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  • BANKSY unveiled – again?

    August 31, 2010

    In a recent post on his website, super artstar-at-large BANKSY placed a video that is, quite possibly, of himself in a hippy disguise heckling Prince Charles over the legalization of marijuana.

    Is it really him, or another ruse? Tell us what you think. In the meantime, explore more anti-establishment fun with Poster Boy: The War of Art. Available [...]

     

  • West Puts on David Horvitz’s First Solo Show in Europe.

    August 30, 2010

    Dutch art gallery West is putting on Carry-on, the first European solo show of photographer David Horvitz. Carry-on documents an art project organized by Horvitz in which he literally carried on pieces of fellow artists’ work in his luggage, and then transported them to The Hague. Collaboration with many people–including strangers–is central to Horvitz’s art, [...]

     

  • The Bastard, Animated

    August 26, 2010

    From their corner of the interwebs, Electric Literature has put out another animated short, using the first sentence of Patrick deWitt’s story “The Bastard.” The animation this time around was done by MBP author Joanna Neborsky, whose book Illustrated Three-Line Novels lands on bookstores’ shelves in the next couple of weeks. Check out the short: [...]

     

  • This Saturday in NYC, Miami, L.A. + London: International POSTER BOY: THE WAR OF ART Book Celebration/Release Parties!

    August 24, 2010

    Join Mark Batty Publisher and the *Poster Boy Collective* on August 28 · 6:00pm – 8:00pm at four different parties on the same night to launch K.A.R.A.T.E. (Kids Are Rallying Against The Empire), a legal defense fund for artists, and celebrate the release of POSTER BOY: THE WAR OF ART.

    - Poster Boy will be signing books [...]

     

  • LE GUN at Barbican Art Gallery

    August 19, 2010

    The much-praised illustration collective behind upcoming MBP books LE GUN 1-3 and LE GUN 4, LE GUN, is putting together a massive illustration project at the Convulsive Architecture exhibition at the Barbican gallery in London tonight from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. The drawing–which is sure to be gigantic in more ways than one–is inspired [...]

     

  • In Neeeewwwww Yooorrrrrkkkk! BLACK COMIX Weekend Recap in NYC

    July 20, 2010

    Where Brooklyn At? House of Art Meet & Greet Recap!
    Many thanks to Richard Beavers at the House of Art in Bed-Stuy for hosting the Black Comix Meet & Greet on July 14!

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    Black Comix @ Madame X
    Shout out to everyone that joined us on July 15 at Madame X!! Special thanks to Amy, [...]

     

  • Cleveland Rocks a Little Softer: Comic Book Legend, Harvey Pekar, Dies at 70

    July 14, 2010

    Cleveland comic book author, Harvey Pekar, passed away at his home Monday, July 12, around 1 a.m. Harvey came to fame as the author of the autobiographical series American Splendor. His portrayal of the mundane movements of day to day existence won him critical acclaim and his habitually sour out-look on life was often more [...]

     

  • How to Become Your Own IDLE IDOL: It’s All in the Eyes

    July 13, 2010

    Want to become your own IDLE IDOL (see: Idle Idol: The Japanese Mascot)? It’s simpler than you think. All you need are the official IDLE IDOL eye badges, place them carefully on your face so as not to blind yourself, and stand vacantly in front of a shop of your choice.
    You can scoop up a [...]

     

  • A BLACK COMIX Weekend (7/14 – 7/17): C-SPAN at the Harlem Book Fair; Gallery Show; and Pre-Release Party!

    July 8, 2010

    We’re kicking off our upcoming release, BLACK COMIX: AFRICAN AMERICAN INDEPENDENT COMICS, ART & CULTURE with a full weekend of NYC events! We start with a gallery exhibition, then our pre-release party, then the Harlem Book Fair, where the authors will sit on a C-Span Panel on Bridging the Literacy Gap (along with invited panelist, [...]

     

  • GQ.com Interview with BLACK COMIX authors Damian Duffy & John Jennings

    July 1, 2010

    Since we’re already ON the topic of Black Comix (see yesterday’s blog on Condoman), go check out this great interview on GQ.com with the authors, Damian Duffy & John Jennings, posted today!
    Here’s a tiny excerpt:

    The book’s focus is on creators who’ve emerged during the last few years. You don’t go back to black creators like [...]

     

  • A BlackComixBook.com Post: WHY DOES CONDOMAN TALK FUNNY?

    June 30, 2010

    By Damian Duffy (Author with John Jennings of BLACK COMIX: AFRICAN AMERICAN INDEPENDENT COMICS, ART & CULTURE, originally posted on http://www.blackcomixbook.com)
    F-booker Johnny Splendor was kind enough to point us to this article on the Huffington Post about The Funniest Sex Education Posters of All Time. The Huff Post caption for this one is “Does Condoman [...]

     

  • DIY ALBUM ART selected as one of AIGA’s 50 Books/50 Covers winners!

    June 28, 2010

    For the second year in a row, MBP has topped the ranks: J. Namdev Hardisty’s and MBP’s DIY Album Art: Paper Bags & Office Supplies has been selected as one of the coveted 50 winners for the AIGA (Professional Association for Design) 50 Books/50 Covers for best designed books of 2009!
    The Paper Trail blog on [...]

     

  • MBP’s Managing Editor BUZZ POOLE joins ABC Urban Arts Fest “Illustrated Book Panel” in Amsterdam, June 26!

    June 23, 2010

    Here’s the info from the official PRESS RELEASE from Amsterdam, The Netherlands, American Book Center!
    THE AMERICAN BOOK CENTER and THE ABC TREEHOUSE present:
    THE ABC URBAN ARTS FESTIVAL ILLUSTRATED BOOK PANEL
    Saturday June 26, 2010, 2PM
    in the ABC Treehouse (Voetboogstraat 11, Amsterdam)
    For reservations click here!
    The process of getting a book from an author’s mind to the [...]

     

  • IDLE IDOL Photo Contest! Win a copy of the book & other goodies!

    June 22, 2010

    From the official IDLE IDOL website + authors Edward and John Harrison:
    Idle Idol: The Japanese Mascot is officially out and to celebrate we’re offering the chance to win a copy of the book. All you have to do is take a photo of yourself or a friend with your favorite mascot. The entries will be [...]

     

  • ‘Publishers Weekly’ Article on BLACK COMIX + Interviews w/ authors Duffy and Jennings!

    June 15, 2010

    Even before announcing Black Comix: African American Independent Art & Culture next week, we’re already getting a bit of buzz surrounding this monumental book!
    Black Comix made its way into the limelight with a panel at Chicago’s comic convention, C2E2, and grabbed the attention of Publishers Weekly, which just today posted its article after interviewing [...]

     

  • Sweet HYPEBEAST video from Martha Cooper’s “Name Tagging” Launch at Obey Pop-Up, NYC!

    June 10, 2010

    We were thrilled to announce the launch of our second Martha Cooper book, Name Tagging (first one was Going Postal) – and even more excited at the chance to hold the celebration at the OBEY pop-up shop right here in New York City.
    Packed with Cooper fans, artists, graffiti-enthusiasts and lots and lots of Stella [...]

     

  • The Nerdy Type: Console Font

    June 8, 2010

    Because MBP loves all things font-y (if you haven’t checked out our newest release, 3D Typography, you’re missing out!), this Console Font pulls on my geeky heartstrings.
    Inspired by gaming hardware and consoles, Console Font was created by Netherlands-based Varun Vachhar for a class assignment, and will be downloadable soon – but for now, enjoy the [...]

     

  • Finally Premiered! La Carmina is a “Crazy, Wacky Theme Restaurants: Tokyo” Guide on Andrew Zimmern’s BIZARRE FOODS (Travel Channel)

    June 2, 2010

    The day has finally arrived: La Carmina (blogstress and author of Crazy, Wacky Theme Restaurants: Tokyo) was featured as a Tokyo tour guide (based on the book) on Andrew Zimmern’s “Bizarre Foods,” which premiered on the Travel Channel just two nights ago!
    Luckily for the people who may have missed it, La Carmina compiled some clips [...]

     

  • VENDING MACHINES: COINED CONSUMERISM in last week’s NY TIMES: “The New Touch-Face of Vending Machines”!

    June 1, 2010

    In the whirlwind that was Book Expo America 2010 AND Memorial Day Weekend, we ALMOST forgot to mention Christopher D Salyers’ and his book, Vending Machines‘ appearance in the May 26 New York Times business section!
    Salyers was interviewed for his expertise on vending machines throughout the world, and quoted several times in the article.
    You [...]

     

  • Great CREATIVE LOAFING interview with “Truckers” author Mary Richardson

    May 25, 2010

    As a preview of Mary Richardson’s appearance at the Decatur Library tomorrow, the popular Atlanta-based alt weekly Creative Loafing featured an interview with the author to chat about Truckers and how it all came together.
    Check out the full interview here on the Creative Loafing website!

     

  • MBP BEA Shindig (free beer!) – Wednesday, May 26 at Booth 4451!

    May 24, 2010

    If you’re hitting up BookExpo America (BEA) this year in NYC, make sure to stop by our booth to enter our book giveaway raffle drawing, which will kick off our party at 4PM on Wednesday, May 26th at our booth, #4451.
    You’ll get a chance to meet-and-greet with 3D Typography authors Emily CM Anderson and Jeanette [...]

     

  • Hey, Georgia! Next Wednesday, “Truckers” presentation at the Decatur Library with author Mary Richardson!

