Megawords in INDEPENDENT NOW exhibit, South Korea

INDEPENDENT NOW
Independent magazine exhibit in Seoul, South Korea. Curated by Hong Sukwoo (yourboyhood@gmail.com)

Where Daily Projects 1F Showcase
when 2008. 03. 15. sat – 2008. 04. 11. fri, pm 12:00 – pm 8:00
opening reception 2008. 03. 15. sat, pm 7:00
contributors arkitip magazine 아키팁 매거진 / Cederteg publishing 세데르텍 출판사 / ChillZine 칠진 / EDITOR & ART DIRECTOR and the glossy zine 에디터 엔 아트 디렉터 앤 더 글로시 진 / Foil_Iann magazine 포일_이안 매거진 / Graphic magazine 그래픽 매거진 / Media bus publications 미디어버스 / Me magazine 미 매거진 / Megawords magazine 메가워즈 매거진 / Monthly Vampire 월간 뱀파이어 / roma publications 로마 출판사 / Slurp magazine 슬러프 매거진 / The Colonial 더 콜로니얼 / The manual publications 더 매뉴얼 / Theme magazine 띰 매거진 / Walking magazine 워킹 매거진

Passing 90’s free paper era, Today’s mainstream is focused on numerous domestic magazines and license magazines from abroad in the field of publication. There was a long period after many publishing companies supported with a large corporation and private sponsors shut down. A few years ago, with self-motivation, small-scale publications such as art books, magazines started to increase. Thanks to the development of ‘fanzine’ culture, there is a stream formed by non-specialized or non-commercial publications. In terms of non-specialized, it is not the same with amateurism. It is to generate publishing company dealing with the issues which are not focused by main publication. It means that a few personal works increase and our culture has diversity.

The existing free paper of art, design, music and fashion faded away as large licensed magazines and commercial magazines flooded. We present all the pieces and works of independent publishing companies which are small but producing outcome steadily. They have various looks and tastes. You can read and purchase books and magazines of small scale publishing companies working in Seoul, Tokyo, New York, L.A., Stockholm, Amsterdam, London and Melbourne. People interested in books and magazines but not knowing where to start can discover works of independent publishing companies. And you can share the stories of publishing with editors and publishers of each company. We hope to have chances to share interest and affection constantly with this exhibition.


1990년대 중반 젊은이들이 주축이 되어 태동했던 무가지 시대를 지나 현재 잡지 출판물 시장은 다수의 국내 잡지와 해외 라이센스 잡지들이 주축이 되어 팽창을 거듭하고 있습니다. 반면 2000년대 초반까지 대기업의 후원이나 개인의 투자로 나오던 다양한 무가지를 만들던 출판사들이 하나 둘 문을 닫은 후, 오랜 숨 고르기를 지나 수년 전부터 각자의 동기에 의해 스스로 작은 출판사를 열어 소규모 출판물(아트북, 매거진 등)을 발행하는 경우도 점점 늘고 있습니다. 이미 해외에서는 수십 년 전부터 팬진(fanzine) 문화가 발달하여 전문적이거나 상업적이지 않은 출판물들이 하나의 흐름을 형성하고 있습니다. 전문적이지 않다는 것은 아마추어리즘과 같다는 뜻은 아니며, 주류 시장을 점유하고 있는 출판사들이 관심을 갖지 않거나 발행하지 않는 주제를 다루는 출판사들이 생긴다는 것입니다. 이것은 다수를 대상으로 하지 않는 소수의 개인적인 작업이 많아지고, 문화가 하나의 방향이 아닌 다양한 길을 만들어가는 과정의 단면이기도 합니다.

2008년 국내에 존재하는 예술, 디자인, 음악, 패션 중심의 무가지 시장은 이제 거의 찾아보기 힘들게 되었습니다. 이러한 현재 상황에서 대형 서점에서 흔히 만날 수는 없지만 개인의 작업이 모여 이어지고 있는, 작지만 꾸준히 결과물을 만들어가는 독립 출판사들의 작품과 작업을 모아 한 자리에 소개합니다. 그들은 서로 다른 취향을 가지거나 비슷한 모습을 띄고, 각자 다른 직업이 있거나 개인 작업의 연장선에서 책을 발행하고 매거진을 만들고 있습니다. 서울과 뉴욕, 도쿄와 스톡홀름, 암스테르담과 로스앤젤레스, 런던과 멜버른에서 작업 중인 소규모 출판사들의 책과 잡지를 보고, 구입하고, 만드는 과정에 대한 이야기를 경험할 수 있을 것입니다. 책이나 잡지에 관심이 있지만 어디서 시작해야 할지 몰랐던 사람들은 독립 출판사들의 작업을 발견하며 자가 출판(self-published)이라는 방법에 한발 더 다가설 수 있고, 각 출판사의 발행인과 에디터들은 서로의 작업에 대해 얘기하고 교류할 수 있을 것입니다. 이번 전시가 독립 출판물에 대한 관심과 애정을 지속적으로 나눌 수 있는 계기가 되길 바랍니다.


