The Ultimate Mixed Bag Post: Notable Album Covers and Gallery Closings

by Art Fag City on December 16, 2008 · 10 comments

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Cover design Joseph Albers

Over the weekend I was introduced to two fabulous album covers, the above, a Las Vegas style cover album with Terry Snider and the All Stars, designed by Joseph Albers.  In the unlikely event I have readers traveling to Porto Portugal within the next month, the record can be purchased at Inc, a one of a kind art bookstore in the area also carrying records designed by artists.  (Address to come — I’m not so good with Portugese Google.)

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Meanwhile, this album cover came up the next day while I was hanging out with parents discussing how their children don’t like to be bored.   Not having kids myself, I didn’t have much to add to that particular conversation, though I did manage to relevantly note that the buses to Nowhere and Boredom clearly lead to the same place.

In more relevant news, 31 Grand, a gallery specializing in contemporary and emerging art announced it will close its doors in a combo Christmas and final show email.  They will be missed.

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  • reportage

    Perhaps 31 Grand could relocate back to it’s original location, they were already missed in Brooklyn. Maybe even more than they will be on Ludlow street. What a shame though.

  • reportage

    Perhaps 31 Grand could relocate back to it’s original location, they were already missed in Brooklyn. Maybe even more than they will be on Ludlow street. What a shame though.

  • http://amoryblaine.tumblr.com amory blaine

    In other, decidedly opposite and encouraging, news: Triple Candie will be opening a new space further uptown from it’s previous and storied enterprise, at 148th and Amsterdam. Something to look forward to, no?

    Onward and Upward, I say!

  • http://amoryblaine.tumblr.com amory blaine

    In other, decidedly opposite and encouraging, news: Triple Candie will be opening a new space further uptown from it’s previous and storied enterprise, at 148th and Amsterdam. Something to look forward to, no?

    Onward and Upward, I say!

  • http://ifeelstupidyoulookstupid.blogspot.com/ some girl who lives in brookly

    rumor has it that 31 grand will in some way join forces with another gallery (on 27th street) not a perfect union but at least its something…

  • http://ifeelstupidyoulookstupid.blogspot.com/ some girl who lives in brooklyn

    rumor has it that 31 grand will in some way join forces with another gallery (on 27th street) not a perfect union but at least its something…

  • http://wizardishungry.com/ Jon Williams

    http://eyevocal.ottawa-anime.org/boredoms/boresdl3.htm#noir

    “Noise Ramones” album cover using a blatant rip of Josef Albers piece. Noise Ramones is a Boredoms side project. EERIE.

  • http://wizardishungry.com/ Jon Williams

    http://eyevocal.ottawa-anime.org/boredoms/boresdl3.htm#noir

    “Noise Ramones” album cover using a blatant rip of Josef Albers piece. Noise Ramones is a Boredoms side project. EERIE.

  • http://portfolio.streetnine.com/index.html Joe

    Hi, Paddy — The Albers album cover reminded me that I’ve got an old Web site from 1995 that I keep up as a kind of dusty museum. I scanned some of my favorite oddball album covers, including that Albers.

    http://spaceage.streetnine.com/gallery.html

    That was such a simpler time!

  • http://portfolio.streetnine.com/index.html Joe

    Hi, Paddy — The Albers album cover reminded me that I’ve got an old Web site from 1995 that I keep up as a kind of dusty museum. I scanned some of my favorite oddball album covers, including that Albers.

    http://spaceage.streetnine.com/gallery.html

    That was such a simpler time!

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