Eclectic Throng Assembles, Looks At Photographic Art

Posted on September 15th, 2008 1:20pm by Glenn Hunter
Filed under Arts, Business, Local News

The latest in natty attire, as spotted at Saturday’s jam-packed opening for Allison V. Smith’s new show of photographs, called “Hall Pass,” at the Barry Whistler Gallery. Besides this unidentified gentleman–who’s probably not voting Republican–others in the eclectic throng included Will Rose, Paige Phelps, our own Eric Celeste (many hours before he went to get his abs blasted) and the perennial partygoer John Reoch.

15 comments

  1. Does the Big Brother-style iconography of the Obama campaign bother anyone else? I find it kinda creepy. Sorta like when the college kids wear their Che t-shirts without knowing the true historical context behind the message they’re supporting.

    @ 1:57 pm on September 15, 2008

  2. I’m an Obama supporter but I totally agree with you. I don’t know who thought it would be a great idea to make the iconic Obama tshirts have a “Stalin-y” flavor. I’m not a fan.

    @ 2:02 pm on September 15, 2008

  3. Shepard Fairey (OBEY, Andre the Giant Has a Posse) was the one with the great idea to design this iconic image. I find it interesting that the introduction of this design has spawned a whole industry of concert like tees in support of Obama. Personally, I like it.
    BTW-The boy in the photo is Paul Flowers.

    @ 2:22 pm on September 15, 2008

  4. I get that they are trying to make it hip and skateboard-y, for lack of a better term and that’s why they got the Obey guy in to do it. But sometimes things make better graffiti stencils, stickers on light poles and logos that my 8th grade boyfriend drew on his backpack than presidential campaign t-shirts, IMHO.

    But the shirt I just got from MoveOn.org is awesome so to each their lefty own.

    @ 2:34 pm on September 15, 2008

  5. @ 2:41 pm on September 15, 2008

  6. Hey Amanda,
    There actually are some graffiti stencils: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=16718
    Allison posted them on Superficial Snapshots last week.
    So…we going tagging?
    : )

    @ 3:00 pm on September 15, 2008

  7. That’s a good pic of Henry Rollins, he rarely smiles.

    @ 3:10 pm on September 15, 2008

  8. Thank you Stephen, I just found my new t-shirt print.

    @ 3:12 pm on September 15, 2008

  9. @ HHAS

    What DON’T they sell on etsy.com?

    @ 3:19 pm on September 15, 2008

  10. Obama is so wonderful, so awesome, so great, so neat, so peachy-keen that he can probably fix that guy’s teeth with the wave of his hand. Or, at least develop a government program that will. And, our taxes will not even go up to pay for it.

    @ 4:14 pm on September 15, 2008
  11. @ 5:24 pm on September 15, 2008

  12. I read “electric thong” instead of eclectic throng. Nice.

    @ 5:56 pm on September 15, 2008

  13. kl

    @ 8:49 am on September 16, 2008

  14. Obama can’t make a speech without a telepromter. What a gas bag.

    @ 8:50 am on September 16, 2008

  15. Wow, the Messiah looks great… I’m sure He would want the photo on the shirt to actually be a bit bigger though.

    @ 10:20 am on September 16, 2008