translation Won Ja young
more information (yourboyhood@gmail.com)

ROXY MUSIC

Country Life

Judith Schaechter - show opens tomorrow in LA

Drawings and Prints by Judith.
Show opens this Saturday at Billy Shire Fine Arts in LA, from 7-11pm.
Show runs from March 15, 2008 - April 5, 2008.


Billy Shire Fine Arts
5790 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
phone: 323-297-0600
http://www.billyshirefinearts.com/

Todd Fisher

A frequent and talented Megawords magazine contributor Todd Fisher recently launched his new site. I'll save you the bother by not making up reasons to explain why we've liked his work for so long, just go to his site and see for yourself.

www.toddfisher.net

Swindle 15 out now

The times they are a-changing. So, we at SWINDLE want to evolve, too. Issue 15 marks the unveiling of our newly redesigned layout. We’ve made the text more engaging, we’ve standardized the fonts, and added two regular columns: James Gaddy’s Classic Graphics delves into the history of iconic logos, and Henry Rollins gives us Dispatches from the Territories. We’ve got a feature on stunt doubles, who risk their lives in anonymity to make movie stars look badass; Doug Pray’s first-person account of making his latest feature documentary, Big Rig; the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s “School of Popular Painting,” an elite group of artists who showcase the thriving urban culture of their country’s capital, Kinshasa; and a fashion spread that is an ode to ‘80s group Strawberry Switchblade. Only SWINDLE can scour the cultural landscape of the globe to give you a mash-up of content this sweet!

Get it at your local newsstand or bookstore, or subscribe:http://swindlemagazine.com/subscribe/

Rutgers Lecture Series - Time Change

Attention all! The lectures have been moved to 6pm in the evening to accomadate the audiences schedule. The following lectures are up next:

Wesley Eisold - Wednesday, March 26. 6pm in the evening.
Immortal Memories: An evening with Wesley Eisold and Eric Paul of Heartworm Press

Wesley Eisold and Eric Paul (of Chinese Stars and Arab on Radar fame) will talk briefly about the Heartworm Press and will both read from their recently published books; Deathbeds and I Offered Myself as the Sea.

Wesley Eisold is a writer, poet and musician living in Philadelphia. He has performed both solo and with various artists and bands around the globe. In '07 he published his first collection, Deathbeds, thru his own publishing company, Heartworm Press. Heartworm was started as a vehicle to release underground artistic endeavors in various formats, from tapes to records and from zines to hardcover books.


Anthony Smyrski - Thursday, April 17. 6pm in the evening.
Another the Letter: Reflections on Inspiration and Creativity

Anthony Smyrski will discuss his path as a designer and traveler, the responsibility of image making and the importance of personal vision and thought. He will show recent work including images from Megawords Magazine, Swindle magazine and other design and art projects.

Anthony Smyrski is an art director, designer, consultant, producer and independent book/magazine publisher, collaborating with an international clientele in both the cultural and commercial sectors. As co-founder of Megawords Magazine and Free News Projects, and the art director for Swindle Magazine and Heartworm Press he has worked on a wide variety of art and design projects. Smyrski continues to design and publish books on art and culture and works closely with publishers such as Thames and Hudson, DAP, powerHouse, and Gingko Press.

LA People - Public Wall Writing in Philadelphia and Megawords 8 available at Skylight books

Go get your copy!

http://www.skylightbooks.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp

I Offered Myself as the Sea

Now available from Heartworm Press:

"Friends, Lovers/Lurkers,
We welcome you to read about the newest Heartworm endeavors in the present and future.

The first order is the announcement of I Offered Myself As The Sea, the new poetry collection by Eric Paul. This is Mr. Paul's first book release after the sought-after and brilliant Pussy Pow-Wow book from a few years back. I Offered Myself As The Sea is a collection of poems that Paul has been working on for years, as well as lyrical content from his respective musical outings, Arab On Radar and The Chinese Stars. It is a perfect bound book with front and back cover art by Allison Cole, and designed by Anthony Smyrski. You can go HERE to read some poems of Paul's and HERE to read some quotes and other information about this project. This is truly a beautiful collection by one of the greatest

Get your at here: http://theheartworm.com/storePurchase.php?storeID=32