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Music, Pop Culture

David Bowie and Prince Wooden Dolls

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Bowie and Price Wooden Dolls
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Here’s another awesome Holiday Gift Idea for the art lover on your list who also happens to be a fan of David Bowie or Prince. Pay homage to Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie’s iconic persona from the early 1970s, or the late great Prince, with this modern take on Japanese Kokeshi dolls, which are customarily given as symbols of friendship. Each doll measures, 5.7 inches tall, is hand painted in vibrant colors, and is made of schima superba wood. Imagine the adventure these two could have together.

These cool little Dolls, which sell for $42 each, are available directly from the MoMA Design Store at the Museum of Modern Art, or online at This link!

Bowie and Price Wooden Dolls

Pop Culture, Toys and Collectibles

Yes, It Exists: Divine Fashion Dolls

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Divine Dolls Gold Outfit
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The Goldberg Company (those responsible for the original 1978 Dolly Parton doll) fashioned an impressive set of four Divine character dolls in 1984. While the full line was on shelves in time for Christmas, most never made it under the tree. Most units were left unsold, even after being discounted as much as 90%. Goldberg was banking on Divine’s disco career creating the necessary interest to sustain the line, but it was an appeal that did not translate in the toy department. Continue reading Yes, It Exists: Divine Fashion Dolls →

Pop Culture, Toys and Collectibles

Yes, It Exists: Crazy Cat Lady Action Figure!

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Crazy Cat Lady Action Figure
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Strangely enough, I found this Crazy Cat Lady Action Figure playset (“Comes with 6 Cats!”) in the gift shop at Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, CA, of all places. Buy one for yourself at the Archie McPhee website! I will leave the Googling to you!

Arts and Culture

Pamela Bennett Ader, Legal Vows at Phoenix Gallery

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Legal Vows
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One of the most fun and unique exhibits I visited during last week’s Thursday night art crawl was Pamela Bennett Ader’s, Legal Vows, which I stumbled upon at Phoenix Gallery while running between shows at Emmanuel Fremin and Joseph Gross (fortunately, all of these galleries happen to be in the same building).
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Desire Obtain Cherish: We Are Known By The Company We Keep at Unix Gallery

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If the new standard of originality in the arts is based on how cleverly you appropriate and reinvent images and ideas from other well known sources, then LA based pop art sculptor known as Desire Obtain Cherish (real name Jonathan Paul) is a genius. We Are Known By The Company We Keep is his new solo show at Unix Gallery, and it is a mind blower.

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