Blogs

08/27/17

 My wife Pamela first introduced me to Hassan Nor  a few years ago and I have enjoyed his art work and think it's deserving of more exposure and celebration here and elsewhere among people who love painting and drawing and color. Like my father Nor is an immigrant and his gift in the language of… Read More

08/09/17

Pics in reverse order- Man Bag zine, cover Kalypso in black andWhite 2. Pollock pink version from Walker Art Center calendar Feb. 2012

3. Jpg also walkerart.org Pollock endorsement of FRANK GAARD. $. The Immortal Man Bag Journal of Art - 2017 Divus/London/Prague/Berlin.

5. Kalypso -… Read More

08/03/17

Thinking my blog should become more critical or become more focused on art criticism . Then I step back and think that's just more work

more confusion.The political situation seems very fraught with anxiety and fear. But haven't we been here before? Doesn't the perpetual war

in this… Read More

05/26/17

Thes photos by Andy Baird were taken in 1977 at Jim Dewitt's studio on 38th Street just off Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis. Ed Rath with silkscreen stencil for Artpolice logo designed by his brother Johnny Rath.  Photo of Chris Woodward and another of Fritz Wolfmeyer  looking at the then brand… Read More

02/09/17

 Man Bag was a zine project that Stu Mead and I brought out at the very end of the Artpolicecomics run. Artpolice was a drawing zine and it had a very diverse content and many contributors. The regular crew changed over the years and included many one shots by artists we came to know. Over 20… Read More