Chris Ofili's Afromuses Couple tea towels are beautifully practical. Use them to dry your hands and dishes or hang them up as what they are, art.
Afromuses, in its entirety, consists of over 181 watercolors created by Ofili from 1995 to 2005. The works are not intended to be actual representations of real people, but as figurative expressions.
The tea towels are digitally printed, preserving the vibrancy of the original watercolors. With a customized border, the tea towels are meant to be a set but are sold individually.
19.6 x 27.4 inches
Screen print and embroidery on 100% Linen

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Afromuses Couple Tea Towels X Chris Ofili

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Tea Towels

This 100% linen tea towel is produced with our partners Third Drawer Down. Each towel comes packaged in an archival envelope.
Dimensions: 19 x 27 inches Material: 100% linen
Untitled (Tools), by Louise Bourgeois

Louise Bourgeois: Tea Towel Tools

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Texts by Isla Leaver-Yap and Catherine Lord. Conversation between Patrick Staff and Tom of Finland Foundation’s S.R. Sharp
This book documents the eponymous work by British artist, Patrick Staff, presented at the Chisenhale Gallery, London; Spike Island, Bristol; Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver; and the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane. The film combines footage shot at the Tom of Finland Foundation in Los Angeles—home to the archive of the erotic artist and gay icon and a community of people that care for it—with choreographic sequences shot within a specially constructed set.
The legacy of Finnish artist Touko Laaksonen (1920-1991), better known as Tom of Finland, spans multiple generations. Tom of Finland’s work made a considerable impact on masculine representation and imagery in post-war gay culture. Rather than focusing on Tom of Finland’s work, Staff’s film evokes the foundation as a set of relations. Staff explores how a collection is formed and constituted; the communities that produce and are produced by a body of work; and ideas of intergenerational relationships and care. Through observational footage of the house, its collections and inhabitants, the foundation is revealed as a domestic environment, a libidinal space, archive, office and community centre; a private space which is also the home of a public-facing organisation and the source of a widely dispersed body of images.
Published by Mousse Publishing
132 Pages Softcover, 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 in (14 x 21 cm)

Patrick Staff: The Foundation

Books

This item accompanies the exhibition Mickalene Thomas: Do I Look Like a Lady? at MOCA October 16, 2016 – February 6, 2017.
Mickalene Thomas, known for her large-scale, multi-textured, and rhinestone-encrusted paintings of domestic interiors and portraits, has also identified the photographic image as a defining touchstone for her practice. Thomas first began to photograph herself and her mother as a student at Yale—a pivotal experience for her as an artist. While working across multiple series, much of her photographic work functions as a personal act of deconstruction and reappropriation—both of images she has created herself and images she has singled out as influence. With each series, she grapples with and asserts new definitions of beauty and inspiration. Thomas’s portraits draw equally from 1970s black-is-beautiful images of women such as supermodel Beverly Johnson and actress Vonetta McGee; Édouard Manet’s odalisque figures; and the mise-en-scène studio portraiture of James Van Der Zee and Malick Sidibé, to mention a few. Perhaps of greatest importance, however, this collection of portraits and staged scenes reflects a very personal community of inspiration as well—a collection of muses that includes herself, her mother, and her friends and lovers, emphasizing the communal and social aspects of art-making and creativity that pervade her work. This volume is the first to gather together her various approaches to photography, including portraits, collages, Polaroids, and other processes, and will be the foundation for a major traveling exhibition of the work to launch in 2015.
Publisher: Aperture, 2015 Dimensions: 10.2 x 0.8 x 13.1 inches Hardcover 56 pages with 85 color and duotone images

Muse: Mickalene Thomas Photographs

The Goober Candle is cast in 100% unscented paraffin wax. Created in their Brooklyn studio, Talbot & Yoon gave each Goober a distinctive shape and character. El (purple) is a curious kind of Goober and likes being perched on a mantle or coffee table. Em (green) is laid back and likes being perched on the ledge of a tub or side table. Eph (pink) is a lazy Goober and likes being perched on a windowsill or bedside table.
Approximate burn time is 40 hours.
Eh (blue) 9 x 9 x 9 centimeters 3.8 x 3.8 x 3.7 inches
El (purple) 10 x 9 x 9 centimeters 3.9 x 3.5 x 3.5 inches
Em (green) 10 x 10 x 7 centimeters 3.9 x 3.9 x 2.7 inches Eph (pink) 10 x 10 x 10 centimeters 3.9 x 3.9 x 3.9 inches

Goober Candle

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Candles

Simple, smart design and beautiful colors make these reversible vases from Block Design UK an easy way to refresh a room.
Use the glass cylinder vases one way for a full arrangement or turn around to create a single stem bud vase. The dual-purpose vase allows you to make the most of your bouquet. As flowers start to fade, flip the vase and breathe new life into the remaining stems.
Hand-crafted from borosilicate laboratory glass 2 1/2 inches diameter  x 4 inches tall 6.5 cm diameter x 10 cm tall Hand wash is recommended

Small Reversible Glass Flower Vase

Vases

A new design from the Iskin Sisters, the Rainbow Square Earrings complement the matching necklace or can be worn on their own. Choose the color that suits you. The lightweight design of these stud earrings make these very easy to wear.
Squares are made from 100% Argentine Leather
Comes in a unique felt-lined folio to protect jewelry finish for safe-keeping or gift-giving.
Made in Argentina.

