General Idea, AIDS Stamps

General Idea, AIDS Stamps
Perforated paper, offset 3/0, 210 x 255 mm
Edition unknown, unsigned
1988 / 8804
Published by General Idea

out of print

Produced as a insert for Parkett No. 15 (1988, pp. 117-127). The artists also signed and numbered an edition (8805) of 200 off-prints of the AIDS Stamps as a fundraiser for amfAR (American Foundation for AIDS Research).

AA Bronson, amfAR, Art, Criticism, Felix Partz, General Idea, Jorge Zontal, Michael Tims, Parkett, Ronald Gabe, Slobodan Saia-Levy, Typography

12 Sun Songs

Cranfield and Slade, 12 Sun Songs
Hardboard/sleeve, yellow vinyl record + poster, offset 2/1, 315 x 315 mm
Edition of 2000
ISBN 978-3-03764-063-0
Published by JRP|Ringier, CK editions

$20.00 ·

Cranfield and Slade: 12 Sun Songs is a yellow vinyl album made up of covers of pop songs about the sun. Aping a 1970s concept album, Cranfield and Slade present twelve songs arranged to represent a day, beginning with songs about sunrise and winding down with songs about sunsets. Tracks range from classics such as George Harrison’s Here Comes the Sun and The Kinks’ Waterloo Sunset, to the lesser-known Sun by singer-songwriter Margot Guryan or Where Evil Grows by Vancouver’s The Poppy Family. The album combines field recordings made in various Vancouver locations with electronic sound and acoustic and electric instruments. The liner notes for “12 Sun Songs” were written by celebrated Canadian poet and critic Peter Culley.

Based in rainy Vancouver, Cranfield and Slade is made up of visual artist Kathy Slade and artist/musician Brady Cranfield, working with musicians including Larissa Loyva (Piano, Kellarissa), Johnny Payne (Victoria Victoria, The Shilos), and Chris Harris (Piano, Parks and Rec, The Secret Three, Womankind); and special guests John Collins (The New Pornographers, The Evaporators) and artist Rodney Graham (The Rodney Graham Band, UJ3RK5).

Art, Chris Harris, Christoph Keller, CK editions, Cranfield and Slade, DAP, George Harrison, John Collins, Johnny Payne, JRP|Ringier, Larissa Loyva, Margot Guryan, Music, Performance, Peter Culley, Rodney Graham

Pregnancy and Chiropractic 1978 (Form No. 279)

James W. Parker, Pregnancy and Chiropractic 1978 (Form No. 279)
Softcover, 4 pp., offset 1/1, 3.5 x 8.25 inches
Edition of 5000
Published by Parker Chiropractic Research Foundation

$2.00 ·

In 1978 (and until 1993), Midwifery was against the law in the State of California. Women wanting to have natural childbirth at home were literally forced underground — many Midwives circumvented this law by practicing as licensed Chiropractors or under the license of a Chiropractor. This pamphlet is ephemera from that era (1967-1993):

Mental Attitude Also Important
Your mental attitude during pregnancy should be considered, too. A bright outlook on life can help make these nine months a pleasure rather than a burden. Good common sense tells us that a woman free of pain, at ease and relaxed, concious that every necessary measure is being taken for the welfare of both herself and her child, will naturally have a better mental attitude than the woman who is afraid of suffering. Chiropractic care can help you achieve this assurance and, therefore, have a cheerful mental attitude.

Chiropractic, James W. Parker, Midwifery, Parker Chiropractic Research Foundation

Waste Bookmark

Jonathan Maghen, Waste Bookmark
Bookmark, offset 1/0, 2 x 5.5 inches
Edition of 11 + 2 proofs, unnumbered
Published by Textfield

$2.00 ·

Card used by Pressman to indicate any waste, errors, bad sheets, etc., on a printed job to the Bindery; typically made from the waste sheets of other printed jobs. Re-reused as a bookmark; part of an unfinished book, used to bookmark the pages of a finished book.

Art, Bookmark, Distribution, Jonathan Maghen, Offset, Phil Chang, Press Check, Textfield, Typecraft Wood & Jones, Waste