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Electric Works

October 11 - October 11, 2008

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http://www.sfelectricworks.com/
(415) 626-5496

1360 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103

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Please join Electric Works and exhibiting artist Jason Jagel for the official release and book signing of 73 Funshine. Jagel will be signing books and dj'ing along with Egon (Stones Throw Records) and artist Kamau Patton. The event is free and open to the public. About the monograph: This large-format, full-color monograph by contemporary artist Jason Jagel features over 200 images from Jagel's career, largely focusing on his current practice. His sometimes-loose, sometimes-tight narrative gouache paintings populate this oversize publication. Music references, family life, and the humming buzz of the street are often found in a single, sprawling image. His work includes fictional and actual album cover paintings, records made of paper, narrative vinyl grooves made of pencil and paintings inspired by specific songs, albums and artists. Jagel's connection to music has been strengthened by the use of his paintings as record cover designs for the LA-based hip-hop label Stones Throw, among others. Stones Throw's major artist, Madlib, has three exclusive tracks that appear on a companion 10-inch vinyl record with its own full-color sleeve designed by Jagel. This monograph is being released in conjunction with Jagel's solo exhibition at Electric Works, 73 Funshine. About the exhibition: Electric Works is pleased to announce 73 Funshine, a solo show by Bay Area resident Jason Jagel. The exhibition presents selections from various bodies of work, dating as far back as 1997, and features paintings made specifically for 73 Funshine. These endeavors include fictional and actual album cover paintings, records made of paper, narrative vinyl groove made of pencil and paintings inspired by the content of specific songs, albums and artists. Jagel's father was also an painter: one who created album covers for Ornette Colman, John Coltrane and more, just as Jason has in turn, created covers for Madlib, MF DOOM and so on. This love of music and an exploration of visual interaction with music anchors this show's themes and ideas. Jagel was born in 1971 in Boston, Massachusetts. HIs work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally. Jagel's work resides in the following public collections: Museum of Modern Art (New York), Museum of Modern Art (San Francisco), Hammer Museum (Los Angeles), University of California (San Francisco) among others.