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Mark· 05/14/12

waanaki, which means ‘to live undisturbed, to live in peace’ in Ojibwemowin (Anishinaabemowin), is an online shop that focuses on hand-selected vintage pieces for children between the ages of zero and six.

Tagbanger· 03/14/12

THE SIGN OF THE CENTAUR

Excursus I: Reference Library
Up On My Back, and I Will Take You Thither

Opening, Wednesday, September 14, 6:30pm
Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia

Excursus is a new series at ICA that invites the public to come together, converse, and peruse archival material in the context of the present. Designer Andy Beach, known for his blog and curatorial interventions under the name Reference Library, inaugurates the series with Up on My Back, and I Will Take You Thither, a project that takes inspiration from the Centaur Book Shop, Philadelphia’s own Prohibition-era radical press, record store, and bohemian meeting place.

On Wednesday, September 14 at 6:30pm come celebrate the opening with a talk about the Centaur by curator Lynne Farrington of Penn’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library. To be followed by an after hours reception on the ICA terrace.

Throughout the season return for a game of chess, roundtable discussions, workshops, and other free events. Find out more at: www.icaphila.org/excursus

Mark· 09/12/11

No More Reality

Phil Chang
Arthur Ou
Eduardo Sarabia
Anna Sew Hoy

Temporary bookshop and exhibition
July 21 — August 25, 2011
Reception: Thursday, July 21, 6-8pm
Organized by Textfield, Inc.

Creatures of Comfort
205 Mulberry St.
New York, NY 10012
www.creaturesofcomfort.us

Creatures of Comfort New York is pleased to present No More Reality, a temporary bookshop and exhibition organized by Textfield, Inc. The bookshop and exhibition will take place in Creatures of Comfort’s adjacent project space at 205 Mulberry St.

In conjunction with the bookshop, which will feature current and archived titles from Textfield Distribution, there will be an exhibition of work by artists that Jonathan Maghen has collaborated with through Textfield to realize various publishing projects. The exhibition will feature the works of Phil Chang, Arthur Ou, Eduardo Sarabia, and Anna Sew Hoy.

The bookshop and exhibition title have been appropriated from the Philippe Parreno work, No More Reality (the demonstration), 1991, which is a four-minute video of children demonstrating, and chanting the slogan and title (“No More Reality”).

Textfield· 06/29/11

DESIGN

Mark· 06/08/11

Glen Seator

Tagbanger· 05/19/11

Empowering People of Spaceship Earth

Jonathan· 05/19/11

RIP BIJAN

“I happen to be the most expensive clothing designer in the world. I am sorry for that.”

NY Times Obit

A fixture of Los Angeles’ west side, Bijan’s billboards at Santa Monica and Sepulveda,
which he designed and art directed himself, will be sorely missed.

Facebook Gallery

Mark· 04/22/11

JAMES GOGGIN

Mark your calandar

James Goggin, Design Director
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
4 April F200 7pm CalArts

Mark· 03/28/11

New CD-Rt

Tagbanger· 03/18/11

IFS, Ltd. Futures Newsletter

Investment Futures Strategy, Ltd. (United States) in partnership with GRAPHIC magazine (Korea) is pleased to introduce Futures, a semi-official newsletter published as a stand-alone supplement to GRAPHIC #17 (”When Design Becomes Attitude”). In lieu of a traditional contribution, IFS, Ltd. has chosen to use the GRAPHIC platform to continue its experiments in trade and publishing.

The Book Trust Prospectus examined new possibilities for funding, trade value, and distribution by attaching a different kind of significance to the object, thus short-circuiting the expected monetary transaction. Production of the Prospectus, however, relied on labor-intensive methods that required hours of input for a relatively small output. With the Futures newsletter, IFS, Ltd. has hybridized the positive aspects of large-scale corporate publishing — economies of scale or large print-runs, distribution of labor, and maximum efficiency — with the dictatorial authorship afforded by self-publishing. This new model maximizes potential as authors and designers while minimizing the opportunity cost of production and distribution.

Within the logic of IFS, Ltd. Futures will also act as a form of currency: readers can use their copy of the newsletter to trade for a copy of the Book Trust Prospectus (see: the Prospectus, left). These recirculated copies of Futures will then be re-made available as a way to generate revenue for a future, freely distributed, as-yet-undefined project thus continuing the self-sustaining eco-system of publishing and distribution, one in which readers and producers collaborate to generate and circulate content outside of the cost-prohibitive channels of traditional publishing.

The IFS, Ltd. Futures Newsletter is, in non-equal parts: a corporate bulletin, a speculative trading instrument, an experiment in memetic and symbiotic publishing, an internal-external analysis of company performance (B. Critton, H. Gassel, B. Griffiths, Z. Klauck, M. Nguyen), a proposal for an allegorical Escape Act (S. Dockray), a bid for a series of six activities (D. Horvitz), an abridged catalogue of semi-fictional gemstones (L. Francescone), a profile of independent art book distributor (Textfield, Inc.), and a self-reflexive / -reflective cartoon caption contest (R. Rozendaal).

Jonathan· 03/01/11

Burden Baskets

Burden Baskets have been used by different groups of Native American people for various purposes, primarily for gathering seed, grain, fruit, wood, and personal belongings.

