Z-Girl and the Snake Charmer

Doniella Davy, Z-Girl and the Snake CharmerDoniella Davy, Z-Girl and the Snake Charmer

Doniella Davy, Z-Girl and the Snake Charmer
Edited and Designed by Daniel Wagner
Softcover, 44 pp. with inserts, mimeograph 2/2, 5.5 x 8.5 inches
Edition of 100, numbered
Published by The Kingsboro Press

$11.00 ·

A semi-follow-up to Hippie Photos and Surfer Man, Los Angeles-based photographer Doniella Davy’s imprint Z-Girl and the Snake Charmer returns to the voyeuristic photo-based narrative format to weave a two part story of a woman in trouble and the mysterious “snake charmer”.

Llano Community Bookstore

Llano Del Rio

Llano Community Bookstore
CalArts Library and IKO IKO Space
Two-part temporary bookstore
April 5 — April 20, 2012
Organized by Textfield, Inc.

PART I
CalArts Library: Microfilm Room
24700 McBean Pkwy.
Valencia, CA 91355
Thursday, April 5, 1-6pm

PART II
IKO IKO Space
931 N. Fairfax Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Friday, April 6 — Friday, April 20, 12-7pm (Closed Mondays)

Llano Community Bookstore is a two-part temporary bookstore, hosted for one day (Thursday, April 5, 1-6pm) at the CalArts Library, and for fifteen days (Friday, April 6 to Friday, April 20) at IKO IKO in Los Angeles.

CalArts graduate students have selected titles from the Textfield Distribution Catalog, to be included in both parts, and will install/deinstall and work as Shopkeepers during PART I of the temporary bookstore, located in the CalArts Library Microfilm Room. PART II of the temporary bookstore will be hosted by IKO IKO in Los Angeles, and includes furniture, used for both parts, designed by WAKA WAKA.

The (fictional) bookstore is based upon, and takes its name from, Llano Del Rio, which was organized under the Llano Del Rio Company and was a corporate-run socialist Utopian society initiated by Job Harriman, following his narrow defeat in a runoff election for the mayorship of Los Angeles. Harriman believed that the success of socialism depended not only on politics, but also on the realization of socialist principles. Harriman did not attempt to reform all of society, but rather, he believed that by creating a functioning socialist community within the larger society of capitalism, the larger society would gradually convert to socialism.

Live

Ken Seeno and Jeremy Sigler, Live

Ken Seeno and Jeremy Sigler, Live
12-inch vinyl record, silkscreened 1/1, 12 x 12 inches [12.75 x 12.75 in poly sleeve]
Edition of 150, numbered
Published by The Kingsboro Press

$25.00 ·

A side: Ken Seeno, A Breezy Memory/Cool Hand, Shadow; Jeremy Sigler, excerpt from Plankticus Erectus
B side: Jeremy Sigler, excerpt from Plankticus Erectus; Ken Seeno, Spirit of 77
Recorded in Baltimore in May 2011, Live marks not only the first ever vinyl release from The Kingsboro Press, but also the first officially released project from longtime friends, colleagues, and schemers Seeno and Sigler. 3 tracks from Seeno (ex-Ponytail) highlight his uniquely ambient and immersive new age-tingled solo work, alongside 2 poems read from New York-based poet Sigler. L.L. Being, an accompanying text (a dialogue between Sigler and Seeno that covers everything from 2 Fat Ladies and Being There, to Windham Hill and khakis) is available here .

Shit Karmas

David Armacost and Nik Planck, Shit KarmasDavid Armacost and Nik Planck, Shit Karmas

David Armacost and Nik Planck, Shit Karmas
Stapled w/ clear poly sleeve*, 12 pp., mimeograph 1/1, 10.75 x 12 inches
Edition of 75
Published by The Kingsboro Press

$8.00 ·

A new collaborative artists book from Baltimore-based painters Armacost and Planck. Sourcing their longstanding and fervent correspondence, Shit Karmas scrutinizes all elements of artistic practice, from grandiose pursuits to foolhardy routine. Deeply rooted in painting, Armacost and Planck have etched out a collaborative process in which every element informs the next, and drawings and paintings are endlessly referenced and parodied in a seemingly-endless back and forth interchange between artists.

