We have to be honest...

We have NOT been blogging nearly enough. But we are have our reasons! 

A lot of our time the past weeks have been spent doing the following:

Attending a LOT of art events, art charities, and meetings! There was Grammy week, Oscar week, etc which always add up to a lot of events!!! Always fun catching up with people and mingling to see what everyone is up to and how we can all work together on upcoming projects.

We've also been setting up interviews for Brandon which will be coming out in the upcoming months... Four magazine print interviews will come out with artwork published so that's super exciting! And there are many more in the works as well. Most exciting of all is that a preview to his brand new work that we JUST scanned will appear in an April article.

Last but definitely not least, we are on the board for the TJ Martell Foundation helping to plan this year's 'Artworks For The Cure' event. This invite may ring a bell from the event last year:

Sooooo we have been reaching out to all our clients and friends : Brandon, Janette Beckman, Alan Aldridge, Neil Zlozower, ARKITIP for artwork donations. It pays to have world renowned artist friends that are willing to help out ! We are also approaching new(er) artists we love such as Ming Ong, Yevgeniya Mikhailik and then new friends such as Brian Batt & Poster Child Prints!  It's exciting to be very hands on in planning the April event which will take place at the ultra mod and fabulous Pier 59 at Bergamot Station. The event website will be done very soon, and artists are being added weekly.

Stay tuned on all fronts!

It's mid-January already!

WHERE is the time going? New year, new beginnings, but same pace --- time is flying by!

As we type we are waiting to board a plane to Park City for Sundance Film Festival which is always a great time to mix and mingle with new people and see amazing films.  Also, it's been Art week in LA, and we went to the opening parties for the LA Art Show the past two nights, last night at the Convention Center where the work is exhibited...there was so much great work there, LA is quite the formidable art city.

Things are off to a running start...here are a few tidbits...

Firstly, we love this VIDEO Brandon did while at The Museum of Monterey where he continued his talk about oceanic pollution...That video with his brief essay were featured on The Huffington Post homepage under the 'good news' section! Thanks to his appearance, there is now a great chance that the 'Flows To Bay' exhibit will be able to travel to other like minded places and museums.

Brandon was also interviewed by Middle East Rolling Stone which is a great read!

He also did two shoots/interviews last week that are set to come out in the spring which 

we are looking forward to. Details to come...

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Oliver Cartwright was mentioned in the quite awesome COMPLEX about his new work...do a scroll through there and check it out, we like this one:

Miss Janette Beckman has a new limited edition book out!  This one documents her time spent in East LA over one summer in the 80's. Published by Dashwood Books, this is a very cool conversation piece to have, and a subject matter not all that often documented. And of course, done the way only JB can do. She has re-connected with several people in the book who have REALLY interesting stories and paths to share...

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That's all for now, plane is boarding!!!

The latest and greatest...

Time for an update!!! Here's the skinny on what's happening of late:

1 - There is a reception for the AMAZING Muhammad Ali photos at Artworks Gallery in Pasadena this Thursday, December 8. As I've mentioned here before, the first one went so well and got so much press coverage...so come see what all the fuss is about!!!

2 - Brandon is back from tour for the month, and has decided to take time ( from his downtime) to make a trip to Monterey to give a talk and walk through of his art that is on display there. As you may know, part of his Hurley mural and other pieces from that project have been at the Museum of Monterey as part of their 'Flows To  Bay' exhibit which examines plastic bottle pollution. The talk will take place the evening of December 15. Many details to come!

3 - Ms. Janette Beckman's uber cool prints are still on display here in LA. If you are looking for an awesome gift for someone (or yourself), let's make arrangements to check them out in the flesh. And, check out her photo blog that she has been working diligently on!

Lastly - we are finally big into twitter.... follow @artduet!

That's all for the moment! Hope the holiday season is treating you well!

Muhammad Ali 1977 Event at Design Within Reach

The event was a huge success! The space looked stunning adorned with the rare photos, and the wall of Ali's competitors told it's own story, a compelling one at that. Michael Brennan is a wonderful british lad and he was over the moon to see the photos displayed. They've never been printed so it was a surreal moment for him.

Michael Brennan and Chris Forney (Artworks)

Jen in front of Ali's wall of competitors

Press coverage could not have been better: From LA to Vegas (Robin Leach's column!), boxing blogs, to the Hamptons...it was well covered!

