i've been conned into signing up to that newfangled MySpace jibber jabber.

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While waiting for an update,why not keep yourself occupied with some more fantastic art by Mr. Jim Flora?

The Day The Cow Sneezed - Children's book from 1957

Also, coming in February 2007 from Fantagraphics - The Curiously Sinister Art of Jim Flora, compuiled by outsider music man, Irwin Chusid!

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Speaking of 2007... Coming soon (well, 14 months or so) to Billy Shire Fine Arts:

Josh Agle (SHAG)
Exhibition: September 15 - October 20, 2007
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 15th, 7-10 pm

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Finally, anyone out there have pics of Shag's contributions to these two Copro/Nason group shows? The site's galleries are lacking in Shag's pieces.

Nostradamus - Three Waves to the Apocalypse - Feb 4 to Mar 4, 2006

Von Dutch Tribute ll - May 20 to Jun 10, 2006

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Now, time for my meds and then a nap... TTFN!

(Mostly) Old News, No Pictures -

Shag After Dark opens this Saturday at Chicago's DVA Gallery. Here's a link to the ad placed in the latest Modernism magazine featuring "Wrong Number."

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The San Diego Comic-Con is the next week.

Thursday, July 20
3:00-4:30 Masters of Lowbrow Art— A new generation of painters who draw their inspiration from comics, cartoons, and pop culture are now exhibiting in galleries worldwide, to great popular acclaim. They defy art world expectations and prove that museums can be fun! Among the most extraordinary are Josh Agle (The Art of Shag), Tim Biskup (The Jackson 500), Isabel Samaras (Devil Babe’s Big Book of Fun!), Mark Todd (Watcha Mean, What’s a Zine?), and Esther Pearl Watson (Unlovable). Get the lowdown on the lowbrow as they highlight their finest work and share inside info about their imagery, influences, and unique techniques with author Michael Dooley (The Education of a Comics Artist). Room 5AB

Saturday, July 22
2:30-4:00 Spotlight on Shag— If every picture tells a story, Josh Agle (better known as Shag, a contraction of the last two letters of his first name and the first two of his last) has hundreds of stories to tell. His work, punctuated by a playful, vividly colored style, has entered the pop culture pantheon by storm. Comic-Con special guest Shag talks about his work and answers your questions in this special event. Room 6A

Per Shag.com - "An exclusive folio of 4 original Shag prints, "Crypto-Zoological Species of North America," will be available at Comic-Con only. The edition size is 100, so come early."

Dark Horse will be giving away eight collectible buttons during Preview Night, Wednesday, July 19th. "Only 1,000 of each button have been produced, so when they are gone, they are gone forever!"

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Speaking of Dark Horse... they'll be releasing 7 of the lunch boxes from La-La Land Gallery's "Hot Lunch" group show from last year (along with an 8th by Coop).

Press release from Diamond Comics.
Item listing from Dark Horse.

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Outre's August 2006 group exhibition, The Treasures of Long Gone John, will will showcase the likes of Coop, Mark Ryden, Shag, Todd Schorr, Camille Rose Garcia and Robert Williams and include some original artworks done especially for the show.

A documentary about Long Gone John will be showing at the Melbourne International Film Festival on August 11th. Check out the flick's web-site for more info about the doc (Shag is a 'Featured Artist').

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Shag With A Twist is now in Vegas... Here's a press release from 13 July 06, and an article from the LA Times on 10 July 06.

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Speaking of the theatre, the OC Weekly has a review of 'Careless Love' -

...engaging direction of Glendele Way-Agle (whose husband, Josh Agle—the artist Shag—contributes some vibrantly colored pieces as set background art).

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eBay update -

The Pimp
Acrylic and Vinyl Paint on Panel, 61cm x 88cm (24" x 34"), © 1998

Show - The Party Crashers
Dates - Jan 08 to Jan 31, 1999
Gallery - La Luz de Jesus, Los Angeles, CA
eBay Auction #7410113673 - SHAG art Josh Agle original painting Pop Art The Pimp
Auction Ended - May-02-06 19:30:00 PDT
Seller - gbuffretro
Closing Price - $4,000.00
Buyer - jlamkey

(The seller should have taken the $4,250.00 back on 19 Apr 06...)