*Note: mimeograph printed on matte coated paper (ink may transfer during handling).

No More Reality

Phil Chang
Arthur Ou
Eduardo Sarabia
Anna Sew Hoy

Temporary bookshop and exhibition
July 21 — August 25, 2011
Reception: Thursday, July 21, 6-8pm
Organized by Textfield, Inc.

Creatures of Comfort
205 Mulberry St.
New York, NY 10012
www.creaturesofcomfort.us
Creatures of Comfort New York is pleased to present No More Reality, a temporary bookshop and exhibition organized by Textfield, Inc. The bookshop and exhibition will take place in Creatures of Comfort’s adjacent project space at 205 Mulberry St.

In conjunction with the bookshop, which will feature current and archived titles from Textfield Distribution, there will be an exhibition of work by artists that Jonathan Maghen has collaborated with through Textfield to realize various publishing projects. The exhibition will feature the works of Phil Chang, Arthur Ou, Eduardo Sarabia, and Anna Sew Hoy.

The bookshop and exhibition title have been appropriated from the Philippe Parreno work, No More Reality (the demonstration), 1991, which is a four-minute video of children demonstrating, and chanting the slogan and title (“No More Reality”).

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The Kingsboro Press 7

The Kingsboro Press 7

The Kingsboro Press 7
Softcover, 160 pp., offset 1/1, 8.5 x 11 inches
Edition of 500
Published by The Kingsboro Press

$20.00 ·

Founded in 2007 in Brooklyn, Kingsboro is a critical and engaged look at young art, design, literature, and approach every new issue as an artists print or unique edition, an entirely self-produced object with its own inherent visual language.

Hippie Photos and Surfer Man

Doniella Davy, Hippie Photos and Surfer Man

Doniella Davy, Hippie Photos and Surfer Man
Hardcover, 48 pp., digital 4/1, 6.25 x 9.25 inches
Edition of 250
Published by The Kingsboro Press

$15.00 ·

Simply hilarious. Through her voyeuristic lens, photographer Doniella Davy tells a story of 2 “hippies” interacting with each other and how a surfer spends his time at the beach (besides surfing, of course).

The Kingsboro Press 6

The Kingsboro Press 6The Kingsboro Press 6

The Kingsboro Press 6
Softcover, 52 pp., mimeograph 3/1, 8.5 x 11 inches
Edition of 350
Published by The Kingsboro Press

$20.00 ·

Issue 6 of The Kingsboro Press, mimeograph printed by The Kingsboro Press at The Uses of Literacy in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Contributors: Heather Anderson, Merlin Chowanyun, Paul Cowan, Brian Faucette, Brendan Fowler, Adam Marnie, Ethan Swan, Clare Wohlnick, Bobbi Woods, Yan Yan, Seth Zucker.

The Kingsboro Press 5

The Kingsboro Press 5Amy Yao curates for The Kingsboro Press

The Kingsboro Press 5
Softcover, 52 pp., mimeograph 3/1, 8.5 x 11 inches
supplement: Amy Yao Curates for The Kingsboro Press
Softcover, 44 pp., mimeograph 1/1, 8.5 x 11 inches
Edition of 350
Published by The Kingsboro Press

$20.00 ·

Issue 5 of The Kingsboro Press, mimeograph printed by The Kingsboro Press at The Uses of Literacy in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Contributors: Becca Albee, Jordan Awan, Dan Arps, The Changes, Mason Cooley, Chris Barton, Milano Chow, Dru Donovan, Jason Eberspeaker, Richard Elliot, Ryan Foerster, Alex Gartenfeld, Zoe Ghertner, Petrova Giberson, Bieanca Hester, Matthew Higgs, David Horovitz, Marie Jager, Thomas Jeppe, Josh Kline, Maxwell Krivitsky, Aude Levere, Mondo Mondo, Jeff Morgan, Dan Moynihan, Jason Park, Asher Penn, Megan Plunkett, Jacob Robichaux, Carissa Rodriguez, Joshua Ray Stephens, Ethan Swan, Oscar Tuazon, Alex Vivian, Daniel Wagner, Jessica WIlliams, Amy Yao, Doniella Davy.