tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84515566085092973542024-03-24T02:22:41.273-07:00Ray Johnson and A Book About Death<br><br><br><br><br>Original NYC Exhibition <br>Conceived by Matthew Rose <br><br>
"Ray Johnson & ABAD" Curated by <br>Joan Harrison and
LuAnn T. PalazzoLuAnn T. Palazzo / The Design Diva, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345963050843631543noreply@blogger.comBlogger465125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451556608509297354.post-58003025191825328392019-03-21T15:58:00.001-07:002019-06-07T16:27:51.453-07:00Simple Submission Instructions for the 10th Anniversary ABAD Show<div class="p1">
<b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">THE SEVEN DEADLY STEPS:</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">1. Create your art piece exploring any aspect of Death.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #990000;">2. The only requirement is that it says </span><b><a href="http://rayjohnsonandabookaboutdeath.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">A Book About Death</a></b> </span><span style="color: #990000;">somewhere on the card.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">3. Send your art to a printer to get 500 post cards [size 4" x 6" up to 6" x 9"] made.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">4. Send your box of 500 cards to:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"> The Islip Art Museum</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"> Brookwood Hall</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"> 50 Irish Lane</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"> East Islip, NY, USA 11730</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">5. Send an email with a jpg of your image and identifYing your country of origin to </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"> <a href="mailto:designdivany@gmail.com" target="_blank">LuAnn Palazzo, The Design Diva</a> NY<span id="goog_1688229007"></span><span id="goog_1688229008"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a> for inclusion on the website.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">6. Deadline for receipt at the museum is <b>August 14, 2019</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">7. BE SURE TO CHECK THE <a href="http://abad2019.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">ABAD 2019 WEBSITE</a> FOR UPDATES</span></div>
LuAnn T. Palazzo / The Design Diva, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345963050843631543noreply@blogger.com336tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451556608509297354.post-92210270258520267632018-10-11T12:32:00.002-07:002019-02-12T11:37:37.311-08:00YES IT'S TRUE! A 10TH ANNIVERSARY ABAD IN 2019!<span style="color: #990000;"><b>PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A CALL FOR AN
EDITION OF 500 POSTCARDS/PIECES FROM EACH ARTIST, just like the original
call from 2009. Please do not send only one copy.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b> </b></span>It's official – I am bringing the 10th Anniversary Edition of ABAD to Long Island in 2019. The Islip Art Museum in East Islip, NY will host and the show will run from September 14 - November 2, 2019.<br />
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I do this in honor Matthew and Ray. I do this in order to grow our international ABAD family and foster creative bonds and understanding across the world in some small way. I do this for love.<br />
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It will be the same call as the original in 2009 – 500 postcards on the theme of death from global artists. And here it is:<br />
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OPEN ARTIST CALL : A BOOK ABOUT DEATH 10th Anniversary Edition 2019<br />
A BOOK ABOUT DEATH: AN UNBOUND BOOK ON THE SUBJECT OF DEATH<br />
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An Open Call To Artists Worldwide To Contribute To The Tenth Anniversary Edition of <br />
A BOOK ABOUT DEATH.<br />
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Opening, Saturday, 14 September 2019. <br />
Exhibition: 14 September– 2 November 2019. Islip Art Museum, Brookwood Hall, 50 Irish Lane, East Islip, NY 11730 USA<br />
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Artists Each Produce Their Edition Of 500 Postcards In The Sprawling Unbound 1000-Page A Book About Death. The Book Will Be A Limited Edition: 500 Copies (Following The Number Of Artist Produced Cards).<br />
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A BOOK ABOUT DEATH is an open, unbound book produced by artists worldwide. Artists are invited to create a “page” in the form of a postcard about death– any aspect about death. Works can be of any design, personal or conceptual, color or black and white.<br />
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The original work about death stays with you, the artist. The 500 postcards produced from the work is for the exhibition, and are sent to the museum.<br />
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Artists can include any information about themselves on the cards, front or back. There are no taboos here, no age limits, no areas or ideas that are prohibited. The exhibition organizers only ask that you submit good work, worthy of an interesting and exciting page in this global book<br />
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The 500 post cards are then mailed to the gallery in New York for exhibition. DEADLINE FOR CARDS TO BE IN THE GALLERY: AUGUST 14, 2019.<br />
