Last Gasp Books » juxtapoz http://www.lastgasp.com/blog Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:00:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Juxtapoz Photo Shoot http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/2010/02/09/juxtapoz-photo-shoot/ http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/2010/02/09/juxtapoz-photo-shoot/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:15:32 +0000 Colin http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/?p=448 Randy Dodson, photographer extraordinaire for Juxtapoz was in our office yesterday to do a photo shoot with Ron for an upcoming issue of the magazine. The 40th anniversary of Last Gasp is coming up (April 1, 2010) and we wanted this photo to capture 40 years of publishing. We piled up a bunch of titles, but there was no way we could get them all in the frame. It’s really only a representative sampling.

During the shoot:

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The finished results:

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Some other shots Randy took in the gallery:

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Todd Schorr will sign copies of his new book American Surreal at Jonathan Levine Gallery this Saturday, Oct 10, from 3-5pm.

The book is a collection of Todd’s most recent mind-blowing paintings, documenting the work of one of pop surrealism’s most talented artists. The works are elegantly presented at 10 x 15″ on thick artpaper, with a quarterbound cloth cover and gilded edges.

Book Preview

Jonathan LeVine Gallery
529 West 20th Street, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10011
212-243-3822

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The preview for this book, Onikage: Toshio Saeki, is up on our site now. By the way, Onikage means demon shadow.

Last Gasp Juxtapoz advert October 2009

]]> http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/2009/09/18/october-juxtapoz/feed/ 0 Ron Turner at Oakland Museum of California http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/2008/11/17/ron-turner-at-oakland-museum/ http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/2008/11/17/ron-turner-at-oakland-museum/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:28:51 +0000 Colin http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/?p=101 The L.A. Paint Gallery Talk will feature Last Gasp owner and publisher Ron Turner in conversation with Chief Curator of Art Phil Linhares. Ron will discuss the current exhibition at the Oakland Museum of California: L.A. Paint. He will also discuss California’s art scene, share his role as a pioneer underground arts publisher. The event is free with your paid admission to the museum.

1000 Oak @ 10th Street, Oakland, CA, 94607.
One block from Lake Merritt BART
More information: www.museumca.org

Ron Turner Speaks at Oakland Museum

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