Arts & Sciences PROJECTS

Calvin Lee’s A Romance in Pictures currently on view in...

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:53:52 -0400

Calvin Lee’s A Romance in Pictures currently on view in the Indie Photobook Library reading room at the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center (PPAC) Book Fair.

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If you find yourself in St. Petersburg, head on over to...

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:43:40 -0400

If you find yourself in St. Petersburg, head on over to Tamizdat, an exhibition of zines and artists’ publications at New Holland curated by Victoria Yee Howe.

Arts & Sciences Projects publications in the exhibit include those by Carl Gunhouse, Ryan Compton, Calvin Lee, Martin Masetto, and Philip Tomaru.

Now through 1 June 2013

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Arts & Sciences Projects is heading to Russia! 18 May – 1...

Tue, 07 May 2013 10:09:33 -0400

Arts & Sciences Projects is heading to Russia!

18 May – 1 June 2013

TAMIZDAT

at New Holland

St. Petersburg, Russia

Summer in New Holland 2013 will open with a pop-up show TAMIZDAT, by FAMILY BUSINESS, the New York based gallery initiated by artist Maurizio Cattelan and Massimiliano Gioni, the curator of the Venice Biennale 2013.

TAMIZDAT is an independent press ‘mini-market’, held in St. Petersburg. TAMIZDAT is the newest incarnation of the MEGABODEGA zine show that took place in July 2012 at Family Business Gallery in New York.

TAMIZDAT refers to the Russian term ‘samizdat’, which was a key form of dissident activity during the Soviet era in which individuals reproduced censored, foreign publications by hand, and passed the documents from reader to reader. The aim of the exhibition project is to revisit the strong Russian tradition of self-published, paper-based products that led to the democratization of information, where every person can make a book or a magazine expressing their thoughts and ideas, with a creative touch.

During the project there will be presented 400 self-published art pieces from all over the world. Moreover, nightly there will be zine presentations and book launches, as well as variety of events such as concerts, poetry readings and performances by international and local artists.

Arts & Sciences Projects publications included in TAMIZDAT :

A Romance in Pictures by Calvin Lee

American Desire by Carl Gunhouse

3 by Ryan Compton

Friends & Family by Martin Masetto

Young Man with International Style by Philip Tomaru

More details here.

Did you get a copy of the LIST? The complete list of photobooks...

Sat, 04 May 2013 11:42:54 -0400

Did you get a copy of the LIST?

The complete list of photobooks selected for the 10x10 American Photobooks project.

If you’re in NYC, check out the reading room in Long Island City, just a few blocks from MoMA PS1.

The 10x10 American Photobooks project is co-sponsored by the International Center of Photography Library, Tokyo Institute of Photography and the Photobook Facebook Group.

Zine as self-portrait Robin Cameron Across 12 pages and with...

Fri, 03 May 2013 14:00:41 -0400

Zine as self-portrait

Robin Cameron

Across 12 pages and with fewer than ten images interspersed with drawings and text, Zine as Self-Portrait offers small, ephemeral moments from Cameron’s life as an emerging artist in New York. Published by the Holster, the print on demand zine distribution project, Cameron’s $2 zine embraces the under-valued qualities of parsimony and restraint.

Selections from the 10x10 American Photobooks project, co-sponsored by the International Center of Photography Library, Tokyo Institute of Photography and the Photobook Facebook Group.

Chris Mottalini. The Mistake by the Lake (Lozen up, 2010) Chris...

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:01:12 -0400

Chris Mottalini.

The Mistake by the Lake

(Lozen up, 2010)

Chris Mottalini’s The Mistake by the Lake is a photographic record of school bus stop shelters found throughout the greater-Buffalo area, his former hometown. Built by parents, these amateur architectural structures were designed to shelter young ones from the long and frigid winters in the northern regions of New York. Long concerned with the human element found in forgotten and misused architectural spaces, Mottalini has earned acclaim for his on-going photographic series on soon-to-be demolished homes designed by modernist Paul Rudolph. Published in a limited edition of 100, The Mistake by the Lake is a small-scale, yet highly sought treasure of vernacular photography.

Selections from the 10x10 American Photobooks project, co-sponsored by the International Center of Photography Library, Tokyo Institute of Photography and the Photobook Facebook Group.

Tammy Mercure. Guns. (self-published, 2012) Based in Tennessee,...

