I finally wrapped up the ninth issue of my cute (and somewhat disturbing) sci-fi series, ZED. The books are back from our printer and available at our GAGNE International website. Check out an 8-page preview here.
On a sadder note, we’ve been informed by our distributor, Diamond Comics, that they will no longer carry ZED. This means that you won’t find ZED in comic stores anymore. If you’re a fan or a potential reader who wants your ZED fix, your options at this point are to order the book directly through our website; to catch me signing at a convention; or to encourage your local store to place an order with us.
Will this blow from our distributor discourage me from doing ZED? No way! I thrive on adversity. If there are only a few readers out there who enjoy ZED, that’s good enough for me.
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The Adi Foundation seeks to nurture the work of artists exploring the nexus between art and Judaism. To that end, the Foundation’s central project is a biennial international competition in the visual arts and design on a theme related to Jewish thought and tradition. This competition is open to artists, including students, from a wide variety of fields in the visual arts, including painting, sculpture, prints, drawings, photography, video, installation art, computer art and design (Judaica, industrial design, graphic design, jewelry, fashion, etc.).
The theme of the fourth Adi Prize (2008) is Rupture and Repair. Information on the theme, including a source book on the subject, is available on the Foundation’s web-site, www.adifoundation.co.il.
The winner of the competition, which will be judged by a distinguished panel of independent jurors, will be awarded The Adi Prize for Jewish Expression in Art and Design and a monetary award in the amount […]
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OPENING RECEPTION JULY 11 @ 8PM,
Level 1, 321 Karangahape Road, Newton,
Auckland, New Zealand.
RYOJI IKEDA – [i]data.tron[/i]
MIC Toi Rerehiko is delighted to present Ryoji Ikeda in association with co-producers Le Fresnoy, Studio national des arts contemporains and Forma www.forma.org.uk. Ryoji Ikeda is widely recognized as Japan’s leading electronic composer/artist and is renowned for his acclaimed solo concerts, installations, recordings and collaborative work with international luminaries such as William Forsythe, Toyo Ito and Hiroshi Sugimoto. Working across both visual and sonic media Ikeda explores the ways in which music, time and space are shaped by mathematical methods.
Ikeda’s [i]data.tron[/i] installation was produced as part of the of the [i]datamatics[/i] project. Using pure data as a source for sound and visuals, datamatics combines abstract and mimetic presentations of matter, time and space in a powerful and breathtakingly accomplished series of works. [i]data.tron[/i] is a dramatic, intense and deeply […]
Original post by Rhizome.org Artwork and software by Elliott Back
Understated, conceptual gestures predominate in “Quiet Politics,” a timely group exhibition currently on display at New York’s Zwirner & Wirth. Felix Gonzalez-Torres’ single string of lights “Untitled” (for New York) (1992) hangs from the ceiling of the front room and ends, in a tangle, on the floor: an arrangement, at once elegant and casual, that the artist relinquishes to the person installing the work. Lining the gallery hallway are photograms from Lisa Oppenheim’s series Multicultural Crayon Displacement (2008), in which the artist employs a vintage, additive color process to generate deceptively straightforward geometric abstractions. Color rectangles overlap in arrays of hybrid tones and, at their center, a fleshy pigment corresponds to one of the crayons in Crayola Company’s ‘multicultural’ set. Oppenheim’s additive production of multicultural colors thus parallels the way race is constructed and categorized in social discourse. A similar disjunction between representation and narrative […]
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[b]Call for Outdoor Installation Proposals
Comcast Art & Soul, Labor Day Weekend, Downtown Oakland
Deadline: July 15, 2008[/b]
Pro Arts is accepting proposals from artists to present outdoor, site-specific installations at this year’s Art & Soul festival, Labor Day Weekend, Downtown Oakland. Proposals should embody the festival’s celebration of the arts. Selected artists receive an artist honorarium.
Eligible media includes, but is not limited to Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Textiles, Glass, and Social Practice. Current Pro Arts membership is not a requirement for entry.
Submissions: Each submission must include the official Entry Cover Page (see attached), artist resume(s) or bio(s), installation description (limit one page), and submission CD. CDs must be marked with artist(s)’s name and title of work(s). Multiple submissions may be included on one CD. Incomplete proposals will not be reviewed. Please do not submit additional materials. Do not submit original artwork or master slides.
Deadline and Notification: Deadline for submissions is July […]
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[b]Call for Poster Artwork
Comcast Art & Soul, Labor Day Weekend, Downtown Oakland
Deadline: July 15, 2008 —extended deadline—[/b]
Pro Arts is accepting submissions for the 2008 Comcast Art & Soul limited edition screen print poster and T-Shirt Design competition. The final design will be featured at the City of Oakland’s Comcast Art & Soul, Labor Day Weekend in Downtown Oakland, August 30, 31 and September 1, 2008.
Artwork should represent the spirit of celebration in accord with the festival. Poster art need not incorporate festival name or year. Participation is open to artists of any age. Selected artist receives an artist honorarium.
Design Specifications: All artwork must be original. Designs must be submitted on one CD in two formats: one low resolution jurying jpg sized 8” x 8”, and one ready to print file (see file preparations below), sized for printing, 15” x 15”. File will be printed in […]
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[b]The Long Now Foundation’s[/b] monthly series [b]Seminars About Long-term Thinking[/b]
http://www.longnow.org/projects/seminars/
Daniel Suarez (aka author Leinad Zeraus) presents
[i]Daemon: Bot-mediated Reality[/i]
Under a pseudonym, database consultant Daniel Suarez self-published Daemon, a near-term sci-fi novel about a computer virus intent on destroying civilization. It’s success has been based heavily on its ability to walk the line between technical feasibility and fantastic storytelling, as well as the prescient warning implicit in its portrayal of our tech dependent culture.
Seminar hosted by Stewart Brand
[b]Friday August 8th, 02008[/b]
Doors open 7:00pm, talk at 7:30pm lasting ~1.5 hours
Located at The Cowell Theater at Fort Mason Center
http://www.fortmason.org/directions/index.shtml
$10 suggested donation
We recommend you arrive early; priority seating is available for Members of Long Now.
https://secure.longnow.org/members/
There will be a reception at the Long Now Museum & Store following the Seminar.
http://www.longnow.org/contact/
For more information contact:
Danielle Engelman
Community Development Director
danielle@longnow.org
415.561.6582 x1
The Seminars About Long-term Thinking were started in 02003 to build a coherent, compelling body of ideas about long-term […]
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NYCResistor is currently accepting submissions for artwork with the theme of video gaming.
Info here: http://www.nycresistor.com/2008/07/03/call-for-art-of-the-game/
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Golf and drab are synonyms, right? And the mere mention of Golf and Country Club makes you run. Away. Fast. Golf may indeed have a bit of an image problem but that did not deter the Zürich-based Smolenicky Partner Architektur (http://www.smolenicky-architektur.com/) when they were retained to work on the expansion of the venerable Sempachersee Golf Club located near Lucerne in Switzerland. In addition to the new club house-restaurant building and the new maintenance building, both of which Smolenicky designed, the expansion included a second 18-hole golf course. All of this has made Golf Club Sempachersee the largest golf club in Switzerland and, quite likely, the club with the coolest club house. In their approach to the club house, Smolenicky sought to manifest two things: what they call the country character of the golfing culture of the Sempachersee course and the courses worldly sophistication. They took their design cues […]
Original post by Ronnie and software by Elliott Back