December 29th, 2009 § 0
This week’s Newcity Art picks Brains, Brilliancy, Bohemia: Art & Politics in Jazz-Age Chicago as one of their top 5 groundbreaking shows of 2009. Check out the list here.
The catalog for the exhibition has just been reprinted. The new edition features a new cover, additional essays and materials, plus a DVD of The More Things Stay the Same. Pick up a copy here.
December 12th, 2009 § 0
December 5th, 2009 § 0
Second ad installment for WORK | PROGRESS.
November 25th, 2009 § 0
The Dill Pickle Club is organizing a honking huge art show, bookshop and event series at the Eyeful Gallery that opens Thursday, December 3rd at the First Thursday artwalk. Go here for all the details.
I’m making four short videos to promote the event, one to be released each week of the month long show. Here’s the first installment.
Special thanks to Christopher Doulgeris of Hooliganship and Felix and Huck from the Cardboard Songsters.
WORK | PROGRESS also celebrates two publications I produced for the Dill Pickle Club — Brains, Brilliancy, Bohemia: Art and Politics in Jazz-Age Chicago and Art for the Millions: The Enduring Legacy of the WPA. Head to the store for more info and to pick up a copy.
November 6th, 2009 § 0
PNCA has a jaw-dropping show up of woodcuts by Sandow Birk. The show runs through January 8.
TONIGHT (FRI, NOV 6th): Julie Sabatier gives demos on everything DIY, including live demos on making radio, terrariums and bacon at The Woods.
TOMORROW (SAT, NOV 7th): Portland Center Stage celebrates the grandaddy of zines with a Power O’ The Press Printer’s Fair. The Dill Pickle Club will be tabling 10AM-1PM.
September 2nd, 2009 § 0
1. One of my favorite stores in the entire world, Shop Golden Age, now has Tough Stuff from the Buff DVDs in stock. The store is run by Marco Kane Braunschweiler and Martine Syms, two amazing proprietors from the windy city. Pick up a copy here.
2. I, Marc Moscato, am speaking at the Multnomah County Library as part of “Zinesters Talking,” Tuesday, October 6th, from 6:30–7:45 p.m. I’ll be giving a slide lecture on organizing the Dill Pickle Club’s Art for the Millions bike field trip. More info on the lecture series here.
3. My film The More Things Stay the Same is screening as part of “Visible Histories” at Other Cinema in San Francisco, Saturday, October 17th. My piece will show alongside work by long-time friends Vanessa Renwick, Erick Lyle and Dara Greenwald. Should be a great show.
4. This site has been quiet as of late but big plans are in the works; keep tuned.
August 6th, 2009 § 0
Glad to be back in Portland after three weeks of biking around and showing films in 100 degree weather. Tour was fun but exhausting. Be sure to check out the site blog, which we’ll be updating with some reflections and more pics in the next few days. I have about 40 DVDs of Tough Stuff left; pick up one here.
The dust is settling and things are beginning to take shape for the Dill Pickles. Lots of planning, projecting and grant writing. We started a Facebook page; join the “I knew ‘em when” club and become our fan.
A quick blurb on a happening this weekend from Ms. Carye Bye:
Letterpress Printers’ Fair
Saturday, August 8, 2009
11 am - 4 pm
Liberty Hall - 311 N Ivy, Portland, Oregon
$2 admission from 11 am - 2 pm, Free 2 - 4 pm
Last year’s “Letterpress Yard Sale” drew 100s of people interested in finding old type, a table top letterpress or a beautifully printed keepsake. Check out Portland’s many letterpress printers, schools and organizations that offer letterpress workshops, including 23 Sandy Gallery, American Amateur Press Association (AAPA), The Collective of Geniuses (CoG) , Cupcake Press, Em Space Book Arts Center, Garage No. Three, Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC), Ivan Snyder, KeeganMeegan Press & Bindery, Letterary Press, Ms. Starry Art, Obscura Press, Ochre Design, Oregon College of Art & Craft (OCAC), Red Bat Press, South Fork Press, Stinky Ink Press, Stumptown Printers, Twin Ravens Press and more.
June 14th, 2009 § 0
Created a site for The Dill Pickle Club, a new experimental cultural/ education center in Portland, OR.
Starting June 2009, The Dill Pickle will begin hosting a monthly presentation series in which academics, zinesters, political activists, artists and people of every political shade under the sun can come together to examine life as we know it. Presentations will be controversial, offbeat and intellectual, and provide an experimental format to critique contemporary politics, culture and humanities.
Up first, “Art for the Millions,” a leisurely bicycle tour of Works Progress Administration (WPA) sponsored projects in Portland. The ride will make several stops along the way to hear from leading scholars and examine the WPA’s relevance to contemporary society. The ride is $10 and includes lunch. Register at yes@dillpickleclub.com.
May 29th, 2009 § 1
On Thursday, May 28, a group of friends got together for a potluck at the Eyeful Gallery/ Dill Pickle Club office space. Over the course of the evening, each attendee retrieved one of their favorite online videos and, together, we created a youtube channel over dinner. The show runs about a half hour; enjoy.
May 6th, 2009 § 0
Wow, I was talking fast. Thanks goes out to Michael James, owner of the Heartland Cafe, for having me on the show.