Thu, 02 May 2013 10:00:29 -0400

Tammy Mercure. Guns. (self-published, 2012)

Based in Tennessee, Tammy Mercure has self-published a monthly, topical series of hand-bound photobooks each with 10 images and a letterpressed cover. With titles such as Guns, NASCAR, Religion, Elvis, Civil War, and Kudzu, Mercure mines the cultural relics and contemporary lifestyles of the Deep South with a humanizing, yet, offbeat, touch.

Selections from the 10x10 American Photobooks project, co-sponsored by the International Center of Photography Library, Tokyo Institute of Photography and the Photobook Facebook Group.

Selections from the 10x10 American Photobooks project,...

Wed, 01 May 2013 20:54:36 -0400

Selections from the 10x10 American Photobooks project, co-sponsored by the International Center of Photography Library, Tokyo Institute of Photography and the Photobook Facebook Group.

Feuilleton (Double Issue)

Sara Greenberger Rafferty

Appropriating the format of a TV guide printed on newsprint, Double Issue consists of portraits of iconic small screen personalities that have been manipulated by adding water to printed images. Combining digital and analog aesthetics, the resulting painterly images appear as bleeding rainbows that capture the performative gestures behind their own making. Featuring altered images of Goldie Hawn, Vicki Lawrence, Bill Cosby, Madeline Kahn, and other TV greats from the past, Double Issue is a hauntingly beautiful portrait of the ephemeral.

Selections from the 10x10 American Photobooks project Luca...

Wed, 01 May 2013 10:44:44 -0400

Selections from the 10x10 American Photobooks project

Luca Antonucci. Fallen Empire II. (Colpa, 2013)

Luca Antonucci’s Fallen Empire II incorporates photographs made on trips to Los Angeles and Rome and appropriated images from internet searches. The follies and vicissitudes of ancient empires and the monumental architecture of today and days long past are rendered here in risograph images bound together in a ribbed cardboard cover that evokes a marbleized classical column. With Carissa Potter, Antonucci runs Colpa Press, which specializes in hand-made art books and limited edition prints. There’s even more: Antonucci and Potter also operate Edicola, a free standing art-centric newsstand on Market Street in San Francisco selling artists publications, prints, and records.

10x10 American Photobooks 10x10 Photobooks is a multi-platform ongoing series of photobook events...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:01:00 -0400

10x10 American Photobooks

10x10 Photobooks is a multi-platform ongoing series of photobook events co-sponsored by the International Center of Photography Library, Tokyo Institute of Photography and the Photobook Facebook Group.

For additional images, visit the Arts & Sciences Projects website.

Statement - Philip Tomaru, Arts & Sciences Projects

I’m excited and honored to have been invited to select 10 American photobooks to be featured in the online component of the 10x10 American Photobooks exhibition organized by the International Center of Photography Library, the Tokyo Institute of Photography, and the Photobook Facebook Group.

My initial excitement upon being invited was followed by moments of trepidation, as the task of reducing my selection to 10 books suddenly felt like a daunting one. From the outset, I decided to self-impose some parameters to help guide my selection process. First, I decided to focus only on books that I own. I also expanded my definition of photobooks to include photozines and other artists’ publications that use photographic content as source material. Finally, I attempted to eschew books by the “usual suspects.” After a few rounds of tweaking to avoid redundancy with the other lists, my selection represents a diverse spectrum of photobooks and photozines culled from my personal collection. Indeed, this selection reflects my own personal tastes and interests, which lean more heavily towards self-published books and independent publishers. Over the past several years, we’ve seen explosive growth in independent publishing as artists have sought direct engagement with both analog and digital technologies in the production and circulation of their work. My selection acknowledges these dynamic and vibrant efforts. These are books I enjoy in the comfort of my home while sipping a cup of coffee. These are books I discovered through direct contact with artists, at specialty bookstores, and at venues such as the NY Art Book Fair. Essentially, these books caught my eye, bring pleasure to my daily rituals, and embody aesthetic, conceptual, and technical qualities that I value.

One more thought: anyone who has ever attended the NY Art Book Fair or similar book fairs knows that the amount of material on display can be overwhelming. After a few hours, my brain lacks the cognitive capacity to process so much visual information. With over 200 hundred exhibitors, there easily must be several thousand titles on view. That’s why the 10x10 Photobook project is important – it can function as a handy Field Guide to this fantastic, overwhelming landscape of photobook publishing. Based on the selections announced by my fellow specialists thus far, I’ll need to update my “must-see” list for the upcoming summer and fall book fair season.

