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Celebrate Barack Obama Appreciation Day on June 14th!

barack obama action figure by mike leavitt
Barack Obama Action Figure Designed By Mike Leavitt (Image Source)

Today, June 14th, we celebrate Barack Obama Appreciation Day —a moment to honor the 44th President of the United States and reflect on his lasting legacy of hope, progress, and grace under pressure. Whether you admired his eloquence, his humor, his groundbreaking achievements, or simply the way he made decency feel presidential again, Barack Obama set a standard by which  many still measure leadership.
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Pop Artist-Turned Toy Designer Mike Leavitt Returns to The Gallery with Trashing Talking Exhibit

trash talking exhibit flyer
All Images Courtesy of The Artist

I’ve been following the career of Seattle-based pop artist Mike Leavitt since before I owned a digital camera and had to swipe photos for this website off the internet — which is something that takes too long to talk about. As one of my favorite contemporary artists, Leavitt possesses a remarkable gift for creating small-scale, hyper-realistic sculptures of renowned artists, political figures and celebrities and creating mash-ups that collide with his pop culture obsessions. Honestly, his work is in a class by itself.
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Pink Thing of The Day: Nancy Pelosi Acton Figure in Pink Dress

nancy pelosi action figure pink

The folks at FCTRY, who’ve been turning cultural and political icons into action figures since 2008, are adding a gorgeous Nancy Pelosi Acton Figure to their already impressive line of progressive heroes that includes RBG, Biden, AOCSanders and Hillary (which I own) among many others. Nancy is seen here rocking a hot Pink Dress (earning her the honor of being a Pink Thing of The Day), accessorized  with sensible white pumps, while she carries a white gavel in one hand, and Dump’s hideous wig in another (though I believe that is just a photo prop)!
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Jonathan LeVine Gallery Presents: Mike Leavitt’s King Cuts!

Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock Is a Bird, by Mike Leavitt (All Photos By Gail)

You loved his homage to the contemporary art world in Art Army Royalty; you thrilled to his Star Wars character mashups with Empire Peaks; and now, Mike Leavitt returns for his third solo exhibition at Jonathan LeVine, King Cuts – honoring the artist’s obsession with 16 of the Best Film Directors Ever! And what great show it is!
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Yes, it Exists: Hillary Clinton as an Imperial Stormtrooper

Hillary Stormtrooper
Photo By Gail

To find out more about this sculpture of Hillary Clinton in a Stormtrooper uniform, which was part of Michael Leavitt’s 2013 art exhibit, Empire Peaks, visit This Link. Hillary for the win in 2016!