matt Ritchie‘s Retrospectacle is an epic, yet understated, genre-defying art show open for one more weekend at the Olive Hyde Art Guild in the Bay Area city of Fremont. Perhaps you’re reading this interview on Monday and thinking: “Rats! I … Continue reading →

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Is This the End of KAWS and OriginalFake?

Written on January 17, 2013 by jeremy

!!!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 →

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Life-Size Toy Giants Take Over LA’s Toy Art Gallery!

Written on January 11, 2013 by jeremy

Toy Art Gallery in LA presents its biggest show yet. Tomorrow night, the Melrose Avenue showroom will be taken over by TAG’s life-size fiberglass editions. Gino Joukar, mega-collector and founder of TAG, writes: We at TAG feel that the Life-size … Continue reading →

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Toys by Design: The Pepe Hiller Interview

Written on January 8, 2013 by jeremy

It appears that I’ve gotten a little bit behind in posting the extended online versions of my Toys by Design column interviews! These interviews appear as page-long featurettes in the ‘Objects’ section of sexy print magazine, Design Bureau. The new … Continue reading →