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A BOOK ABOUT DEATH takes its inspiration from the late, underground American artist Ray Johnson (1927 - 1995). Ray Johnson’s unbound “book” of the same title was mailed to his New York Correspondence School “students” and included pages in his idiosyncratic style that were funny, sad and ironic “one-page essays” on death. With the A BOOK ABOUT DEATH project, artists are invited to plunge into subject in creating their own pages that score the dramatic final dance of death.<br />
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EXHIBITION & EVENT: Each artist contribution will be displayed in the Islip Art Museum in New York. Visitors will be free to take cards and create their own book about death. As the cards are removed, the exhibition will disappear.<br />
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HOW TO SUBMIT<br />
1. Produce an artwork about death. Make 500 postcards and mail the package to slip Art Museum, Brookwood Hall, 50 Irish Lane, East Islip, NY 11730 USA. All submissions will be accepted if they arrive in time. Artists may produce more than one card design if they wish.<br />
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DEADLINE: Postcards should be in the gallery no later than 14 August 2019.<br />
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WHERE TO SEND THE 500 POSTCARDS:<br />
Islip Art Museum<br />
Brookwood Hall<br />
50 Irish Lane<br />
East Islip, NY 11730 USA<br />
Tel +1 631-224-5420<br />
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2. Once images are produced, a light-weight jpg should be e mailed to LUANN PALAZZO, along with the artist’s name and URL (artist web site address) for publication on the blog – http://abookaboutdeath.blogspot.com/. This will allow the organizers to archive the works and artist details. Other artists will also be able to visit the exhibition in progress.<br />
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IMPORTANT NOTE: WHEN YOU SEND IN YOUR IMAGES IN JPG FORMAT, SEND LARGE IMAGES (about 300K each; 900 x 600 pixels). THIS WAY THEY WILL BE HIGHLY VISIBLE ON THIS BLOG AND WEB SITE.<br />
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Note: An “official” website is now being created by artist Caterina Verde at the address: A BOOK ABOUT DEATH<br />
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TECHNICAL DETAILS<br />
The artist is 100 percent responsible for her/his image and card and delivery to the museum. <br />
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FORMAT: Postcards should be at least 4 x 6 inches or 10 x 15 cm, but can be any size, but no larger than A4 or 8 1/2 x 11 inches.<br />
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To unify the edition, include the words “A BOOK ABOUT DEATH” on your cards or CDs, DVDs or objects.<br />
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PRINTING OPTIONS: You can either produce the cards yourself or upload the file to any number of printers for delivery to the museum. You, as the artist are in complete control of your artwork and cards. <br />
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Option 1: A very inexpensive online printer offers extremely reasonable prices for a 4 x 6 inch (or 10 x 15 cm) card. PDF upload or online design is possible. Payment directly to the printer via MasterCard, PayPal, VISA are options.<br />
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Option 2: Alternately, artists are free to produce their own cards locally if they need to supervise print and image quality. Artists can sign and number their cards if they wish.<br />
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Option 3: Artists can also produce handmade cards, however, these cards must be in an edition of 500 to ensure continuity with other images. Artists can sign and number their handmade cards if they would like. Variety in paper and material is encouraged.<br />
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COST/FEES<br />
Unfortunately, we cannot pay any artist or production fees. Each artist has to finance production and delivery. Like in life.<br />
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LASTLY: The organizers will not collect cards for the artists. We ask that those visiting the museum only take one set per person, leaving enough for others.<br />
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Institutions who wish to have a complete book will have to come to the gallery space and get their own pages/cards or assign someone to do it for them. The organizers are not responsible for the cards, but will see to it that all cards received are displayed and available to visitors. The organizers are not responsible for the return of any remaining cards; should there be any remaining cards, these will become part of the Islip Art Museum archive.<br />
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SPREAD THE WORD<br />
This kind of exhibition functions best when one artist contacts another and encourages participation. We would like to have a large and inclusive “book,” one that touches upon the broad subject of death in many languages and cultures. Blog, e-mail, Facebook, Instagram, post the web address of this site all over the web. It will produce a more interesting exhibition to have thousands of artists participate.<br />
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Please note that A BOOK ABOUT DEATH is not a commercial venture. <br />
