David Choe at Giant Robot SF

David Choe will be at Giant Robot SF tonight for a book signing. His new Munko figures will also be available to purchase.

Barry McGee prints

Three new Barry McGee prints produced in collaboration with Edition Copenhagen.

Very limited availability in the US. For more information please contact Ratio 3 Gallery.

Stefan Sagmeister at Levi's Workshop SF

Tonight the Levi's workshop on 580 Valencia in San Francisco hosts an artist talk with one of the world's most celebrated graphic designers, Stefan Sagmeister. He has worked on countless books, been a long-standing collaborator with AIGA and musicians like David Byrne and Lou Reed, and is commonly celebrated in museum shows around the world. Stefan will reflect on his series, Things I have learned in my life so far.

Dalek - Chaos on the Edge of Reason

Chaos on the Edge of Reason
Hurley's )( Space presents
an exhibition of a continuous mural on canvas
by artist James Marshall aka "Dalek"

August 4, 2010 - August 27, 2010
Hurley's )( Space art gallery
1945 Placentia Avenue
Costa Mesa, CA. 92627

The artist focuses the piece on an 8-foot high, 37-foot long continuous wall mural comprised of hyper-abundance color and planes of space painted canvas
from 75 pantone colors. The painting will be offered for sale by the foot
and cut out and framed on demand during the opening.

Check out the virtual gallery at mirino.com/hurley

DSQUARED2 shoes

Brilliance by DSQUARED2.

via Jak & Jil

Ray Caesar book and print available at Jonathan LeVine

You can lay your hands on your very own Ray Caesar. The beautiful print above entitled Consort Study is available exclusively through Jonathan LeVine Gallery with the purchase of the book Ray Caesar Art Collection: Limited Edition.

Juno Mizuno at MK Gallery in LA

Next Saturday sees the opening of Vivid Fiction at MK Gallery in LA. This show includes an artist I adore Juno Mizuno. In her series of paintings entitled “Deranged,” she mixes adorable with grotesque in a unique style that has been called “Kawaii Noir.” Inspired by pop art, erotica, and Japanese horror films, her neo-psychedelic paintings depict cartoonish females with curvaceous figures in nightmarish circumstances.

VIVID FICTION: AIKO, JUNKO MIZUNO & SAMUEL LOWDER (FrePrs)
Exhibition Dates: July 31 – August 28, 2010
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 31, 8 - 11pm

Vintage Signs on Three Potato Four

I love vintage hand-painted signs and lettering. Three Potato Four has one of the better online shops where you find some great examples you can order for your own collection.

Treasure Island Music Festival 2010

Does this year look amazing or what? I swore of festivals after I went to the first Treasure Island Music Fest, but this year's lineup will make me eat those words.

Calder to Warhol: Introducing the Fisher Collection at SFMOMA

I made it to the SFMOMA over the weekend to check out the Fisher Collection. It did not disappoint. Frank and I both really enjoyed it. A few our of favorites included all the Calder mobiles, all the Cy Twombly pieces, and a few of the Warhol's. You should not miss this one.

Nathan Lynch

San Francisco-based artist Nathan Lynch has a beautiful new print available at The Curiosity Shoppe. You can also check out his amazing sculptural work on his website.

Irish van Herpen

Check out the amazing designs of avant-garde Dutch designer Irish van Herpen. The top dress was a collaboration with another talented artist/designer that I love and have blogged about Bart Hess.

TechoCRAFT at YBCA

TechnoCRAFT explores how the boundary between the role of the designer and the consumer is disappearing. Curated by acclaimed designer Yves Behar, the exhibition traces the current trend in design away from fixed objects toward open "design platforms" that invite people to participate in the creative process. I'll be checking out this one.

Marimekko 2010

The Marimekko 2010 fashion collection includes pieces designed by Rinne Niinikoski, Ritva Falla, and Samu-Jussi Koski. Above are a few of my favorites.

Invisible Creature

Brothers Don and Ryan Clark are Invisible Creature. You can buys their work on their website or through Poster Cabaret.

Cody Hoyt

Cody Hoyt is a fantastic artist and designer. He and his buddy Brian Willmont together have a publishing/printmaking project they call Apenest. Their goal is to create a high quality and accessible creative publication solely focused on showcasing good art by emerging artists. We can all get behind that idea.