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Art Focus: Smythson Art Journals
BY Jordan Whitley FOR LA2DAY.COM Dec 1, 2008
A longstanding obsession with Ed Ruscha has led me to the ends of the earth - well, if you count the dirt roads between Pioneertown and Twenty-Nine Palms on a quest for his former homestead on the edge of civilization. The point I'm trying to make here is this: when compelled by great art, I will take whatever means neccessary to make it a part of my life, my personal experience.
If only I'd known I could have just driven to Beverly Hills.
Smythson recently commissioned Mr. Ruscha, along with John Baldessari, Rachael Whiteread and Gary Hume, to create a limited collection of art diaries. Dare to write in one of these collectible works of art? Whether or not this is a desecration is, well, purely subjective. Take a gander at the goods below:
THE DETAILS: Smythson Art Diaries
Smythson Beverly Hills
222 North Rodeo Drive
Beverly Hill,CA 90210
310.550.1901
Price Upon Request
www.smythson.com
Story by Jordan Whitley.
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