A series of beautiful limited edition silkscreen prints featuring some of Bob Gruen’s most iconic images have been produced in partnership with Gary Lichtenstein Editions at Mana. Each piece measures 40×54 inches and are printed on museum board in an edition of just 50 per image! Visit the Gary Lichtenstein Editions site to find out more about his unique printing process and how to acquire the work.

Kris and Bob Gruen singing “When You’re Smiling” for ArtSounds, an album consisting of audio art pieces by visual artists.

A new exhibition at MoMA called “Looking At Music: Side 2” explores the creative exchange between musicians and artists in New York City in the 1970’s and 1980’s.

Sao Paulo, Brazil – May 2007 – I had a great time on my trip to Sao Paulo to oversee the installation of my photos at FAAP. I went to some rock clubs and met people on the scene there. I felt very comfortable  in Sao Paulo and many times I was reminded of the feeling of New York in the 1970’s when things were more DIY and people believed in themselves and had fun.    

Sao Paulo, Brazil – May 15, 2007 – FAAP Museu de Arte Brasileira – Opening night of Bob Gruen’s ‘Rockers’ Exhibition. There was a big crowd with lots of Brazil’s music big shots, but the real celebrities, seen above, were Supla’s mom, former Sao Paulo Mayor and now Minister of Tourism Marta Suplicy, Supla, Bob, FAAP Board of Trustees President Celita Procopio de Carvalho, Bob’s wife Elizabeth Gregory, Bob’s mom Elizabeth Gervais-Gruen, Supla’s dad, Senador Eduardo Suplicy and Bob’s son… read more →

FAAP University Museum held an exclusive exhibition of the work of Bob Gruen. Titled ‘Rockers’, the large multi-media installation featured more than 270 photos from Gruen’s catalogue, arranged in nine areas with five different background soundtracks.

I deeply miss my friend Joe Strummer. He was the strongest of men, a real inspirational leader, a guy who never seemed to tire of listening to people and talking to them, learning and teaching all the time. He had true compassion for everyone he met. He was the nicest and also the most fun loving person I’ve known.

MOJO Magazine held the first annual “MOJO Honours List Awards” ceremony in London.

It’s very hard to let the anger go and live peacefully, but as John Lennon said, “Imagine all the PEOPLE living life in peace” – Please, just Give Peace a chance.

Many of my friends have asked me to share my experience of the tragedy that happened on September 11, 2001, so here it is.

Sometime in the late spring of 1969, I saw an ad in the paper for the Woodstock Festival “Three Days of Peace and Music”, with a long list of bands that would be playing. In the middle of the list was ‘the Who’ and I was such a major Who fan I knew I had to go…