73 Funshine

 Electric Works is pleased to announce "73 Funshine", a solo showby Bay Area resident Jason Jägel. The reception on Friday, September 12 from 6-8 PM at 130 8th Street in San Francisco is free and open to the public.The exhibition will also serve as the book release for Jägel's forthcomingmonograph also titled,'73 Funshine,' published by Electric Works.  Weighing in at over 200 color pages,this book concentrates on the artist's endeavors since 2001, the year thatmusic took hold as a driving force of Jägel's narrative gouache paintings.  "73 Funshine," is proud to beaccompanied by a 10" vinyl record with 3 jazz songs by Madlib.  Essayists and contributors includeMadlib; Jeff Jank of Stones Throw Records; Joseph del Pesco, independentcurator; and Nate Denver, writer and musician. The exhibition presents selections from various bodies of work,dating as far back as 1997, and features paintings made specifically for "73Funshine."  These endeavors includefictional and actual album cover paintings, records made of paper, narrativevinyl "grooves" made of pencil and paintings inspired by the content ofspecific songs, albums and artists. Jägel's father was also an painter: one whocreated album covers for Ornette Colman, John Coltrane and more, just as Jasonhas in turn, created covers for Madlib, MF DOOM and so on.  This love of music and an explorationof visual interaction with music anchors this show's themes and ideas.

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