Obama Art

[Aloysius J. Gleek]

Seen in the window on New York's Third Avenue
February 13, 2009
artwork by Oliver Barrett of (GO MEDIA)
www.gomedia.com

[Aloysius J. Gleek]

[Aloysius J. Gleek]

http://www.newyorker.com/online/2009/02/23/slideshow_090223_shepardfairey?slide=1#showHeader

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Popaganda
February 23, 2009

This week in the magazine, Peter Schjeldahl writes about the street artist, graphic designer, and entrepreneur Shepard Fairey.This month, the first retrospective of his work opens at the Institute of Contemporary Art, in Boston. Schjeldahl writes that “Fairey reverses a revolution achieved by Warhol, along with Roy Lichtenstein. He embraces a trend in what the critic Dave Hickey has called ‘pop masquerading as art, as opposed to art masquerading as pop.’” Here is a selection of Fairey’s work, both on and off the street.

“America’s Finest Cop” (2000).




A wall of Fairey’s street posters.




“Obama Hope” (2008).




“War by Numbers” (2007).




Shepard Fairey installs work in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass.




“Giant Hammer” (1999).

Related Links
Peter Schjeldahl: Shepard Fairey’s moment.
http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/artworld/2009/02/23/090223craw_artworld_schjeldahl


And as posted in the Culture Tent's 'In the New Yorker' thread:
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,31506.msg478315.html#msg478315

[Artiste]

News:
     http://www.congoo.com/news/2009February17/Sharia-law-peace-Pakistan           
             

News:
     Body-painted performers stand in formation to depict the face of U.S. President Barack Obama during "The fall of Athens" performance by Swiss artist Dave at Filopapou hill in Athens Feb. 16, 2009. The ceremony was part of the Art Marathon, which will be travelling around the globe until December 2050         

[Artiste]

Pic...

[Aloysius J. Gleek]

What do you think of that pic?

Hilarious! (LOVE the sneakers!)

Thanks so much, Artiste! I must look out for "Swiss artist Dave" (who knew??)

 

[HerrKaiser]

It just gets more insane. 

[Aloysius J. Gleek]

Also posted in the 'In the New Yorker' thread:
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,31506.20.html


From the New Yorker:

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2009/02/23/090223sh_shouts_mccall

Our President’s New BlackBerry
by Bruce McCall
February 23, 2009



1. Oath-of-Office Interactive Memory Game.

2. Press to delete announcements of new Iraq self-government start date.

3. Press to play prerecorded “Love to, but this term’s no good” response to Senator McCain lunch request.

4. Tap to get today’s White Sox 2009 astrological chart.

5. Push for hourly update on Michelle clothing expenditures.

6. Alarm flashes if Malia and Sasha are jumping on Lincoln’s bed.

7. Push to get Rahm Emanuel’s Wisecrack of the Day.

8. Push to set automatic “Line no longer in service” response to incoming Hillary calls.

9. Press to activate simulated busy signal on incoming Caroline Kennedy calls.

10. Push to reset automatic cigarette-break reminder buzzer.

11. Tap once to activate C.I.A. briefing. Tap twice to activate C.I.A.-briefing lie detector.

12. Press to activate simulated nuclear alert ten minutes after Vice-President Biden enters Oval Office.

13. Automatic alert beeps if Al Gore is within one mile of White House.

14. Press to divert incoming Bill calls to Hillary’s number.

15. Press for Mensa chat line.

16. Mute button for twenty-four-hour live CongressCam.

17. Press for Illinois Attorney General’s office Crisis Hot Line.

18. Push once to add another ten billion dollars to bailout plan.

19. Press to refresh current Cabinet roster.


AND

Also from the New Yorker:


http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/02/23/090223fa_fact_mayer

A Reporter at Large
The Hard Cases
Will Obama institute a new kind of preventive detention for terrorist suspects?
by Jane Mayer
February 23, 2009


The artist: Guy Billout

“We don’t own the problem,” Greg Craig,
the White House counsel, says.
“But we’ll be held accountable for
how we handle this.”

[mariez]

OMG, the Blackberry stuff is hilarious!     Hard to pick a favorite.  Thanks for posting, John!

Marie

[Aloysius J. Gleek]

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