These baskets are made by Nanette Sullano using a coiling technique, inspired by traditional forms, with braided cotton rope, vegan suede lace, and leather. They are available in two shapes (womb or cone), three sizes for womb (small, medium, large), one size for cone (medium), and four vegan suede lace and leather colors (black, brown, golden, gray). All braided rope is 100 percent cotton and natural in color.

Jonathan· 02/12/11

2 OR 3 THINGS I KNOW ABOUT PROVO

A small and personal archive of the Provotarian movement in
Amsterdam (1965-1967), as installed by Experimental Jetset

W139
Warmoesstraat 139
1012 JB Amsterdam
The Netherlands

February 17 - March 14, 2011

More information

Mark· 01/14/11

CD-Rt

CD-Rt, an audio imprint by Sun An.

Jonathan· 11/29/10

Book Sale (15% off)

e-mail your order (or order online) and receive 15% off ALL books, catalogs, editions, magazines, monographs, multiples, objects, and videos, in our Distribution Catalog and Bookshop, between November 26 and January 2, 2011. All orders placed by December 10, will be delivered by December 24. If ordering online, please include ‘book sale’ in the ‘add instructions’ field of the checkout (we will refund 15% of your total). Free shipping on all (domestic) orders over 200 dollars.

Happy Holidays!

Publishers
032c, A&R Press, Aki Books, Amir Zaki, Anna Helwing Gallery, Area Sneaks, Bas Morsch, Benzanoe, Boabooks, Book Works, Bypass, CalArts, Capricious, Charlie White, Christoph Keller, Christoph Keller Editions, CK Editions, C Magazine, Coins, Condiment, David Kordansky Gallery, der:die:das, Ein Magazin Uber Orte, Fellows of Contemporary Art, Fillip, FormContent, Four Corners Books, Glen Cummings, Adam Michaels, Harsh Patel, Hassla Books, HomeShop, Hunter and Cook, Hypen Press, JRP|Ringier, Karl Haendel, Keith Bormuth, Kingsboro Press, Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Laura Bartlett Gallery, Laura Palmer Foundation, LAXART, Manuel Raeder, Midway Contemporary Art, Mono.Kultur, Morel Books, Museum Paper, n+1 Foundation, Nieves, Occasional Papers, OK-RM, onestar press, Paperback, Paper Monument, Participant, Inc., Passenger Books, Peres Projects, Seems, Primary Information, PWR Paper, Rainoff Books, Regency Arts Press, Roma Publications, Schnauzer, Seems, Semiotexte, Shane Campbell Gallery, Slavs and Tatars, Steidl, Textfield, The Power Plant, Tramnesia, True True True, Turner, Unpiano Books, Veneer, Vier5, Walker Art Center, Wallspace, Walther König, Wear, and more.

Textfield· 11/26/10

Советский фотошоп (Soviet Photoshop)

thanks Ben

Tagbanger· 11/09/10

Changing Education Paradigms

Tagbanger· 11/02/10

Magic Number Rattle Rock

Anna Sew Hoy, Magic Number Rattle Rock
Ceramic sculpture, glazed stoneware, dimensions variable
Edition limited, each unique
Published by Anna Sew Hoy

$400.00 · buy here

Anna Sew Hoy has produced a limited edition of ceramic sculptures entitled Magic Number Rattle Rock; unique objects at 400 dollars each to support her forthcoming artists book project. Each rattle has its own set magic numbers, with an object embedded in each sculpture which makes a very special noise. Purchase a sculpture above to support, or contribute to the project here at different tiers: limited edition poster signed by the artist and designer ($25); signed copy of the book + signed poster ($100); limited edition sculpture + signed book + signed poster ($500); personal thank you in the book + limited edition sculpture + signed book + signed poster ($800).

Jonathan· 10/18/10

CGI 1972

Tagbanger· 10/17/10

Treasures From a Lesbian Library

Treasures From a Lesbian Library by E. Fowler.

Jonathan· 10/15/10

Magic Number Rattle Rock

Anna Sew Hoy has produced a limited edition of ceramic sculptures entitled
Magic Number Rattle Rock, unique objects at $400 each to support her forthcoming book project. Buy one through LAXART.

Anna Sew Hoy
Magic Number Rattle Rock
Ceramic sculpture
Dimensions variable
Each unique

Jonathan· 10/05/10

955,000

955,000 — An Unconventional Exhibition Catalogue
Click on pencil for Exhibition/Catalogue information; via Making Known.

Textfield· 09/28/10

>Yemenwed> Friday 9/24> 8pm>> Curated by Keegan McHargue> as part of Man Burning

Yemenwed
Friday 9/24
8pm

Curated by
Keegan McHargue
as part of
Man Burning
September 11–24
Saturday, September 11: Glasser
Friday, September 17: Houston
Friday, September 24: Yemenwed

W/———
141 Division Street
New York NY 10002

withnyc.org

Jiminie· 09/21/10

>Houston> Saturday 9/18> 8pm>> Curated by Keegan McHargue> as part of Man Burning

manburning-houston
Houston
Saturday 9/18
8pm

featuring Focus Group
new video work by Make Believe
As the eagle was killed by the arrow winged with his own feather, so the hand of the world is wounded by its own skill.
Helen Keller

Curated by
Keegan McHargue
as part of
Man Burning
September 11–24
Saturday, September 11: Glasser
Friday, September 17: Houston
Friday, September 24: Yemenwed

W/———
141 Division Street
New York NY 10002

withnyc.org

Jiminie· 09/17/10

Man Burning W/ Keegan McHargue

manburning
manburning-glasser