    May 20, 2010

    If you’re in Decatur, GA, you’re in luck – Mary Richardson, author of our gritty and photo-rich book Truckers, will be giving a presentation at the Decatur Library on Wednesday, May 26th as part of the Decatur Arts Festival.
    Decatur Library
    215 Sycamore St. Decatur, GA
    Library Basement Auditorium
    Wednesday, May 26th, 7:00PM
    The presentation will include images and raw [...]

     

  • MBP Exclusive: ‘POSTER BOY’ FREE – almost!

    May 17, 2010

    FREE ‘POSTER BOY’ movement a SUCCESS – at least for now!
    I just hung up the phone with Poster Boy’s lawyer, Kerry Gotlib, a few minutes ago, who said that PB was granted bail from an appeals judge this past Friday and is just waiting for paperwork to go through – and that he’ll be [...]

     

  • BATHROOM GRAFFITI author Mark Ferem on CBC Radio – Listen Here!

    May 12, 2010

    A few days ago, MBP author Mark Ferem of Bathroom Graffiti (2006) was a featured guest on CBC Radio’s “Definitely Not The Opera” with Sook-Yin Lee to chat about one of the topics he knows best – our lovely lavatories’ latrinalia.
    You can check out the podcast and listen to Mark’s interview here on iTunes, and [...]

     

  • Cool project by Rhizome + David Horvitz: Mail Nothing to the Tate Modern, London

    May 11, 2010

    Author of Xiu Xiu: The Polaroid Project: The Book and the upcoming Everything That Can Happen in a Day, David Horvitz has been working with Rhizome for No Soul For Sale: A Festival of Independents at the Tate Modern in London, taking place from May 14-16.
    From the website:
    Rhizome has teamed up with artist David Horvitz [...]

     

  • This Saturday 5/15 in NYC! NAME TAGGING Book Launch + Preview Party with Martha Cooper

    May 10, 2010

    Martha Cooper’s NAME TAGGING Book Launch @ Obey Pop-Up NYC
    Date: Saturday, May 15, 2010
    Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm
    Location: Obey Pop Up Store NYC, 151 Orchard Street, New York, NY
    RSVP on Facebook here!
    Join MBP, Martha Cooper and OBEY for a legendary party celebrating a legend herself – and her new book: NAME TAGGING.
    There will be [...]

     

  • Introducing iPad Wallpaper from your favorite MBP books!

    May 4, 2010

    We know you can’t get enough MBP. Which is why we’ve created new IPAD WALLPAPERS grabbed right from our visually-powerful books. And because we’re excited about this new wave of the publishing future, you’ll find MBP wallpapers from a sampling of our titles, all formatted for your iPad at 1024 x 1024 pixels. Make sure [...]

     

  • iVending Machines: Kraft + Coca-Cola roll out with VM touch screens!

    May 3, 2010

    [photo from the Chicago Tribune]
    Since our new book Vending Machines: Coined Consumerism is all the rage (as reported by Fast Company, MTV Iggy, Japan Today, Lost at E Minor and more this week!), we’ve been keeping abreast of other VM-relevant stuff in the news. This past week at The National Automatic Merchandising Association show in [...]

     

  • Tomorrow Night: “Vending Machines” Super Japanese Fun-Time Book Launch Party!

    April 28, 2010

    “Vending Machines” Super Japanese Fun-Time Launch Party
    Date: Thursday, April 29, 2010
    Time: 8:00pm – 10:00pm
    Location: Satsko
    Street: 245 Eldridge Street
    City/Town: New York, NY
    Join Mark Batty Publisher as we celebrate the release of Christopher D Salyers’ newest pop culture endeavor, VENDING MACHINES: COINED CONSUMERISM!
    Fabulous sake bar and Japanese restaurant, Satsko, is offering us some super cheap drink specials [...]

     

  • The Verdict is In: Christopher D Salyers Picks the Winners for the Japan Society’s j-CATION Virtual Bento Box Battle!

    April 20, 2010

    Due to his expertise as the author of Face Food and Face Food Recipes, Christopher D Salyers was invited to be the featured guest judge at the New York Japan Society’s j-CATION Virtual Bento Box Battle on April 10th. Looking at the slideshow of entries, it looks like Christopher had his work cut out for [...]

     

  • La Carmina Sneak-Peeks Her “Crazy, Wacky” Travel Channel appearance on Andrew Zimmern’s BIZARRE FOODS

    April 19, 2010

    [ Via La Carmina]
    La Carmina is constantly on the go go go – and this time, she headed back to Tokyo to show the Travel Channel’s Andrew Zimmern the “Crazy, Wacky” ropes of bizarre themed eateries!
    Check out the details (exact date to be announced soon!) here on CNNGo, and some behind the scenes photos from [...]

     

  • Manholes in NYC and “Drainspotting” just around the corner!

    April 15, 2010

    Remo Camerota’s upcoming book Drainspotting has already begun its circuit around the blogs and press (Creative Review, My Ninja Please, Japan Times blog, Day in the Lyfe Magazine, and more), and we’re thrilled for the book’s release in the coming month(s)!
    Pre-order the book on Amazon.com here
    In that same vein, Ephemeral New York actually “drainspotted” [...]

     

  • MBP’s Christopher D Salyers on Fox News’ “Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld” – this Saturday, April 10 @ 3AM!

    April 8, 2010

    Because you KNOW you’re going to be watching Fox News at 3 A.M. this Saturday (and if that’s not on your schedule, get on it!) – MBP author and design/production director Christopher D Salyers is going to be paying the Fox News set a little visit to talk about Vending Machines: Coined Consumerism. He’ll be [...]

     

  • Crafty Truckers!

    The author of last year’s incredible Truckers, Mary Richardson, sent me this delightful article about a new unexpected trend in trucking: knitting and quilting. Check out the full article here!
    [from Craftzine.com]
    And hey, while we’re at it, why not share some of the photos from the Truckers as a little refresher? The book is one-of-a-kind, documenting [...]

     

  • Noma Bar Exhibit at KK Outlet in London: Photo Recap!

    April 6, 2010

    “Bitter Sweet,” a new exhibition of illustrator Noma Bar’s work, opened last week at KK Outlet in London’s Hoxton Square! A bunch of the imagery exhibited is from his MBP book, Negative Space, which we published last year. To switch it up, Bar took these illustrations to the next level, with 3D wood cuts, screenprints, [...]

     

  • MBP at MoCCA Art Fest 2010, April 10 + 11!

    April 5, 2010

    It’s time for the ever-awesome MoCCA (Museum of Comic & Cartoon Art) Festival, and MBP is excited to take part – we’ll be at table E28!
    MoCCA Art Fest 2010!
    This weekend, April 10 and 11, is the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) Festival, where thousands of indie comix fans and creators converge on The [...]

     

  • Official announcement: Random House Publisher Services Takes on Indie Publisher Mark Batty Publisher

    March 31, 2010

    We gave you a bit of a whisper about this a few months ago – but now here’s the official announcement, with the details!
    * * *
    Mark Batty Publisher (MBP) is pleased to announce that Random House Publisher Services (RHPS) is selling and distributing the MBP list in the United States and Canada. This new partnership [...]

     

  • BLACK COMIX Panel at C2E2 (Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo) – April 16-18

    March 30, 2010

    Going to the first ever C2e2 (Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo) this year? Then make sure to check out this amazing panel, one of the first of its kind, based on our upcoming book of the same name – Black Comix: African American Independent Comics, Art & Culture, taking place on April 17 from 5:15PM-6:15PM.
    The [...]

     

  • Huzzah! New Photoshop Content-Aware is Magic/Can Make Sandwiches

    March 29, 2010

    So we’re all pretty excited about the upcoming Photoshop CS4, with a new content aware feature that has been demonstrated in a jaw-dropping (for nerds) sneak-peek video, snaking it’s way through the web all last week. Here’s the original video, which caused all the commotion, on YouTube.
    And today we’re loving this (thanks to Gizmodo!) hilarious [...]

     

  • April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day!

    March 26, 2010

    On December 18, 2007, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 62/139, tabled by the State of Qatar, which declares April 2 as World Autism Awareness Day!
    The World Autism Awareness Day resolution encourages everyone to take measures to raise awareness about autism throughout society and to encourage early diagnosis and early intervention. By bringing together [...]

     

  • Christopher D Salyers to join judge’s panel for VIRTUAL BENTO BOX BATTLE at Japan Society’s j-CATION Event!

    March 24, 2010

    The Japan Society in NYC is having a huge new cultural event called j-CATION, and our very own Christopher D Salyers gets to be a part of it as a resident bento expert and judge for the VIRTUAL BENTO BOX BATTLE!
    Here are the details for j-CATION from the website, and click here for the full [...]

     

  • FastCompany.com Slideshow of “Vending Machines: Coined Consumerism”

    March 22, 2010

    Last Friday, Fast Company picked up on our newest release – Vending Machines: Coined Consumerism – and wanted to share these mechanical oddities with the world.
    Check out the “Weirdest Vending Machines in the World” slideshow here!
    Want to preorder the book? Pick it up on Amazon here!

     

  • Dogs as Typefaces: As hilarious/cute as it sounds

    March 18, 2010

    Created by design firm Günter Eder, Roman Breier, and Marcel Neundörfer in Vienna, these pups are matched up with a characteristically-similar typeface. Adorable!
    [via Neatorama]

     

  • London! Noma Bar Exhibit “Bitter Sweet” at KK OUTLET – April 1-30

    Also: Noma interview with Grain Edit! Check it out here.

     

  • POSTER BOY Interview with Reuters!

