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shepard fairey vs. the ap

RECAP: A week ago today, Shepard Fairey (and his company Obey Giant Art, Inc.), filed suit against The Associated Press, a week after the AP had accused him of copyright infringement.
CORRECTIONS: the specific illustration/artwork created by Shepard Fairey that has been at the center of the debate (and my previous post) was entered into [...]

funeral for analog tv

Have an analog TV? Then bring it to the funeral (I assume you own something black). This particular service will be held at the Berkeley Art Museum, Tuesday, February 17, at 7:00 PM°
They invite you to bring your Analog TV for display; they’ll be stacking the first 40 in memoriam (the remainder will be responsibly [...]

banksy in the big easy

img title=”banksy in the big easy” src=”http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2008/Aug/Week4/15088980.jpg” alt=”swing high, sweet chariot” width=”495″ />
from sky: “Three years after Katrina I wanted to make a statement about the state of the clean-up operation.”

fifty24sf | heroes for ghosts

Heroes for Ghosts, a show featuring new paintings, drawings, screen prints and sculptures from Michael Sieben opens this Thursday at FIFTY24SF.
What did they get you to trade?

tree show returns saturday to giant robot sf

Tree show IV opens this Saturday at Giant Robot SF, with an opening reception from 6:30 – 10. In the tradition of its predecessors, this group exhibition features arbor—inspired pieces by painters, illustrators, and other creators from street art, indie comics, printmaking, design, and crafty art backgrounds.

Artists include Bigfoot, Kelie Bowman, Jordan Fu, Matt Furie, [...]

RT @StephenAtHome hey helvetica - you look disgusting. have some dignity and put on some serifs [#]

— 4:07pm via Twitter
in case anyone on the west coast hasn't noticed the moon tonight, saunter outside for a brief breath of fresh, reality check. #gravityrules [#]

— 11:12pm via Twitter
There is an embargo on any more celeb deaths for the rest of the day. [#]

— 5:33pm via Twitter
Jeff Goldblum IS NOT DEAD. people please. don't be so gullible. it's a hoax! #dontbelievethehype #jeffgoldblum #internethoax [#]

— 4:31pm via Twitter
RT @StephenAtHome che's granddaughter poses nude for peta. at least she wasn't wearing one of those che shirts http://bit.ly/T5DJV [#]

— 1:55pm via Twitter
long day. grandpa died. writing a short essay bout him. gotta scan the photos i took of him last time i was in pdx. #inabetterplacenow [#]

— 11:48pm via Twitter
RT @robinsloan "#IranElection tool! A feed of Persian tweets translated into English" http://iran.robinsloan.com/ #thisisdope #iran [#]

— 12:16am via Twitter
my iGoogle theme for The Falcon has been accepted, approved and is now in the themes directory http://bit.ly/iGoogleFalcon [#]

— 9:21pm via Twitter
Finished Roberto Bolaño's epic novel '2666' on the way to work this morning...what's next? [#]

— 9:49am via Twitter
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— 3:12pm via Flickr

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