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April 2009

Cincinnati

Shepard Fairey “Supply & Demand” Museum Retrospective coming to Cincinnati

UPDATE 2/21/2010
SHEPARD FAIREY CINCINNATI LINKS:
Photos I took from opening night of Shepard Fairey’s Supply and Demand Exhibition.
Photos and locations of Shepard Fairey’s outdoor art installations.
New blog entry and info about Shepard Fairey’s Supply and Demand Exhibition in Cincinnati.
Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center: Shepard
Fairey’s
Supply and Demand Exhibition
opened Friday, February 19, 2010 and runs through August 22, 2010.

Original Article from April 14, 2009

Via Arrestedmotion.com: Shepard Fairey “Supply & Demand” Museum Retrospective to Travel

It is reported by Arrestedmotion.com that Shepard Fairey’s Supply and Demand retrospective is coming to the Lois & Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in February 2010.  Not yet announced on the Contemporary Art Center website, it is said to arrive after traveling to the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh.

Shepard Fairey is a renowned street artist who rose to national prominence during the election with his iconic Barack Obama Hope artwork.  Visit his website at ObeyGiant.com

ObamaHopeOriginal.jpgI am a big fan of Shepard Fairey and I am very excited that this show is coming to Cincinnati.  Perhaps in conjunction, we’ll see a Shepard Fairey street art installation somewhere in the city.  Preferably legal installation as I don’t think a confrontation with the Cincinnati Police would be a good for Cincinnati’s image.

ShepardFairey.pngPictures of Shepard Fairey’s Supply and Demand Exhibit at the ICA/Boston

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Real life “Tin Cup” at the Masters

From NYTimes.com: A Bad Day on the Course Beats Any Day Pumping Gas

A week ago Steve Wilson was in his Mississippi gas station and convenience store preparing his customers’ favorite item: a hot-pressed roast beef po’ boy sandwich with gravy.

On Thursday, Wilson stepped onto the first tee at the Augusta National Golf Club with the two-time Masters champion Tom Watson and the Englishman Ian Poulter as partners. Wilson, 39, an amateur golfer and gas station owner who has been having recurring nightmares about a golf ball that refuses to go in the hole, is a Masters tournament rookie.

Great story.  What an experience it must be for an amateur to play the Masters in Augusta.

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Star Trek’s New Enterprise

The new Star Trek had a surprise premiere in Austin and its official premiere in Sydney yesterday and the initial reviews are very positive.  I’ve been a little on the fence about this movie.  I have always loved Star Trek and I was afraid of any “reboot” that would drastically shift Star Trek away from an emphasis on stories and characters to pure action.  Initial reports are of a frenetic pace with lots of action, but still retaining the essence of Star Trek.  That’s encouraging and I’m starting to get more excited about seeing it.

Here’s a comparison of the different Enterprises seen in the TV show and the movies.
3_enterprises.jpegThe top Enterprise is from the original television show.  The middle Enterprise is the one shown in 1979’s Star Trek the Motion Picture.  In the movie, the middle Enterprise is actually the same ship as the top Enterprise after being refitted upon its return from the original five year mission.

The bottom Enterprise is from the new Star Trek and is a modern take of the top Enterprise.

Technology

WSJ.com: GM, Segway to Make Vehicle

WSJ.com: GM, Segway to Make Vehicle

General Motors Corp. is teaming with Segway Inc., maker of the upright, self-balancing scooters, to build a new type of two-wheeled vehicle designed to move easily through congested urban streets.

The machine, which GM says it aims to develop by 2012, would run on batteries and use wireless technology to avoid traffic backups and navigate cities.

The problem with a vehicle like this is similar to the issues with the Segway.  Where are you going to drive it?  You can’t drive it on sidewalks and when it’s in the road you’re going to be driving against trucks and SUV’s.  Something like this won’t take off until you dedicate separate lanes for ultra-small vehicles.

UPDATE:
Some cool pictures and prototype video on the NYTimes website.