Darin Klein & Friends Present: Box of Books, Vol. VII

Printed Matter's LA ART BOOK FAIR 2014
January 31- February 2, 2014
Opening: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 6–9 pm
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
FREE ADMISSION!!!
www.laartbookfair.net

Free and open to the public, the LA Art Book Fair is a unique event for artists’ books, art catalogs, monographs, periodicals, and ‘zines presented by over 250 international presses, booksellers, antiquarians, artists, and independent publishers.

Be sure to visit Darin Klein & Friends in (XE)ROX & PAPER + SCISSORS, a super-sized subsection of the LA Art Book Fair, featuring ‘zinesters from home and abroad.

Darin Klein & Friends Present: Box of Books, Vol. VI. A hand-picked selection of all-new artists create small books for the latest volume, using the same fold-out technique and with widely differing content. Advertising, memory, love, language, identity, the archive, sex and more are explored through texts and images in this dynamic and affordable boxed set of twenty-two individual publications. Edition of 150, signed and numbered. Featuring John Arsenault, Lisa Anne Auerbach, Michelle Blade, Peter Cochrane, Content is Relative, Ben Cuevas, Daniel Dallabrida, Dandy Industries, Phil Davis, Chris Duncan, Bruno Fazzolari, Amelia Ishmael, Gavy K, Kevin Killian, Brian Villanueva Mendez, billy ocallaghan, Tara Jane O’Neil, Andrew Martin Scott, Nicholas Sung, Christina Tsui, Ricardo Velmor and Adam Villacin. 

LA Art Book Fair

Opening: Thursday, January 30, 6–9 pm
Friday, January 31, 11 am-5 pm
Saturday, February 1, 11 am–6 pm
Sunday, February 2, 12 pm–6 pm


The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
152 North Central Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 626-6222
www.moca.org

DARIN KLEIN & FRIENDS @ NY ART BOOK FAIR 2013

Darin Klein & Friends: Recent Work

Printed Matter, Inc. presents
THE NY ART BOOK FAIR
September 20–22, 2013
Preview: Thursday, September 19, 6-9pm
MoMA PS1  
nyartbookfair.com

Printed Matter presents the eighth annual NY Art Book Fair, from September 20 to 22, at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, Queens.
 
Free and open to the public, the NY Art Book Fair is the world's premier event for artists' books, catalogs, monographs, periodicals, and zines. Last year, the fair featured 283 booksellers, antiquarians, artists, and independent publishers from twenty-six countries, and was attended by more than 25,000 people.  

Hours and Location
Friday, September 20, 12–7 pm
Saturday, September 21, 11 am–9 pm
Sunday, September 22, 11 am–7 pm
MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Avenue at 46th Avenue
Long Island City, NY 

Darin Klein & Friends Present collaboratively produced, handmade, handsome book projects for your perusal and pleasure. Marvel at 22 all-new artists' books gathered in Box of Books, Vol. VI (2013). Get cookin' with KTCHN Cookbook, a multi-format publication pack produced on the occasion of Ryan Heffington's recent KTCHN performance in Los Angeles - inspired by the artwork of Nolan Hendrickson (2013). Fag out with multiple issues of 21st Century Queer Artists Identify Themselves, each of which include approximately 50 participants who sent in 100 copies of their own texts and images (2010-13). Check out the beard appeal of JIMMY#4: Tilt-Shift LA, produced on the occasion of the Darin Klein & Friends exhibition, Tilt-Shift LA: New Queer Perspectives on the Western Edge (2012). Separate the facts from the fiction in A Transcription of the Audio Tour, Darin Klein Childhood Home and Museum, Clovis, California, produced on the occasion of the [ 2nd floor projects ] exhibition We ride them and Tingel-tangel: 20 years of independent publications by Darin Klein (2010). Stop by and say hello to my charming and competent staff: John, Jeaneen and Johnny.

DARIN KLEIN & FRIENDS PRESENT: KTCHN COOKBOOK

KTCHN

May 3-5, 10-12, 17-19, 2013

Doors at 7:30pm

Performance at 8pm

Mack Sennett Studios
1215 Bates St.

Silverlake, CA 90029

Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/360947

KTCHN is an evening length, fully immersive performance experience directed and choreographed by Ryan Heffington and inspired by the artwork of Nolan Hendrickson. This event bridges the gap between a Broadway musical, fine art exhibit, a fashion show, and a dance party.

Dancers: Tara Brook, Nina McNeely, Jasmine Albuquerque, Kristen Leahy, Melissa Schade, Denna Thomsen, Hunter Hamilton, Marlo Pelayo, Zak Schlegel and Ryan Heffington.

Produced by Allison Karman

Set Design: Nolan Hendrickson

Art Direction: Adrian Gilliland
Costumes: Mindy LeBrock
Make up: Will Lemon
Hair: Yuya Takahashi
Photos: Daniel Trese
Video: Nathan Kim

We'd love for you to be a part of the magic.

