John Baldessari, Ed Ruscha, Frank Gehry and other notable artists have collaborated with LA-based Gemini G.E.L. gallery to support President Barack Obama in his bid for a second term. The gallery has organized 150 portfolios of limited edition prints and artworks that will be on show to the public starting Sept 13. Â In further related, artist Chuck Close,who crafted the large-scale tapestry of Obama that was visible during the Democratic National Convention, may also be lending financial support through sales of more tapestries, ranging in price from $5,000 to $100,000, at a private event at Lever House in New York on Oct 3.
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