12ozProphet

Laura Splan made doilies based on the structures of different viruses. Shown here… SARS, Herpes and Influenza.

Nice work, two thousand nine.

Just in time for all your holiday religious / art / commerce related activities -  two new small prints are available for you and yours. Tiny Showcase is selling a two color foil print edition of 500 called Reliquary One ( dead medium, hand of glory, magic bone ) 19” x 12.5”. A portion of the sales go to Amnesty International.

OR if that’s too shiny - a new operation called Working Proof is offering a signed letterpress edition of 75 - 11"x14”. Optimists Club printed right here in Brooklyn at The Arm letterpress studio. A portion of the proceeds from this print will go to Transportation Alternatives, an advocacy group for cyclists and public transit.

Many thanks to both Shea’la at T.S. and Anna at W.P.

From the Factoria de Santos website...
“San Honesto is the patron saint against corruption, bribes and defender of truthfulness. Mission: To make a positive change in the world we have to start with ourselves. San Honesto’s mirror face reflects the image of the person praying to him. Citizens of the world can give San Honesto as a gift to corrupt individuals to awaken a change in consciousness and improve their behavior. If you believe people make miracles happen, start praying to San Honesto for a more honest planet. “

The Facoria de Santos is based in Mexico City, but has been manufacturing new saints for a world that could use a few more. And if looking into the mirror face doesn’t provide quite enough truth, a bottle of the San Honesto fair trade Mezcal should probably do the trick.

Eyelevel BQE is hosting a San Honesto group show starting December 11 Featuring works by myself, Vena2, Ciler, Bang Buro, Dr. Morbito, Monica Ruzansky, Gabriela Alva Cal y Mayor and Luisa Gloria Mota-Velasco.

Thanks to the good people at Artlog and the tireless/generous printers at FlavorPaper, I will be showing some work at the ARTLOG booth at Pulse this year. If you’re in the area, please come by. In fact, Artlog were so kind to make a map/guide showing all the fairs with updates and tweets and things like that.

The Museum of Arts and Design and American Craft Magazine are putting on a series of artists talks called In Print / In Process in which people like myself come talk a little and give a crafty demonstration. I can’t necessarily promise any profound insights into the world of wallpaper, but the MAD is a terrific institution and totally worth a visit. Plus thursday evening is pay-what-you-like style and perfect for these tough economic times. Many thanks to MAD for hosting and to American Craft for the generous article about my work in the October/November issue.

Thanks Mike & Anna and to Dave Johnny for the magical evening. below A lithe Hemmingway and sultry Barry Gibb were captured here by the camera of Anna Wolf. Anna and Mike Perry are also launching a new issue of Untitled A Magazine at the ACE New York tonight. See you there.

2 Sutherlands No cover !
“AMATEUR HOUR is not necessarily a theme for the work in this show. We hope the title is fitting for the times we live in where barriers between what is considered “amateur” and “professional” creative work in photography, video and other mediums continue to be broken down. People are making great music in their bedrooms, recording news on cell phones, etc. For our first show together we want to celebrate this phenomenon with works in a variety of mediums including: video, video stills, photography, sculpture, found objects, and collage. Hope to see you! P+A Suthz.”

AMATEUR HOUR
WITH ANDREW AND PETER SUTHERLAND
ATM GALLERY 621 W. 27TH STREET NYC
THURSDAY, OCT 22
6-9 pm

atmgallery.com

Joel Speasmaker made some heady minimal geo-philosophical graphs and video. Christopher Bettig made some crafty organic fractal-folk art. Both can be seen at DDR Projects Oct. 09 - Nov. 12 2009. If you can’t make it to LA,  Joel’s catalog of the exhibition and interpretation of Hegel’s The Phenomenology of Spirit is available here.

Topsafe London - the same sharp minds behind Crack & Shine are officially open for business. Editions from the likes of Neequaye Dreph, Seb Gorey, Roid, and the Hopper-esque photographs of Will Robson-Scott.

“Topsafe is an online gallery that showcases high-quality, limited-edition artwork from some of Europe’s leading talents. A collective brought together by a shared passion for expression and individuality, many of the Topsafe artists honed their talents through graffiti writing. Here they present a development of the art they produce in the train yards and on city streets, while retaining the energy and free thinking that is the hallmark of their outlaw practice.”