Buy a kite, frame a kite, fly a kite!

It's a great feeling to see a project you've worked on for a long time come to fruition! Such is the case with our kite project with LACMA. We had the idea whirling around our brain for a long time and partnered with the following artists for it: Brandon Boyd, Gary Baseman, Jacob Escobedo & Jonny Fenix.  Read the info and check out the kite photo shoot from the LACMA grounds!  We love the Art Duet props at the bottom of the page.  Support the arts and buy a kite, frame a kite  - or even better, fly one!   

A little story about Janette Beckman and Jen DiSisto

Boy George

By Jen...

When I trepidatiously decided to leave the corporate record label world behind  and start Art Duet, one of the first people to reach out to work with me was Janette Beckman. Her support was a part of the "I can do this" mantra that I told myself.  Janette had shot a few bands during my time in the Art department and  we developed a natural friendship...let's call it 'love at first phone call'.  Being SUCH a big Janette fan, I was BEYOND flattered by the opportunity to work with her in another capacity. Her work strikes such a major chord with me...

The Breaks;  \'Stylin and Profilin'

My first event was  a book signing for Janette's book 'The Breaks' at Taschen in March of 2008. It was a wonderful evening, and I felt so proud that I could deliver a night that she deserved. For all of the above reasons and because of her endless faith and support,  Janette is quite special to me & to Art Duet as it evolves. She's high on my list of seriously cool people one could ever meet...

Debbie Harry

She was recently ranked fifth on Flavorwire's '10 Rock Photographers You Should Know' list. Might we add, she was the first female on the list!

sex pistols

Given her long career shooting truly fascinating people, places, and events, Janette has THE best stories. From Slick Rick to the Sex Pistols, Paul Weller to Ice Cube, you never know what Janette will talk about next.  It's never a boring conversation, that's for damn sure...As such, she just started a blog which everyone will definitely enjoy. If you love music, trends, and iconic stories, follow her blog here: http://janettebeckman.com/blog/

Beastie Boys

Updates...

A while back, Brandon designed a book cover and an insert for a short story collection entitled 'In Search Of...". Published by Codhill Press, the book was edited by our new friend Haifa Mahibir - a super intelligent and wonderful person. Here are the designs...

SO pretty...

We never posted about the Jocelyn Marsh closing reception on June 8, but it was great! It's a great feeling to acquire new friends and art fans. As mentioned in Juxtapoz, LA Canvas & STATUS.

We are excited to announce that we will working with Jocelyn on a more permanent basis moving forward.  The feedback about her work and the show have been phenomenal so we knew we were onto a good thing!

Lastly, our buddies at Blue Canvas (JImmy & Justin) did a two page spread on the Hurley events with Brandon which looks VERY cool! Funny how something that happened just a few months ago feels like forever ago already... things move at such a past pace -- it's nice to have a snapshot (or a few) to remember.