Introduction to the Selection - Philip Tomaru, Arts & Sciences Projects

My selection begins with a nod to simplicity: Robin Cameron’s Zine as Self-Portrait, a laser printed zine with a highly edited, yet personalized selection of photographs within its humble pages. Several photographers I admire vary in their approach to capturing the essence of place. Chris Mottalini’s documentation of school bus shelters in The Mistake by the Lake offers a quiet ode to his hometown of Buffalo. Meanwhile, Dean Sameshima’s monograph opens a window into the private domain of male sex clubs infused with remnants of desire. In Driftland, Suzanna Zak reveals hidden byways from her journeys from Baltimore to points west and south. Tammy Mercure focuses her lens on the Deep South in her self-published photozine series with letterpressed covers. Appropriated imagery is evident in two selections. Maggie Lee’s Our Teen-Age Boys and Girls features found portraits of teenagers coupled with parenting advice sourced from a vintage psychology text. In Fallen Empire 2, Luca Antonucci assembles his own photographs from trips to Rome and LA and unites them with images found on the internet. Three books highlight the varied ways artists work with altered images. Mark Morrisroe features a comprehensive catalogue of the artist’s highly personal, hand-manipulated prints, all made in the pre-digital era. Sara Greenberger Rafferty’s Feuilleton (Double Issue) is embedded with images that capture performative, painterly gestures. Finally, Kate Steciw’s handiwork plays out in The Strangeness of This Idea, her debut book featuring digitally collaged and altered images.

Hope you enjoy my selection.

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Selected Books - Philip Tomaru, Arts & Sciences Projects

Luca Antonucci. Fallen Empire 2. (Colpa, 2013)

Robin Cameron. Zine as Self-Portrait. (the Holster, 2009)

Sara Greenberger Rafferty. Feuilleton (Double Issue). (self-published, 2010)

Maggie Lee. Our Teen-Age Boys and Girls. (Gottlund, 2012)

Tammy Mercure. Guns. (self-published, 2012)

Chris Mottalini. The Mistake by the Lake. (Lozen up, 2010)

Beatrix Ruf & Thomas Seelig, Eds. Mark Morrisroe. (JRP Ringier, 2011)

Dean Sameshima. Hysteric Seven: Dean Sameshima. (Hysteric Glamour, 2002)

Kate Steciw. The Strangeness of This Idea. (Hassla, 2010)

Suzanna Zak. Driftland. (Rock Bottom, 2012)

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For additional images, visit the Arts & Sciences Projects website.

In the coming days, I’ll be posting on this Tumblr additional images for each selected book.

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Robin Cameron

Chris Mottalini

Dean Sameshima

Suzanna Zak

Tammy Mercure

Maggie Lee

Luca Antonucci

Mark Morrisroe

Sara Greenberger Rafferty

Kate Steciw

Arts & Sciences Projects has been invited to select 10...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:10:23 -0400

Arts & Sciences Projects has been invited to select 10 photobooks to be included in the online component of the 10x10 American Photobooks project.

10x10 American Photobooks is a multi-platform ongoing series of photobook events co-sponsored by the International Center of Photography Library, Tokyo Institute of Photography and the Photobook Facebook Group.

10×10 American Photobooks will present 100 contemporary American photobooks selected by 10 specialists in a reading room and an additional 200 books online from the perspective of 10 American and 10 Japanese online photobook specialists.

By emphasizing the selections from the 30 leading voices in the photobook community, 10×10 will provide a concise and well-researched selection for both the seasoned and new viewer of contemporary American artists’ photobooks.

More info here:

www.10x10photobooks.org

10×10 American Reading Room Specialists

Shannon Michael Cane / Printed Matter
Lindsey Castillo, Rebecca O’Keefe, and Grant Willing / The Camera Club of New York
Bruno Ceschel / Self Publish, Be Happy
Christina Labey / Conveyor Arts
Larissa Leclair / Indie Photobook Library
Leigh Ledare / Photographer
Harper Levine + John Gossage / Harper’s Books and Loosestrife Editions
David Senior / Museum of Modern Art Library Bibliographer
David Solo / Collector
Alec Soth and Brad Zellar / Little Brown Mushroom

