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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 
CONTRA MUNDUM I-VII BOOK RELEASE
Sunday, Dec. 5, 7pm
Mandrake
Featuring music by Dallas Acid
and films by Matt Anderson.
“A DESIRE TO LEARN ESPERANTO:
HAVING A THING to do with Esperanto, Ballantine Beer, both or neither”
Nancy Lupo for works sited
August 30 - September 30, 2010
“Imagine that you are on a train car sitting next to a Russian gentleman with whom you wish to speak. You have brought with you a key to Esperanto in Russian. On the back of the key is written (in Russian), “Everything written in Esperanto can be translated by the help of this vocabulary.” You give the gentleman a sentence written in Esperanto, and he will be able to make out your sentence in a very short time by using the key. As an example Dr. Zamenhof gives the following sentence: Mi ne sci’as kie mi las’is la baston’o'n: Cxu vi gxi’n ne vid’is?”
Olivian· 08/31/10 
Sad to hear of the recent passing of New York designer Tobias Wong. I often referred students to his clever takes on everyday objects and conceptual approach to product design. A personal favorite was his a desktop pad of dollar bills glued on one edge.
An interview is here.
Mark· 06/02/10 
CONTRA MUNDUM I
Sunday, May 3, 2009
7pm
An Other Interior: Spatial Objects
Rupert Deese, artist and former fabricator for Donald Judd, discusses building and living with the furniture of Judd, Gerrit Rietveld, Josef Albers, and Gerald Summers.
The talk will be followed by a DJ set of related music.
2692 S La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90034
(between Venice Blvd and Washington Blvd)
