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October 31st, 2011

The Silent Scream: Political and Social Comment in Books by Artists

October 14th, 2011

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I just got this book in the mail. It is a companion to an exhibition at Monash University Rare Books Library, Melbourne, Australia.

From the dust jacket, ” a journey through some of humanity’s most inhumane and hypocritical moments. The catalogue provides insights into 77 influential books and works presented in book form, of the past 90 years.”

Below is a two-page spread from a zine I edited back in 2006. It is exciting to see the work of Nicolas Lampert, Josh MacPhee, and Erik Ruin alongside John Heartfield and George Grosz in this catalogue.

You can read more about the book here.

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Herr Seagull and His Global Dustbreath Exhibition Photos

October 11th, 2011

Herr Seagull and His Global Dustbreath

October 3rd, 2011

Herr Seagull and His Global Dustbreath was the last big event before leaving to start my artist in residence/teaching position at the Burren College of Art in Ballyvaughan Ireland. Belgian artist Kati Heck and I took over three empty spaces in the Grand Avenue, Milwaukee’s failing downtown mall. It was a marathon of a month and we were lucky to have a ton of help from friends including the Parachute Project (Makeal Flammini, Jes Myska-Lewis, and Ella Dwyer), Gregory Brems, Zach Matthes, Paul Kjelland, Nick Matthes, Adam McKee, and more. The Parachute Project (who organized the exhibition) has a great blog documenting the project.

Justseeds at 2011 Pittsburgh Biennial

October 3rd, 2011

This summer a bunch of us in Justseeds went to Pittsburgh to install an exhibition for the Pittsburgh Biennial. This is what we did. Check out the Miller Gallery flickr page to see more.


Images by (left to right): Thea Gahr, Shaun Slifer, Santiago Armengod, Josh MacPhee, Erik Ruin, and Nicolas Lampert


Images by (left to right): Meredith Stern, Erik Ruin, Colin Matthes, Mary Tremonte, Dylan Miner

FIREDRILLTRADESHOW at Artspace Leguit Exhibition Photos

October 2nd, 2011

Artspace Leguit Install, week 3 photos

June 4th, 2011


A few images from the 3rd week of my evolving project at Artspace Leguit, Antwerp, Belgium. Come by and see the progress any Sat and Sun, 14.00-18.00 before the reception on 17, June. To see more images check out my flickr site.

Artspace Leguit Install, week 2 photos.

May 31st, 2011


A few images from week 2 of the FIREDRILLTRADESHOW install at Artspace Leguit, Antwerp, Belgium. To see more check my flickr site.

Target Audience book preview!

May 26th, 2011


I have 20 copies of the new Target Audience book at Artspace Leguit. 66 pages, perfect bound. I’m excited.

Poster for FIREDRILLTRADESHOW

May 26th, 2011