CLEVELAND ROCKS 7-21-02
So a lot is happening and nothing is happening all at once.
The end of this past week was wild, JEN and I packed up the car and took a road trip out to Cleveland. THE CLEVELAND SCENE (NewTimes Paper-think the Village Voice for Cleveland) was having their annual music awards party w/ the LO FEDELITY ALL STARS at THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME.
I did the art for this show, which as I have told you before was on the cover of the newspaper this week. Well when I got there I found that the artwork was used on basically everything. Let me see If I can remember all the things it was on. A men's t-shirt, a girl's tank top, the cover of the paper, the cover of the music section of the paper, the top banners for the entire music section of the paper, the posters for the event, the ballot boxes, the ballots themselves, the fax cover sheets for the scene, the tickets for the event, the VIP tickets for the event, 3 variations of stickers for the event, the corner tags for the newspaper boxes, 2 different styles of wet and stick tatoos, the advertisements for the show, the ballot page in the paper, 2 sided flyers, postcards for the presentation show, and finally the drawing was lasered into the solid plastic awards themselves. I'm sure there are more I forgot, but needless to say it was quite overwhelming.
Meredith, the Art Director, brought us around the office and the artwork was everywhere. I mean everywhere. And all of the editors and employies were wearing the shirts. It was bizarro world. They took us out to lunch and then we went back to my relatives house we were staying with for the weekend. That night we went to the awards show at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. If anyone can make it to Cleveland go to the hall of fame. They have a great John Lennon exhibit up. It's really kickass. Much props to the people at Scene who VIP'd my whole extended family at the event. Good music (a little too loud) and a lot of cool company.
The next day I managed to briefly hit the THE CLEVELAND ART MUSEUM, then lunch with Christopher Benton at ALTERNATIVE PRESS. THE WARPED TOUR is on this summer and I had done a bunch of artwork for the magazine for the tour (designed and printed by Alternative Press). AP's office is small, but really old school/laid back. It looks like how Rolling Stone's office probably once was before it became a corporate gray office / museum looking environment.
Boxes & magazines and posters everywhere, with ancient dogs and cats wandering around and greeting you at the door. This is a place where a golden record could be on a wall right next to a dart board. We went out for lunch to a hip mexican food joint which also served Thai food. We talked so long we got a ticket for parking on the street past 4:30.
So on Saturday Jen and I went back the Cleveland Museum of art, they have some great modern work from all the masters. Lots of stuff I've seen in my old art history books. Definantly worth hitting if you come to Cleveland. The contemporary museum wasn't all that. I think there was a perminant collection we didn't see, but we did see the three exhibits that were up. . .suggested donation so we paid a buck,, we got our buck's worth.
Cleveland has a "beautify Cleveland" thing going on. Much like those painted cows Ny had a few years ago (which started in Chicago) Cleveland has big painted guitars, all around town. Really cool actually. If anyone knows how to get in on these "large beautify the town painted objects" let me know. Next time one gets in the works I want to do one!
I also heard about the Dali Museum too late and missed out on it. Next time man, next time.
Well after a 7 hour drive home (got lost once or twice), I'm finally back, only to pack up to move.
Thanks to the fam in Cleveland for housing us and giving us directions and food. And thanks to Meredith & Co, at the Scene, as well as Chris and Crew at Alt Press for the hospitality and tours.
IN PRINT THIS MONTH:
The Source-Hollyhood
Maxim Magazine- Spot the Differences
Maxim Magazine-Luggage blame
Complex Magazine-P.Diddy's Amazing Inventions
Red Eye Magazine-Biggy Tupac Piece
Loop Parcel-Audio Cotour-Season One bags
Van's Warped Tour Magazine
Just another day in the life of an Art Juggernaut.
-Cojo