10x10 American Online Specialists - English Language

Tom Claxton / Claxton Projects
Joerg Colberg / Conscientious
Adam Bell / Photographer and writer
James Pomerantz / Photographer and Photo Researcher at The New Yorker Magazine
Matt Johnson / The Photobook Club
Melanie McWorter / photo-eye, Bookstore Manager
Eric Miles / photo-eye, Director of rare books and online auctions
Heidi Sanders / 6 Decades Books
Douglas Stockdale / The Photobook
Philip Tomaru / Arts & Sciences Projects

10×10 American Online Specialists – Japanese Language

Kazuhiro Yamaji / Flying Books
Hiro Eguchi / Utrecht
Yumi Goto / Reminders Project
Taka Kawachi / amana photo collection
Standard Bookstore in Osaka
Ihiro Hayami + Atsushi Hamanaka / PHaT PHOTO & twelvebooks
Sawako Fukai / Artbeat Publishers
Mika Kobayashi / The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Nitesha
Yoshikatsu Fujii / Photobook Club Tokyo

Byways & Through Lines Pierre Le Hors Dashwood Books,...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:51:00 -0400

Byways & Through Lines

Pierre Le Hors

Dashwood Books, 2013

blog.pierrelehors.com

Got this special delivery in the mail. 02/2013 (Poles &...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:44:00 -0400

Got this special delivery in the mail.

02/2013 (Poles & Wires)
Trevor Powers

cargocollective.com/trevorpowers

Object Robert Mapplethorpe Published by Dashwood, 2013 This new...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:33:50 -0400

Object

Robert Mapplethorpe

Published by Dashwood, 2013

This new book by Dashwood contains previously unpublished works by Mapplethorpe from his early career from 1969 to 1973. Lots of appropriated imagery from magazines in mixed-media collages. Includes an original text by Patti Smith.

www.dashwoodbooks.com

We’re continuing to post some of our favorite new...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:25:42 -0400

We’re continuing to post some of our favorite new publications we’ve discovered in the past few months.

Today, we’re featuring a new zine, Points of Tension, by Kyle Tata, a Baltimore-based artist whose work often addresses topics such as urbanism, psycho-geography, and surveillance.

www.kyletata.us

A definite “must add” for your collection: Zine...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:46:42 -0400

A definite “must add” for your collection:

Zine Masters of the Universe features zines by Mark Gonzales, Ari Marcopoulos, Ray Pettibon, and Dash Snow.

Published on the occasion of the exhibit Zine Masters of the Universe, at the 2013 LA Art Book Fair. Curated by Philip E. Aarons. Limited edition of 500.

laartbookfair.net

The Incredible Journey that is Consciousness Alex Fuller &...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:35:51 -0400

The Incredible Journey that is Consciousness

Alex Fuller & Gabe Usadel

Fun with simple geometry. A visual delight discovered at Printed Matter’s booth at the recent Independent Art Fair in NYC.

www.alexfuller.com

10x10 Panel Discussion.

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:20:19 -0400

photolia:

Event: 10x10 Panel Discussion “How independent and self-publishers are currently reshaping the American photobook”
Location: Ten10 Studios (10-10 47th Road, Long Island City, 11101)
Date: Sunday, 5 May 2013, 3:00 p.m.

R.S.V.P. is required to attend

Ten10 Studios

It’s a beautiful day in New York to go for a stroll. Make...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:07:00 -0400

It’s a beautiful day in New York to go for a stroll. Make your way to Petrella’s Imports’ art-centric newsstand at the intersection of Bowery & Canal Street.

On view and available for sale: Arts & Sciences Projects publications by Calvin Lee, Martin Masetto, Ryan Compton, and Philip Tomaru.

Also check out zines by our friends Anthony Malone, NOWORK, Trevor Powers, Charlie Welch & Paul Moreno, and Carl Gunhouse & Tom Marquet.

www.facebook.com/PetrellasImports

Check out the second issue of We Don’t Owe You a Thing #2,...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:19:00 -0400

Check out the second issue of We Don’t Owe You a Thing #2, by Carl Gunhouse and Tom Marquet.

We Don’t Owe You A Thing Fanzine #2 is a fanzine about art & hardcore. Features an interview with Jason Wurm, art by Keith Sullivan, Guy Nelson, Joseph Micheal Lopez, Jacob Rhodes, and Tom Marquet. Includes writing by Jacob Rhodes and Jonathan Lux, plus reviews of hardcore shows and exhibitions.

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