{"id":16894,"date":"2013-05-22T13:56:03","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T18:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/?p=16894"},"modified":"2013-05-22T15:24:55","modified_gmt":"2013-05-22T20:24:55","slug":"c-f-mere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/the-bomb\/2013\/05\/22\/c-f-mere\/","title":{"rendered":"~C.F.  &#8212; MERE . ."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>before we get into the JOE BRADLEY show, thought we&#8217;d bring your attention to a great way to launch the Memorial Day weekend.<\/p>\n<p>C.F. will debut his newest book, MERE &#8211; with a booksigning &#8211; this FRI MAY 24, 2013 \/ 7-9 PM<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertislandbrooklyn.com\/\">DESERT ISLAND<\/a> &#8211; 540 METROPOLITAN AVE &#8211; JUST OFF LORIMER &#8211; WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN. N.Y.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Smoke-signal-10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Smoke-signal-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Smoke-signal-#-10\" width=\"432\" height=\"325\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Smoke-signal-10.jpg 432w, https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Smoke-signal-10-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\np.s. when you are at DESERT ISLAND, don&#8217;t forget to pick up a copy of <a href=\"http:\/\/desertislandbrooklyn.com\/smokesignal.html\">SMOKE SIGNAL<\/a>, above is the latest issue #10 &#8211; they are FREE. <\/p>\n<p>but . . .  BACK to MERE !! <\/p>\n<p>MERE . . is a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pictureboxinc.com\/products\/1171-mere?utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=CF&#038;utm_content=CF+CID_d1579899f674e00eb90f92ee0596f502&#038;utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&#038;utm_term=MERE\">PICTUREBOX<\/a> PROJECT, 5 x 8 ins, 180 pgs, in color. $19.95<\/p>\n<p>PICTUREBOX says this about . .  MERE:<br \/>\nIn 2012 C.F. began to produce a series of more than a dozen mini-comics, which he distributed via Twitter. Each mini-comic offered a take on, and expansion upon, a classic comic strip genre &#8211; from crime and sci-fi to punk and sex &#8211; all of them infused throughout by C.F.&#8217;s absurdist humor and loose improvisatory drawing. Those comics, along with unpublished art and photos, are collected here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/PictureBox-MERE-lo.194348.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/PictureBox-MERE-lo.194348.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"PictureBox-MERE-lo.194348\" width=\"216\" height=\"334\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/PictureBox-MERE-lo.194348.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/PictureBox-MERE-lo.194348-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthe cover of &#8211; MERE by C.F. &#8211; a PICTUREBOX BOOK.<br \/>\nof course, mere translates as: Mother in french.<br \/>\nof course, Talk about . . . Abstract art. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mere-b-w.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mere-b-w.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"mere-b-&amp;-w\" width=\"458\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mere-b-w.jpg 458w, https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mere-b-w-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nblack &#038; white mini-comic . .  in MERE.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2-pg-MERE.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2-pg-MERE.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"2-pg-MERE\" width=\"458\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2-pg-MERE.jpg 458w, https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2-pg-MERE-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nimage from: C.F. &#8211;  MERE, you know the mother web, the honey comb, the honey trap, and ultimately the battle for &#8211;  Singularity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/CF-BROOKLYN-COMICS-FEST-NOV.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/CF-BROOKLYN-COMICS-FEST-NOV.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"CF-BROOKLYN-COMICS-FEST-NOV\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/CF-BROOKLYN-COMICS-FEST-NOV.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/CF-BROOKLYN-COMICS-FEST-NOV-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nC.F.  . . at last year&#8217;s BROOKLYN COMICS &#038; GRAPHICS FESTIVAL, NOV 10, 2012.<br \/>\nWILLIAMBURG, BROOKLYN.<\/p>\n<p>C.F. \/ CHRISTOPHER FORGUES (b. 1979) works out of PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND . . he is also an &#8216;experimental&#8217; musician, and you can find his music under: DAILY LIFE, KITES\/Load records, and MARK LORD, trust me &#8211; you&#8217;ll know the real MARK LORD, when you see him.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/CF-signing-BCGF-NOV-2012.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/CF-signing-BCGF-NOV-2012.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"CF-signing---BCGF-NOV-2012\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/CF-signing-BCGF-NOV-2012.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/CF-signing-BCGF-NOV-2012-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nC.F. &#8211; booksigning . . .<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/CF-21-CRIME.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/CF-21-CRIME.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"CF---21-CRIME\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/CF-21-CRIME.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/CF-21-CRIME-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nC.F. &#8211; 21 CRIME &#8230; &#8220;So-Daft&#8221; !! <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/CF-Paranoia.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/CF-Paranoia.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"CF---Paranoia\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/CF-Paranoia.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/CF-Paranoia-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nC.F. &#8211; the back cover &#8230; &#8220;Paranoia&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/CF-I-hope-you-like-.-.-.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/CF-I-hope-you-like-.-.-.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"CF---I-hope-you-like-.-.-\" width=\"792\" height=\"594\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/CF-I-hope-you-like-.-.-.jpg 792w, https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/CF-I-hope-you-like-.-.--300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nC.F. &#8211; inside . . . 21  CRIME<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/CF-Powr-Mastrs.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/CF-Powr-Mastrs.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"CF-Powr-Mastrs\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/CF-Powr-Mastrs.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/CF-Powr-Mastrs-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\na snippet of a C.F. POWR MASTR (#2) cover &#8211; brilliant (!!) <\/p>\n<p>PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH &#8211; C.F. &#038; books . .  BROOKLYN COMICS &#038; GRAPHICS FESTIVAL, NOV 10, 2012. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>before we get into the JOE BRADLEY show, thought we&#8217;d bring your attention to a great way to launch the Memorial Day weekend. C.F. will debut his newest book, MERE &#8211; with a booksigning &#8211; this FRI MAY 24, 2013 \/ 7-9 PM DESERT ISLAND &#8211; 540 METROPOLITAN AVE &#8211; JUST OFF LORIMER &#8211; WILLIAMSBURG, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16894"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16894"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16900,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16894\/revisions\/16900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}