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SNL actor Craig Arminsen in "Obama Plays it Cool"

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1. Where was I when the news broke that the New Museum exhibited Elizabeth Peyton's painting of Michelle Obama?

And 2. Why can't American Vogue (vis-a-vis Annie Leibowitz) get on board with Peyton and choose a more flattering/visually intriguing portrait of the First Lady for its March issue?

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President Barack Obama's "Yes We Can" speech

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Happy Martin Luther King Jr Day! Inauguration is literally hours away...take a moment to observe the monumentality of this historic occasion. Just BE.


Image: Shepard Fairey, Hope, screenprint

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Several artists have been inspired by President-Elect Barack Obama and his quick ascension into becoming a global visual icon of hope and change. As reported on CNN.com today, Visual artist and sculptor Michael Murphy is no different. His wire sculpture entitled Tension is a remarkable feat of sculptural portraiture, rendering Obama in what is now regarded as an iconographic, contemplative moment. Amidst the overwhelming clutter of Obama imagery propagated across the globe, in mom-and-pop shops, make-shift paraphernalia stores, on abandoned buildings, etc., Murphy's piece undoubtedly offers a powerful element of simplicity and sophistication. You can check out more of Murphy's artwork at www.mmike.com.


Tension - 10-23-2008 - 2'x2'x9' - 1000 feet of steel high tension wire, black enamel and poplar base