    March 17, 2010

    A representative from Poster Boy – the anti-consumerist “vandals” who slice n’ dice NYC subway ad campaigns to deliver other types of messages – spoke with Nick Zieminski from Reuters this week in anticipation of the upcoming MBP book of the same name.
    Says POSTER BOY: “Street art — anything not inside a controlled space — [...]

     

  • Cool Video Alert: The Making of a Book Cover

    March 16, 2010

    Our friends over at fellow indie publisher Orbit Books (specifically, their lovely creative director Lauren Panepinto) have put together this video on the process used to create their book covers. It’s amazing to watch all the tiny aspects of the images that need to be tweaked, and how they do it – especially since it’s [...]

     

  • Some thoughts about Chronicle’s LOOK! IT’s JESUS from MADONNA OF THE TOAST’s Buzz Poole

    March 15, 2010

    Last week we reported on the release of Look! It’s Jesus, a book that seemed eerily similar to our very own Madonna of the Toast, published in 2007. Now, a word/review of the new book from Madonna’s author, Buzz Poole, on his Madonna of the Toast blog.
    Read it here!

     

  • Set Your TiVo’s Everyone – DRAWING AUTISM author Jill Mullin + artist Esther Brokaw on Fox News, March 15th!

    March 11, 2010

    On March 15th at 2PM, Jill Mullin, author of MBP book Drawing Autism, and artist/contributor, Esther Brokaw, will be on Fox News Strategy Room health hour “Headline Health” with Dr. Manny Alvarez and Dr. Cynara Coomer.
    Drawing Autism author Jill Mullin is also a behavior analyst and educator, with a BA from the University of Massachusetts [...]

     

  • A Different Kind of Street Art: Jan Vormann’s LEGO Urban Renewal

    March 10, 2010

    For the past two weeks, German artist Jan Vormann has been beautifying NYC one brick at a time, filling in cracks and missing tiles from buildings with bright LEGO blocks.
    The effort was part of the VOLTA art show, and in cooperation with the Gallery Jarmuschek+Partner with the support of Henk Holsheimer (LEGO Graffity Styles [...]

     

  • TONIGHT! A Night with Mark Batty Publisher at BookCourt, Brooklyn! Talks, books, wine!

    March 9, 2010

    Join Mark Batty Publisher at BookCourt in Brooklyn TONIGHT for an evening dedicated to all things MBP – the people, the process – the full package.
    Along with vibrant visuals and an open discussion, hear about the creative process behind a selection of our books – from photography, to urban culture, to pop culture and illustration [...]

     

  • Hey London & Cali! Upcoming HUNT & GATHER: DISCOVERING NEW ART events

    March 8, 2010

    Join MBP and Tina Ziegler, author of HUNT & GATHER to celebrate the release of the new art book!
    Here are some details on the book launch events:
    - LONDON, UK –
    The Creative & Old School, a Hunt and Gather Book launch event
    Saturday, March 20 , 2010
    Location: 47 Mowlem Street. East London. E29 DR. United Kingdom
    Time: [...]

     

  • This Tuesday, March 9! BookCourt Presents: A Night with MBP

    March 5, 2010

    Join Mark Batty Publisher at BookCourt in Brooklyn on March 9 for an evening dedicated to all things MBP – the people, the process – the full package.
    Along with vibrant visuals and an open discussion, hear about the creative process behind a selection of our books – from photography, to urban culture, to pop culture [...]

     

  • LOOK! It’s Jesus! And…very similar to Madonna of the Toast!

    March 3, 2010

    Life ahead of the curve is tough for Buzz Poole, author of 2007’s Madonna of the Toast, as we’ve just picked up on a new, very similar book out from Chronicle Books titled Look! It’s Jesus! Amazing Holy Visions in Everyday Life.
    In 2007, Buzz explored the phenomenon of pareidolia, which involves the perception of religious [...]

     

  • MBP at the 2010 Indie & Small Press Book Fair – this weekend in NYC!

    March 1, 2010

    Come say hello this weekend at the 2010 Indie & Small Press Book Fair (from the Center for Independent Publishing) here in NYC! We’ll be joining a slew of other fantastic indie publishers, and we’re excited to mix and mingle with some of the best. Make sure to bring your wallets, too; there will be [...]

     

  • TOY INSTRUMENTS is Big in Japan!

    February 24, 2010

    We were thrilled when an MBP fan sent us pictures of this HUGE Toy Instruments display at a Tower Records in Tokyo. Complete with streaming music and big cardboard cutouts, Toy Instruments has certainly made it big in Japan!

    And, hey, MBP fans – if you ever see a display worth snapping, or an MBP book [...]

     

  • Step right up, get your Noma Bar prints here (at The Print Dispensary)!

    February 23, 2010

    You know how much we love Noma Bar here at MBP, so we’re amped that we can now get our hands on some screen prints of his work, including some from NEGATIVE SPACE (including the cover!)!
    Buy them at The Print Dispensary here.

     

  • HUNT & GATHER featured artist: J.Shea9

    February 17, 2010

    This week’s featured HUNT & GATHER: Discovering New Art artist is Boston-bred J.Shea9 (http://jshea9.com), best known for his whimsical, imaginative installations.
    A bit o’ bio from his website:
    .shea was born and raised in boston, ma…. influenced at an early age by the art found in comic books… animation… and classic sci-fi film…. luckily the streets of [...]

     

  • MBP’s Weekly Link Love – 2/12/10

    February 12, 2010

    Surrounding the recent HBO movie based on autism advocate Temple Grandin, Canada.com reports on Drawing Autism, for which Grandin wrote the intro. The Strange & Beautiful blog also gives some love!

    MBP joins Mental Floss for a caption contest book giveaway of Everyman’s Joyce and Everyman’s McLuhan.

    The Subway Art Blog, Gawker and Gothamist blow up our spot [...]

     

  • HUNT & GATHER featured artist: Jon Beinart

    February 10, 2010

    Now that our incredible new art book, Hunt & Gather: Discovering New Art has been announced, we want to focus on some of the mind-blowing artists included in the collection. First up, Jon Beinart – best known for his super creepy Toddlerpedes and detailed graphite and ink hide-and-seek drawings. You can also check out his [...]

     

  • “Face Food Recipes” + Christopher D Salyers on NHK TV, Tokyo!

    February 9, 2010

    Christopher D Salyers (Face Food Recipes) was a guest of honor on the Japanese TV show, “New York Wave” on NHK! Ok, so a lot of it is in Japanese, but the interviews are in English – check it out here, with footage from the Giant Robot NYC + Face Food Recipes release party!

    Face Food [...]

     

  • “Drawing Autism” Party & Art Exhibition RECAP!

    February 8, 2010

    The Drawing Autism party and art exhibition this past Thursday was a huge success – a big thank you to the New York Center for Child Development for hosting and sponsoring the event!
    Great food and wine, a wonderful crowd, a truly impressive collection of art, and touching presentations from contributing artist Esther Brokaw and [...]

     

  • Cool Noma Bar illo in FIELD & STREAM!

    February 4, 2010

    Noma’s at it again! The author of Guess Who? The Many Faces of Noma Bar and Negative Space has created another astonishingly clever illustration, this time for “The Last Tiger” article in the latest issue of Field & Stream.

     

  • Upcoming HBO Movie About “Drawing Autism” intro author Temple Grandin!

    February 3, 2010

    Some exciting updates surrounding our fabulous art book Drawing Autism! Tomorrow is the big book release party at the New York Center for Child Development in NYC from 6-8PM, complete with a discussion on art and autism, a signing by the book’s author, NYCCD employee Jill Mullin, and an extraordinary art exhibition (full details on [...]

     

  • Upcoming 3-D TYPOGRAPHY author Emily CM Anderson at University of Florida’s Design Symposium, Feb. 6!

    February 2, 2010

    If you’re anywhere near Gainesville, Florida this weekend (February 5 and 6), don’t miss the University of Florida’s annual design symposium, Ligature 19, where upcoming MBP author Emily CM Anderson (3-D Typography) will be speaking on the 6th! The symposium is taking place at the Focus Gallery in the main gallery of Fine Arts Building [...]

     

  • The New York Post makes TOY INSTRUMENTS “Required Reading!”

    February 1, 2010

    If you New Yorkers picked up a copy of the Post this weekend, you’ll have noticed Toy Instruments: Design, Nostalgia, Music in the latest issue’s “Required Reading” from Billy Heller! This guy has great taste.
    Check out the short article here, and pre-order Toy Instruments here!

     

  • “Drawing Autism” Book Release Party & Art Exhibit Next Week – February 4!

    January 29, 2010

    Join MBP as we celebrate the release of DRAWING AUTISM! The event will feature a discussion on art and autism, a signing by the book’s author, NYCCD employee Jill Mullin, and an extraordinary art exhibition by individuals on the autistic spectrum, taking place at the New York Center for Child Development (328 East 62nd Street [...]

     

  • Artist and MBP author Noma Bar lectures in the U.K.!

    January 27, 2010

    If you’re lucky enough to be in the U.K. for this, don’t miss these two lectures from Noma Bar, genius artist and author of MBP’s Guess Who? The Many Faces of Noma Bar and Negative Space.
    On Friday, Febrary 5, Noma will be sharing personal stories and the process behind his MBP books at Glug in [...]

     

  • MBP’s Buzz Poole announces first collection of short stories: I LIKE TO KEEP MY TROUBLES ON THE WINDY SIDE OF THINGS, from Fractious Press!

