Meanwhile #222
Darkness doubled … and other gift ideas!
Work in progress. Always in progress.
The fascinating origins, and triumphant resurgence, of Risograph in Japan. INT’s Tokyo correspondent explores the history and cultural importance of the Riso in its home country, and its continued impact on creative expression. I’ve yet to delve into this medium, but I understand York’s excellent Thin Ice Press have a printer, so I might treat myself to a membership in the new year.
Wonderful images of architecture in desolation by photographer Barbara Rossi.
The Most Iconic Electronic Music Sample of Every Year (1990-2023). Some of my favourite artists in here, had no idea a lot of those beeps and boops were even samples! Got me listening to The Prodigy’s The Fat of the Land for the first time in ages, and frankly I’d be amazed if they made any money off that album at all – contains presumably rather expensive samples of Nirvana, Rage Against the Machine, The Who, Beastie Boys, Kool and the Gang, all sorts.
I absolutely need Beehive Book’s new edition of Carlo Collodi’s Pinocchio, illustrated by Mike Mignola and containing dozens of slipped-in typerwritten sheets detailing Lemony Snicket's annotations of the book as he reads it for the first time. The whole package looks too good, maybe I’ve dreamt it.
The Kottke gift guide handily contains a guide to gift guides.
I know precisely nothing about photographer/artist Robert Cumming, but have stumbled upon his 1977 series exploring behind the scenes at Universal Studios and I’m hooked. David Campany is currently in the process of turning these photographs into a book … watch this space.
Love these Ikea ads.
In a time when Ai-powered imaging software tweaks and smooths every digital photo to appear perfect, some photographers are embracing the quirky flaws of vintage digital cameras.
Wilco’s Nels Cline on the riffular majesty of Television’s Marquee Moon.
That is all.
Ooh that samples thing is fun.