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White Devil Tiki Mug #189 (of 250)
Designed by Shag
Manufactured by Munktiki
Released by Outre Gallery

Show - Hedonist Confidential
Dates - May 6 to 12 & May 17 to Jun 17, 2002
Gallery - Sydney Opera House & Outre Gallery, Melbourne, Austalia
eBay Auction #6633501152 - SHAG OUTRE GALLERY White MUG. #189 MUNKTIKI VERY TIKI!
Auction Ended - Jun-04-06 18:56:59 PDT
Seller - dr.ashtray
Closing Price - $153.50
Buyer - blueskyys4me

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Black Devil Tiki Mug #157 (of 250)
Designed by Shag
Manufactured by Munktiki
Released by Outre Gallery

Show - Hedonist Confidential
Dates - May 6 to 12 & May 17 to Jun 17, 2002
Gallery - Sydney Opera House & Outre Gallery, Melbourne, Austalia
eBay Auction #6633502299 - SHAG OUTRE GALLERY Black MUG. #157 MUNKTIKI VERY TIKI!
Auction Ended - Jun-04-06 19:01:48 PDT
Seller - dr.ashtray
Closing Price - $224.50
Buyer - blueskyys4me

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Futuro Ufoja
Acrylic and Vinyl Paint on Panel, 14" x 20", © 2005

Show - Cosmic Cocktail: A Group Show
Dates - Dec 2, 2005, to Jan 21, 2006
Gallery - D.C. Gallery, Denver, CO
eBay Auction #6634745700 - 262: Shag Futuro UFOJA
Auction Ended - Jun-11-06 13:00:00 PDT
Seller - santa_monica_auctions
Closing Price - $5,000.00

(Good deal for the buyer, bad for the seller - painting sold at auction for how much it sold at the D.C. Gallery six months ago - $5000.00. Subtract what the seller had to pay Santa Monica Auctions to run a "live floor auction" and s/he actually lost money.)

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The Marquis' Ladyfriend
Acrylic and Vinyl Paint on Panel, 28cm x 48cm (11" x 19"), © 2000

Show - The Sinner's Cookbook
Dates - Jan 5 to Jan 28, 2001
Gallery - La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
eBay Auction #7423203232 - Josh Agle 'Shag' The Marquis Ladyfriend Original painting in perfect condition
Auction Ended - Jun-18-06 03:02:32 PDT
Seller - lor3889
Closing Price - $7,000.00 (NO BIDS)

(Seller won this painting on 13 Mar 06 for $6,500.00 from rascalking1976 - eBay #7398285906)

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Cyclops At The Beat Club
Acrylic and Vinyl Paint on Panel, 23.5" x 14.5", © 1997


eBay Auction #7422267477 - Josh "Shag" Agle original painting "Cyclops..." Original Shag - "Cyclops at the Beat Club"
Auction Ended - Jun-21-06 08:58:47 PDT
Seller - revlis21
Closing Price - GBP 2,170.00 (Approx $3,981.30)
Buyer - coolestghoul

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The Slave
Acrylic and Vinyl Paint on Panel, 27" x 23", © 1997


eBay Auction #7422274590 - Josh "Shag" Agle original Tiki painting "The Slave" Original Shag - "The Slave"
Auction Ended - Jun-21-06 09:31:27 PDT
Seller - revlis21
Closing Price - GBP 4,601.00 (Approx $8,441.45)
Buyer - mattdgold

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Just Before Breakfast
Acrylic and Vinyl Paint on Panel. 47cm x 69cm (19" x 27") © 2004

Show - Holidays On Ice
Dates - Oct 4 to 18, 2004
Gallery - Paul Smith Gallery, Paris, France
eBay Auction #120000476631 - Shag Original Painting by published artist Josh Agle *NO RESERVE* Large Rare Original, Mint Condition!
Auction Ended - Jun-26-06 17:59:16 PDT
Seller - tikifreaky2000
Closing Price - $10,500.00 (Buy It Now)
Buyer - malibu15

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The Marquis' Ladyfriend
Acrylic and Vinyl Paint on Panel, 28cm x 48cm (11" x 19"), © 2000

Show - The Sinner's Cookbook
Dates - Jan 5 to Jan 28, 2001
Gallery - La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
eBay Auction #180002161389 - Josh Agle 'Shag' The Marquis Ladyfriend Original painting in perfect condition
Auction Ended - Jun-30-06 04:26:15 PDT
Seller - lor3889
Closing Price - $6,500.00 (NO BIDS)

(Second attempt at selling painting - now for price seller paid for painting three months ago.)

Hello again -

Had a few too many seizures the past eight weeks and, since this isn't helping pay the medical bills, this here blog is closed for the summer season (at least).

Also, i won't be at the Comic-Con in San Diego or in Chicago for 'After Dark' like i had previously hoped (i shouldn't be spending my money on serigraphs at this time).

Take care -

bill

"The Pimp" is back on eBay - will it go over $4,250.00? The auction ends at May-02-06 19:30:00 PDT with a Buy-It-Now for $6,000.00.