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MORE INFORMATION will be posted as it develops. I am working on a dedicated website for this show.LuAnn T. Palazzo / The Design Diva, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345963050843631543noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451556608509297354.post-79630472640171826572014-03-06T13:11:00.003-08:002014-03-06T13:17:15.902-08:00New ABAD 2014 Call: The Royal Cambrian Academy, WalesA BOOK ABOUT DEATH was launched as an underground, global art project
in September 2009 at the Emily Harvey Foundation Gallery in New York
City, New York. It was conceived and curated by American artist Matthew
Rose as an open, unbound book on the subject of death. Taking the name, A
Book About Death from the artist Ray Johnson, Rose paid homage to the
founder of mail art and at the same time offered artists to explore the
theme of death through post card sized works in an edition of 500; thus
the “book.”<br />
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The NYC exhibition was extremely well attended and set off a
series of exhibitions around the world – ABAD – numbering thus far, 27,
the most recent taking place in Australia in the Fall of 2013. With an archival set of the
New York ABAD show (487 works) new exhibitions touch upon particular,
local themes but draw from a growing and global well of artists. All
exhibitions invite artists to mail in their works, usually in post card
format.<br />
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The Royal Cambrian Academy ABAD Show in Wales will be the 28th ‘A
Book about Death’ exhibition. Included will be the work from the original 2009
New York exhibition, as well as works from from ABAD Wales at MoMA
Machynlleth. This show is being organized by Sonja Benskin Mesher, an artist that participated in the original show and also curated the 2010 show at the MoMA Wales.<br />
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<b>Exhibition dates: October 18 to November 15, 2014</b><br />
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<b>How to Enter:</b><br />
Open call for art work from visual artists and writers etc to create a
postcard size artwork 4 x 6 inches based on the theme of Death. All work will be exhibited and archived and the artwork will not be returned but become part of the project.<br />
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Please post your artwork to address below by 30th September 2014<br />
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<b>Address work to:</b><br />
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</b><b>Sonja Benskin Mesher</b><br />
<b>Y Stiwdio, Tynllan, Llanelltyd, Dolgellau, Gwynedd, LL40 2SU</b><br />
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<a href="mailto:sonja@sonja-benskin-mesher.com">Inquiries to sonja@sonja-benskin-mesher.com</a><br />
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Please send your works well-packed and write NO COMMERCIAL VALUE on
the envelope. The organizers are not responsible for any damage during
the transportation.<br />
There is no participation fee and the work may be exhibited in the future.<br />
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<a href="http://abookaboutdeathwales.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">An online “live” archive will record the work and other details of the exhibition as the works come in.</a><br />
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<br />LuAnn T. Palazzo / The Design Diva, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345963050843631543noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451556608509297354.post-64468183424084902852014-03-06T12:59:00.002-08:002014-03-06T13:01:42.927-08:00Opening of the NY International Bookart Biennial Featuring Our "ABAD: The Ties That Bind" Books<div class="post-title entry-title">
<i>October 6, 2013</i> – The NY Bound International Bookart Biennial
Opening was beautifully done. The installation was lovely, the harpist
and the refreshments were excellent. The Museum was packed with people
in the five different galleries that contained books from global
artists. In fact, one of our <b>ABAD: The Ties That Bind</b> artists was in with her own book – Jussara Pires.<br />
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Here are photos of our installation and a copy of the information that
was posted with the books. The info sheet contains a brief history of
the original ABAD, the Ties that Bind Show, and also lists every artist
that appears in the books.<br />
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This show will run until the end of 2013. <br />
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<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/abadvol23/home/bookart-show-info-sheet" target="_blank">Click Here to download the Information Sheet. </a> (There are two files for you to choose from -- a jpg and a pdf.)<br />
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I am very proud that our two volumes were selected to be exhibited with such an amazing group of talented artists. </div>
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LuAnn T. Palazzo / The Design Diva, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345963050843631543noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451556608509297354.post-33739067341528873992013-08-27T11:08:00.002-07:002013-08-27T11:09:30.965-07:00"ABAD: The Ties That Bind" Books in the NY International Book Art BiennialOur beautiful and amazing "ABAD: The Ties That Bind" books will be in a
new exhibition this fall---New York Bound: International Book Art
