Yo,
mah bunnies -- the book is done! No big deal,
but we got to slam together 30 of the best ARTBURN's I
made for my monthly column in the LA WEEKLY over the
last 6 years (plus remixes even the WEEKLY wouldn't
print). I love guerrilla postering—actually I’m
addicted—but getting it all together: the art,
high res computer graphics, the offset litho printing,
the glue, brushes, plane tickets, the troops, is a magilla
(a big song and dance number). And I only get up around
4 times a year. Not that I’m complaining, just
getting old. Unfortunately, there are way too many bad
guys and much too little time for that. In 1997 I got
lucky. Sue Horton, then editor of the LA Weekly, Los
Angeles’ premiere free paper, made me an offer
I couldn’t refuse. Do a page, same format as the
posters only 13” x 10”, with about 50 words
of added secondary text (explain yourself!), once a
month. More shots at the big shots—equal opportunity
satire, a chance to get to turn more shit into shiznit:
talk radio pundits (Rush Limbaugh!), schlock culture
mongers (Disney Studios—“Mauschwitz”
to us Angelenos), lifestyle gurus ( Oh Martha!), even
Major League baseball (that John Rocker is a helluva
American). We decided to call the column, “Artburn”,
a pun on the pain in my heart and my so-called profession.
Now my pain can be your pain—coming to a bookstore
near you this summer. All this for a measly $19.95.
For
more info go to Akashic Books:
www.akashicbooks.com/artburn.htm
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