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White Devil Tiki Mug #179 (of 250)
Designed by Shag
Manufactured by Munktiki
Released by Outre Gallery

Show - Hedonist Confidential
Dates - May 6 to 12 & May 17 to Jun 17, 2002
Gallery - Sydney Opera House & Outre Gallery, Melbourne, Austalia
eBay Auction #7760863245 - Rare Sold Out Ltd Ed. Shag Outré Munktiki Tiki Mug
Auction Ended - Apr-25-06 19:30:00 PDT
Seller - greg356
Closing Price - $205.27
Buyer - waxingcrow

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My son (aka The Little Baron) and i were watching the extras on Miyazaki's "Howl's Moving Castle" DVD and i noticed that Pixar's Pete Docter was wearing a Shag-designed Toes On The Nose aloha shirt.

(We're trying to get our son to cut down on the smoking, but his mom and i have told him that the gogo dancers can stay as long as he feeds them and cleans up after them...)

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Digging through my list of links, here's yet another one i've yet to post - a short article in Variety from April 2005 about Disneyland's 50th Anniversary.

"I have had dreams about riding the Matterhorn and the car going off track and flying off into space," he says. "I don't think Disneyland would ever let me depict that in a painting, but it's there bottled up."

Roll over to Shagmart's "News" page - it's been updated.

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Also, while looking up info about Forrest J. Ackerman, i noticed that Uncle Forry will be attending this year's San Diego Comic-Con along with Josh 'Shag' Agle!

This is his first appearance at Comic-Con.

Been forgetting to post this for a few weeks now, but the "The Juxtapoz Group Show 2006" will be Ox-Op Gallery's last show.

From "No More Pooping Bambis," from the Minneapolis/St. Paul City Pages -

[Ox-Op owner Tom] Hazelmyer takes pains to point out that he's only shutting down the brick-and-mortar entity, while expanding the gallery's online presence and launching a new line of art toys. Likewise, he hopes to continue the relationship with SooVac that commenced with part one of "Juxtapoz," which opened in SooVac's Lyndale Avenue space.

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Ox-Op filled an unoccupied niche in these parts, mixing sold-out exhibitions by the high-profile lowbrow likes of Tiki-god Shag and creature king Gary Baseman with shows by lesser-known locals. (Minneapolis's own Charles S. Anderson graced the Ox-Op walls with the image of a deer taking a dump.)

From the Ox-Op Gallery web-site's "News" section -

We plan on focusing our energy on several big projects that have been in the works, and throwing a monster blowout like we just did with the Juxtapoz 2006 Group Show seemed the perfect bookend to this chapter of the OX-OP entity as it transforms. The show being split with Soovac was no coincidence, as they’ll be hosting several OX-OP events in the coming year. Also we want to focus on new artists, and to be honest, that becomes all but impossible with a bricks and mortar space, and simple math. Also getting artists that have quickly become more established, back to the Twin Cities as they now get flooded with offers from NYC, Tokyo, Paris, etc., has become a far more massive challenge than in years past. We hope to start hosting some online shows for some emerging talent and some old faves as well. More on that soon –so stay tuned!

Good news from Outre Gallery -

Elegant Thief & Cocktails at Rose Seidler House Prints

Official Pre-Order Begins this morning!

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Hello Shag fans and thanks for your patience ....

Elegant Thief & Cocktails at Rose Seidler House prints by Shag are now available for purchase (pre-order).

Secure your prints here

As these are pre-orders, your prints may not be dispatched until 1 May.
If you are ordering more than a single print, please make sure you just submit one order in total and include both prints in the one.

Apologies if you receive this email more than once ... if you submitted more than one request that is the reason!

Please note: we can not process special requests for specific numbers, nor answer queries/questions before 26 April.

Thanks and cheers
Outre Crew!

* If you have tickets to the Rose Seidler House Party - a better price will be available for you on the 29th. So please hold out!

i'm weak - we're saving money for renovations on the Baron (and Baroness) V House, but i broke down and ordered both serigraphs.

Apologies in advance to any visitors in the next few months - they'll be stuck with using the a guest bath that is horrid looking and not the Stanley Kubrick-themed lav i've been planning!

But enough drivel about me, here's the spec's for boths serigraphs:

The Elegant Thief - PRE ORDER
by Shag

Signed and numbered limited edition serigraph print. This is a PRE-ORDER. Your payment will be run, your print reserved, but sent later (approx. 1 May 2006 dispatch)

(edition of 250)

Overseas Customers: Unframed US$250 + US$25 shipping (buy)

Australian Customers: Framed AU$585 + shipping to be advised (buy); Unframed AU$400 + AU$20 shipping (buy)

Measurements: Image size: 68 x 42cm (27 x 16.5 inches), Paper size: 76 x 49cm (30 x 19 inches)


Cocktails at Rose Seilder House - PRE ORDER
by Shag

Signed and numbered limited edition serigraph print. This is a PRE-ORDER. Your payment will be run, your print reserved, but sent later (approx. 7 May 2006 dispatch)

(edition of 195)

Overseas Customers: Unframed US$250 + US$25 shipping (buy)

Australian Customers: Framed AU$615 + shipping to be advised (buy); Unframed AU$390 + AU$20 shipping (buy)

Measurements: Image size: 37 x 76cm (14.5 x 30 inches), Paper size: 52 x 89cm (21.5 x 35 inches)



(Thanks to Hope for sending a reminder e-mail to get me off the couch and posting!)

