Tuesday Edition: Don Hamerman Double Header
Filed Under: artist newsletter On: April 8, 2008 posted by: Jen Bekman
(Warning: many bad baseball puns ahead.)
Greetings sports fans, collectors! Welcome to our special Tuesday double header*, brought to us by Don Hamerman.
Hemi and Mossball are just two of many Found Baseballs that Don and his pooch have collected from the park near his home in Stamford, Ct.
I've had my eye on these since Design Observer MVP William Drenttel featured them back in February. With baseball season about to go into full swing, it seemed like the perfect time to hit a few of these out of the park and into our collectors' hands.
The 20x200 All Star team spent a lot of time huddled around a monitor, trying to figure out the best line-up. Everyone had their favorites; right off the bat, it was obvious that we'd never be able to choose just one.
I'm not a huge fan of baseball myself, so the almost totally abstracted Mossball was my first round draft pick. We decided to round things out with Hemi, a baseball at its core that looked more and more like some angry creature as we stared at it.
This edition should warm you up for the week ahead, which features an extra inning. Up at bat tomorrow is our fine art edition, an offbeat homage to another all-American staple created with a decidedly New Yorker point-of-view.
On Thursday, we'll announce a special bonus edition to benefit Blind Spot, in conjunction with its annual benefit auction event @ David Zwirner that same evening. As is fitting for a publication of its caliber, the edition is out of this world and super special.
I can't wait - I'm really looking forward to announcing the edition and attending the benefit, which features tons of great work by some absolutely amazing photographers. Right now, it's time for me to suit up and strike out into the world. I'll be back before you know it, with more art for everyone.
* If you want us to combine shipping on these prints, just respond to your Google checkout email and we'll ship together and refund the difference. Please note that a small per-print handling fee still applies.



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