    January 26, 2010

    Mark Batty Publisher’s very own managing editor, mastermind and author of MBP’s Madonna of the Toast, Buzz Poole, has announced his first collection of short stories, titled I LIKE TO KEEP MY TROUBLES ON THE WINDY SIDE OF THINGS.
    Starting next month, the book will appear in select independent book stores, launching with a reading [...]

     

  • Upcoming MBP book “Drainspotting” feature & author interview in latest issue of CREATIVE REVIEW!

    January 25, 2010

    Inside the issue, Mark Sinclair takes a look at a new book on Japanese manhole covers – which reveals a hidden, vibrant world of street-level creativity. – CR
    The UK’s CREATIVE REVIEW features upcoming MBP book Drainspotting with an interview from author Remo Camerota. Make sure to pick up the latest issue – CR is always [...]

     

  • Hey, Amsterdam! It’s The American Book Center’s ABC URBAN ARTS FESTIVAL, JUNE 26, 2010!

    January 22, 2010

    MBP’s good friends, The American Book Center (Amsterdam, The Netherlands, www.abc.nl) proudly announces the launch of THE ABC URBAN ARTS FESTIVAL – “WHERE DESIGN MEETS CRAFTS.” This is a unique festival where design and crafts go hand in hand.
    From the release:
    On the afternoon of Saturday June 26, 2010 we will set up the square in [...]

     

  • Haiti Matters to Brooklyn Event – Success!

    January 21, 2010

    Thanks to all who made it out to Haiti Matters to Brooklyn at Castle Braid this past weekend – we’re pleased to announce that we all helped to raise over $2,000 for the displaced and injured victims of the earthquake in Haiti! Great music, fantastic raffles, and fun people made this event a true success.
    Words [...]

     

  • Hey, Toronto! EDGYCUTE Artist Gary Taxali is having a solo show on January 28th!

    January 18, 2010

    Gary Taxali, one of the artists featured in our recently-released art book, Edgycute, is having a solo show in Toronto later this month called The Taxali 300, and it’s a must-see!
    From the release:
    “The Taxali 300 exhibition showcases hundreds of small illustrations and collages originally created for such esteemed publica- tions as Rolling Stone, Newsweek, The [...]

     

  • MORE Help for Haiti – Fundraiser this Sunday at Castle Braid in Brooklyn!

    January 15, 2010

    Since we’d like to take any opportunity we can to help the cause after Haiti’s devastating earthquake, we’ve joined forces with Castle Braid once again (since the MBP Urban Arts Fest in October) for HAITI MATTERS TO BROOKLYN, an impromptu fundraiser for the emergency relief efforts of the Red Cross.
    We’ll be donating a book [...]

     

  • Help for Haiti

    January 14, 2010

    The team at MBP is devastated by what’s happening in Haiti – and we want to help. Thanks to this post on Gothamist, we caught wind of a fundraiser that Skippy from The Bell House in Brooklyn is setting for January 27. We’ll be donating a big book package for the raffle at the event, [...]

     

  • Professional + Personal = Awesome: MBP author Ji Lee “Talks Back” at Design at Work in Belgium

    January 13, 2010

    MBP author and creative brain behind Google Creative Lab, Ji Lee (Talk Back: The Bubble Project), has been busy with projects ranging from design to branding, and held his first lecture in Belgium at Design at Work in Kortrijk last month.
    Dubbed “Professional + Personal = Awesome,” Korean-born New Yorker Lee shared with his [...]

     

  • Gatorade Gets Guerilla’d

    January 12, 2010

    Because we’re so excited about our upcoming book with guerilla street artist Poster Boy, we’ve kept our eyes on art of the like – and were tickled by this recent satirical commentary about Tiger Wood’s indiscretions on some Gatorade bottles on Denver store shelves. Can’t say we hate it.
    Check out all the details here [...]

     

  • “ABCing: Seeing the Alphabet Differently” Announced, Accompanied by Awesome Website

    January 11, 2010

    Upon the release of our newest book, ABCing: Seeing the Alphabet Differently, comes the ABCing website that brings the book to life, brimming with graphics, sounds, and narrative. Go ahead, see it for yourself at ABSEEING.com

     

  • MBP’s Weekly Link Love – 1/8/10

    January 8, 2010

    Remo Camerota (Graffiti Japan) receives some well-deserved link love this week in anticipation of his upcoming book with MBP, Drainspotting, with an interview in world-class street art mag Day in the Lyfe – he also just launched a sweet new Drainspotting blog you need to check out.

    Edgycute joins Nylon Magazine’s ”Book Club” with a great review and [...]

     

  • Exciting Update: New Year, New Distributor!

    January 5, 2010

    As MBP rings in the new year, we welcome some exciting developments: publishing industry giant Random House is now the official North American distributor and sales force for all Mark Batty Publisher books!
    This means both backlist and new titles, including the fantastic upcoming books in our newest catalog and also those MBP staples.
    More details to [...]

     

  • Check out the new website for upcoming MBP book, “Black Comix: African American Independent Comics, Art + Culture”!

    January 4, 2010

    For those of you anxiously awaiting the release of our upcoming title, Black Comix: African American Independent Comics, Art + Culture (MBP’s very first comic book-themed publication!), the authors Damian Duffy and John Jennings have started a new website, chock full of info about the book and other African American independent comics and art.
    Here’s the [...]

     

  • New Year, New Books!

    December 31, 2009

    Can you believe it’s been a full decade since not being destroyed by Y2K? That’s surely something to celebrate! And in an effort to catch you before the festivities this evening, here’s a reminder that with the new year comes new books.
    We have some amazing titles emerging in 2010 – from kitschy and comical [...]

     

  • Cool movie: “Girl Power” doc about women in the graffiti world

    December 28, 2009

    A cool-looking documentary titled Girl Power has been in the works this past year, aiming to “capture the female perspective and its social implications in the context of the graffiti scene.”
    Haven’t seen anything like this before, and we like the question it raises – why so few girls paint – as they travel to over [...]

     

  • WIRED.COM VIDEO: “Face Food Recipes” author Christopher D Salyers shares his charaben-making skills with the world

    December 21, 2009

    If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to craft a charaben (character bento) using what you already have in your kitchen, now’s your chance! Wired.com and Face Food and Face Food Recipes author Christopher D Salyers team up to show you how to create your very own bento. Watch the video by clicking here or [...]

     

  • MBP’s Weekly Link Love – 12/18/09

    December 18, 2009

    Argentina- based mag D-Mode talks to Graffiti Japan author Remo Camerota about his next book with us, Drainspotting, in their native language  - “bueno” is a good thing, right?

    Hispanic Magazine (this month’s cover boasts gossip-queen Perez Hilton as “Hispanic of the Year”) loves Luz A. Martín’s Textura: Valencia Street Art

    Drawing Autism got a ton of [...]

     

  • MBP Gift Guide, Part 5: The Politics & Culture Geek

    December 16, 2009

    We all have that one friend who always knows what’s going on in the world of politics and current events – and MBP has the perfects gifts for that savvy lad or lady in your life. From anti-consumerist art, propaganda and the culture of Iran and Mexico, our books run the gamut.
    Under $20
    Talk Back: The [...]

     

  • Photos & Recap from the “Face Food Recipes” Book Signing/Party this Weekend @ Giant Robot NY!

    December 15, 2009

    This past weekend marked the Face Food Recipes book signing and party at Giant Robot New York with author Christopher D Salyers, and was jam-packed with fans of the book, Japanophiles and lots of Japanese beer. The best part? Some truly impressive charaben!
    The whole party was filmed for the Japanese TV and radio station NHK, [...]

     

  • MBP Gift Guide, Part 4: The Music Buff

    December 14, 2009

    Whether your potential gift-receiver is a fan of punk, classical, or indie, we’ve got a book that will appeal to the music buff of any genre – from serious (Notations 21) to hilarious (Celebrity Vinyl).
    $25 and Under
    Celebrity Vinyl
    by Tom Hamling
    $24.95
    Celebrity Vinyl is a laugh-riot reminder of what happens when famous people decide to (unsuccessfully) [...]

     

  • Noma Bar illos in New York Times Magazine’s “Year in Ideas”

    This week’s New York Times Magazine’s “Year in Ideas” section is chock-full of cool stuff from 2009, including two accompanying illustrations from our very own Noma Bar (Negative Space, Guess Who?)
    Sneak them here, then peep them in the “Printable Batteries” and “Treating P.T.S.D. with Tetris” articles from The Ninth Annual Year in Ideas in the [...]

     

  • Tomorrow night! “Face Food Recipes” party/book signing at Giant Robot New York!

    December 11, 2009

    We’re so excited to join Giant Robot to celebrate the release of Christopher D Salyers’ Face Food Recipes – and we want you to swing by tomorrow night to partake in the drinks, books, and bento galore!
    * * *
    Join MBP and Christopher D Salyers at Giant Robot NY on Saturday, December 12 from 6-8PM for [...]

     

  • “In China, My Name Is…” and ChinaSMACK.com e-event/contest starts today!

    December 10, 2009

    Expat/Chinese blog chinaSMACK is the source of all things new and hot from China, translated for English speakers to understand. It’s a brilliant idea and a huge help for expats, and we’re glad Valerie Blanco and Ellen Feberwee, authors of MBP book In China, My Name Is… have gotten a chance to join them, albeit [...]

     

  • MBP Holiday Gift Guide, Part 3: The Urban Art Fanatic

    December 7, 2009

    Starting several years ago, MBP decided to showcase street art in the way we think it deserves. Now, we have an array of regionally-specific and topical graffiti and urban art titles that will whet the whistles of the most discerning street art fans – from the buildings of Los Angeles, to the bathrooms of New [...]

