Jason Polan, Superstar
Filed Under: artists On: August 6, 2009 posted by: kara
The ever humble and eminently talented Mr. Jason Polan had another drawing in the New York Times this week:

You can read the article this image accompanies here.
Jason will have work in a group show, Art—Read, opening this Saturday night at Glenn Horowitz Bookseller in East Hampton. The show features artists who have adopted a "multidisciplinary approach to making work and in every case has made the creation of artists’ books a significant part of their practice". Artists in the show with Jason are: Tauba Auerbach, Fiona Banner, Chris Duncan, Roe Ethridge, Terence Koh, Seth Price, Dean Sameshima, Paul Schiek and Derek Sullivan.
More info here.
Jason also wrapped up five new drawing videos for Hello Health:
Welcome from Hello Health on Vimeo.
Additionally, Jason has illustrations in the current issues of Esquire and GOOD magazines. I'm particularly interested in seeing more of his illustrations of A Visual History of Water Weaponry, so I better find myself a newsstand fast. Here is half of the history of The Evolution of the Squirt Gun from GOOD:

Books and zines that Jason has made of all things excellent are available at Printed Matter.
Jason Polan's 20x200 editions:
Insects and Myriapods at The American Museum of Natural History
Sea Creatures at The American Museum of Natural History
Dinosaurs at The American Museum of Natural History
132 Birds at The American Museum of Natural History
Every Person in New York
Hand Project
Jason Polan's sites:
Jason Polan
The Drawing Project
Every Person in New York
The 53rd Street Biological Society

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