Biennial, curated By Dorothea Fleiss of the Museum of Art Satu- Mare
Romania. The show runs September 22 - December 29, 2013 at the Islip Art
Museum, East Islip, NY (http://www.islipartmuseum.org/) and for those ABADers in the
area, the reception is October 6 from 1-4pm.<br />
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The exhibition will feature a selection of artist-made books from around
the world. The show seeks to promote and encourage artists'
unconventional ideas about
books. I will be fitting both books for clear protective covers this
week.LuAnn T. Palazzo / The Design Diva, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345963050843631543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451556608509297354.post-20045919747900554432013-03-28T15:49:00.001-07:002013-03-28T15:53:05.922-07:00ABAD 23 Books to be Entered in New Show<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I
am preparing to enter our 2 handbound art books from <a href="http://www.abad-23.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">ABAD 23</a> into a new
exhibition at the <a href="http://www.islipartmuseum.org/" target="_blank">Islip Art Museum</a>. The show is called "New York </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">B</span></span>ound: International Book Art Biennial."<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>It
is billed as the first of its kind in the US, and is scheduled to open
in September 2013. Dorthea Fliess of the Museum of Art Satu-Mare in
Romania is the guest curator.</span></span></span>LuAnn T. Palazzo / The Design Diva, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345963050843631543noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451556608509297354.post-18037302271066276612013-02-18T12:49:00.000-08:002014-02-01T09:48:53.402-08:00The Ray Johnson and ABAD Show Gets Archived<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.liu.edu/post" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">CW Post College of LIU</a> in Brookville, LI, NY, has archived the ABAD collection along with two boxes containing New York City catalogs, invitations, and announcement cards from the 1980s, which were donated to the college by <a href="http://matthewrosestudio.net/" target="_blank">Matthew Rose</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Artist and Professor <a href="http://www.joanharrison.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Joan Harrison</a>
worked tirelessly to get the work into the collections at CW Post.
Along with ABAD artist and Post alumna <a href="http://designdivany.com/" target="_blank">LuAnn Palazzo</a>, she co-curated the wide ranging exhibition <a href="http://rayjohnsonandabookaboutdeath.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Ray Johnson and A Book About Death</a> in 2010 at CW Post. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Joan
writes: "Don't you love the signage? 'A Bad Archive.' Ray would have
loved that and would have had to make a 'Good' archive."</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />The Post librarians and specialists who archived and stored the collection are pictured here: top – Jarron Jewell, Senior library assistant; middle – Erin de Marco Library School Graduate student, Queens College; and bottom – Bonnie Gallagher, Library School Graduate student, LIU Post.</span></span>LuAnn T. Palazzo / The Design Diva, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345963050843631543noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451556608509297354.post-15818120294138072662012-11-05T12:49:00.000-08:002012-11-05T12:49:09.729-08:00Another Continent Goes ABADHeather Matthew and Julie Barratt are bringing ABAD 2013 to Australia!
The show is scheduled to open at the Tweed River Art Gallery in
Murwillumbah, Australia on October 13, 2013. <a href="http://abadaustralia.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Click here</a> for the artists' call and join the fun down under. Help the ABAD Universe flip off the Mayans.
<br />LuAnn T. Palazzo / The Design Diva, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345963050843631543noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451556608509297354.post-8794727762352101092012-08-02T11:39:00.001-07:002012-11-05T12:49:53.165-08:00New Mixed Media at DivaworksI've launched a website, "Divaworks," that includes a new body of work I've been playing with. The project is called "Union,' and my intent is to mix the digital with the traditional; the new with the old.<br />
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I begin with one of my original photographs and turn it into a watercolor style image on the Mac. Then I print it out on 120-140 lb cold press watercolor paper and finish it by hand with traditional watercolor pigments.<br />
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Or, <a href="http://www.designdivany.com/Watercolors.html" target="_blank">click here to see a few of the images on my new website</a> and let me know what you think!LuAnn T. Palazzo / The Design Diva, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345963050843631543noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451556608509297354.post-61088154526199725882012-07-10T11:26:00.000-07:002012-08-02T11:31:30.090-07:00Kali Comes to Long IslandThe crazy talented team at Seeking Kali is mounting their first show at the Second Avenue Firehouse Gallery in Bay Shore, NY. It opens on Saturday, August 3, with the Artists' reception from 6-8pm.<br />
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Quoting William Evertson: "As a collective one of our objectives is to explore ways in which to
