Steve Seen today on W. 93rd St: a mother in a greengrocer’s buying a yellow apple. Her baby was struggling with the concept. “Apples are RED!” he kept insisting. The patient mom took time and explained this to him. “All apples are not the same. Here is a yellow one!” Clearly out of his comfort zone … Read more
Today President Obama is 49. With a depression, two wars, an obstructionist Congress, a simple-minded press and a moronic minority in full holler a lesser man would have trouble getting out of bed. And he seems never to break a sweat. Maybe it’s time.
For George Packer’s brilliant piece in today’s New Yorker. The broken System in all its horror.
Sad news today that one of the greats has gone. John Callahan, quadriplegic and alcoholic and used his suffering to create cartoons of the most shockingly honest kind. After physical therapy he could use a pen and created a body of work that is astonishing. The humor was what we used to all sick humor. … Read more
Here, finally, is the video version of the Illustration Next talk given last spring at SVA. The evening was devoted to ways artists are now working away from the editorial market. Some of the biggest stars in our field showed up that night as well as four of the brilliant up and coming variety. It … Read more
