Justseeds Member Projects
CPH in NZ pt2
Posted May 19, 2012 by jmacphee in Justseeds Member Projects
Jared Davidson, of Garage Collective and organizer of the recent exhibition of Celebrate People's History posters in New Zealand, sent me these great photos of the posters on display in the Young Adults section of the Upper Riccarton Community and School Library (for more info on the show, click HERE).
New CPH Posters Hot of the Presses!
Posted May 11, 2012 by jmacphee in Justseeds Member Projects
If you haven't checked out the Justseeds store lately, you might have missed the cascade of new Celebrate People's History posters that have been coming out. I'm excited to announce that a half dozen have been printed, and another half dozen are on their way in the next couple months. These are the first new posters in the series in over a year—there are some great ones, and they are still only $4 a pop! Check out:
Wisconsin Workers Uprising by Sue Simensky Bietila
Jane Jacobs by Sabrina Jones
Major Taylor by Janet Attard
Vieques Libre by Dave Buchen
Jamaican Maroons by Damon Locks
Sacred Ground by Aaron Samsel
Agit-Prop and Intervention Exhibit at Neurotitan
Posted May 4, 2012 by k_c_ in Justseeds Collective Projects
Here are some flicks of the Justseeds exhibition Agit-Prop and Intervention, currently up at Neurotitan Gallery in Berlin, Germany.
Punk & Metal Record Covers 05: Antimaster
Posted April 13, 2012 by santi in Justseeds Member Projects
This week’s cover is Antimaster. I had previously posted on the blog the Silkscreen printing process of this cover, but this is what it looked like originally.
I had done a couple designs for them previous to this gatefold cover and they were really open and receptive to any advice I could provide. So when it came down to illustrating it was super quick and easy.
Occuprint Broadsheets Have Arrived!
Posted April 12, 2012 by jmacphee in Justseeds Member Projects
We just received the biggest propaganda drop-off in my lifetime here at the Interference Archive! Occuprint MayDay materials arrived today, including 30,000 broadsheets, 8,500 posters (18"x24"), and 55,000 stickers! Holy crap!
Guidebook to Alternative Nows Kickstarter
Posted April 12, 2012 by mary_tremonte in Justseeds Member Projects
A Guidebook of Alternative Nows is a collaboratively created book that illuminates ways contemporary artists, activists and others are devising more socially, economically, and ecologically just versions of “now.”
I am designing the cover as well as some special "Alternative Now" badges, and both Justseeds and member project Howling Mob Society have contributions to the book, as well as a host of other amazing projects. Read on for more info.
Drago video of Chris Stain's release party
Posted April 6, 2012 by k_c_ in Books & Zines
Official book launch for Chris Stain's latest project and Drago's newest title - LONG STORY SHORT - at Wooster Street Social Club in NYC on March 14th, 2012.
Buy the book on dragolab.com:
http://www.dragolab.com/en/books/catalogue/Long-Story-Short
Punk & Metal Record Covers 04: Condenada
Posted March 30, 2012 by santi in Justseeds Member Projects
Condenada is an all lady hardcore punk band from Chicago, IL. They definitely draw inspiration from Los Crudos and 90’s latino bands from the area, but they not only address issues of race and class here. Gender is their main focus.
They were on tour in Mexico a couple times but I never got to see them. Nor actually meet them nor was I ever in touch with them. My friend Alejandra booked their tour and had a sex education booth set up at their shows, and gave all kinds of workshops. Alejandra was the one who asked me to do this cover for a Discography that would be sold to support their Mexico tour.
Endangered Species Condoms released!
Posted March 26, 2012 by roger_peet in Justseeds Member Projects
The second round of Endangered Species condoms have been released! I was commissioned by the Center for Biological Diversity to produce five original paper-cuts for the series, which also incorporates the panther image from my "Ecology of Fear" print. The packages were nicely laid-out by graphic designer Lori Lieber, and will be distributed by thousands of volunteers around the country starting on Earth Day. Click through to see all of the images!
Reproductive Rights and Gender Justice Project
Posted March 21, 2012 by meredith_stern in Justseeds Member Projects
Hey there! A new Kickstarter Project just launched featuring several Justseeds artists including Melanie Cervantes, Favianna Rodriguez, Molly Fair, Thea Gahr, Bec Young, Mary Tremonte, Meredith Stern, and several artists. Please check out the kickstarter video for info, and HERE is a link to the page!
Punk & Metal Record Covers 03: Profanator
Posted March 16, 2012 by santi in Justseeds Member Projects
Profanator is a Thrash Metal band from Queretaro. Like most thrash metal bands they wanted the grim reaper to be their main focus of the album.
The first draft of this image included an hourglass but I decided to not use it in the end. There was too much stuff going on as it is. And they really wanted the image to have lots dark or black preferably.
Last Three Days & Previews of Witches & Mad Prophets
Posted March 13, 2012 by erik_ruin in Art & Politics
We're in the last 3 days now of my Kickstarter campaign to fund a portfolio project i'm curating & publishing on the theme of heresy.