     

  • MBP’s Weekly Link Love – 12/4/09

    December 4, 2009

    Passport Magazine, the premiere publication for gay travel, loved Textura: Valencia Street Art, and so did Urban Art Core and Valencia, Spain’s city blog, Hola Valencia.

    Mr. Topp and his Big Bad Blog is a fan of The Noir A-Z – his favorite? “K is for Kafkaesque.”

    Autism Society Canada gives some link love to Drawing [...]

     

  • Photos from La Carmina’s L.A. Book Signings at Giant Robot & Kinokuniya!

    December 3, 2009

    Last week, La Carmina was jet-set, heading to Los Angeles, California to sign Crazy, Wacky Theme Restaurants: Tokyo at some of our favorite shops, Giant Robot 2 and Kinokuniya L.A.!
    La Carmina had a great time meeting her fans and signing some books! Thanks to all who came out – especially the two dedicated fans who [...]

     

  • Friend of MBP, Mighty Tanaka, kicks off new art space/show tomorrow, 12/3 in Brooklyn!

    December 2, 2009

    We’re pleased to announce that friend of MBP, Mighty Tanaka, who curated the amazing artists galleries at this year’s MBP Urban Arts Fest in Bushwick Brooklyn, are finally opening their own studio space in DUMBO, New York! Their first show kicks off tomorrow, December 3, with “Hybridism” – details below – see you there!
    * * [...]

     

  • DRAWING AUTISM featured artist: Noah Erenberg

    December 1, 2009

    Reminiscent of graffiti and influenced by his interest in hip-hop, Noah Erenberg’s artwork is vibrant and powerful. As one of the featured artists in our recently released title, Drawing Autism, we wanted to showcase a bit more of the Californian’s work that didn’t make it into the book.
    “I am inspired by words and symbols; [...]

     

  • Classic Art + Graffiti: Cool results from Worth1000.com’s ‘Ren 2′ Image Manipulation Contest

    At MBP, we think street art deserves to be showcased just as prominently as fine art (as you can see from our many urban art books, like Bay Area Graffiti, Graffiti Japan, Protest Graffiti Mexico: Oaxaca, etc.), and Worth1000.com agrees. The image manipulation and contest website concluded Graffiti Ren 2 (the second in the contest [...]

     

  • MBP Holiday Gift Guide, Part 2: The Pop Culture & Media Junkie

    November 30, 2009

    If you’re like most of the staff at MBP, you’re already a die-hard pop culture junkie. For the friends and family members who partake in a bit of pop cult fandom as well, we have a range of books that are sure to please (on any budget), from books on movie posters, to travel, to [...]

     

  • MBP Holiday Gift Guide, Part 1: The Lit Nerd & Bibliophile

    November 23, 2009

    Every holiday season you buy the classics for your literature nerd friend or family member, but now it’s time to mix it up with colorful, artful books ABOUT the books.
    We also have a series of illustrated fiction, which could be a refreshing change for your bookish friend: cerebral and well-penned, paired with thoughtfully selected illustrations. [...]

     

  • MBP featured in latest Annual Forecast Issue of MONOCLE MAGAZINE

    November 20, 2009

    In addition to this week’s Link Love, we received some big love from London-based international business, culture and design magazine, Monocle – and we’re honored to be included in this month’s Annual Forecast Issue. MBP was featured in a section about “slow media,” titled Calm down, dear – London, New York, Vienna, as one of [...]

     

  • MBP’s Weekly Link Love – 11/19/09

    This week, we got a ton of love for Julian Hibbard’s The Noir A-Z, right in the wake of our fantastic little party at The Player’s Club in NYC! Flavorpill’s Flavorwire, Chicago NOW’s Sex & the Windy City blog, Ffffound.com and NotCot all delighted in the sexy abecedary.

    Latina Magazine’s Latina.com adores our newest release, Luz [...]

     

  • Hey, L.A.! “Crazy, Wacky Theme Restaurants: Tokyo” signing with La Carmina at Giant Robot Los Angeles (GR2), 11/30!

    November 19, 2009

    Join Giant Robot Los Angeles, Mark Batty Publisher and Gothic Lolita blog-mistress La Carmina for the ultimate in zany Japanophilia at the Crazy, Wacky Theme Restaurants: Tokyo book signing!
    Even if you’ve been to Tokyo, you’ve never done a restaurant tour like the one endeavored by La Carmina in Crazy, Wacky Theme Restaurants: Tokyo.
    Traditional dishes like [...]

     

  • NOTATIONS 21 News + Upcoming Events!

    November 18, 2009

    Notations 21 author Theresa Sauer has just returned from the University of North Texas and Denton book tour and lecture series, which took place November 8-11, as a guest of Dr. Joseph Klein (DMus, Professor of Music Composition, Chair, Division of Composition Studies, University of North Texas College of Music) .

    Sauer made appearances (six in [...]

     

  • Winners Announced for “Crazy, Wacky Theme Restaurants: Tokyo” Giveaway on La Carmina’s blog!

    November 17, 2009

    These five winners came up with some fabulous theme restaurant ideas, and their imagination earned them a signed copy of La Carmina’s Crazy, Wacky Theme Restaurants: Tokyo!
    A Harry Potter themed restaurant? Ethereal dreamland? Gypsy? Check out the details of these winning ideas on La Carmina’s blog here.

     

  • “Green Design” featured product Sonic Fabric on the TODAY Show!

    November 13, 2009

    This past Thursday on the TODAY Show on NBC, Green Design featured product Sonic Fabric’s good-vibe-imbued neckties were included as part of a segment on green fashion!
    These environmentally friendly ties will also be appearing in the upcoming Rolling Stone Holiday Gift Guide (both the US and AUSTRALIA editions) and in Rachael Ray Magazine.
    Where can you [...]

     

  • “Face Food Recipes” Launch Party & Signing at Giant Robot NY, 12/12/09

    November 11, 2009

    Join MBP and Christopher D Salyers at Giant Robot NY on Saturday, December 12 from 6-8PM for drinks, noshes, fun and Face Food Recipes book-signage. And, bring your own homemade charaben to the event and receive a FREE copy of of the book!
    Two years ago, Christopher’s Face Food: The Visual Creativity of Japanese Bento Boxes [...]

     

  • In San Fran? Check out the The AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers Exhibition @ Chronicle Books (we’re featured!)!

    November 10, 2009

    Though we’re sad to have missed the opening of The AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers exhibit in San Francisco this month (we’re on the other coast!), MBP is excited to have been selected as part of the 2008 winners and for the event, where Chronicle Books’ lobby was transformed into a gallery of literary design delights.

    Doesn’t [...]

     

  • Win a Signed Copy of La Carmina’s “Crazy, Wacky Theme Restaurants: Tokyo” on her blog!

    November 6, 2009

    Enter to win Crazy Wacky Theme Restaurants: Tokyo, a jaw-dropping tour of Tokyo’s weirdest dining establishments. La Carmina’s photos and stories take you inside a haunted jail and Dracula’s lair; waitresses dressed as maids slap you when you lose a food version of Russian roulette, concluding with a mouthful of wasabi; a drunken Buddhist monk [...]

     

  • MBP Fave Mimoco & Munky King Designer Toy Store Team Up For Month Long L.A. MIMOBOT Pop-Up Shop

    November 5, 2009

    At MBP we loooove cute, functional stuff – which is why we adore Mimoco (one of this year’s Urban Arts Fest sponsors!), the makers of the MIMOBOT: designer flash drives that really look, essentially, like toys. Their designs range from exclusive artist creations, to Hello Kitty to Toki Doki to Star Wars, and we love [...]

     

  • DRAWING AUTISM featured artist: Shawn Belanger

    November 3, 2009

    Jill Mullin’s Drawing Autism is filled with amazing artwork from talented individuals on the autistic spectrum. Here’s a sneak peek at one of the featured artists, 24 year-old Calgary, Alberta-based Shawn Belanger (from his website ShawnBelanger.com), and some of our favorites from his art collection.
    For more info on Shawn, click through to his website bio [...]

     

  • Steve Rotman still getting love for “Bay Area Graffiti”

    November 2, 2009

    Steve Rotman, photographer and author of Bay Area Graffiti, has been interviewed recently in a couple of great pubs, including MBP favorite Day in the Lyfe magazine, who just recently released a movie on the graffiti life they cover, from NYC to San Fran.
    You can check Rotman’s interviews out here:
    Day in the Life: “Book Review: [...]

     

  • Remo Camerota Makes Walls Pretty in Bristol, UK

    October 30, 2009

    Graffiti Japan and upcoming Drainspotting author, artist REMO CAMEROTA, paints walls in Bristol, UK with Kid Zoom and Vermin – check out the sweet video!

     

  • “Shadows of Time” and “Decay” Author/Photog Nathan Troi Anderson Interviewed on PHOTOGRAPHERS SPEAK

    October 28, 2009

    Check out this fantastic in-depth interview with photographer and author of MBP’s Decay and Shadows of Time Nathan Troi Anderson, on Dean Brierly’s blog, Photographers Speak.
    “I think the images that we surround ourselves with are more real than ourselves. They provide for us a sense of identity. Our images are icons. They are our light; [...]

     

  • Halloween Party Alert: Powerstrip Circus & MBP go “Bump in the Night” this Saturday @ Coco 66 in Brooklyn!