Joe Frazier by Michael Brennan...a beautiful portrait

If you weren't able to make it, the exhibit is at DWR until this Monday... 

It then moves to its home at Artworks in Pasadena. There is discussion of a launch party there so stay tuned for that!!  Either way these photos must be seen and will be there until January for Ali's birthday...and then, who knows. They are a highly desired collection!

You can see all the event photos HERE. 

Tomorrow, tomorrow!

We are so looking forward to tomorrow's event with Michael Brennan at Design Within Reach on Beverly. This week brought a lot of great developments and press coverage of these very  special photos of Muhammad Ali and his competitors. Local write ups in LA CONFIDENTIAL and LA TIMES were fantastic and well deserved...


It's been great working with Robert at Design Within Reach, the ladies of Evolutionary Media Group, and of course our new friends at Artworks gallery. 


In addition it's great to have the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center on board, and lastly, to honor Joe Frazier we have added a special image taken by Michael Brennan to the exhibit. It's these touching and charitable parts of events & the opportunity to pay tribute to icons that makes us love to do what we do.


We are expecting many special guests and it will be a really great evening. Photos will abound, so stay tuned.

Invite for Thursday, November 10 event!

Here is the invite for next week's private event at DWR featuring rare photographs of Muhammad Ali taken by legendary British photographer Michael Brennan. It's a private event so please contact Art Duet or rsvp to the address on the invite if you are interested in attending!!! If you can't make it to the event there will be plenty of time afterward to come take a peek at the collection at Artworks Gallery.
And please take a second to scroll through these compelling pieces, all on one site HERE!

How has it been a month since the last post?

Wow, this time of year seems to get so insanely busy - this month has truly FLOWN by!

If we had to sum up what the fall has been like thus far, it would be 'going with the winds of change'.  Things keep shifting, opportunities have been popping up unexpectedly, new connections are being made ...it's been overwhelming in the best of ways.  What it comes down to is remaining open to any and all changes and seeing them as a positive...and being ready for the challenge(s)!

Muhammad Ali: 1977

We are very excited to be working with our new friends at Artworks Gallery in Pasadena on an exhibit of rare Muhammad Ali photos (signed by the man himself) by British photographer Michael Brennan. 

Ali by Michael Brennan

The image above is the main image for the exhibit -- interestingly enough this is a very often  licensed photo (i.e. Shepard Fairey and many other artists have used it)  but had yet to be printed.

The exhibition entitled Muhammad Ali: 1977  will open Thursday, Nov. 10 at Design Within Reach and it will be one of VERY few Ali exhibits to ever take place in LA. Take a sneak peek HERE...the photos carry such a strength and inspiration - and are,  of course,  so iconic.  ('Iconic' is likely the most overused word by Art Duet, yet we can't break away from it - what can we say? we are drawn to iconic imagery, OBVIOUSLY!)

Anyway, we are quite happy to announce that a portion of proceeds will go to the Muhammad Ali Parkinsons Center in Phoenix - it seemed only fitting to include them.

The exhibit is not to be missed and we will post the invite soon! 

Brandon, Artspace.com & The Hollywood Reporter

Brandon at home by Julian Castaldi

Brandon, who's been quite busy touring for If Not Now, When? found time to fit in some guest curating on a great art site - Artspace.com - his commentary is always simultaneously well thought out, yet spontaneous -  and a great read.   And then, The Hollywood Reporter ran a story on it! Click HERE. The photo we used on the site (above) was taken by our fab photographer friend Julian Castaldi so we were glad to be able to share it!

 Janette Beckman Punk Exhibit in LA!                                                          

dee dee ramone by janette beckman

Another new development is that we have a display of over THIRTY-FIVE Janette Beckman photos on display for a few months! At the showroom for the amazing Stand And Deliver high end leather line.  Upon meeting the seriously rocking designer, Corey Parks, and learning about alllll of her punk rock inspirations, it was a NO brainer to introduce her to the work of JB. We are excited to have the photos there, can't think of a better place.... and bring the images to a new audience - some photos have never been shown in LA before which is a thrill. It's by appointment - contact info@artduet.net  - come take a look!
And thank you to our friend/expert and all around great guy, Jarrad Hirschman, for the help with the install!