Rainbow Square Earrings By Iskin Sisters

Earrings

The Paper Vase from Octaevo is simple in design and eye-catching in style.

1. Carefully cut off the top of a plastic bottle. Alternatively use a medium-sized glass or a ceramic vessel. Top the container half-way up with water and place it on a flat surface. 2. Open the paper vase by gently pushing in the edges and slip it over the container. The vase is made of waterproof paper. Should the paper get wet, simply let it dry. Arrange the flowers and brighten up your favourite spot. - Material: 180 gr waterproof paper - Size: 265 x 290 mm - Print: Offset with metallic foil stamping - Embellishment: Laminated and sewn by hand

Paper Vase Duna

Introducing two new Daily - Weekly - Monthly  planners designed by Poketo exclusively for MOCA. This classic design has 365 open-dated pages to plan out every day of the year whenever you're ready to start.
Yearly, monthly, weekly, daily (365 days) and notes sections.
116 pages. 10.3" x 7.5" (26.1 cm x 19.1 cm)
Poketo is a Los Angeles based lifestyle brand founded in 2003 by husband-and-wife team Ted Vadakan and Angie Myung on the philosophy of “Art for your Everyday.”

Moca X Poketo Planner

Planners & Calendars

From the Hypernature Collection by Boy Smells, AGUA DE JARDÍN is scented shamanic awakening of lush green waters. The velvet finish of ambrox mixed with the astral spice of pimento berry and ivy leaves channel the healing connections to nature. Watery coconut, jasmine and fig leaves give lushness to the palate while macadamia nut grounds this scent in a rich earthy exotic base. Scent notes: black pepper, pimento berry, coconut water, fig leaves, jasmine petals, macadamia nut, oakmoss, agar, salted musks, ambroxan All natural white coconut and beeswax blend with braided cotton wick Poured in reflective moss glass tumbler Comes in embossed matte ombre green carton 8.5 ounces (240g) 3 2/5 inches (8.6cm) tall Roughly 50 hour burn time
Boy Smells began in 2016 as an experiment in candle-making in the Los Angeles kitchen of co-founders and real-life partners Matthew Herman and David Kien. Their products embrace masculine and feminine simultaneously in a simple and straightforward way without overtly targeting one gender.

Agua De Jardin Candle

These charming stud earrings from San Francisco, CA based Yellow Owl Workshop add a cute and artistic flair to your look. The mismatched yet perfectly paired cloisonné petite studs are gilded in 22 karat gold and have hypoallergenic posts.
Presented in Yellow Owl Workshop's original glass vial packaging.
Each earring is 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) or slightly smaller.

Fun Mismatched Stud Earrings

Earrings: Studs

Combining the smooth gel experience of a gel pen with the precision of a fine point pen and you've got yourself the perfect combination for precise penmanship. Color Luxe® Fine Tip Gel Pens provide everything you love about gel pens; the sleek and smooth lay of gel ink makes writing and drawing a pleasure. And with a 0.7mm point tip Color Luxe Pens are great for the tiny details in handwriting. You can make your notes really small for more condensed note taking. Color Luxe comes in a set of 12 brilliant colored gel ink pens which are great for colored note-taking and fantastic for detailed gel pen art.

Color Luxe Gel Pens Set Of 12

Books & Stationery

Founded in 2008 by artist Bari Ziperstein, BZIPPY is known for our experimentation and innovation with ceramics. Working tirelessly to develop engineering methods that challenge conventional notions of slab construction, BZIPPY devises creative solutions to both formal designs and technical concerns.
Stoneware, glaze, and rope. Dimensions: 9 x 12 inches (22.86 x 30.48 cm)

Black Rope Vase In Marshmallow By Bzippy

Founded in 2008 by artist Bari Ziperstein, BZIPPY is known for their experimentation and innovation with ceramics.  BZIPPY Studio is located in Los Angeles.
BZIPPY clay goods are one-of-a-kind stoneware / earthenware editions with variations in glazes depending on the firing process.  Glazes are unique and not exactly the same due to the firing process and handmade quality.
Ceramic Ochre rope with the matte egg glaze Dimensions: 11 1/2 inches high x 5 inches in diameter