    October 27, 2009

    Bump in the Night: Powerstrip Circus Halloween @ Coco 66!
    Date: Saturday, October 31, 2009
    Time: 9PM – 4AM
    Location: Coco66, 66 Greenpoint Ave., Brooklyn, NY
    Price: $5
    Know all the moves to the “Thriller” video? Can you quote Evil Dead 2 by heart? Well, then – put down that copy of Twilight and come celebrate your ghoulishness with Powerstrip Circus’s [...]

     

  • Pre-order “Face Food Recipes” – the Must-Have How-To for Japanese Character Bento!

    October 26, 2009

    That’s right, folks! The anticipated follow-up to Christopher D Salyers’s Face Food: The Visual Creativity of Japanese Bento Boxes, the brilliant lil’ how-to Face Food Recipes, is finally…almost…available – now all you have to do is pre-order here on Amazon.

     

  • Trick or Treat: “Faces of the Living Dead” Resurfaced!

    October 20, 2009

    Halloween is right around the corner, which means treats for you from MBP! Today’s tasty morsel? A blast from the past and a back title (from 2006) worth resurfacing: Faces of the Living Dead: The Belief in Spirit Photography, by Martyn Jolly, Head of Photomedia at the Australian National University School of Art.
    If you’re a [...]

     

  • This Saturday, 10/17! Art For Progress presents Artists’ Loft V. III, Pre-CMJ Event

    October 15, 2009

    Check out another amazing Art For Progress (who worked with us for the MBP Urban Arts Fest) event, just in time for CMJ! Details from their website:
    Event: “Artists Loft” V. III, Pre-CMJ Event
    When: Oct 17, 2009 7:30 PM — Oct 18, 2009 12:00 AM
    Where: Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center.
    107 Suffolk Street
    New York, NY 10002
    On Saturday, October 17th, the [...]

     

  • CRAZY, WACKY THEME RESTAURANTS: TOKYO’s La Carmina to Co-Host Tokyo Episode of Andrew Zimmern’s BIZARRE WORLD on Travel Channel

    October 14, 2009

    Check out this amazing news from La Carmina!
    …Travel Channel was charmed by my book, CRAZY, WACKY THEME RESTAURANTS!…So now, in October, I’m being flown to Tokyo… to be a guide and co-host for several outrageous segments of Andrew Zimmern’s TV show on Travel Channel, Bizarre World!

    It’s no secret that I’m a Travel Channel fanatic (remember [...]

     

  • “EdgyCute” Artist Focus: Kathie Olivas

    October 13, 2009

    Another impressive featured artist from Harry Saylor’s recently released EdgyCute, Kathie Olivas has been fielding major acclaim for her dreamy, lovingly creepy portraits of children (and more).
    A bit about Kathie from the ORBIT website:
    Kathie Olivas is a multi-media artist who resides in Tampa, FL. At 29, she has been featured in numerous galleries and museums [...]

     

  • “EdgyCute” Artist Focus: Motomichi Nakamura

    October 9, 2009

    One of our newest releases, Harry Saylor’s EdgyCute, collects some amazing global talents, exploring different facets of the creepy-sweet aesthetic. Japanese Brooklynite Motomichi Nakamura is a prime example of the “Bizarre Grotesque” art chapter of the book, and his brilliantly amoebic and bright images adorn toys, canvases, skateboards, guitars, videos, inflatables and even a Zune, [...]

     

  • The Josh McCutchen Show does The MBP Urban Arts Fest

    October 8, 2009

    Hilarity!

     

  • MBP URBAN ARTS FEST 10/3: The Aftermath

    October 7, 2009

    The MBP Urban Arts Fest has come and gone, with an estimated 800 attendants throughout the day! This past Saturday in Bushwick, Brooklyn hosted a bevy of artists, musicians, shoppers and partiers, despite the daytime rain. Our champion graffiti and mural artists spent hours in the storm working on and finishing their pieces, much to [...]

     

  • Last Chance to Get Your $10 Advance Tix to the MBP Urban Arts Fest TOMORROW, 10/3 in Brooklyn!

    October 2, 2009

    The MBP Urban Arts Fest is finally upon us! The event has picked up a ton of great buzz – the Village Voice, New York Post, Format Magazine, ACCLAIM Magazine and others have hooked us up with some amazing press.
     
    Stop by to check out the live graffiti wall artists do their thing; explore art galleries [...]

     

  • Recession Lessons: “Products for a Happy Life” Reminds Us to Appreciate the Small Stuff

    October 1, 2009

    There’s nothing like an economic recession to remind you what you DON’T have and CAN’T afford. Now more than ever, it’s important to remind ourselves what we do have; what really matters, and what small items in our lives actually make us happy once we pay attention to them.
    And that’s what Products for a Happy [...]

     

  • Shepard Fairey Piece ‘OBEY x PEEL’ to be Unveiled at MBP Urban Arts Fest – Oct 3 – Brooklyn

    September 30, 2009

    Dave and Holly Combs are not only the authors of our fantastic PEEL: The Art of the Sticker – they’re respected, active members of the street art community. As such, design mastermind Shepard Fairey has created a collab poster for the PEEL cause, which will be unveiled in person THIS SATURDAY, October 3, in Brooklyn [...]

     

  • Truckers and Texts

    September 28, 2009

    Truckers, who schlep the vast majority of the goods we come into contact with from the end of the world and back again, are under constantly increasing pressure to get their loads where they need to go in as little time as possible. The industry has become so precisely controlled, as a result of legislative [...]

     

  • Your Computer Needs Some CELEBRITY VINYL

    September 22, 2009

    Straight from the pages of Celebrity Vinyl – our favorite collection of famous people’s most hilarious attempts at cutting an album – author Tom Hamling offers both computer wallpaper and screensavers filled with joyous and awkward album art.
    Download these beauties (for both Windows and Mac) here on the official Celebrity Vinyl website.
    And, if you [...]

     

  • How to Catch a Glitch (or: How to Glitch Like a Pro) – from Ant Scott

    September 21, 2009

    Before Glitch: Designing Imperfection was a book, it was an experiment; a collection; a thesis. The contributors and authors spent years perfecting the study of the “Glitch” aesthetic, and duly learned how to create their own.
    Here are Ant Scott’s instructions on catching and amplifying a glitch for art’s sake (via Beflix.com):
    1) Wait for something to [...]

     

  • “The Noir A-Z”s Julian Hibbard is Puzzled

    September 15, 2009

    As if our newest release, The Noir A-Z wasn’t cool enough – author and photographer Julian Hibbard has created these incredible photo jigsaw puzzles. The puzzles feature a mask theme of four different designs, some made from photos directly from the book.
    These puzzles brilliantly connect with the Noir A-Z as they were an earlier investigation [...]

     

  • David Markey Announces 9/22 Release of “The Reinactors” DVD – Misadventures of Hollywood Boulevard’s Celeb “Imposters”

    September 14, 2009

    MBP’s book Imposters, by Shawna Kenney, documents, page-by-page, the out-of-work actors and hopefuls who line Hollywood Boulevard dressed up like the celebs of yesteryear and today: Marilyn Monroe, Spider-Man, Spongebob and Superman.
    Now, to the screen: filmmaker David Markey, who was interviewed in Kenney’s masterpiece, explores this same world by camera with his upcoming DVD [...]

     

  • MBP’s Buzz Poole at the “Don’t Know Much About Literature Quiz Show” 9/17 at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe in Brooklyn

    September 11, 2009

    At MBP we’re always down for a good time, and that includes managing editor (and Madonna of the Toast author) Buzz Poole, and Garth Risk Hallberg, author of A Field Guide to the North American Family, who will be team members at the upcoming Don’t Know Much About Literature Quiz Show starring Kenneth C. Davis [...]

     

  • MBP at the Brooklyn Book Festival 9/13, Booth 105

    September 9, 2009

    The Brooklyn Book Festival is finally upon us, and MBP is thrilled to attend this year’s happenings. We’ll be there at Booth 105, so make sure to stop by and say hello – and get great discounts, check out our newest titles, and chat with the team!

     

  • NOTATIONS 21’s Theresa Sauer Interviewed on New Music Box

    September 1, 2009

    New Music Box is the official web magazine from the American Music Center, and managing editor Molly Sheridan sat down with Notations 21 author Theresa Sauer for a chat about the book. Check out the “Inside Notations 21″ interview and video here!
    Excerpt from Theresa’s interview: “The creative genius of the Notations 21 artists and their [...]

     

  • LE GUN’s Neal Fox Exhibit at Daniel Blau Gallery in Munich, September 10th Opening

    August 28, 2009

    LE GUN is an art collective and magazine established by graduates from London’s Royal College of Art’s department of Communication Art & Design. Since the 2004 inception of LE GUN, the group’s core – Neal Fox, Matthew Appleton, Bill Bragg, Chris Bianchi, Alex Wright and Robert Greene – has produced four issues of the vibrant, [...]

     

  • Blog by La Carmina: Behind the Scenes of “Crazy, Wacky Theme Restaurants: Tokyo”!

    August 25, 2009

    The concept was, from the start, a Kool-Aid trip: photograph and write about Tokyo’s bizarre new crop of theme restaurants. But my friends and I decided to up the game by not only observing but participating in the madness. For the Alice in Wonderland cafe, we wore costumes based on the characters (above: Cheshire Cat [...]

     

  • Op-Ed by Mark Batty on Forbes.com for 8/24: “The Kindle Can’t Scare Me”

    August 21, 2009

    Our very own Mark Batty shares his opinions on the Kindle, the book industry, and why he wants literary technology to bring it on. Click through on the Forbes.com CEO Network this Monday (August 24) to check out the article.

