The first monograph of artist Cleon Peterson's work. With a foreward by Shepard Fairey and an introduction by Leigh Ledare. Cleon Peterson is an American artist best known for monumental figurative paintings that explore chaos, power struggles, and the violence of the human condition.

Cleon Peterson

Christopher Sleboda

Kathleen Sleboda

Shepard Fairey

Leigh Ledare

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Abeceda is Slovenian for alphabet. In this publication, graphic designer Nejc Prah presents 38 letterforms (and one intentional blank space) to create a compact alphabet reader from A to Z. A short, relevant phrase in Slovenian accompanies each letter. A kot ankaran [A is for Ankaran] instead of "A is for apple." Humor, geographic specificity, and resonance with the letterform suffuse these statements, creating a playful sequence. Non-Slovenian speakers will appreciate the grace, power, and geometric energy of Prah's idiosyncratic letters and revel in this collection of typographic amusement.
The publication includes an English text Objects, Shapes, Curves, Lines, and Verbs, a list of terms for past, present, and future projects compiled by Sean Yendrys, a graphic designer based in Berlin and founder of Montreal's graphic design program A School, A Park.

Abeceda

Arts & Photography

Nejc Prah

Sean Yendrys

Graphic Design

Focused on seven issues of Good and Plenty fanzine produced in the late 1980s/early 1990s, Hardcore Fanzine looks at the series through the lens of graphic design and typography, as a project that reflected and embodied technology of the period. Contributions from graphic designers, graphic design educators, and hardcore enthusiasts trace the history of zines and photo-duplication; the idea of the body in punk and hardcore; how zine-making created community and alternative social space in a pre-Internet era; key typefaces used in straight edge iconography; and the importance of zines to successive generations of designers. Good and Plenty was published as a labor of love and fandom by Zion, Illinois's Gabe Rodriguez. Originally produced as a collaboration with friend Mike Good, Rodriguez took over editing and production of the zine, assisted by a team of friends and helpers. With their assistance and a network of fans from around the country and the world, Good and Plenty featured original photography documenting shows by Gorilla Biscuits, Judge, Bold, and other hardcore bands of the period; band interviews; reviews of shows and record releases; and essays by Rodriguez and friends (including Alyssa Blowin' Chunx Murray and Kim Nolan) on a range of topics beyond music from vegetarianism, women's rights, gender relations, and straight edge, to racism, pop culture, and the Iraq War. A text by Walter Schreifels American musician, member of Gorilla Biscuits, Youth of Today, Quicksand, and many other bands places G&amp;P in historical context, outlining the context for individual issues and highlighting specific moments in the cultural and sonic landscape. Hardcore Fanzine includes the full reproduction of all seven issues of Good and Plenty plus reproductions of a selection of the zine's original paste-ups and photography. With text by Walter Schreifels Preface by Gabe Rodriguez Contributions from Kristian Henson, Briar Levit, Ian Lynam, Gabriel Melcher, Anthony Pappalardo, Nate Pyper, Ali Qadeer, and Gabe Rodriguez

Hardcore Fanzine: Good and Plenty, 1989-1992

Walter Schreifels

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