Obey the Sticky Buns

The title just conflates my two worthwhile Saturday activities--going to Flour Bakery, and then hitting the Shepherd Fairey exhibit at the ICA, at the invitation of A. & Guy.

I previously tried to eat the purported best sticky buns in Boston, but arrived too late that time. But this time, they had a big tray of them--perhaps there is less traffic on a weekend, vs. the weekday working crowd?


Oh man... those look really yummy. And the first bite was a case of, "Oh that's pretty tast... oh crap that's good!" The surprise to me was that sticky buns usually seem to be a caramel-goo-topping-delivery-system, with minimal attention to the pastry/dough portion. But in this case, the dough had the perfect chew, texture, mouth feel, butteryness--everything! (see this review for similar details). A wash-your-face-in-the-bathroom-after snack... but definitely worthwhile.

Nope, I didn't eat both of them--I saved the other for Guy.

I then met up with A & Guy for the ICA Exhibit--if Sherpherd Fairey's name doesn't immediately ring a bell:



Oh... yeah... gotcha.

I definitely remember being somewhat puzzled and bemused by the OBEY/Andre the Giant has a Posse stickers and stencils when they were popping up in Boston during my undergrad days.

The show is a full exhibit and retrospective of his work going back to 1989 (when he was still at RISD). His works are classically anti-war anti-establishment lefty-artist, but with full knowledge of the commercial aspects of creating art. Check out this archive of many of his prints--several of them are on display. But one great thing about his wall-size murals--you can get up close, and see the intense texturing and layering in his collage artworks--something lost in the smaller versions. There are also videos presented that include interviews with the artist, as well as scenes from his studio, creating the silk screens and huge collage murals with his crew. Like I noted during my MASS MoCA visit, I often find the process as fascinating as the finished work itself.

Also, Fairey put up a bunch of his works up outdoors around the Boston area, if you don't want to head to the ICA.

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We wrapped up our day together with lunch at the Boston Sail Loft, and then headed our separate ways. A pretty good day.