{"id":13867,"date":"2012-09-27T08:43:16","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T13:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/?p=13867"},"modified":"2012-10-05T13:08:43","modified_gmt":"2012-10-05T18:08:43","slug":"brooklyn-comics-graphics-festival-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/the-bomb\/2012\/09\/27\/brooklyn-comics-graphics-festival-update\/","title":{"rendered":"~BROOKLYN COMICS & GRAPHICS FESTIVAL – update !! incl: CHRIS WARE, J.T. YOST & PSEUDO !!"},"content":{"rendered":"

YES !!
\nthe BROOKLYN COMICS and GRAPHICS FESTIVAL is !! moving up on the calendar to: SAT NOV 10, 2012 \/ 12-7 PM !!<\/p>\n

SO – SAVE THE DATE !!<\/p>\n

it used to happen . . . in the first week of DEC – when the field was wide open, as everyone in the NYC art world (per se !!) – decamped to MIAMI, for the MIAMI BASEL ART FAIR.
\nyou know what they say: when the cat’s away – the mice will PLAY !! and play they did !!<\/p>\n

only in its 4th year – the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Fest – is NOW big enough to take on the BIG boys – SO, come on over !! and, see what took over a big slice of your<\/strong> art world pie !!
\nand you thought you had it locked down – ARTFORUM style. ha.<\/p>\n

and, yeah it’s in . . . BROOKLYN !!<\/p>\n

GABE FOWLER, of DESERT ISLAND<\/a> one of the festival’s founders, along with DAN NADEL of PICTUREBOX<\/a>, and BILL KARTALOPOULOS <\/a> . . . confirmed this to me – when I dropped by the store earlier – this week.<\/p>\n

he gave me some NEW BUZZ TO POST, as well:<\/p>\n

it’s just been confirmed, YES !! comic book artist . . . CHRIS WARE<\/strong> will be doing the festival’s signature poster this year !! it will be a long format, commercially printed poster, going for about $20. as Chris will be in the ‘house’ – you can get him to sign it, too.<\/p>\n

if you know CHRIS WARE’S work – you are jumping up and down our of your mind – right now !!<\/p>\n

if not, here’s a good place to start: artlovers – SPX 2012 & CHRIS WARE POSTER !!<\/a><\/p>\n

in fact, that appears to be CHRIS WARE’S illustration<\/strong>, that just popped up – on the: BROOKLYN COMICS & GRAPHICS FESTIVAL – WEBSITE !!<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nILLUSTRATION BY CHRIS WARE – COURTESY: BROOKLYN COMICS & GRAPHICS FESTIVAL <\/a>
\n‘MONOPOLY’ meets SCI FI head-on !! – anybody else out there – get it ?!!
\nha. I even see a little MOEBIUS in there too. RIGHT ON !! <\/p>\n

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BROOKLYN COMICS & GRAPHICS FESTIVAL 2012 – CARD DESIGN BY: JOEL SPEASMAKER.<\/strong>
\nsee: thisisforest.com<\/a><\/p>\n

PLUS: just to show how cutting edge these guys – REALLY are !!
\nLEAVE IT TO – the comics and graphics fest artists – to really SCRAMBLE – an INFORMATION GRAPHICS aka INFOGRAPHICS<\/a> !! – FESTIVAL BUSINESS CARD.
\nha. ha, so friggin there – as they say in BROOKLYN. <\/p>\n

here’s how it appears, below, actual size (2 x 3-1\/2 in.) . . . yep, there’s magic in them there FONTS !! and COLORS !! and COM-POSITION !! <\/p>\n

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\nha. read that !! <\/p>\n

THERE is always something new<\/strong>, and FRESH OFF THE BLOCK OF SOMEONE’S MIND !! and way outta the BOX – just around the very next table – at this fair.
\nyep, it is my VERY fave fair – in NYC ? . . . . in the world !!
\nI haven’t missed one, and I ain’t gonna miss this one either, though I bet it’s gonna be as crowded as hell – so get there early !! <\/p>\n

scroll down & check out the posts starting with: ‘HEY, JUST BECAUSE . . .’<\/strong> on the left-hand navigator\/archive .. on this homepage, for: DEC 2011 & catch . . . last year’s PHOTOS & coverage !!<\/p>\n

the highlight FIND of last year was – J.T. YOST:<\/strong> talk about (your !!) great bleeding edge graphics, and hilarious narrative – inside and out.
\nvisuals . . . and content. right on & beyond . . . !! <\/p>\n

see: artlovers – J.T YOST – ‘IT’S DREAM TIME, SNOOP DOGGY DOG’ !! – DEC 2011<\/a><\/p>\n

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J.T. YOST – free handout ‘bookmark’ – BROOKLYN COMICS & GRAPHICS FESTIVAL 2011.<\/p>\n

see: birdcage bottom books<\/a><\/p>\n

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where they are featuring a new anthology: ‘DIGESTATE’ – (!!) – 288 pages of comics by 55 artists – that looks to be a RIOT …<\/p>\n

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\nthey also seem to have ‘tweaked’ their birdcage bottom books – logo !!
\ndamn I liked the first one . . .
\nwell nothing is written in stone – esp in the comic book – world. or the digital world, either, for that matter.<\/p>\n

hurray. for CHANGE !! SECOND CHANCES & FREE-DOM !! <\/p>\n

SHOUT OUT !! to my JOSH HARRIS \/ PSEUDO PALS – on that one.<\/strong><\/p>\n

P.S.<\/strong> got something special for you guys . . . COMING UP this weekend . . . for whoever is still<\/strong> reading, listening ? all the way down here . . . HEADS UP !! <\/p>\n

‘TOTALLY WIRED’<\/strong> is a book, no ?
\nand this is NYC ART BOOK WEEKEND – so, YOU are up next !! <\/p>\n

wonder if anybody in the NY ART BOOK FAIR is cool enough to be stocking it ?
\nI bet not !! FUCK ‘EM, we are taking over, no matter what !!
\ngonna hi-jack the ‘art book fair’ weekend . . . PSEUDO – STYLE !! – just like back in the . . good ole glory days.
\njust you watch – and see !!<\/p>\n

yep, that’s what I did at PSEUDO – it’s called: art world P.R. …. hijack !! <\/strong><\/p>\n

GUERILLA ADVERTISING<\/a>, anybody ?
\nwe did it – before the formal ‘term’ – existed !! <\/p>\n

and the next thing you know – from PSEUDO . . . I was heading up a top ‘event’ column – at artnet.
\nand so it goes. <\/p>\n

so, PSEUDO you, NYC !!
\nPSEUDO is BACK !! in a BOOK !! – BIG TIME !!
\nhey, we already did . . . the movie. <\/p>\n

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GET IT: ‘TOTALLY WIRED .. ON THE TRAIL of the GREAT DOT-COM SWINDLE’ – by ANDREW SMITH – on AMAZON.<\/a><\/p>\n

AND NOTE: yep, that’s a 5 STAR – CUSTOMER REVIEW !!<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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