Nina Mashurova wrote a piece ("Making Safer Spaces") about our conversation at Silent Barn Public Meeting X: Safer Spaces for The Media's 23rd issue. I really enjoy her conclusion at the end, which I've included above, courtesy of The Media.
You can also stream the entire audio recording of this discussion on Silent Barn's YouTube channel.
Relatedly important: we coined the term "brahvant garde" (meaning "bro avant garde") which I foresee being helpful in the forever future.
Thanks to Rachel Levy for snapping the photo above!
The Media just published a year-end issue featuring over 20 contributors from 2013. I published a photo essay of never before seen (that's right! NEVER! BEFORE! SEEN!) photos that depict some of my favorite moments from this year in music, arts and culture.
Happy 2014. To infinity, and beyond.
coinciding with Greenpoint Gallery Night.
In addition to the exhibition, Aimee and I are soliciting contributions to a feminist art zine, to be published at the closing of BRASS IN POCKET. Deadline for submissions is October 13th, for more info visit us at brassinpocket-booklyn.tumblr.com.
SOME OF MY FAVORITE SONGS from fvckthemedia on 8tracks Radio.
Thanks to Tao Lin for putting not one but two Very Okay songs on this mixtape for The Media, whom I love. I miss being in this band, and playing music with these people!
Some installation shots from the E.S.P. show have surfaced on Facebook. The show is up through Wednesday, July 10th. All additional info can be found here.
This is a killer poster by Leah Wishnia for E.S.P., a group show I'll be in, opening TOMORROW, JULY 6TH. All details are listed below. I'm showing this piece I made in honor of my Grandma.
Percentage of art sales will be donated to Planned Parenthood / Womanspace!
EVENTS IN THE UK: starting this weekend!
I've arrived in the UK! I've just finished up my first week here and I've honestly been having the best time, jumping from the country to the city and back.
More importantly! I'm going to be in Durham and Sheffield, respectively, this upcoming weekend doing talks about zines.
Friday night (March 15) Julia Downes has curated "Troublemakers #1," an event featuring bands Onsind and Andrew Lips, an exhibition of Melanie Maddison's "Shape & Situate" project, and a pop-up zine library, plus distros. I'm doing a panel discussion with Julia and Melanie, titled "Producing DIY Feminist Cultural Activisms: The role of zines, art & music."
Then on Saturday (March 16) I'm headed down to Sheffield Zine Fest, where I'll be tabling with International Girl Gang Underground zine, as well as For the Birds Collective's So You Want to Start a Feminist Collective zine. I'm really excited to meet members of the UK zine community. Full event listings for these two events after the jump.
SAVE THE DATE, also, for the weekend of March 22-23 in London. Myself and OOMK (One of My Kind) zine (which just recently launched!) are planning a poster workshop for that weekend.
I'll be in England and out of the USA through April 1, but available remotely (meaning: reach me by Internet!) until then. If you're in the UK and you know of something great I should see/hear//taste/experience/whathaveyou, feel free to get in touch!
Here's a shot of the attempt to fit all of my zine materials in my luggage. Needless to say, I had to change luggage.
The Way the Lights Went Out: A Hurricane Sandy Zine Benefit happened last night at Bluestockings, and we have so much to be grateful for!
A million thank yous to our hosts at Bluestockings Bookstore, Café, & Activist Center, our readers Dre Grigoropol, Jamie Varriale Vélez, Jenna Freedman & James Aviaz, and to all of you for joining us last night and buying zines! Our amazing zine donors made this evening possible. Of course, much gratitude to my co-organizer Kate Angell (and Kate's sisters, Kerri and Kylie!) as well.
Together, we raised just about $400 to donate to the Ali Forney Center!
(For more details about the event, including a complete list of zine donors, our Facebook invite has the most up-to-date info).