utilize social media as an artistic tool enabling long distance
collaboration among artists. Ria Vanden Eynde works from Belgium,
Susan Shulman is in Montreal, Canada and I have my studio in
Connecticut. Through the use of groups in Facebook, Skype and Google+
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William Evertson and Susan Shulman will be in attendance; they are original ABAD artists. Show them some ABAD love and come on out for the show!<br />
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<a href="http://billevertson.blogspot.com/2012/07/font-definitions-font-face-font-family.html" target="_blank">Click here to visit the Kali website.</a></div>LuAnn T. Palazzo / The Design Diva, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345963050843631543noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451556608509297354.post-65119171013075030802012-06-14T10:58:00.003-07:002012-06-14T11:00:38.158-07:00Really? No New ABADs?I simply cannot believe it's June and there have been no new ABAD calls! There was a reshowing, I think, of the original 2009 collection at Fluxfest 2012 in Chicago but, can that possibly be all for 2012?<br />
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If anyone hears of a new ABAD call, please let us know. :(LuAnn T. Palazzo / The Design Diva, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345963050843631543noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451556608509297354.post-86919039627670985802012-01-22T09:44:00.000-08:002012-01-22T09:44:05.042-08:00Happy 2012 To All!As I sit by the fire, looking out on the bright landscape of the first snowfall, I feel so lucky to be a part of the wonderful ABAD Universe. I look forward to some exciting shows this year and I really treasure being a part the lives of my ABAD friends on FB. <br />
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Long live mail art and long live the internets!LuAnn T. Palazzo / The Design Diva, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345963050843631543noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451556608509297354.post-28275181082365058412011-11-14T08:10:00.000-08:002012-01-22T09:56:21.501-08:00List of All ABADs to Date<span style="font-size: small;">After some research and consultation, it seems that this is the most complete listing of ABADs, their dates and curators. If anyone has any further info, please let me know!<b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>2011 </b><br />
Quetzalcoatl Gallery, Seattle, WA / November 10 – December 10 / Curators: Kathleen McHugh, Herb Sundvall</span><br />
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Second Avenue Firehouse Gallery, Bay Shore, NY / ABAD: The Ties That Bind / July 31 – September 2 / Curator: LuAnn T. Palazzo</span><br />
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Willo North Gallery, Phoenix, AZ / ABAD: Memento / May 3 – 28 / Curator: Patricia Sahertian</span><br />
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Chiesa S. Antonio Piazza La Rotonda Badoere di Morgano, Treviso, Italy / Un libro sulla Morte omaggio a Ray Johnson / April 9 – 17 / Curator: Virginia Milici</span><br />
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Elizabeth Stone Harper Gallery, Presbyterian College, SC / ABAD: Life / January 20 – February 25 / Curator: Ann Stoddard<br />
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SAL Gallery, CW Post Campus-LIU, Brookville, NY / Ray Johnson and A Book About Death / November 1 – 6 / Curators: Joan Harrison, LuAnn. T. Palazzo</span><br />
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Belknap Mill Gallery, Laconia, NH / October 29–November 1 / Curators: John Moriarty, Melissa McCarthy</span><br />
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The Fluxmuseum, Fort Worth, TX / October 8 – 30 / Curator: Cecil Touchon</span><br />
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Jaffe Center for Book Arts, Florida Atlantic University, FL / July 15 – October 18 / Curator: Ginny Lloyd</span><br />
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The RNG Gallery, Omaha, NE / Till Death Due Us Part / July 31 – August 28 / Curators: Louise Millmann, Rob Gilmer</span><br />
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Villa Torri and Biblioteca Comunale, Vimodrone, Italy / May 8-19 / Curator: Gianfranco Maletti (this show only presented a very small selection of the 2009 NY Exhibition)</span><br />
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Museum of Modern Art, Wales, UK / April 27 – May 8 / Curator: Sonja Benskin Mesher</span><br />
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Exit 11 Contmeporary Art, Grand-Leez, Belgium / April 11 – June 27 / Curator: Luc Fierens</span><br />
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ASA Art Gallery, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina / April 1 – 15 / Curators: Ivana Rezek, Nataša Stanišić</span><br />
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Prostor, Zagreb, Croatia / March 22–30 / Curator: Ivana Rezek</span><br />
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Steppling Art Gallery, San Diego State U, CA / ABAD Mexicali / March 10 – April 9 / Curators: Bibiana Padilla Maltos, Sheila Dollente</span><br />
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Vladimir Nazor Library, Zagreb, Croatia / February 26 – March 21 / Curator: Ivana Rezek</span><br />
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Museu Brasileiro da Escultura, Brazil / Um Livro Sobre A Morte / February 6 – 28 / Curator: Angela Ferrara</span><br />
