"The Neo": first issue of "the local-extraterrestrial paper of the Neoists", Montreal, 1979
with contributions by Monty Cantsin, Lion Lazer, David Zack, Pamella Rome, Jack Nathanson, Frater Neo, Al Ackerman
- scanned & uploaded for the first time:
https://archive.org/details/the_neo-1
"The Neo": first issue of "the local-extraterrestrial paper of the Neoists", Montreal, 1979
with contributions by Monty Cantsin, Lion Lazer, David Zack, Pamella Rome, Jack Nathanson, Frater Neo, Al Ackerman
- scanned & uploaded for the first time:
https://archive.org/details/the_neo-1
Scanned and uploaded:
Western Cell Division, 'Opening Gaps and Filling Them Up... WESTERN CELL DIVISION and You', Baltimore: Dialectical Immaterialism Press, 1987
Experimental reflections of multiple-use name identity politics, plagiarism/anti-copyright and Art Strike 1990-1993, grown out of Neoism.
"The provided texts explore themes of cultural reproduction, individual perception, and societal critique within late capitalism. 'Western Cell Division and You' conceptualizes the proliferation of a dominant 'Western Culture' and the potential for 'deviant cultures' to emerge through its divisions, while other sections discuss how plagiarism and censorship can serve as revolutionary acts against established notions of originality and controlled information. The collection further investigates 'Optically Disassociated Reality' (O.D.R.), proposing methods to alter visual perception and challenge the continuity cues ingrained by visual media like television. Ultimately, the sources advocate for a radical re-evaluation of art, identity, and social relations, calling for an Art Strike to dismantle the capitalist commodification of creativity and empower individual 'anti-skills' against pervasive societal structures."
Scanned and uploaded:
Western Cell Division, 'Opening Gaps and Filling Them Up... WESTERN CELL DIVISION and You', Baltimore: Dialectical Immaterialism Press, 1987
Experimental reflections of multiple-use name identity politics, plagiarism/anti-copyright and Art Strike 1990-1993, grown out of Neoism.
"The provided texts explore themes of cultural reproduction, individual perception, and societal critique within late capitalism. 'Western Cell Division and You' conceptualizes the proliferation of a dominant 'Western Culture' and the potential for 'deviant cultures' to emerge through its divisions, while other sections discuss how plagiarism and censorship can serve as revolutionary acts against established notions of originality and controlled information. The collection further investigates 'Optically Disassociated Reality' (O.D.R.), proposing methods to alter visual perception and challenge the continuity cues ingrained by visual media like television. Ultimately, the sources advocate for a radical re-evaluation of art, identity, and social relations, calling for an Art Strike to dismantle the capitalist commodification of creativity and empower individual 'anti-skills' against pervasive societal structures."
Neoist Research Center, 'A selection of CORRESPONDANCES, 80-81'
Published letter exchanges between the Neoist Research Center at Vehicule Art, Montreal Canada 1980-1981, with: Eva Lake, Michael Kearney, Krononautic Society (Richard X, John Ellsberry and tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE), Peter Below, Bálint Szombathy, Dr. Al Ackerman, Niels Lomholt, R. Mappo, David Zack, Doug Retzler, Northern Star, Stephen s'Soreff, Lon Spiegelman, Ben Vautier, E.F. Higgins, Matt Svetich, Ginny Lloyd, Kiki Bonbon, Guy Schraenen, Gordon W. Zealot, Sheldon Polsky.
These letter exchanges document the early beginnings of Neoism, growing from a name and local group/collective in Montreal into an international network.
[Scanned and digitally published for the first time.]
https://archive.org/details/neoist_research_center-correspondance
Neoist Research Center, 'A selection of CORRESPONDANCES, 80-81'
Published letter exchanges between the Neoist Research Center at Vehicule Art, Montreal Canada 1980-1981, with: Eva Lake, Michael Kearney, Krononautic Society (Richard X, John Ellsberry and tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE), Peter Below, Bálint Szombathy, Dr. Al Ackerman, Niels Lomholt, R. Mappo, David Zack, Doug Retzler, Northern Star, Stephen s'Soreff, Lon Spiegelman, Ben Vautier, E.F. Higgins, Matt Svetich, Ginny Lloyd, Kiki Bonbon, Guy Schraenen, Gordon W. Zealot, Sheldon Polsky.
These letter exchanges document the early beginnings of Neoism, growing from a name and local group/collective in Montreal into an international network.
[Scanned and digitally published for the first time.]
https://archive.org/details/neoist_research_center-correspondance
SMILE 7/6 - Reality Adjustment / New York Scene
My personal favorite issue of the Neoist 'international magazine of multiple origins', published in 1986, scanned/digitized for the first time.
Subjects include: comb collecting, reality adjustment, text:antitext, Neoism + an interview with New York artist Karen Eliot
https://archive.org/details/smile-7-6-reality-adjustment-new-york-scene
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