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From our iPhone Case, made from canvas and leather, and features a centered elastic band to secure the phone and add an elegant style line to its aesthetic. 

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Piece by Sanford Biggers.

A little about the artist:

A native of Los Angeles, California, and current New York resident, Sanford Biggers uses the study of ethnological objects, popular icons, and the Dadaist tradition to explore cultural and creative syncretism, art history, and politics. An accomplished musician, Biggers often incorporates performative elements into his sculptures and installations, resulting in multilayered works that act as anecdotal vignettes, at once full of wit and clear formal intent. Biggers has won several awards including: The Creative Time Travel Grant, Creative Capital  Project Grant, New York Percent for the Arts Commission, Art Matters Grant, New York Foundation for the Arts Award in performance art/multidisciplinary work, the Lambent Fellowship in the arts, the Pennies From Heaven/ New York Community Trust Award, Tanne Foundation Award, Rema Hort Mann Foundation Award Grant, James Nelson Raymond Fellowship from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a Camille Hanks-Cosby Fellowship.

Mr. Biggers has also participated in several prestigious national and international artist residencies and fellowships including; Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany, Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, Poland, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, California, ARCUS Project Foundation, Ibaraki, Japan, and the Art in General/ Trafo Gallery Eastern European Exchange in Budapest, Hungary. He has been a fellow of the Socrates Sculpture Park Residency, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council World Views AIR Program, the Eyebeam Atelier Teaching Residency, the Studio Museum AIR Program, the P.S. 1 International Studio Program, and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture residency.

Sanford Biggers’ installations, videos, and performances have appeared in venues worldwide including the Tate Britain and Tate Modern, London, the Whitney Museum and Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, as well as institutions in China, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Poland and Russia. Sanford has been included in several notable shows such as Prospect 1/ New Orleans Biennial, Illuminations at the Tate Modern, Performa 07,  the Whitney Biennial and Freestyle at the Studio Museum in Harlem. He has also had solo exhibitions at Grand Arts, Kansas City, Mary Goldman Gallery, Los Angeles, Kenny Schachter’s ROVE gallery, London, Triple Candie, New York, D’Amelio Terras Gallery, New York, Contemporary Art Museum, Houston, Matrix/Univ.of Berkeley Museum, Berkeley, Zamek Ujazdowski, Warsaw as well as venues in Hungary, Indonesia, Japan.

In 2009, Sanford will realize several new commission works for the New York Percent for the Arts, Creative Capital, New York, The Kitchen, New York, and Harvard University’s Office of Fine Arts.

Biggers is presently full time faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University Sculpture and Expanded Media program and a visiting scholar at Harvard University’s VES and OFA Departments for 2009.

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Our Dopp Kits are full of little details that we love, including beautiful leather trims with our Erwin McManus Signature logo on the handle. 

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From artists Jim Drain & Ara Peterson. 

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Each of our Waxed Canvas iPad Sleeves comes in an envelope style, which is inspired by the beautiful art of the written love letter. Each sleeve has a unique early 20th century era stamp sewn into the corner, making each sleeve truly one-of-a-kind. 

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We’re happy to introduce our first post for our EXHIBITIONS series. EXHIBITIONS is simple. We use this space to showcase some of the more curated happenings such as museums, exhibits, events, and shows. 

Our first post takes us just a few blocks from our downtown Los Angeles studios to the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Founded in 1979, MOCA is the only museum in Los Angeles dedicated entirely to contemporary art. 

The current exhibition called TRANSMISSION LA: AV CLUB takes visitors through the journey of how art, both audio and visual, can create interesting and inspiring experiences when the two are married. Curated by Mike D. of the Beastie Boys, the exhibit features the works of artists, designers, musicians, filmmakers, and chefs, and is the platform for the introduction of the Mercedes-Benz concept style coupe. The exhibition is also showcasing a stellar lineup of music acts including: Santigold, Thom Yorke, James Murphy, and Diplo. 

TRANSMISSION LA: AV CLUB runs until May 6 and is presented by The Avant/Garde Diaries.

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Leather tab on our Aviator Zipper Pouches provide a simple, yet elegant detail to one of our accessories. 

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A piece by Mr. Brainwash on La Brea Ave. in West Hollywood, which he put up before his most recent Los Angeles show. It was the first Mr. Brainwash show in Los Angeles, since his debut art show in 2008. 

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From our Card & Cash Wallet, which features our Tribute re-purposed canvas and oiled leather trims. 

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From The iPad Case, which features magnetic closures and fits the all new iPad.

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From our iPhone/Smartphone Case, which features re-purposed WWII canvas and oiled crazy-horse leather with a MCMANUS logo stamped into the leather. 

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JR puts up a great piece on 3rd Street. Just a block away from the MCMANUS Studios. 

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Several JR pieces together on one building on Alameda St. 

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