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<b>2009</b><br />
La Sexta Literary Arts Festival, Tijuana, Mexico / November 21 / Curator: Bibiana Padilla Maltos</span><br />
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Queens Museum of Art, NY / November 1 –15 / Curator: Louise Weinberg</span><br />
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River Mill Art Gallery, East Westfield, NJ / October 17–31 / Curator: Michael Chan </span><br />
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Ripe Art Gallery, Greenlawn, NY / October 11–18 / Curator: Louise Millmann</span><br />
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Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA / October 11–31 / Curator: Mara Thompson</span><br />
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Mobius, Boston, MA / September 19 – 20 / Curator: Jane Wang</span><br />
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Emily Harvey Foundation Gallery, Soho, NY / September 10 – 20 / Curator: Matthew Rose<br />
</span>LuAnn T. Palazzo / The Design Diva, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345963050843631543noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451556608509297354.post-55377986834877458652011-10-16T11:19:00.000-07:002011-10-16T11:25:00.709-07:00Newest ABAD in SeattleThe call is out for the latest ABAD in Seattle, Washington. It is being curated by original ABADer Kathleen McHugh at the Quetzalcoatl Gallery. <a href="http://abadseattle.blogspot.com/">CLICK HERE</a> for details and get your work in asap!LuAnn T. Palazzo / The Design Diva, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345963050843631543noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451556608509297354.post-69928977865518650592011-06-20T07:21:00.000-07:002011-10-16T11:20:30.276-07:00There WILL BE New Orleans Second Line Jazz at the Artists' Reception / August 13, 7pm<h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </h3><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thanks to the efforts of all the ABAD Angels, this is going to be a truly historic ABAD! This will be the first show to expand the movement to include live musical performance at our reception with </span><span style="font-size: small;">The Joe Saylor Brass Band</span><span style="font-size: small;">. Now the ABAD vanguard can claim poets, visual artists, performance artists, multi-media artists and musical artists!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Joe Saylor Brass Band is comprised of some of the most exiting and talented young musicians on the Jazz scene today. The band members come from all parts of the world and their influences range from the beats of Africa to the horns New Orleans. </span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The band came together at Harlem parades led by Jonathan Batiste, piano virtuoso from New Orleans. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Leader Joe Saylor has played with many Jazz greats including Jonathan Batiste, Wynton Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, Roy Hargrove and Ben Wolfe. Joe recently appeared on an episode of HBO’s “Treme,” along with Jon Batiste. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The JSBB is perfect to be the first musical performance artists at a “A Book about Death” exhibition, and we are absolutely thrilled to have them!</span><span style="font-size: small;"> The band will perform New Orleans Second Line (Funeral) Jazz selections including:</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
Whoopin' Blues<br />
Just A Closer Walk With Thee<br />
Bourbon Street Parade<br />
When The Saints Go Marching In<br />
The Second Line <br />
Oh, Didn't He Ramble<br />
What A Friend We Have In Jesus<br />
In The Sweet Bye and Bye</span></div>LuAnn T. Palazzo / The Design Diva, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345963050843631543noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451556608509297354.post-44138561038807602752011-06-11T19:02:00.000-07:002011-06-11T19:06:45.673-07:00ABAD Angels Come ThroughThe incredible ABAD community pulled together and funded the next show at Kickstarter.com. <b> </b><br />
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<b>ABAD: The Ties That Bind,</b> scheduled for this summer in Bay Shore, NY, will not only be the first show to bind all entries into a handmade book, but also be the first show to feature live New Orleans Second Line funeral jazz.<br />
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There will also be other performances scheduled for the Artists' Reception on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 7pm. Further information will be posted on the website. Don't miss it!LuAnn T. Palazzo / The Design Diva, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345963050843631543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451556608509297354.post-6721380336217561522011-05-17T15:23:00.000-07:002011-06-20T07:24:06.302-07:00DONATE TO THE "ABAD: THE TIES THAT BIND" SHOW...<div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://kck.st/k1u2HF"><img border="0" height="55" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhX8mZbKzuPLbG_d8Rn4mK63DNZDtmfEv_ePebodPEwa1Sdhgu4u7-UpzpAQXBClekAlcVQKWUOVCFxG93HXkQ5uXett-nrUvcuHieSpgZ8ib5OvgDCh8QAeRjYtOfYEjEseNm8LxMPqtD/s200/Picture%252B1.png" width="200" /></a></div><br />
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<span class="caption">Click on the logo above to go to Kickstarter – and donate to bring live New Orleans Funeral Jazz performers to this exhibition.</span><br />