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Tonya Newton of retropopart.net had an interesting Shag siting in Nevada:

Just returned from a trip to Laughlin, NV where we stayed at the River Palms. Noticed a video slot machine that sure does look an awful lot like Shag's work. I just know it's either his work or a damn good likeness. It's called "After Hours" by Aristocrat (an Australian gaming company) and is copyrighted 2003. I've looked all over online and can't find anything on this machine or anything about Shag authorizing his work to be used on a slot machine. It is very cool. Yes, I did win $20.00 on it. I want one for my home!!! There are a couple of girls, a bartender, another man, and yes even a fez monkey. The barware symbols even look like his work. Maybe you can find something out that I can't find. That one machine was the only one I saw at the River Palms (believe me, I've searched!) and didn't notice anymore in any of the other casinos I ventured into. Wonder if Shag knows?!

All i've found so far is that the Harrah's in Tahoe and New Orleans have that model slot machine too.

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greg356 is now selling his White Devil Tiki Mug #179 (of 250) on the eBay.

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AND FINALLY... Below are the poll results for Most Requested Serigraph -



My fav? "An Extraordinary Evening" from Detroit's "The Leisure Principle."

The Baroness's fav? "The Raft Of Medusa" from London's "The Call Of Kapu." Interesting to note that "The Raft Of Medusa" was the clear winner of the "Call of Kapu" poll with 56% - 2nd place was "Five Pills" with 20%.

The Little Baron's fav? Seeing that he's a ten-year-old boy and none of the images involve anyone falling down a flight of stairs or catching a football in the nuts, he abstained from voting.

A new poll will be popping up when the images from "On The Shoulder Of Giants" are posted in the next week or so.

Update from cheekytiki about the upcoming London Luau from June 9th to 11th -

Aloha,
The London Luau is approaching as the days becoming longer and warmer. We would like to let you all know that there will be 100 Ltd Ed signed and numbered London Luau Shag prints that will go on sale at the opening of the Tiki Art Show on the Friday of the London Luau.
The London Luau print will be 13" x 24" (33cm x 61cm), and will be a bargain at £95.00 unframed. So don't miss your chance to get your hands on one of these.

Latest issue of Juxtapoz (#64, amazing looking Nathan Cabrera piece on cover) arrived in the PO Box today -

Page 13 - Upcoming group show:
Von Dutch Tribute II
May 20 to Jun 10, 2006
Copro/Nason Gallery, Santa Monica,CA

(Nice looking 420-page "Art of Von Dutch" book to be released too)

[Word of caution, it would probably be a bad idea to wear any items from that Von Dutch clothing line allo the kids were wearing a while back to this show...]

Page 54 - Shag Bearbrick pictured, last row on right

Page 55 (bottom) - Shag Bearbrick pictured, 4th row back on right

Page 99 - Open-edition "Shagquarium" still available for $20.00

Great issue, good article about the history of pinstriping and I'm really digging Lynne Naylor + Chris Reccardi's work, especially Reccardi's painting on page 45, "Spaceport Op Art," which M Modern is selling a serigraph of as part of their "The Future" group show.

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Speaking of shows at Copro/Nason, their latest show includes Mike Leavitt's Art Army "Juxta-Posers" with a Shag action figure featuring 11 poseable parts, cocktail, and brush.

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eBay update -

The Pimp
Acrylic and Vinyl Paint on Panel, 61cm x 88cm (24" x 34"), © 1998

Show - The Party Crashers
Dates - Jan 08 to Jan 31, 1999
Gallery - La Luz de Jesus, Los Angeles, CA
eBay Auction #7406197269 - SHAG Josh Agle original art painting Pop Art
The Pimp
Auction Ended - Apr-19-06 15:12:32 PDT
Seller - gbuffretro
Highest Bid - $4,250.00 (Reserve Not Met)
Placed By - bippo55


Black Devil Tiki Mug #218 (of 250)
Designed by Shag
Manufactured by Munktiki
Released by Outre Gallery

Show - Hedonist Confidential
Dates - May 6 to 12 & May 17 to Jun 17, 2002
Gallery - Sydney Opera House & Outre Gallery, Melbourne, Austalia
eBay Auction #7758441625 - Rare Sold Out Ltd Ed. Shag Outré Munktiki Tiki Mug
Auction Ended - Apr-19-06 19:45:00 PDT
Seller - greg356
Closing Price - $180.27
Buyer - 2muchjoe