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On
June 12th, an amazing artist and architect named "http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-
8&q=%22doug+michels%22%2C+artist">Doug Michels, died tragically while hiking
near Sydney Australia.  He was only 59. Michels was the founding member of Ant
Farm, a radical art and design collective. Ant Farm was best known for “Cadillac
Ranch”, an installation of 10 old Cadillac cars buried nose first into the dirt
of Amarillo, Texas. He was also known for creating “Media Burn” a performance
art piece where he drove his car (again, a Cadillac) through a pyramid of tv
sets.  With his collaborator Chip Lord, Michels truly pushed the envelope of
counterculture art. He was a true visionary and an inspiration for many artists
around the world.  We’re saddened to hear that he has died.

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