{"id":1846,"date":"2010-06-18T08:40:58","date_gmt":"2010-06-18T12:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/?p=1846"},"modified":"2015-12-27T00:28:36","modified_gmt":"2015-12-27T05:28:36","slug":"koons-and-car-art-gulf-coast-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/2010\/06\/koons-and-car-art-gulf-coast-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Koons and Car Art & Gulf Coast Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before I get back to murals, a quick interjection with BMW’s new art car by Jeff Koons. Some of his stuff is so wacky that I didn’t know what to think when I first saw the heads up about this some time ago but I like it. It’s rather understated in comparison to his other work. Maybe that ‘s why I like it.<\/p>\n

Most of the photos and videos I saw are from Freshness mag.com<\/a> but there’s a whole host of postings out there, like from the autoblog.com<\/a> and carbodydesign.com<\/a>. Somebody’s got a good PR blitz going.<\/p>\n

Here’s the original art car concept that I first saw on autoblog.com<\/a> the rest are from Freshnessmag.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Getting away from modern for a moment, here are some charming old time car murals, reminding me of neighborhood parades, small towns and Rockwell days gone by from Just a Car Guy<\/a> and this gets us back to murals.<\/p>\n

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We’ll go for the change [in times] theme to Playing for Change’s Version of the classic, Stand By Me<\/em> to Kick Start the Weekend. This is a great video that will take you all over the world. Be sure to visit the website, http:\/\/www.playingforchange.com\/journey\/introduction<\/a>. This is a fantastic way to give talented musicians a chance to get noticed and be a part of a larger effort and community.<\/p>\n

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If you’re looking for a way to make a change\u00a0 and help in the Gulf Coast Aid effort, here are two sources:<\/p>\n

1) This is a newly released song, It Ain\u2019t My Fault<\/em>, for Gulf Coast aid, from a most improbable group of musicians: Mos Def, Lenny Kravitz and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Trombone Shorty and Tim Robbins, who paired up to for this effort.<\/p>\n

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2) Go to Slipcovers for your Walls blog<\/a> and vote for what you want to include in a mural where proceeds will go toward helping efforts in the Gulf Coast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Before I get back to murals, a quick interjection with BMW’s new art car by Jeff Koons. Some of his stuff is so wacky that I didn’t know what to think when I first saw the heads up about this some time ago but I like it. It’s rather understated in comparison to his other work. Maybe that ‘s why I like it. Most of the photos and videos I saw are from Freshness mag.com but there’s a whole host of postings out there, like from the autoblog.com and carbodydesign.com. Somebody’s got a good PR blitz going. Here’s the original art car concept that I first saw on autoblog.com the rest are from Freshnessmag.com: Getting away from modern for a moment, here are some charming old time car murals, reminding me of neighborhood parades, small towns and Rockwell days gone by from Just a Car Guy and this gets us back to murals. We’ll go for the change [in times] theme to Playing for Change’s Version of the classic, Stand By Me to Kick Start the Weekend. 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