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Barry McGee
« Thread Started on Apr 8, 2009, 12:44am »

Guess there isn't a thread for him.

Here are three pieces from the upcoming Phillips de Pury auction.

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Re: Barry McGee
« Reply #1 on Apr 8, 2009, 4:29pm »

I'm a great fan of Barrys work and in particular the biro drawings.

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« Reply #2 on Apr 8, 2009, 7:01pm »

Those two early drawings are nice. But that paint can lid is not going to age well. it probably will be totally rusted through in a a few years. high quality work by him rarely comes to auction.

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Re: Barry McGee
« Reply #3 on Apr 9, 2009, 8:31am »

that said, high quality work is available if you are seriously looking.

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Re: Barry McGee
« Reply #4 on Jun 8, 2009, 3:35am »

this is some sick looking cover art

anyone know where i can get a copy in the US??

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« Reply #5 on Jun 8, 2009, 5:52pm »

Park Life in San Francisco has them.

www.parklifestore.com

email if you want to have one shipped to you.

info@parklifestore.com

$15.

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Re: Barry McGee
« Reply #6 on Jun 9, 2009, 12:33am »

Thanks Park Life! I'll email you right now.

by the way,
next Phillips evening sale has a great McGee cluster..
maybe someone gets lucky 8-)

http://www.phillipsdepury.com/auctions.aspx?sn=UK010309

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« Reply #7 on Jun 9, 2009, 5:07pm »

That is a really nice Mcgee grouping.

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Re: Barry McGee
« Reply #8 on Sept 7, 2009, 10:27am »

Looks like he's releasing a new book.

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Re: Barry McGee
« Reply #9 on Sept 13, 2009, 3:36am »

His show in Paris looks so sick!!

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xafkmh_montage-de-la-biennale-de-lyon_creation

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Re: Barry McGee
« Reply #10 on Sept 13, 2009, 9:56am »

Thanks for posting it up.. Nice teaser... and I just found out who's the curator for this Biennale, Hou Hanru, who happens to be a faculty for SFAI which is Mcgee had graduated from. Connections helps ;-) Hope someone makes a video of McGee's spectacular show soon!

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Re: Barry McGee
« Reply #11 on Sept 14, 2009, 3:04pm »

Great video, thanks for the link.

His work on the outside of the Fondation de Cartier is pretty amazing. As is the show..

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But I still love the old twister tag, as seen in a wee alley in Paris:

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Re: Barry McGee
« Reply #12 on Sept 14, 2009, 4:04pm »

that amaze tag outside the fondation is actually by josh lazcano, who i believe is mcgee's assistant.

the plaque outside states it is mcgee's work, and apparently - when i asked the staff there about it - they said it was barry's work. i heard since that josh painted it and barry assisted. i guess the fondation paid for them to go out there and put the piece up, but they didn't actually get a mcgee as i didn't see any of his other work there....

i thought the black books in the basement were intersting to look at, but the exhibition as a whole was a bit of a let down.
the vitche piece inside was the winner for me.
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