Close friend Jeff, who's a fellow Barry McGee fanatic texted me to go to the Chiem & Read site & to scroll down to the group shows Barry has been listed in. http://www.cheimread.com/artists/barry-mcgee/?view=bio
In case its not clear "2012 Stuck Up" is Ned & I with Stickers!
Super proud of family friend José Parlá for his meiotic & deserved rise in popularity!
Rey Parlá , Gary Pini & José enjoying the moment.
A true NYC street & design legend has a massive mid career exhibition of new works.
It was very "interesting" to see the interaction of old skool graff friends of the artist watching & mixing with the uptown fashion crowd brought together by the curators & sponsors of the show.
In 1981, long before I ever saw real graffiti, met Futura & eventually became friendly with him, I became a fan of his when I was a young punk in London because he'd designed the sleeve for the Clash single "This is Radio Clash". Since then, I've followed his many forays into mediums such as toy design, apparel, fine art & even next level Lego construction.
It was really fun bringing my son Max & his friend Isla to the show, running into Lenny (Futura) outside & him walking us passed all the security, saying "we were with him". Kids felt like celebs!
Below are some of my fave works.
Max instagraming..
Max in front of a great one, just top show scale
Lenny signing fans shirt..
Clash sleeve - 1981
Just a few of my fave pieces in this fresh show from one of Americas best contemporary artists!
Dont sleep, go! http://joshualinergallery.com
Dont sleep, go! http://joshualinergallery.com
Old friends Todd & Steve goofing around.