Pipe Rope Vase By Bzippy

Designed by Talbot & Yoon
Talbot & Yoon believe that play is a central tenet of both design and culture and want to facilitate play through their design objects.
A Kirby is a ceramic vase for floral arrangements, small bouquets, or a simple stem. Available in three shapes, each with a distinct personality. Think of it as a best bud vase to keep you company.
Material is ceramic Dimensions: 8 x 3 1/2 x 6 inches (20.32 x 8.89 x 15.24 cm)

Kirby Vase - Curly

Clean lines in two sizes to corral your fruit on the table or counter.  Mix and match tall and shallow, black and white.
Powder coated steel Dimensions for the tall bowl are 8 1/2 inches in diameter and 3.9 inches high Dimensions for the short bowl are 9 3/4 inches in diameter and 2 1/4 inches high

Tower Striped Steel Fruit Basket

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Baskets & Hampers

Perfectly precious, the Keepsake Box from The Granite is the perfect container for jewelry and other small treasures. Alternatively, use one in the kitchen as a box for salt, herbs or seeds. Choose between a fully painted box or the top only painted. On the top painted boxes, the bottom is unglazed white porcelain.
Hand-painted porcelain 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches High gloss, food-safe glaze on the interior and an unglazed exterior.

Founded in 2014, The Granite is a woman-owned and operated creative studio and workshop located in Portland, Oregon.

Porcelain Keepsake Box From The Granite

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Decorative Boxes

If your holiday tree reeks of excess, add one more. Louis XIV would approve.
Glass ornament, ready to hang

Louis Xiv Ornament

Home & Furniture

Jack Pierson works in several different mediums, including sculpture, photography and video, and is known for word signage installations, drawings, and artist's books. He explores the emotional undercurrents of everyday life, from the intimacy of romantic attachment to the distant idolization of others.
Produced by Henzel Studio "Untitled, 2014" Digital print on cotton / polyester & filling feather down Same artwork on two sides with piping 20 x 20 inches / 50.8 x 50.8 cm

Jack Pierson Pillows

For your bedside table or home office desk, the J’ai Soif carafe and tumbler from Maison Balzac add color and joy to the simple act of drinking water. Inspired by traditional drinkware sets used in France, each piece is individually mouth blown in colored borosilicate glass.
Carafe: 7.87" height, 3.74" diameter at base, 27 ounces capacity Tumbler: 3.14" height, 2.75" diameter, 8.45 ounces capacity Materials: 100% Borosilicate Glass Heat resistant and dishwasher safe.
Maison Balzac is an Australian based design company known for their playful hand made objects for everyday life.

J’ai Soif Carafe And Tumbler

Carafes

The aromatic therapeutic bath salts from Sounds transport the body and mind. Scents of yuzu, grapefruit, petitgrain, and black pepper activate positivity and leave the skin feeling luminous and fresh.
Mix with honey to create a luxurious scrub.
Good for 3 - 5 baths.
Made in NY. Natural. Cruelty free.
INGREDIENTS: Epsom salt, essential oils, calendula flowers, lemon verbena, grapefruit peel.

Sounds is a small batch, women owned, cruelty free company based in Brooklyn, NY

Chime Bath Salts By Sounds

Are You Serious – Andrew Bird Store Exclusive Box Set. Designed by Brian Roettinger with art work by John Baldessari.
Custom linen box includes – Exclusive deluxe LP folding sleeve package – Exclusive 10” “Are We Not Burning? The Devolution of Capsized” as well as deluxe LP and “Shoulder Mountain” 7” – 64 page 12“x12” full color booklet with John Baldessari art representing each track – 7×3 bumper sticker – Series of pre-order instant gratification tracks as MP3 downloads, starting with “Capsized” immediately
Track List: 12” Side A

Capsized
Roma Fade
Truth Lies Low
Puma
Chemical Switches

12” Side B

Left Handed Kisses
Are You Serious
Saints Preservus
The New Saint Jude
Valleys Of The Young
Bellevue

10” Side A

Trimmed and Burning
Venetian Bedmaker
Dying Beds

10” Side B

Jackson Bedmaker
Capsized – Sound City Version

7” Side A

Shoulder Mountain

7” Side B

Pulaski

Andrew Bird: Are You Serious Deluxe Lp Set

Zeep and Third Drawer Down collaborated to create a humorous product that has the work of artist M agda Archer on the label.
Formulated for your hands not your floor.
75% alcohol, suspended in the most gentle of gels.
Formulated to be kind to your hands and killer to germs with a 99.9% kill rate.

Ground Shipping ONLY

Please Go Away Hand Sanitizer

Red Tide Rising: Venice & Mars (2001) is a two-disc set that deals with the life of Jim Morrison.

