SHAG (Josh Agle)
Encyclopedia
Life
Agle's nickname is derived from the last two letters of his first name, and the first two letters of his last name. He had his first solo gallery exhibition in 1997, and his first New YorkNew York City
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gallery show in 2002.
An email went out to those that had signed up to receive the Shagmart Newsletter and the latest was dated December 31, 2010: "Many of you have heard about the life-threatening accident that Shag suffered a few weeks ago. We want to thank you for all of the well wishes and let you know that he is expected to make a full recovery. Due to the accident, Shag is planning to take the next year or so easy and will not be exhibiting any original paintings. While he is recovering he plans to take on a handful of commissions. If you are interested, please contact us for further details."
Selected books
- Supersonic Swingers, 2000 (Outre Gallery Press)
- Bottomless Cocktail, 2000 (La Luz de Jesus Press)
- Shag Party, 2001 (Surrey Books)
- Around the World in 80 Drinks, 2003 (Surrey Books)
- Shag's Zodiac, 2004 (Surrey Books)
- Shag: The Art of Josh Agle, 2005 (Chronicle Books)
- Shag Ltd: Fine Art Limited Editions, 2005 (Copro/Nason)
- Shag A to Z: A Children's Book Unsuitable for Children, 2008 (Blab/Fantagraphics)
- Autumn's Come Undone, 2009 (Baby Tattoo Books)
Museum Exhibitions and Collections
- 2010 - Art Shack, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
- 2009 - Urban Superstars, Naples Museum of Modern Art, Naples, Italy
- 2008 - Beyond Baby Tattooville, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA
- 2008 - In The Land of Retinal Delights, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
- 2007 - The Flesh Is Willing: New Work by Shag, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
- 2007 - Rome Is Burning, Haas Fine Arts Center, Eu Claire, WI
- 2005 - Pop Surrealism, Sangre De Christo Art Center, Pueblo, CO
- 2005 - Paradirama, Musee International des Arts Modestes, Sete, France
- 2002 - The Sophisticated Misfit: Fifteen Years of Shag, Brea Museum, Brea, CA
- 2000 - Lowbrow Art: Up From The Underground, Hollywood Art and Culture Center, Hollywood, FL
External links
- Shag official website
- Shag at M Modern Gallery
- ModCulture.com Interview with Josh "Shag" Agle
- KittyKitty Interviews the Artists - Shag
- Josh Agle at Jonathan LeVine Gallery
- Shagwatch - Archiving exhibits, news articles and tracking the history of resold original paintings by Shag
- Shagapedia - A database of all Shag limited serigraphs, lithographs, etchings and prints