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<span class="caption">There are some pretty good rewards being offered for donations of $10 and $15.</span><br />
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<b><span class="caption">BE AN ABAD ANGEL!</span></b>LuAnn T. Palazzo / The Design Diva, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345963050843631543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451556608509297354.post-37784992987616650162011-03-13T15:03:00.000-07:002011-04-11T18:22:34.214-07:00NEW CALL:From One of the Curators That Brought You the Awesome RJ+ABAD Show...LuAnn Palazzo (me!) sends out a NEW CALL:<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Friday, March 13, 2009 | Sunday, March 13, 2011</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Two years ago ON THIS EXACT DATE, Matthew Rose issued the original ABAD International Call.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Today, we send out the OPEN ARTISTS CALL for</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">A Book About Death: THE TIES THAT BIND</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Reception:</span> Saturday, 13 August 2011<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Exhibition:</span> 31 July–2 September 2011<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">At The Second Avenue Firehouse Gallery, Bay Shore, NY</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Artists are invited to create their own book pages</span> that illustrate their unique interpretations of THE TIES THAT BIND all living things universally through death. They may also choose to celebrate the ties that now bind all ABAD artists throughout the world (courtesy of Ray Johnson and Matthew Rose). Any interpretation is welcome. <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
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All these pages will then be bound together in a handmade book (or books). A BOOK ABOUT DEATH will finally become a hand-bound book produced by global artists.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">DETAILS at <a href="http://www.abad-23.blogspot.com/">WWW.ABAD-23.BLOGSPOT.COM</a> </span>LuAnn T. Palazzo / The Design Diva, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345963050843631543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451556608509297354.post-20186509534249848992011-03-02T09:53:00.000-08:002011-03-20T19:35:28.675-07:00NEW CALL: From Matthew Rose THE DEFENSE D'AFFICHER PROJECTMatthew Rose, creator of the international "A Book About Death" movement, has launched a new project. Make a poster on any subject (political, band, art, ecological, promotional) and submit it to the <i>Defense D'Afficher Project</i> for worldwide global distribution. Everything about the project is free. This project is about showcasing great poster design, distribution in the world's streets and commentary concerning all things "affiche (poster)."<br />
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<a href="http://defensedafficherproject.blogspot.com/">See the blog here...</a>LuAnn T. Palazzo / The Design Diva, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345963050843631543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451556608509297354.post-4626870440432469292011-02-11T19:09:00.000-08:002011-02-11T19:18:03.118-08:00NEW CALL: ABAD Treviso, Italy Deadline March 20, 2011<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here is another call for an ABAD in Italy. The twist is, this is the first show to request an actual book. I believe that now the number of global ABADs is 22! You can go here to see some books that have already been submitted: <a href="http://unlibrosullamorte.blogspot.com/" target="blank">unlibrosullamorte.blogspot.com</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> <b><span style="font-size: small;">Un Libro Sulla Morte : ABAD ITALIA Altered Book Artist Call<span lang="EN-US"> </span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">Artist’s Book or Altered Book, e.g. small Moleskine book, or any other suitable "book." Your book can be several postcards bound together. Please add the title somewhere on your work: “Homage to Ray Johnson: A Book About Death” (In your own language).</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41xYh9q-PyBuMLajpGdIThXmCX9wlEpRPuJ18ZzZ_7mvZPGTkqJKi-uFIchoDHvfEGJ3UPHx47th6g6LJpoI7bpf9dYD24kuuMzpaU5C83nwtGABnUfao3TGgvUl7O9sZGm3mtctITg/s1600/libera%252BAbad%252Bcopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41xYh9q-PyBuMLajpGdIThXmCX9wlEpRPuJ18ZzZ_7mvZPGTkqJKi-uFIchoDHvfEGJ3UPHx47th6g6LJpoI7bpf9dYD24kuuMzpaU5C83nwtGABnUfao3TGgvUl7O9sZGm3mtctITg/s1600/libera%252BAbad%252Bcopy.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">No returns</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">Technique/Medium: Free</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">Deadline: 20 March 2011</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Documentation: <a href="http://unlibrosullamorte.blogspot.com/2010/10/un-libro-sulla-morte-book-about-death.html" target="blank">Web</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
