Shag

Josh Agle, a.k.a Shag

Josh Agle (born August 31, 1962) is an American artist, better known by the nickname SHAG.

Life

Agle's nickname is derived from the last two letters of his first name, and the first two letters of his last name.^[1] He had his first solo gallery exhibition in 1997,^[1] and his first New York gallery show in 2002.^[2]

Selected books

• Supersonic Swingers, 2000 (Outre Gallery Press)
• Bottomless Cocktail, 2000 (La Luz de Jesus Press)
• Shag Party, 2001 (Surrey Books)
• Around the World in 80 Drinks, 2003 (Surrey Books)
• Shag's Zodiac, 2004 (Surrey Books)
• Shag: The Art of Josh Agle, 2005 (Chronicle Books)
• Shag Ltd: Fine Art Limited Editions, 2005 (Copro/Nason)
• Shag A to Z: A Children's Book Unsuitable for Children (Blab/Fantagraphics)

Museum Exhibitions and Collections

• 2008 - Beyond Baby Tattooville, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA

• 2008 - In The Land of Retinal Delights, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA

• 2007 - The Flesh Is Willing: New Work by Shag, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA

• 2007 - Rome Is Burning, Haas Fine Arts Center, Eu Claire, WI

• 2005 - Pop Surrealism, Sangre De Christo Art Center, Pueblo, CO

• 2005 - Paradirama, Musee International des Arts Modestes, Sete, France

• 2002 - The Sophisticated Misfit: Fifteen Years of Shag, Brea Museum, Brea, CA

• 2000 - Lowbrow Art: Up From The Underground, Hollywood Art and Culture Center, Hollywood, FL

References

See also

• Lowbrow (art movement)

External links

• Shag official website
• Shag at Shagmart
• Shag at M Modern Gallery
• The Sophisticated Misfit, the movie about Josh "Shag" Agle
• ModCulture.com Interview with Josh "Shag" Agle
• KittyKitty Interviews the Artists - Shag
• Josh Agle at Jonathan LeVine Gallery
• Shagwatch - Archiving exhibits, news articles and tracking the history of resold original paintings by Shag