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Earbender: Some of the Shine of My Bliss
Lou Reed and John Cale of the Velvet Underground are suing the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts over Warhol's famous banana. The famous herbaceous plant of the Musa clan emblazoned the cover on the Velvet's 1967 album is now the image decorating iPad accessories in 2012. To break down the legalese, the lawsuit essentially states that deception blah blah blah the public blah blah blah into thinking blah blah blah that the Velvet Underground sponsored or approved blah blah blah. The band is seeking damages blah blah blah.
Punchline: did Andy ever copyright the design? That's a big NO NO. Like all great artists, he stole it.
Newsday reports that one of one of the most beautiful people in the world who is also a the singer and songwriter of the art rock band Roxy Music, the 66-year-old Bryan Ferry, got married in a private ceremony on the Turks and Caicos Islands. 2nd time around, Bryan?
Want some free art? How about some free art by Tim Harrington of Les Savy Fav? Read on....
--Tim says:
"So, it's the end of 2011 and my studio is full of drawings. I want to give twelve of them away. Starting January first I'm inviting anyone interested in getting a drawing to send an email to free2012@harringtonandselves.com to let me know which you want (They are numbered). On the 20th of January I'll be choosing the recipients at random. You'll have the work by mid February."
- In your email remember to include the address where you'd like the work sent. I'd prefer for it to just appear at your home rather then announcing who was chosen. I'll announce after everything is sent so all those looser suckers stop sitting by their mailboxes.
- Everything in this image is to scale with itself in the zoomable image above. There are some rulers drawn in so you can figure how big what is. The largest images are 38.5x49. So, don't ask for a big one if you live in a matchbox and plan to just leave it rolled up.
- If I pull your name and the piece you want is gone then, sorry, I'm pulling another name. You can list as many as you want but I'm only considering the first number. Though I'd be eager to know if you like some series better then others.
- Those rubber lines are just that. You get a length of rubber and some tacks.
P.S. I'm currently representing myself and am looking for opportunities to participate in gallery shows as well as illustration projects. Starting... now.
Choose your art HERE.
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks who released their fifth and critically praised (hate that expression) album Mirror Traffic last year will hit the road for a short tour. No NYC dates as of yet, but maybe they'll stop by...
February
13- Salt Lake City, Utah @ Urban Lounge 15- Boulder, Colo. @Fox Theatre 17- Omaha, Neb. @ Slowdown 18- Columbia, Mo. @ The Blue Note 19- Lawrence, Kansas @ The Granada 21- Dallas, Texas @ Granada Theatre 22- Austin, Texas @ The Mohawk 24- Phoenix, Ariz. @ The Crescent Ballroom 27- Santa Barbara, Calif. @ SOhO Restaurant and Music Club 28- San Francisco, Calif. @ Slim's
Photo Credit: Andy Warhol
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