"... many of Raymond Pettibon's earliest supporters were artists. Some people liked Raymond because they considered him a guy who didn't kiss the butt of the art world. Others thought he represented punk, or blue-collar Conceptualism or D.I.Y. What interested me about him was how he constructed things - like Lautrèamont, who's my favorite writer - with all these different sources juggled and combined into something particular. Raymond had that definite auteur look, which was faux-romantic, faux-Gothic, very Tennessee Williams, very foppishly funny." - Mike Kelley, The New York Times Magazine.
Best known for his iconic album covers and zine-style ink drawings featuring surfers, old-time baseball players, gangsters, religious nuts, trains, Gumby and the character Vavoom from the old Felix the Cat cartoon, Pettibon is also the author of a series of super-low-fi home videos, made with his friends beginning in the 1980s. Starring the very artists and musicians who supported Pettibon from the start.
Format: NTSC Language: English Number of discs: 2 Studio: Regen Projects, Los Angeles Run Time: 204 minutes

Raymond Pettibon: Red Tide Rising (dvd)

Save Water! Shower with a friend!
A cheeky solution, if we do say so ourselves.
The sugar, grapefruit, and organic aloe vera juice soap comes with a list of 21 ways to SAVE WATER everyday. Every drop counts!
9 oz bar
Made in the USA

Save Water Soap

Experience the refined vibes of the Banya soap from Sounds.
Natural scents of hinoki and Texas cedarwood pacify tension and evoke bathhouse energy. Organic plant butters and oils hydrate and heal skin, while finely milled pumice gently exfoliates.
Ingredients: saponified oils of sunflower*, coconut*, palm*, and safflower* (with retained glycerin); water; essential oils of Texas cedarwood, hinoki; shea butter*; rosemary extract, pumice
*organic
Each box contains a 4oz. soap bar.
Box 100% recyclable

Sounds is a small batch, women owned, cruelty free company based in Brooklyn, NY

Banya Soap By Sounds

Citizen Tania: As Told to Raymond Pettibon (1989-90) deals with Patty Hearst and her Symbionese Liberation Army alias "Tania."

"... many of Raymond Pettibon's earliest supporters were artists. Some people liked Raymond because they considered him a guy who didn't kiss the butt of the art world. Others thought he represented punk, or blue-collar Conceptualism or D.I.Y. What interested me about him was how he constructed things - like Lautrèamont, who's my favorite writer - with all these different sources juggled and combined into something particular. Raymond had that definite auteur look, which was faux-romantic, faux-Gothic, very Tennessee Williams, very foppishly funny." - Mike Kelley, The New York Times Magazine.
Best known for his iconic album covers and zine-style ink drawings featuring surfers, old-time baseball players, gangsters, religious nuts, trains, Gumby and the character Vavoom from the old Felix the Cat cartoon, Pettibon is also the author of a series of super-low-fi home videos, made with his friends beginning in the 1980s. Starring the very artists and musicians who supported Pettibon from the start.
Format: NTSC Language: English Number of discs: 1 Studio: Regen Projects, Los Angeles Run Time: 86 minutes

Citizen Tania: As Told To Raymond Pettibon (dvd)

Experience the awakening scents from Sounds to start your day fresh and positive!
Chime natural soap has scents of yuzu, grapefruit, petitgrain, and black pepper.
Ingredients: saponified oils of sunflower*, coconut*, palm*, and safflower* (with retained glycerin); water; essential oils of pink grapefruit, yuzu, petitgrain, black pepper; annatto*; rosemary extract
*organic
Each box contains a 4oz. soap bar.
Box 100% recyclable

Sounds is a small batch, women owned, cruelty free company based in Brooklyn, NY

Chime Soap By Sounds

The adorable and strong magnet sets from Made by Nilina are a MOCA visitor favorite.
Basquiat, Warhol, Kahlo and Kusama!  Fun portraits of popular and iconic artists by Illustrator Nilina Mason-Campbell.
Each magnet measures 1 1/4 inches in diameter and is printed in full color on recycled paper, sealed in with a plastic sheath.  These four magnets come in the plastic case.

Artist Magnets From Made By Nilina

Going to a fancy gathering or dinner with new neighbors? You’re gonna need some wine for that. Whether it’s the perfect wrapping for gifting wine or just elevating your own B.Y.O.W. game, Cozy Carriers are designed to make the bottles you walk in with even more special, and gifting them easier. Pairs well with everybody.
Graf Lantz is an unconventional lifestyle brand, founded by Holger Graf and Daniel Lantz, creating classic styles in merino wool felt and quality leather hides. All items are made in their Los Angeles studio and factory. Good design and strong, sincere values are the core of their progressive fair wage workplace.
Steeped in traditional Japanese and German aesthetics, blended with SoCal design elements, Graf Lantz produces an approachable, functional collection crafted from the highest quality materials and honest production practices.
12 1/2 x 6 inches (31.75 x 15.24 cm) Fits standard bottles Merino wool felt