<b> Mail your "altered" book to:</b></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Virginia Milici</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Via G. Verdi 18/A</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">31038 Paese (Treviso) ITALY</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">e-mail: arte@virginiamilici.org</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The latest one is being curated by artist <a href="http://thestudio-ps.com/" target="blank">Patricia Sahertian</a>. The <a href="http://abad-phx.blogspot.com/" target="blank">ABAD Memento </a>exhibition is set for </span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">May 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona</span><span style="font-size: small;"> at the </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.willonorth.com/" target="blank">Willo North Gallery</a></span><span style="font-size: small;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Please see the site for all information on the exhibition, including deadlines, guidelines, venue and how you can get involved: <a href="http://abad-phx.blogspot.com/" target="blank">abad-phx.blogspot.com</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Deadline for postcard and memento: </span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">April 25, 2011</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Show dates: </span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">May 3 to 28, 2011</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Reception: </span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">May 6, 2011</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Patricia Sahertian</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">1517 W. Willetta Street</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Phoenix, AZ 85007 USA</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Please send jpgs (no larger than 600 x 400 px) of your work (for posting on the ABAD Momento blog), with your name and your website/blog or contact link to <a href="mailto:patricia@thestudio-ps.com" target="blank">Patricia</a>. Tell <a href="http://abad-phx.blogspot.com/p/your-story.html" target="blank">the story of your momento </a><a href="http://abad-phx.blogspot.com/p/your-story.html">here</a>.</span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: bold;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">Call for:</span><span style="font-size: small;"> one work on paper, post card size: approximately 6x4 inches (either vertical or horizontal) any medium, original art or reproduction is acceptable.</span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: bold;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">Optional twist:</span><span style="font-size: small; font-style: italic;"> include a memento</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Mementos play an important role in our remembering. A simple thing like a toothbrush, a letter, a toy, a paperclip, or a swatch of fabric, can be a fond reminder of a lost loved one. So please also send a tiny memento, if you like. <a href="http://abad-phx.blogspot.com/p/memento-info_29.html" target="blank">See memento guidelines.</a> Mementos will be displayed with your work.</span></div>LuAnn T. Palazzo / The Design Diva, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345963050843631543noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451556608509297354.post-44040406961059120252011-02-10T10:53:00.000-08:002011-02-11T18:56:26.694-08:00ABAD EvolutionHAPPY ABAD NEW YEAR, ALL!<br />
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I'm optimistic that this Year of the (dead?) Rabbit will be good to us all. Hopefully, you're enjoying good things already!<br />
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Amazingly, as of today there have been 20 ABADs with 2 more on the way. And we keep participating, creating and growing. The exploration continues to increase exponentially all the time. ABAD never sleeps.<br />
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Now, what I'd like to know is: how many have you been in? And how many new pieces have you done? What variation on the theme would you like to see in a future show? Please post your answers below... xxoLuAnn T. Palazzo / The Design Diva, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345963050843631543noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451556608509297354.post-91609374967638989822010-12-14T19:03:00.001-08:002010-12-15T07:22:09.617-08:00Video Highlights Of the Opening / Part 1 by Barry Rivadue<object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ze2uZtCNFok?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ze2uZtCNFok?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>LuAnn T. Palazzo / The Design Diva, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345963050843631543noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451556608509297354.post-83839166147637436322010-12-14T19:02:00.000-08:002010-12-15T07:22:36.560-08:00Video Highlights Of the Opening / Part 2 by Barry Rivadue<object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jSenhc0rt50?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jSenhc0rt50?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>LuAnn T. Palazzo / The Design Diva, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345963050843631543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451556608509297354.post-50505457637703975792010-12-13T07:14:00.000-08:002010-12-15T07:23:34.780-08:00Seeking Kali Impromptu Performance at the Opening<object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8f2Q6O1iFms?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8f2Q6O1iFms?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>LuAnn T. Palazzo / The Design Diva, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345963050843631543noreply@blogger.com3