| SFMOMA + Ju$t Another Rich Kid Checkout 246 and Counting: Recent Architecture + Design Acquisitions @ SFMOMA. It opens 07.10.08 and runs through 01.04.09. "This unorthodox exhibition showcases 246-plus objects acquired by SFMOMA's Architecture and Design Department since curator Henry Urbach joined the staff in September 2006. Architectural drawings and models, industrial-design objects, books, posters, photographs, and furniture will be displayed on low platforms and organized by acquisition date." At this point, I have no clue what all will be in the show. I do know, though, that three (3) pieces from Indulgences (for the man who has absolutely everything!) -- the Ju$t Another Rich Kid series of gold dipped objects -- will be in the show: Cokespoon 01, Cokespoon 02, and one of the Swizzle Sticks. Shhhhhhhh. Don't tell McDonald's or Playboy. Remember the cease and desist from a few years back ceasing production of the McDonald's spoon? Funny, seems like McDonald's Corporation don't always practice wht they preach. They illegally used the likeness of Devo and are getting sued, like nobody'd figure it out. "Devo are suing McDonald's after the hamburger giant used the band's likeness in a Happy Meal toy without permission. Last April, McDonald's released a bunch of American Idol-themed toys that had little plastic figures dressed up to represent different musical genres. There was Disco Dave, Rockin' Riley and, the basis of Devo's lawsuit, New Wave Nigel. Anyone who's seen Devo's Whip It video will automatically recognize those odd red caps, dubbed energy domes by the band, as the same hat that adorns New Wave Nigel's head." One more reason that it's so hot that the SFMOMA's new curator had the foresight to gets his hands on the Ju$t Another Rich Kid pieces while they lasted. |