     

  • Sweet Band Merch from NOTATIONS 21 Designer Mike Perry

    If you haven’t picked up Theresa Sauer’s
    Notations 21, you’re missing out on a brilliant collection of fascinatingly creative visual pieces from over 100 international composers.
    Not only that, but it’s a beautifully designed book – courtesy of Mike Perry – whose art now adorns some awesome-looking t-shirts and posters from a collection called the Insound [...]

     

  • J. Namdev Hardisty Sneak Peeks His Album Collection in “DIY Album Art” Teaser Video

    August 19, 2009

    DIY Album Art: Paper Bags & Office Supplies has grabbed the attention of artists, DIY-ers, punk and indie and music fans alike with its innovative artwork and expansive stories. In this new book teaser video, author J. Namdev Hardisty shows us some favorites from his DIY album art collection featured in the book, and explains [...]

     

  • “Crazy, Wacky”’s La Carmina Gets Lots of Love in Vancouver

    August 18, 2009

    MBP’s resident Gothic Lolita, La Carmina, and author of our just-released Crazy, Wacky Theme Restaurants: Tokyo has been garnering some attention in her Canadian homeland, with interviews and reviews in both the Vancouver Sun and Vancouver Province, with more along the way! 

    Check out the latest articles:
    Vancouver Sun, “Tour the bizarre eateries of Tokyo with La Carmina” 

    [...]

     

  • Lila Downs visits MBP!

    August 14, 2009

    Ok, so cool things really do happen in NYC: Yesterday I had the special honor of welcoming international songstress Lila Downs to our offices! She was here signing a few copies of Protest Graffiti Mexico: Oaxaca, for which she wrote a truly inspired introduction. (If you haven’t read it or are unfamiliar with the protests [and [...]

     

  • Read Joyce to Read Pynchon

    August 7, 2009

    The internet and media are currently abuzz with talk about Thomas Pynchon’s new novel, Inherent Vice. The book is something of a hardboiled noir set in the receding tide of ‘60s drug culture, with a cast that’d be hard to put anywhere else. Like Middlemarch, Inherent Vice attempts to flesh out a given time and [...]

     

  • Artist Noma Bar of “Guess Who” & Upcoming “Negative Space” Chosen by VAROOM as “Illustrator that Defines a Decade”

    July 27, 2009

    Over the past several years, artist and MBP author Noma Bar has received an overwhelming amount of praise for his socially and politically-fueled artwork. Now, Varoom Magazine, one of the most respected culture and illustration magazines in the UK, has officially recognized Bar as an “Illustrator that Defines a Decade.” Read the PDF article here.
    “Noma’s use [...]

     

  • URBAN IRAN’s Charlotte Noruzi on Air America’s “Breakroom Live” This Thursday, July 2

    June 29, 2009

    This Thursday, July 2 at 3:00PM EST, tune in to Air America’s Breakroom Live with Marc Maron and Sam Seder as MBP’s Urban Iran author Charlotte Noruzi discusses the book, her background in Tehran, and shares her feelings on today’s Iran as a Persian-American woman.
    “When I saw the crowds of people in the streets that [...]

     

  • Martha Cooper and Ji Lee @ Bicycle Film Festival

    June 19, 2009

    MBP authors Martha Cooper (Going Postal) and Ji Lee (Talk Back) are both exhibiting in Joy Ride, an art show at the ninth annual Bicycle Film Festival. Displaying at four different Manhattan galleries before touring through the rest of the US, the show offers up a smorgasbord of past and present bike culture as documented by [...]

     

  • Graffiti and the Protests in Iran

    Justice, so well personified by the blindfolded lady bearing scales and a sword, has always been the negotiation of balance shot through with violence. Most times, though, violence labeled as ‘just’ is not dealt out blindly; the blindfold that Lady Justice wears is more a pleasant fiction than a comforting reality and her scale is [...]

     

  • MBP @ BEA

    June 5, 2009

    Once a year the American publishing industry gets together, along with a healthy contingent of bookish folks from around the world, and puts on Book Expo America. BEA, as it’s known to attendees, is part business meeting, part carnival and part swag hunt. Everything from robotic book lights (emblazoned with whichever printer is using them [...]

     

  • Chicken: Low Art, High Calorie Reviewed in NYT Sunday Book Review

    June 1, 2009

    The verdict is in – the New York Times thinks Chicken: Low Art, High Calorie is finger-lickin’ good.
    We love when reviewers “get” the true gist of our books — and Steven Heller’s no different, deeming Chicken “marvelously unappetizing.” Here’s an excerpt:
    Finally, here’s a book about romance of a different kind: the love of — nay, the [...]

     

  • More BEA News and MBP at TDC, Too

    May 28, 2009

    The booth is set up and as of Friday morning the Javits Center will be thrumming with the chatter of book people. For those attending come see us at Booth #4280, where books aplenty will be on display along with all sorts of gewgaw for the taking. Need more? Then swing by the booth on [...]

     

  • Notations 21 in Creative Review

    May 27, 2009

    The long awaited, much anticipated Notations 21 is finally available and we think it’s been worth the wait. The book’s contributors agree and now the press will be chiming in on the matter.
    The June issue of Creative Review has dedicated 4 pages to Notations 21 in a great piece by David Crowley, “The Art of [...]

     

  • MBP at BEA

    May 20, 2009

    It’s that time of year again, people. Book Expo America lands here in New York next week. From May 29-31 the American publishing world descends on the Javits Center and MBP will be there in full force. Come by and see us at Booth #4280. Mention this blog post and get a free MBP pin. [...]

     

  • Hitches in the Machine

    May 18, 2009

    The integration of computers and digital systems into modern life is now nearly total: from cell phones (now mostly digital) to ATM machines, through the massive datacenters that channel this webpage to your screen, there is hardly a moment in most people’s working day, or leisure time, that isn’t in some way delivered by a [...]

     

  • Download Autumn 2009 Catalog

    May 13, 2009

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  • Protest Graffiti Mexico: Oaxaca at Bluestockings

    May 6, 2009

    Join MBP at Bluestockings this Saturday, May 9 for a reading and slide show inspired by Protest Graffiti Mexico: Oaxaca. Author Louis E.V. Nevaer will read from the book as well as discuss the intricacies of the conflict that at its core is about the right to an education.
    For the intrepid, after the reading we [...]

     

  • Notations 21 May Events

    May 5, 2009

    It’s been a long time coming, but Notations 21 will be available worldwide very soon. Compiled by Theresa Sauer and designed by Mike Perry, this impressive tome features an incredible range of illustrated musical scores. It may not look like these scores can get musicians to make music, but they can. If you’re in the [...]

     

  • In China at the American Book Center

    May 4, 2009

    English speakers living in the Netherlands have a home away from home with the American Book Center, where they can find the latest book releases in English, meet authors doing European book tours, and, of course, see the latest offerings from MBP. Recently things got a little better at the shop: the ABC featured photos [...]

     

  • Martha Cooper in Chicago, Steve Rotman on the Radio

    April 27, 2009

    If you’re in Chicago this coming Friday, May 1, join Martha Cooper at Novem Life where the Upset Collective will host a book signing for Going Postal and the brand spankin’ new 25th anniversary edition of Subway Art. There will also be stickers for sale!
    In other graffiti news, Bay Area Graffiti author Steve Rotman took [...]

     

  • MBP London Party

    April 17, 2009

    Are you in London? Will you be in London on Wednesday, April 22? If your answer to either of those questions is yes, then come on out to DreamBagsJaguarShoes and party down with some of the Londoners that make MBP go round, like Siaron Hughes, Noma Bar, Mourad Boutros, Tina Ziegler and the good folks [...]

     

  • We Call It Illustrated Fiction

    April 16, 2009

    MBP has never done a graphic novel. We’ve had plenty pitched this way, and admired several from afar. We have published illustrated fiction, which, as we see it, differs greatly from graphic novels. When we look at The Inner Life of Martin Frost, A Field Guide to the North American Family or the forthcoming Instructions [...]

     

  • Live Long and Prosper

    April 15, 2009

    Noma Bar’s latest cover illustration graces the May issue of Esquire UK. Not sure which Spcok this is an ode to, the old or the new, but that’s probably beside the point.
    This image is similar in approach to Bar’s work in Guess Who? but soon the world will be wowed by a completely different range [...]

     

  • Going Postal in New York Times

    April 13, 2009

    Martha Cooper and Going Postal are once again in the news, and this time it is in The New York Times. Today’s April 12 issue contains the story “Chronicler of Furtive Arts,” which examines Cooper’s long-standing career of being on the pulse of street art, documenting graffiti from its earliest days to the myriad ways [...]

     

  • Times of London Clucks About Chicken

    April 1, 2009

    An article in The Times of London titled “Chicken and the treasures of ancient grease” introduces readers to Chicken: Low Art, High Calorie and its author: “Siaron Hughes has taken a photographic odyssey through the low-rent, high-cal world of London’s fried-chicken takeaways to compile a book that celebrates their lurid graphic iconography.”
    Hughes answers questions about [...]

     

  • Holy Handcuffs Batman!

    March 31, 2009

    The collection of out-of-work actors and other Imposters that hang around a sunbaked stretch of Hollywood Boulevard looking for tips are headed to small screen: “Confessions of a Superhero,” directed by Matthew Ogens, will premier on the Sundance Channel on April 13th at 9pm. You have to wonder if Ogens will mention the feud between [...]