Email a snapshot of your face to: KTCHNcontact@gmail.com

Darin Klein & Friends Present:
KTCHN Cookbook
$20 Regular / $50 Deluxe

Produced on the occasion of Ryan Heffington’s KTCHN

CONTENTS:

1. LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION - Commissioned essay by Shoghig Halajian; Intro to Ryan Heffington, Nolan Hendrickson & Mack Sennett Studios; Mash-up artwork by Nolan Hendrickson/Ryan Heffington. Full-color, double-sided fold-out zine/poster.

2. SOME STARS - Historic imagery and partial list of past Mack Sennett Studios clients and projects. Full-color, double-sided fold-out zine/poster.

3. THE FOURTH HORSEMAN IS MISSING - Photographs taken deep within the private inner chambers of Mack Sennett Studios by Louis M. Schmidt. Black and white, 32 pages, 1/2 size zine.

4. EAT ME, DRINK ME - Absurd recipes for a banal existence. Full-color, double-sided fold-out zine/poster.

5. PREP WORK - Costumes: Mindy LeBrock; Make up: Will Lemon; Hair: Yuya Takahashi; Photos: Daniel Trese; Original set sketch by Nolan Hendrickson. Full-color, double-sided fold-out zine/poster.

6. SPRINKLES - Commissioned poetry by Jim Schatz in response to the artwork of Nolan Hendrickson. Full-color, Party Store / Bakery Aisle packaging (somewhere between confetti and cupcake decor); text printed on non-edible, multicolored "sprinkles".

7. THE INSPIRATION - Artwork by Nolan Hendrickson. Full-color, double-sided fold-out zine/poster.

First edition of two hundred copies.

Twenty Deluxe copies are accompanied by a full-color KTCHN COOKBOOKMARK and are presented in a custom fabric sleeve printed with a reproduction of Nolan Hendrickson’s artwork and a soft sculpture hand-painted by Nolan Hendrickson.

Layout and design by Christopher Kardambikis and Darin Klein, except THE FOURTH HORSEMAN IS MISSING by Louis M. Schmidt. Production assistance: Allison Karman.

Available at KTCHN performances while supplies last. Contact darinklein.la@gmail.com if you can’t attend but are interested in purchasing.

DARIN KLEIN & FRIENDS @ LA ART BOOK FAIR

PRINTED MATTER’S

LA Art Book Fair

Opening: Thursday, January 31, 6 - 9pm
Friday, February 1, 11 - 5pm
Saturday, February 2, 11am - 6pm
Sunday, February 3, 12pm - 6pm

FREE ADMISSION

The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
152 North Central Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012

www.laartbookfair.net

http://www.printedmatter.org

Printed Matter presents the first annual LA Art Book Fair. Free and open to the public, the LA Art Book Fair is a unique event for artists’ books, art catalogs, monographs, periodicals, and ‘zines presented by more than 215 international presses, booksellers, antiquarians, artists, and independent publishers from twenty countries.

Be sure to visit Darin Klein & Friends in ‘Zine World, a lively selection of local, national, and international artists and ‘zinesters representing independent publishing at its most innovative.

Darin Klein & Friends Present: Box of Books, Vol. VI. A hand-picked selection of all-new artists create small books for the latest volume, using the same fold-out technique and with widely differing content. Advertising, memory, love, language, identity, the archive, sex and more are explored through texts and images in this dynamic and affordable boxed set of twenty-three individual publications. Edition of 150, signed and numbered. Featuing Harold Abramowitz, Elijah Burgher, Jaqueline Cedar, Bernard Cooper, Garry Davis, Adam DeGraff, Jenna & Cali Thornhill deWitt, Hedi El Kholti, Johnnie JungleGuts, Jeremy Lucido, Scott McPherson, Mission Mini Comix, John Parot, Marina Pinsky, Andrew Printer, Peter Sebeckis, Lily Simonson, Vivian Sming, Jesse Spears, Mark Todd, Esther Pearl Watson, and Trevor Wayne.

Also at the Darin Klein & Friends booth, an LA Art Book Fair Exclusive:
Original artworks by Box of Books, Vol. VI participant Elijah Burger on view and available to purchase! 

Elijah Burgher

Young Werther versus The Immoralist, 2011
Colored pencil on paper
14 x 17 inches

PLUS: In response to the Los Angeles ethos as the center of the ‘zine universe, the LA Art Book Fair is proud to host the following exhibitions curated by Darin Klein:

GSD: Skate Fate till Today
Southern Californian Gary Scott Davis is the producer of intimate and innovative artist books today, and was one of the most influential figures in early underground skateboard culture and 'zine-making. Unleashed upon the skate-boarding world from 1981 to 1991, Skate Fate was the first and longest-running home-made, photo-copied skate ‘zine. Highlights of the exhibition include a complete set of Skate Fate ‘zines, small-run one-off titles, and ephemera related to Davis’ music projects Custom Floor and Carpet Floor.

Bedwetter and Beyond: 
The Complete Bookworks of Christopher Russell
From his first "destroy-to-enjoy" Bedwetter titles to a variety of collaborative efforts and his elegant and enduring monographs, this exhibition is the first complete survey of Los Angeles-based artist Christopher Russell's bookworks. Intricate and unique one-of-a-kind artist books round out this exhibition, adding to the breadth of Russell’s ambitious and prolific output dating from the mid-1990s to the present.