Our close collaborator, inspiring curator and dear friend Aaron Rose relaunches his dream art and design school in New York City this July and August with the return of the Make Something!! workshops. Originally spawned from a joint venture between our film Beautiful Losers and the generous contributions of Nike Sportswear, this latest incarnation of the D.I.Y. workshops aimed at teens features world renowned artists (Os Gemeos, Todd James, Ari Marcopoulos and Jeff Canham amongst others) as well as creatives from Converse, Nike and Brand Jordan working with students to create in a variety of mediums in Lower Manhattan.
The workshops culminate with a celebration of the students’ artwork created during the classes with a parade at the world famous Rucker Park in conjunction with the World Basketball Festival Celebration Event in August.
Register and sign up for the month long workshop events here or here. Class schedule, teachers, details and more can be found at Makesomethingschool.com as well as from head teacher Aaron Rose below.
“Not sure if everyone knows, but for the last three years we’ve been doing D.I.Y. creativity workshops for teens under the banner of Make Something!! This summer we’re partnering with Nike, Jordan and Converse to open a five-week long “pop-up” school house in NYC filled with amazing classes taught by fantastic artists, designers, musicians and all around champs in their fields. I thought I’d put the word out as I’m pretty excited about it.
Just as a teaser we’re offering classes like this: Documentary photo with Ari Marcopoulos, puppet-making with Todd James, sign-painting with Jeff Canham, Costume design with Cassette Playa, a mural workshop with Os Gemeos…plus shoe and garment design with Nike/Converse/Jordan designers and many, many more!
Check out our website for info and dates as they develop.
Classes are filling up quick, but if anyone is New York-based and has kids who want to attend (ages 13-18), email us at <info@makesomethingschool.com> and we’ll try to fit them in.
Congratulations to ourLos Angeles Lakers, Finals MVP Kobe Bryant, perfect running mate Pau Gasol, game 7 savior Ron Artest (must see post game interview!), team heart and soul Derek Fisher, injured big man Andrew Bynum, sixth man starter Lamar Odom, the most decorated coach in all of professional sportsPhil Jackson and the Lakers family in winning simply the greatest, most heart pounding and emotionally rewarding NBA game I’ve ever witnessed!
Now onto the THREE-PEAT!!!
The Lakers parade is scheduled for Monday, June 21st starting at STAPLES Center and traveling south on Figueroa Street to Jefferson Boulevard. Details from Lakers.com here.
“Adidas Originals invites you to join David Beckham, Daft Punk, Snoop Dogg, Franz Beckenbauer, Noel Gallagher, Ian Brown, Ciara, Jay Baruchel, DJ Neil Armstrong and some of your dear, old friends for an intergalactic 2010 FIFA World Cup™ viewing party that you’ll never forget.”
With World Cup fever sure to be affecting just about everyone in the world this summer, Nike Sportswear helps kick off the futbol festivities by presenting Futbol Arte: Brasil with the launch of Nike’s Brasil Black Pack Collection as well as the US premiere of the Brazilian themed documentary Cadéncia at Hollywood’s Montalbán Theater. For more on the beautifully soulful film about Brazilian culture directed by Daren Bartlett click here.
With baseball season officially underway, our Los Angeles Dodgers (the only baseball team in LA, not that joke from Orange County) are back in town for their home opener at historical Chavez Ravine. But if you can’t make it to the game the Silver Lake crew at UNDFTD have something special planned for the Dodger faithful: the release of the UNDFTD exclusive Dodger Blue Mid Skool LX from Vans; a Majestic Dodger home Jersey launch; and an opening day BBQ and raffle!
“I was just forwarded a link to your blog post about my Pacquiao print, I very much appreciate you talking about the print- any positive exposure for boxing and Manny Pacquiao is great in my book. I’ve attached a couple of photos which give a better look at the actual print.”
If you’re a fan of the sweet science known as boxing or of the amazing Asians known as Filipinos, you most likely witnessed Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao’s dominating title defense victory over Africa’s Joshua Clottey this past weekend. Although Clottey’s defense protected him through 12 rounds and prevented him from ever getting seriously hurt by the non-stop barrage of Pacquiao punches (1231 punches thrown by the champ compared to only 399 from the challenger), the fight ended in a unanimous decision and near shutout on the judges scorecards. Next up for the people’s champ will be the fight that the world wants to see, Pacquiao versus Floyd Mayweather Jr. (Mayweather first has to defeat Shane Mosley in May) in what many consider will be the largest and most lucrative fight in the history of the sport later this year.
But you don’t have to wait months for your next Pacman fix, in fact you can own a piece of Pacquiao today as Gallery 1988 on Melrose has an exclusive limited edition screenprint by Alan Hynes for sale as part of their ongoing Greatest Moments in Sports History show (view artwork here).
The main event this weekend features the violent artistry of fan and Filipino favorite Manny Pacquiao as he defends his best pound for pound boxer in the world crown and one of his welterweight titles against Africa’s Joshua Clottey. Nike Sportswear opens the doors to their space at The Montalbán Theater in Hollywood and invites fight fans to watch the mega fight on the big screen. RSVP required.
Good news sports, photography and sports photography lovers! The Annenberg Space for Photography has extended the Sport: Iooss & Leifer exhibit showcasing the amazing photos of two living legends, Walter Iooss and Neil Leifer. The first ever two-man show at the Annenberg features some of the most iconic sports imagery ever photographed displayed up close and on a larger than life scale.
“Neil Leifer’s photography career has spanned almost 50 years. Specializing in sports photography, Leifer’s photos have regularly appeared in every major national magazine, including the Saturday Evening Post, Look, LIFE, Newsweek, People and, most often, Sports Illustrated. Leifer’s pictures have graced over 200 covers of Time Inc. publications — 170 at Sports Illustrated, and 40 at TIME Magazine. Leifer has published 15 books. The most recent two, Ballet in the Dirt: The Golden Age of Baseball (2007) and Guts and Glory: The Golden Age of American Football 1958-1978 (2008) both published by Taschen, are already considered classics. Leifer photographed his favorite subject, Muhammad Ali, on at least 70 separate occasions, including 35 fights. Leifer is now a full-time filmmaker. He has produced and/or directed two features, five documentaries and eight short films.”
“Walter Iooss is an award-winning legend in sports photography, best known for his nearly 300 Sports Illustrated covers, as well as his portraits of famous athletes like Michael Jordan, Ken Griffey, Jr., Brett Favre, Joe Montana and Wayne Gretzky. In his career, he has covered virtually every major sports event, including all 43 Super Bowls. In 1982, his project on athletes working their way to the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles resulted in publication of the book, Shooting for the Gold. He has published a number of other books, including Baseball, Football and Sports People, and created a masterful photo essay with Michael Jordan, Rare Air, which topped The New York Times Best Sellers list. His latest work, Athlete, was released in May 2008, and marks his 14th book. In 2004, Iooss received the Lucie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sports Photography.”
Sports posters have been a part of kids’ rooms for as long as kids rooms have been around. And as those kids grow up it seems as though art, in some form or another, starts to take hold of their imaginations and replaces some of that old sports imagery. But often times the two worlds come together and form a perfect “adult kids room” of sorts as evidenced in the Gallery 1988 Los Angeles and OMG Posters team up, The Greatest Moments in Sports History.
The Greatest Moments in Sports History (A Poster Show)
Opening reception: Thursday, March 4, 7-10pm
Gallery 1988 Los Angeles
7020 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90038
Show runs from March 4 through 26, 2010
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