     

  • Eye on Shapes for Sounds

    March 30, 2009

    In the newest issue of Eye, the international review of graphic design, Shapes for Sounds is dubbed ” a love letter to the alphabet.” The reviewer declares: “This book is the clearest introduction I’ve read to the story of how the alphabet we use has come into being.”
    Written and designed to be accessible and informative, [...]

     

  • Glitch: Designing Imperfection

    March 27, 2009

    The four fine fellows responsible for the forthcoming Glitch: Designing Imperfection have just launched a new website that features spreads from the book, a list of contributors, pre-order information and Glitch-related Tweets. Check it out here.
    And remember, while you can’t deliberately make mistakes, they are often the greatest sources of inspiration!

     

  • The Inner Life of Martin Frost Wins Big!

    March 26, 2009

    This week marked the 23rd annual Bookbinders’ Guild of New York’s New York Book Show, held in all its glory at the Grand Ballroom in Manhattan. Nobody at MBP was on hand to witness the event, but nevertheless our books made their way into the hands of the judges. And (drumroll please…) the big winner [...]

     

  • Shtick Is an Anagram of Kitsch

    March 24, 2009

    The title of this post has been appropriated from a heady and brilliantly executed essay by one of MBP’s favorite writers, Garth Risk Hallberg (author of A Field Guide to the North American Family). Over at the literary blog The Millions, Hallberg has flayed Jonathan’s Littell’s The Kindly Ones. More than a review of a [...]

     

  • Work To Do: Thursday, March 26

    March 23, 2009

    This Thursday at 112 Greene Street Studio  Work To Do opens, and Afrika Bambaata will be reuniting with Soul Sonic Force to celebrate the show and a new single!
    MBP will be there hawking copies of Going Postal since many of the artists participating in this show — C.DAMAGE and COSBE to name but two — [...]

     

  • Happy Persian New Year!

    March 19, 2009

    Tehran-based street artist, and Urban Iran contributor, A1ONE sent us this Iranian New Year greeting. The two-week observance that begins on the vernal equinox (March 20 this year) is called Norooz and is celebrated with fire jumping, spring cleaning and family gatherings, all in the name of newness.
    If you dig A1ONE’s work, over the next [...]

     

  • Chicken Chatter

    March 18, 2009

    It should come as no surprise that we’re biased when it comes to MBP books. If we didn’t like them we wouldn’t make them. Luckily, plenty of others outside the MBP microcosm dig our titles too, and we’re always grateful for their kind words.
    Of late, Chicken: Low Art, High Calorie has been getting lots of [...]

     

  • The Colonel Goes for a Dip

    March 16, 2009

    The American values spreading across the globe include more than Liberty™, Democracy®, and Happy Meals©—there’s also baseball, and, of course, fast food. Chicken: Low Art, High Calorie takes a look at the quintessentially American chicken shack and its United Kingdom doppelgangers. But the street-corners of London are not the only places that fast-food Americana has [...]

     

  • MBP in the News

    March 9, 2009

    MBP is livening up the news. The most recent Economist takes a hard look at the drug war and features a cover illustration by Noma Bar, author of Guess Who and Negative Space. Also, last Friday ABC 7 News, inspired by Bay Area Graffiti, ran a segment on street art in the Bay area, complete with author [...]

     

  • Bid on MBP Titles During Design Auction St. Bride

    March 5, 2009

    On March 19, the Design Auction St. Bride will be taking place, with proceeds being split between two worthy causes: Lincoln School of Art & Design and St. Bride Library. Seats are sold out, but you can enter bids via email. MBP has donated some books, as have Laurence King and Lars Muller, along with [...]

     

  • Please Call Me Boss

    February 27, 2009

    The globe is reeling from the tailspin of its financial markets. What began with bright young things cooking up financial mechanisms for a fictive economy has crept into the real one. Container ships are sitting empty in shipping hubs the world over, and unloaded cargo is cluttering warehouses at the harbor. With the unsold products—everything [...]

     

  • Noma Bar Illustrates BAFTA

    February 26, 2009

    The British version of the Academy Awards took place recently and Noma Bar, author of Guess Who? and the forthcoming Negative Space, was commissioned to interpret the five films nominated for Best Film, using his singular, and hugely popular, illustrative style. A gallery show of these prints and others is on display in London and [...]

     

  • The Noir A-Z @ Ivy Brown Gallery

    February 24, 2009

    In May we’ll be releasing photographer Julian Hibbard’s The Noir A-Z, a sexy board book that matches every letter of the alphabet with an alluring word and photograph. If you find the image below enticing, and happen to be in New York, be sure to visit Ivy Brown Gallery between March 5 and April 16 [...]

     

  • Who Knew Going Postal Could Feel So Good?

    February 23, 2009

    There’s already lots of web chatter about this past Friday’s Going Postal party at Ad Hoc Art. Martha Cooper has a new blog over at 12ozPROPHET and she has already chimed in with her thoughts. You can read more about the night at Brooklyn Street Art, too, and there are many pics here.

    From MBP’s perspective, [...]

     

  • Going Postal @ Ad Hoc Art: February 20

    February 13, 2009

    If you’re reading this, you probably know about Martha Cooper. If you need a crash course, check out this great article from the Village Voice, bringing the uninitiated up to speed from Cooper’s work documenting the early days or graffiti and hip-hop cultures to her new book, Going Postal.
    Better yet, come out to Brooklyn’s Ad [...]

     

  • Peel Authors’ Take on Shepard Fairey Arrest

    February 11, 2009

    As if defending the concept of fair use and launching a retrospective of his work at the Institute of Contemporary Art wasn’t enough to keep Shepard Fairey busy, he now has to deal with being arrested last week in Boston, on a warrant that he didn’t know had been issued. Weird, right?
    It just so happens [...]

     

  • Urban Iran at KGB in NYC: 2/17 @ 7pm

    February 10, 2009

    Join Urban Iran contributors Charlotte Noruzi and Sohrab Mohebbi at New York City’s finest literary bar, KGB, during a night of non-fiction readings about Iran.  Other readers include Hooman Majd, author of The  Ayatollah Begs to Differ, and Manijeh Nasrabadi.
    The event is free, so come on out and get yourself a little attention from Homeland [...]

     

  • Grease Goes Global

    February 9, 2009

    The 20th century gave rise to many earth-shaking and wide-reaching innovations—the jetliner, the computer, television, nuclear war—but few have had as much effect on the shape of city life as the fast food joint. In little more than 90 years, fast food has spread out from its US roots and become a global phenomenon; its [...]

     

  • Books + Records @ Cake Shop, NYC!

    February 6, 2009

    To those of you in the NYC area … Cake Shop, that local indie venue/cupcake/cafe spot, is holding a fleamarket-type sale in its space this Saturday, February 7th, from 12-7pm. If you’re into comics, zines, books, records, art and the like, do check it out … and say hello to our friend Veronica at Fractious [...]

     

  • Bay Area Graffiti Party: Feb. 6 @ 111 Minna in SF

    February 3, 2009

    If you’re in the San Francisco Bay Area this Friday, swing by
    111 Minna to celebrate the release of Steve Rotman’s Bay Area Graffiti. Lots of the book’s contributors will be hanging their art, books will be sold and signed, and good times will prevail!

     

  • It’s a new New York day, a new blog, a new site…

    January 29, 2009

    ¡Hola! Cómo estás? Christopher here, the Designer + Production Honcho at MBP. (Yes, that’s my cheeky self to the left, appropriately taken with the cam of one of MBP’s iMacs.) As you’ve noticed, the new site is up and it’s a drastic improvement over the old one – elegant page-scrolling, an easier/smoother interface, this nifty blog thingie [...]

     

  • New Web Order

    January 23, 2009

    MBP needed a new website like the US needed a new president. Okay, the old site wasn’t that bad, but this one is great! Living Pixel Design tricked us out with interfaces you’ve come to expect from first-rate sites. Our books have always offered the best in terms of content and design, so we figured [...]

     

  • Coming Soon: Protest Graffiti: Mexico: Oaxaca

    January 20, 2009

    January 19, 2009: It’s not about graffiti for art’s sake in Protest Graffiti Mexico: Oaxaca.

     

  • Spring 2009 Catalog

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  • Happy New Year!

    January 5, 2009

    “Change” one of 2008’s buzzwords to be sure. Of course, change is always in motion, at times for the better, but other times for the worse. Look at the global economy, or the skyrocketing number of home foreclosures in the US and UK. Wars continue; people die. But wars end, too, and people are born [...]

     

  • 2008’s Independent and Small Press Book Fair

    December 1, 2008

    December, ostensibly a time to celebrate with friends and family the passing of another year, is a dreaded month: frustratingly long lines, messes of well-meaning but mediocre food and garish wrapping paper, tinsel and holiday lights fill days, nights and nightmares. Short of holing up for the entire month, these tidings must be confronted, [...]

     

  • The Notations 21 Project

    October 2, 2008

    Notations 21 Project brings the legacy of John Cage’s illustrated musical scores into the 21st century.
    The Chelsea Art Museum, in conjunction with Mark Batty Publisher, is pleased to announce the Notations 21 Project, celebrating the best and brightest of contemporary composers working with visual scores. In honor of the 40th anniversary of John’s Cage’s seminal [...]

     

  • Everyone’s Doin’ It

    July 30, 2008

    As Greek mythology has it, three Sirens once lived on the rocky island of Sirenum Scopuli, singing to passing ships. As half-woman, half-bird creatures, the Sirens’ voices were utterly irresistible; none could escape bewitchment upon hearing their sweet songs. Hoards of enchanted seamen were thought to have abandoned ship and swum toward the music, toward [...]