Inside the Magical World of Gary Baseman

When last we checked in on Gary Baseman and his wonderfully addictive aesthetic, the self-described “pervasive artist” was preparing for an L.A. exhibition opening that included jugglers, fire eaters, and a ritual tribute to the bittersweetness of life. Since then, he’s been busy producing a safe sex campaign for World AIDS Day, designing surreal cufflinks for Hobbs & Kent, creating a matte black vinyl covetable for Kid Robot, and mounting a show of his work at Sao Paulo’s Galeria Choque Cultural (on view through February 27).