Team Picture by Keith Shore

Tuesday-that-feels-like-Monday greetings, collector friends. I don't know how things are in your particular corner of the world, but it's definitely summer in this here city. I stayed put over the long weekend, reveling in the city's emptiness, catching up with friends and on gym time, and polishing my Tumblr to a high gleam. Over-socialized as I've been as of late, I also spent a lot of time on my own, daydreaming, thinking back and looking forward.

Today's edition—Team Picture by Keith Shore—provided fodder for all of the above. I optimistically vowed to get a jump on the newsletter well ahead of time (did not) and found the contemplation of Shore's uniformed denizens simultaneously reminding me of the day-camp summers of my childhood and of the World Cup madness that's about to ensue. And then on top of that, there are the many exhibitions and publications where I've come across Keith's work while catching up with the far-flung creators of our ever-growing 20x200 community.

It seems quite a lot to tie together coherently, and I confess that my creative juices are flowing a bit slowly on this particular Tuesday. So instead of belaboring over how it's all connected, I'll let the links do the talking and bid you all a fond adieu 'til tomorrow, when I'll be back with a funny and fantastic photo edition.

+ There's this interview with Mr. Shore.

+ I'm pretty sure Keith had me at first bearded portrait, spotted on My Love for You.

+ Then our friend Jeff posted more of his work on Booooooom a little over a year ago.

+ And this post about his new work on Lost At E Minor followed soon after.

+ Of course, Keith's work is pretty in print too, as found here in Dwell, and here, on the cover of Arkansas by John Brandon, published by McSweeney's.

+ I don't know where to begin with the World Cup craziness that kicks off this month. So I'll leave you with that Wieden + Kennedy Nike ad everyone's been talking about and a little more about the making of it.

+ We also happen to think that Keith's edition is one of many that a father's likely to love, which will come in handy since Father's Day is just around the corner.