Witches & Mad Prophets will feature offset prints of original work by 13 amazing artists- AMTK, Bec Young, Charlotte de Sédouy, Corina Dross, Dylan Miner, Ian Cozzens, Katrina Avocado, Lee Relvas, Mandy Katz, Santiago Armengod, William Schaff, Xander Marro, and myself. The fundraising's been a runaway success, the band the Mountain Goats tweeted about it, we hit our goal in a day and a half and right now we sit at 240% of our funding goal with three days to spare! There's still 40-something portfolios available for pre-order, so if you want to make sure you get one (for only $40!), get them here! See below for previews and more info...
Chris Stain Book Release Party
Posted March 13, 2012 by jmacphee in Justseeds Member Projects
This Wednesday (tomorrow) is the long awaited book release for Chris Stain's Long Story Short, which has been in the works for over two years. Join us in celebrating from 8-11pm at the Wooster Social Club, 43 Wooster St, Manhattan. (Click on the flyer to the right for a bigger version.)
Endangered Species Condoms
Posted March 8, 2012 by roger_peet in Justseeds Member Projects
Some exciting news for me- I'm going to be working with the Center for Biological Diversity to develop art for the next round of Endangered Species Condoms. The condoms are a part of the Center's work to bring the subject of human overpopulation to a wider audience, a goal I wholeheartedly share.
Discussions of human population are hair-triggers for many on the left who feel that any mention of overpopulation is code for racist eugenics programming. Simultaneously, those on the right looking for a backdoor into the environmental movement have tried to make immigration-related "population control" an issue. All demagoguery aside, however, the exponential increase in human population is a fact, and a fact that brings with it a raft of consequences impossible in a world with fewer humans. Humanity monopolizes an enormous percentage of the world's surface, as well as the products of that surface, and whether rich or poor, more humans means less room for anything else. It's past time for a non-ideological discussion on population that cuts through the hate and fear and gets to the heart of the matter: other species live on this planet as well, and they need to be able to get away from us. As our numbers increase, that is becoming impossible. This project aims to make the link between the dwindling numbers of so many distinct forms of life and the swelling of one big, rude one: humanity.
Ante la Destruccion Ambiental, Organizacion! San Cristobal, Chiapas
Posted February 15, 2012 by santi in Events
This Friday 17th of February we will be opening a graphic art show in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas.
These posters are a collection of silk screens that were created to use as a tool to bring attention to the Climate Crisis, Natural Resource extraction.
So if you are near San Cristobal please join us at the opening of this exhibit at 8:30pm.
The show will be at:
El Paliacate: Espacio Cultural.
5 de Mayo # 20 Col. La Merced
San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas
Witches & Mad Prophets: A Portfolio of Heretics on Kickstarter!
Posted February 14, 2012 by erik_ruin in Art & Politics
Hey all- I'm trying to raise funds right now for a really exciting portfolio project on the theme of religious heresy featuring Justseeds artists Bec Young, Dylan Miner, Santiago Armengod and myself alongside other luminaries like William Schaff (be sure to watch to the end of the video for his bit!), Xander Marro, AMTK, Charlotte Desedouey, Corina Dross, Ian Cozzens, Lee Relvas, Mandy Katz and Katrina Avocado.
Click here for more info and to contribute!
For only $40, you get the whole thing shipped to you (in the U.S.)!
Realizing a Class Struggle Penny Crusher?
Posted February 9, 2012 by shaun in Justseeds Member Projects
For several years, I've had the idea to create a souvenir penny-crushing machine which would imprint pennies with designs relevant to working class struggles for social justice in Western Pennsylvania's past. Unfortunately, I've hit a number of dead-ends in the process of trying to make this project a reality. In it's current incarnation, the machine would incorporate an updated, slimmed-down, somewhat mobile design based on that of former Westinghouse engineer Bill Ball, constructed by Stuart Anderson and myself, and incorporating illustrations by Pittsburgh labor history artist and political cartoonist Bill Yund. Although my inclination is to keep the scope of the project regional, I'm open to reinterpretation if it influences the possibility of realizing the finished project. In its ideal state, this machine would be mobile enough to migrate to several museums and other relevant venues. Please get in touch if you have serious funding ideas or other relevant leads!
Panther Lunch Club
Posted February 2, 2012 by mary_tremonte in Art & Politics
Alec "Icky" Dunn, Josh MacPhee, and myself each designed a place mat for Edith Abeyta's Panther Lunch Club, part of the Food For Thought exhibition at Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamunga, CA, on view now through March 23rd.
Painting 2 Banners in Acteal; 14 Years of Impunity
Posted January 19, 2012 by santi in Art & Politics
For a while I’ve been going to Acteal in the municipality of Chenalhó, in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. Acteal is a small Tzotzil community who were victims of the 22nd of December 1997 massacre by a PRI party sponsored Mascaras Rojas paramilitary group.
