A Good John

With all this mud being slung in the final days of the campaign, we want to try and keep the name "John" clean. After a visit to LACMA (Los Angeles Contemporary Museum of Art), I became enamored with the art of John Baldessari. A true game changer, Baldessari was instrumental in the American Modern Art movement and he continues to redefine the medium with his work. John Baldessari was among the 13 highly covetable artists including Frank Gehry and Jasper Johns who have donated print editions of their work to raise funds for Presidential candidate Barack Obama. Los Angeles-based print publisher Gemini G.E.L. commissioned the group of artists to create what they're calling the "Artists for Obama" portfolio, a set of prints in a limited edition of 150 (not including Jasper Johns's iconic Flag, at right). Art lovers looking to acquire the rare set of prints must donate a minimum of $20,000 to the campaign [source: LA Times]