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Legendary Psychedelic poster artist Gary Grimshaw is being
honored Thursday night at a reception and exhibit showcasing his work,
concluding in the ceremonial Scarab Club beam signing. You may not be thinking
that signing a beam at some artists’ workshop is no big deal; however, you
would be completely wrong. The ceremonial beam signing at the Scarab Club in
Detroit is a distinguished honor. Much like a star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame, one has to be chosen to receive
this honor. A load of well known
Detroit-native artists and poets have been able to sign the beam at the Scarab
Club, with Diego Rivera, Tyree Guyton, Norman Rockwell and Elmore Leonard among
them. Normally, this is the cause for celebration, but Grimshaw is celebrating
for another reason, also.
Throughout his journey as an artist, Grimshaw has become an
icon of rock and psychedelic art through the legendary posters and handbills he
created for Detroit’s Grande Ballroom. Of course the Grande closed down in the
early 70’s, but its memory remains, shown throughout Grimshaw’s now iconic
work. Original Grimshaw posters are now worth thousands, but prints of them
have been made for sale (www.garygrimshaw.com), with one of them having an
appearance in Tim Burton’s 2012 Dark
Shadows reboot film. Due to a recent
illness that Grimshaw has been battling, he is ready to turn the page onto his
final journey as an artist. Grimshaw has always been known as soft spoken (yet revolutionary in his ideas), so this honor means even more to his family, his
friends and himself.
The ‘Gary Grimshaw: Solo’ exhibition is
showcased at The Scarab Club from January 2nd through February 15th. The
reception takes place tomorrow, Friday, January 10th from 6-9pm with the
ceremonial beam signing at 7:30.
EDIT- We lost our friend Gary Grimshaw at 11:05 today, January 13th 2014. His memory will live on with his work and through the inspiration he has given to new generations of artists. R.I.P. Peace And Power.
The ‘Gary Grimshaw: Solo’ exhibition is
showcased at The Scarab Club from January 2nd through February 15th. The
reception takes place tomorrow, Friday, January 10th from 6-9pm with the
ceremonial beam signing at 7:30.EDIT- We lost our friend Gary Grimshaw at 11:05 today, January 13th 2014. His memory will live on with his work and through the inspiration he has given to new generations of artists. R.I.P. Peace And Power.
