US rock band Linkin Park performing at Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta. Wednesday night’s concert was the second time the band performed here. The Grammy Award-winning band previously played a show in Jakarta in 2004. (Agency Photo)
Dylan Egon's work is so great! You have to check out his first solo exhibition at Jonathan LeVine Gallery (New York), running since September 10, through October 8, 2011. Here's some more information:
Jonathan LeVine Gallery is pleased to present Home Of The Brave, new works by Dylan Egon, in what will be his first solo exhibition at the gallery. and largest to date. “Sites of cultural compression, fetishization and wonder.” — Benjamin Genocchio, The New York Times. Egon has a background in Anthropology, Archeology and Film production. Presently, he works in the field of tabletop design and product styling of commercial photography for luxury fashion editorial and advertising clients. For the past several years, Egon has created personal artwork for himself incorporating his collections of objects. Much like the late Joseph Cornell, Egon’s work was not originally intended for exhibition. Egon possesses a tremendous knowledge of design history, a deep nostalgia for Americana as well as a profound respect and appreciation for fine craftsmanship as a form of artistry. He draws upon his expertise in the history of fashion and functional object design when creating fine art. Home Of The Brave features several works comprised of assemblage, in which each object carries significance on its own, as well as in relation to other objects in the piece. One such work, titled Modern American Tomb, includes a classic Coca-cola bottle, Jack Daniels whiskey, Marlboro cigarettes, Adidas sneakers, Leica camera, Fender guitar, Colt 45 pistol, Rolex watch, a copy of the Bible, and several other objects, all surrounding the silhouette of a full-scale male skeleton formed out of pressed brass. ...
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Don Heller: A California Republican against death penalty By Don Heller, Columnist I have been a Republican for many years. I wrote the ballot initiative that reinstated the death penalty in California in 1978. I believe those who commit willful and intentional murder should be locked up and severely punished in the interest of public safety. I made a terrible mistake 33 years ago, but it is one that can be corrected. People are working hard to give voters the opportunity in the next election to replace the death penalty with life in prison without possibility of parole. If given that chance, I call upon all Californians to join me in voting yes to abolish capital punishment. I have not gone soft on crime. I believe that public safety is one of the primary purposes of a government predicated on the rule of law. Justice should be swift and certain. But the death penalty initiative that I drafted was drawn up without fiscal study, input from others, or committee hearings. I made sure that the legal structure that I created would meet tough constitutional standards and checked my work against relevant U.S. Supreme Court jurisprudence. But there was none of the give and take envisioned by our forefathers when they created the legislative process more than 200 years ago. Essentially, I wrote alone and the fiscal impact was never considered by the sponsors or myself. ...