I have encountered lots of people who mistake Acteal as a Zapatista Community. One key difference is that Las Abejas (The Bees) is a pacifist and religious organization. Despite those differences, Las Abejas have vocally expressed their support for the EZLN and their demands. It was this link with the Zapatistas which led to the massacre of 45 members (4 of them pregnant) of Las Abejas. The members were murdered inside a small church praying, in an environment filled with fear of the EZLN growing stronger.
Dara Greenwald's Video Work
Posted January 13, 2012 by shaun in Inspiration
Video was only one medium in Dara's amazing body of work, but every bit of her brilliance, sharp social and political critique, and raucous sense of humor comes through in the videos she made. Last November, Dara and Todd Chandler spent an afternoon going through her hard drives and consolidating over 20 videos in an effort to catalog them online. They're going up on a Vimeo page - right now there are 16 pieces on there and the rest will be uploaded soon. Please watch, share, and screen widely.
Old Yeller's Dance
Posted January 13, 2012 by shaun in Justseeds Member Projects
I worked up a new video recently, an ominous treatment of that crucial scene in Disney's Old Yeller (1957) wherein Yeller battles the rabid wolf that's been terrorizing the Coates family. I think it's best with headphones if you've got 'em handy.
An interview with Santiago Armengod and The 555 Collective
Posted January 5, 2012 by santi in Art & Politics
The Following is an Interview I did with the 555 Collective. You can visit their web page here and the Interview here
Santiago Armengod is an artist residing in Mexico City. His works embody a striving for justice and a sense of hope. HIs answers to our five questions reflect a rare mixture of compassion and intellectual bravery.
Big Collaborative Blockprints
Posted January 4, 2012 by roger_peet in Justseeds Member Projects
The two big blockprints from the We Agree project are finally available today in the Justseeds store; one made by three Justseeds artists, and the other by the Taring Padi cooperative of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Each one is 3 feet by 9 feet, printed on heavy canvas. Read more about the project here. Click through for images, and click over to the store to check out the prints.
Organizers sold out!
Posted December 21, 2011 by roger_peet in Justseeds Member Projects
Uh, the entire run of 2012 Justseeds/Eberhardt Press organizers has sold out. I'm sort of shocked. I sincerely apologize to anyone disappointed, the rate of movement was quite beyond what I expected. Thanks very much to everyone who bought them; this means we will have to print more next year!
Organizers sold out!
Posted December 21, 2011 by roger_peet in Justseeds Member Projects
Uh, the entire run of 2012 Justseeds/Eberhardt Press organizers has sold out. I'm sort of shocked. I sincerely apologize to anyone disappointed, the rate of movement was quite beyond what I expected. Thanks very much to everyone who bought them; this means we will have to print more next year!
Posters for the Port Shutdown
Posted December 17, 2011 by roger_peet in Justseeds Member Projects
Last Monday, people in cities up and down the West Coast came out to try to shut down the ports. My friend Chris and I put together some posters for the event here in Portland, which had pretty great turnout and succeeded in actually shutting down several terminals at the port for the day, as well as Schnitzer Steel. The call to shut down the port in Portland was directed primarily at SSA Marine, an unscrupulous union-busting subsidiary of Goldman Sachs that operates the terminals here in PDX. Tendrils of solidarity were also extended to ILWU workers struggling at the nearby port of Longview. While the local ILWU leadership eschewed any notion of endorsement of the shutdown, rank-and-file workers showed up with pizza for the occupiers.
Work Visit at the Interference Archive
Posted December 13, 2011 by mary_tremonte in Justseeds Member Projects
Alec "Icky" Dunn, Shaun Slifer and myself recently visited the NYC Justseeds crew to put in a work day at the Interference Archive. We designed and installed lighting, Shaun installed sweet vinyl on the door, and we prepped for the archive's first exhibition, highlighting Riot Grrrl and 90's feminist punk.
A project that grew out of the personal collections of Dara Greenwald and Josh MacPhee, the Interference Archive explores the relationship between cultural production and social movements. The archive consists of many kinds of objects that are created as part of movements: posters, flyers, publications, photographs, t-shirts, moving images, audio recordings, and other printed matter. Through public exhibitions, a study center, talks, screenings, publications, workshops, and an on-line presence, we use this cultural ephemera to animate histories of people mobilizing for social transformation.
Interference will be having an open house this Friday. Stay tuned for more info, and for more photos, see the set on our Flickr, HEREFor more information, interferencearchive.org
Morning Crush: "Immigrants Know Your Rights" Poster Pack
Posted December 8, 2011 by colin_matthes in Justseeds Member Projects
I really like these two posters and this seems like a cool project. 
English Translation:
Neither Discrimination Nor Abuse, We have Rights, Rights to a Lawyer.
(I can) read the writing on the wall-18
Posted December 2, 2011 by k_c_ in Justseeds Member Projects
Pepper spraying cop on the Bowery, November 2011, NYC, NY
Look at Pepper Spraying Cop for more.
