Shepard Fairey, Ron English, Kenny Scharf and Robbie Conal to Guest Star on The Simpsons

On March 4, Shepard Fairey, Ron English, Kenny Scharf and Robbie Conal will guest star on the 23rd Season of the iconic television series, The Simpsons in an episode titled, “Exit Though The Kwik-E-Mart.” In order to get back at his dad, Bart goes undercover as a graffiti street artist and plasters Homer’s unflattering image all over Springfield. But one night, Bart and Milhouse get caught in the act by the established street artists and to Bart’s surprise, they invite him to exhibit his satirical artwork in his very own gallery show.

“Part of being on ‘The Simpsons,’ is you’re being honored as a reference point in culture,” Fairey says. “But you also can’t be too sensitive about that part of culture being made fun of…There’s irony that comes with something outsider becoming insider. And they do a great job of examining that.”-Shepard

It's kind of weird, Shepard is easily the most recognizable of the above artists in mainstream culture but his character doesn't look as spot on as the others in my opinion.

Video: Ron English - “The Detroit Project An English Family Vacation”

What we have here is a really awesome 20 minuet short from Popaganda, Ebaum’s World and Tott Global entitled, “Detroit Project An English Family Vacation”.

Street art royalty Ron English and his wife Tarssa decide to go on a road trip with the family to Detroit, Tarssa’s hometown and recent Mecca for graffiti, to give their kids Mars and Zephyr a little insight into where they come from. The short is pretty funny starting out at the English family home in New York where we get to know the gang a bit, Ron’s kids are ever reluctant to get involved with dad’s illegal artistic exploits much to Ron’s dismay. The short is split into three parts where a reality show format is used to take you on the journey which offers a fantastic contrast between the suburban normality of Beacon New York to the bombed out inner city abandonment of Detroit’s decaying towns.

Of course it wouldn’t be a normal day of wheat pasting for Ron English without getting arrested and bailed out by his family but the real value of the footage is the father and son moments where Ron and encourages his son Mars to get his hands dirty by break some laws, because that’s what laws are there for after all.  

Part 1: Leaving New York

Part 2:Detroit

Part 3: The Packard Plant

Ron English Cereal Boxes

In celebration of Ron English's show that began in Venice Beach, CA last week (Oct. 6) at Post No Bills gallery, he has been busy bombing the streets and invading grocery stores. No cereal aisle is safe. Supposedly you find a box and send it to him,.. he'll sign it for ya. Happy hunting.

Joshua Liner Gallery MS fundraiser and silent auction

Here is a good cause to spend some money on....

Thursday, July 28th, Joshua Liner Gallery will be hosting a fundraiser for assistant gallery director Tim Strazza. Tim was recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. He is an integral part of this gallery and we want to support him in any way we can. To help with his medical bills and expenses, many gallery artists, several collectors and friends of the gallery have graciously donated works from their personal collections. The event will take place at the gallery from 7 to 10pm and will include music, drinks and a silent auction. Artists who have donated original works and prints include:

Chris Mendoza, Damon Soule, Dave Kinsey, David Ellis, Dennis McNett, El Mac, Evan Hecox, Greg Lamarche, Ian Francis, Jeremy Fish, Kenji Hirata, Mark Dean Veca, Mars-1, Oliver Vernon, Pema Rinzin, Robert Hardgrave, Ron English, Ryan McLennan, Shawn Barber, Shepard Fairey, SWOON, Sylvia Ji, Tat Ito, Tiffany Bozic, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Tony Curanaj.

For more information on the event including absentee bidding, please contact the gallery. You can also make a donation by following this link:

http://strazzafamily.blogspot.com/

  

Please follow this link for a preview of works available during the silent auction: 

http://timartauction.tumblr.com (I have met Tim several times, he's a good guy so while sharing preview links is frowned upon this is an important cause so rules be dammed.)