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Izrock Pressing is privileged to be participating in this exciting exhibition:

A TEMPORARY AUTONOMOUS LIBRARY + WEIRD HEAVY Publication Launch Issue 01

featuring: uhu – Shannon Reed – Jack Jeweller – Lisa Lerkenfeldt (Jake Walker) – Billy Gruner – Matthew Hopkins – Jonathan Hochman – Joseph Allen Shea – Jesse Hogan – Nick Briggs

OPENING THURSDAY NIGHT 29th March 6-9PM

Themes of autonomy, countercultural experiments and the eco-aspirations of communes are central to the next installation at 55 Sydenham Rd.

Our Concept – to present a temporary autonomous zone. A library type situation in which the publication is to be utilized for the means of research within the space”. The structure to house the library and launch, built in parts in the studio, then installed at 55, provides a platform for free thinking & research derived from a DIY punk ethos. Following instructions given in How To Build Your Own Living Structures by Ken Isaacs, published in 1974, the artists re-assemble the design as a library platform, employing anarchist Hakim Bey’s sociopolitical tactics to create temporary spaces/structures that elude from formal structures of control.

Curated by Jesse Hogan & Nick Briggs

Independent Photography Festival (IPF)
Melbourne, 2-8 April, 2012

www.independentphotographyfestival.com

The Independent Photography Festival (IPF) 2012 is Melbourne’s inaugural celebration of independent photography, its application and practice.

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Monday 2 April:

Festival launch and Photo Prize exhibition opening at Tinning Street Gallery

Tuesday 3 April:

The Family Unit, Jackson Eaton solo show opening at House of Bricks

Wednesday 4 April:

Deadset, group show exhibition opening at Dear Patti Smith

Thursday 5 April:

AS IS, Natalie Nikitovic book launch at Rae & Bennett Gallery

Friday 6 April:

Stills From Imaginary Films, Luke Byrne solo show opening at Smiley McSlidey

Saturday 7 April:

IPF 2012 Photo Book & Zine Fair featuring Black Coffee Shop (10 – 4pm) and Format Perspective film screening (PM) at the Workers Club

Sunday 8 April:

IPF 2012 Photo Book & Zine Fair featuring Black Coffee Shop (10 – 4pm) and Festival Closing Party (PM) at the Workers Club

FULL PROGRAM NOW ONLINE at www.independentphotographyfestival.com/program

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The IPF is an initiative of Hard Workers Club, the independent publishers behind online photographic travel guides site Tourisms, photo zine publishing house Hard Workers Press and online photo publications stockist Hard Workers Shop.

Founder Joe Miranda says, “IPF hopes to bring together the living, breathing artists and creatives who make up our inclusive but nowadays very screen-based discipline. The program introduces hard-working, autonomous, passionate, and progressive photographers who are creating for the love of shooting and shooting for the love of creating.

Thanks Cameron.

Izrock Pressings and Gallery A.S. artist Mark Whalen opens a new show in San Francisco tonight with old pal Jay Howell.

San Francisco’s FFDG is excited to announce the opening reception for MIDNIGHT ON THE SUN featuring over 60 new paintings by Los Angeles based artists Jay Howell & Mark Whalen (Kill Pixie). An opening reception will be held on Saturday February 18, 2012 (6-9pm). Also on the same night be a zine release for Jay Howell’s newest zine THE DARK WAVE published by Unpiano Books & Mt.St.Mtn. The exhibition is free and open to the public.

The exhibition is open to the public and will be on view from February 18, 2012 – March 24, 2012. Gallery hours are as follow: Wednesday – Saturday 1pm – 6:00pm. And by appointment. FFDG is located at 2277 Mission Street, San Francisco CA 94110 For more information or to request a preview of the available work please contact the gallery at info@ffdg.net

Izrock Pressings artists Mark Gonzales and Benjamin Deberdt were involved in the Obstacle project recently held in Paris with Adidas skate.
The Obstacle was built by Rich Holland of long time inspiration The Side Effects of Urethane.

Our good pals Motto are moving into Neon Parc for a bit this month.
Make sure you get to it if you are anywhere close.

MOTTO MELBOURNE. A temporary bookstore in collaboration with Neon Parc.

Dates/Time: 18 – 25th FEBRUARY 2012 / 12PM – 7PM DAILY
Address: 6 DUCKETT STREET, BRUNSWICK, MELBOURNE, VIC 3056 AUSTRALIA

Books, Magazines and Artists’ Publications from:

4478 ZINE / A5 PRESS / ANNA BARHAM / ARCHIVE BOOKS / ARGOBOOKS / ART METROPOLE / ART PAPER EDITIONS / BEDFORD PRESS / BROKEN DIMANCHE PRESS / CAFE ROYAL BOOKS / CHERT / COLEY BROWN / DASHWOOD BOOKS / DEXTER SINISTER / EDITION TAUBE / SAVVY / FAUND / FEUILLETON / FILLIP / FLOATING HEAD / FW / GENERAL GENERAL GENERAL / GOTTLUND VERLAG / GRANT WILLING / HAMBURGER EYES / INNEN / J & L / JRP EDITIONS / JRP RINGIER / KALEIDOSCOPE / KAUGUMMI / KODOJI PRESS / KOMINEK / KUNSTHAL CHARLOTTENBORG / LANDFILL EDITIONS / LEMONMELON / LIBRARYMAN / LUBOK VERLAG / MAXIMAGE / MONO.KULTUR / MOODWRESTLING / MOUSSE PUBLICATIONS / N + 1 / NAZI KNIFE / NIESSEN & DE VRIES / OCASSIONAL PAPERS / OUR PRESS / PAGES / QUICK / RAMAYA TEGEGNE / RANDOM PRESS / RASTER NOTON / RCA&D / REVOLVER / ROLLO PRESS / SAN ROCCO / SCHNAUZER PUBLICATIONS / SEEMS BOOKS / SELF PUBLISH BE HAPPY / SEQUENCE PRESS / SPECTOR BOOKS / STERNBERG PRESS / TONK / TURBO MAG / URBANOMIC / WALTHER KOENIG / WERKPLAATS TYPOGRAFIE / ZAVOD P.A.R.A.S.I.T.E + Many More

Although this blog has been slow of late.
The Instagram has been busy.
Come follow us on Insta – just search for Izrock.