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Wes Lang fulfilled a teenage dream this past August when he created cover art for the new Grateful Dead box set chronicling their epic 1990 tour. The release came on the heels of two summer exhibitions: firstly, his half gallery show "Here Comes Sunshine" in May, followed up by a Montauk installation at Melet Mercantile mid-July. One art critic called his iconography strong poetry citing a dizzying mix of American history, biker culture, pin-ups and Taoist texts. For a richer understanding of his process, read an interview with the artist in the current issue of S magazine. Come November, Wes unveils a set of custom Rolex Bamford watches he designed set to debut at Dover Street Market in London. He then flies to LA for a stint at the Chateau Marmont where his last residency resulted in the drawing series, "Sitting on a Rainbow.".