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!

Art Mere / Art Pere

Below is the invite for one of the charities we are involved with - Art Mere Art Pere. Benefitting Livestrong, it was started by Brooke and Courtney Kivowitz & Jim Toth... 'Art Mere Art Pere' translates literally to 'our mother, our father" and is a tribute to Marsha Kivowitz and Jim Toth, Sr.  who lost their lives to cancer. 


We are on the Advisory Board and the event is coming right up in October! There's a great view of the art and an online auction  which can often be a way to simultaneously get a great deal on art and help a very worthy cause.


Thanks to Brandon and Jocelyn for their donations!

What's cooking?!

Summer is (kind of) winding down...well, for us it certainly is as we are shifting into HIGH gear with a HUGE announcement. Art Duet will have a downtown pop up gallery come September, with an opening being planned TBD at the end of the month. We are working hard and are so excited to present new artists, give proper attention to those on our roster, plan AMAZING events and simply be able to bring a physicality to what we have worked hard building for the past few years. Soooo announcements will abound, that's for sure - please stay tuned for all the news!!! People have asked - so, yes, it will be called ART DUET. What else? We can't wait to see the sign on the front door!

In other updates, we are on the Board for a few charities this year, all of which are people we met last year through donating and gladly offered to help out this year.  We are happy to lend art, time & support to the following and make friends along the way:

ARTWORKS benefiting the TJ Martell foundation

ART MERE ART PERE started by Brooke Kivovitz and benefiting Livestrong

PROJECT SAVE OUR SURF started by Tanna Frederick and benefiting oceanic causes