STARRING: Tim Newton Anderson; Michael Betancourt; David Brizer; Steve Carll; Norman Conquest; Farewell Debut; R J Dent; Jesse Glass; Reinhard Goering; Rhys Hughes; Tim Hutchings; Mark Kanak; M. Kasper; Amy Kurman; Gabriel de Lautrec; Emilia Loseva; Jim McMenamin; O Homem do Saco; Jasia Reichardt; Doug Rice; Paul Rosheim; Doug Skinner; Franciszka Themerson; Stefan Thernerson; John Vieira; Gregory Wallace; and Danny Winkler.
PLUS EIGHT RUSSIAN FUTURISTS: Velimir Khlebnikov, Igor Terentjev, Aleksey Kruchenykh, Vasily Kamensky, Pavel Kokorin, Tykhon Churylin, Bodjidar (Bogdan Gordejev), and David Burliuk.
featuring
· THE EVOLUTION OF IT
· TOUR DE PANTS
· PORTRAITS OF SADE
· SECONDHAND SMOKE SIGNALS
· ALFRED JARRY, TEEN PATAPHYSICIAN
· ANTIQUARIAN PUZZLES
· RUSSIAN FUTURISTS
· CUBIST TALES
· DRIBBLING DRABBLES
· MR. COPYRIGHT
· REINHARD GOERING STORIES
· THEMERSON’S LOST FILM
· FOUND FINDS
· TYPO’S TYPOS
And much more
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TYPO #4: The International Journal of Prototypes edited by Norman Conquest trade paperback; 152 pp., illustrated; $20
TYPO 3 has finally arrived and it’s the best issue yet. 152 pages packed with innovative texts and graphics by an international roster of artists & writers.
FEATURING: Tim Newton Anderson; Tom Barrett; Aloysius Bertrand; Michael Betancourt; André Breton; Jahan Cader; Norman Conquest; Farewell Debut; R J Dent; Germaine Dulac; Eckhard Gerdes; Boris Glikman; Vasilisk Gnedov; Amy Kurman; Edward Lee; Emilia Loseva; Gabriel Pomerand; R. Prost; Doug Skinner; De Villo Sloan; Robert R. Thurman; Nico Vassilakis.
INSIDE: ON THE ROAD WITH RAY ROUSSEL BONSAI ITALIAN POSTCARDS CLASSIFICATION OF DREAMS NOTES TO THE TYPESETTER RUSSIAN FUTURIST POETRY EARLY SURREALIST FILMS HAWAIIAN BOARD GAMES DEAD CALLING CARDS ADVERBS GONE WILD EROTIC ALPHABETS BALLMER’S BARBIE COMBINATRONICS URBAN REBUSES LITTER RAT TEA BRETON’S FISH & much more
The only encyclopedias you’ll ever need—the Triad of Truth & Human Knowledge—only from Black Scat Books. Why spend hundreds of dollars and fill your library shelves when three inexpensive, illustrated paperbacks are all you need. No fuss, no mess. Get smart and you can know it all for less than a tank of gas.
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T Y P O: Journal of Lettrism, Surrealist Semantics, & Constrained Design
Our second issue is packed with treats from around the world…
Alien alphabets
Prismatic subdivisions
Principles of double-talk
Post-Neoist portraits
Desiring specimens
Asemic architecture
Paul Éluard poetry
Titular typography
Surrealist trivia
Italian eye candy
Curlicues in review
Generic Sheet Music
Jarry on the English language
Historical filler text translations
& much more
Pierre Albert-Birot; Guillaume Apollinaire; Mark Axelrod-Sokolov; Tom Barrett; Allan Bealy; Miggs Burroughs; Jahan Cader; Janina Ciezadlo; Norman Conquest; Farewell Debut; R J Dent; Karen Eliot; Paul Éluard; Paul Forristal; Ryan Forsythe; Jesse Glass; Rick Henry; Rhys Hughes; Rory Hughes; Alfred Jarry; Richard Koman; Márton Koppány; Amy Kurman; Peter F. Murphy; Pata-No UN LTD; Gaston de Pawlowski; Derek Pell; Harry Polkinhorn; Tom Prime; Jason E. Rolfe; Ded Rysel; Doug Skinner; Giovanni Antonio Tagliente; Félix Vallotton; Andrew C. Wenaus; Adolphe Willette; Carla Wilson;William Wordsworth.
Trade paperback; 152 pp., $14.95 ISBN 979-8-9869224-5-4
In this issue: Marc-Alain Barbot; Tom Barrett; Michael Betancourt; Isabelle B.L; Restif de la Bretonne; Mamie Caton; Norman Conquest; Caroline Crépiat; Art Dandy; farewell debut; Ange Degheest; Jean-Pierre Duffour; Luc Fierens; Jack Granath; Isidore Isou; Amy Kurman; Claude Nicolas Ledoux; Giambattista Palatino; Raymond Queneau; Reese Saxment; Karen Shaw; Doug Skinner; Corinne Taunay; John J. Trause; Tristan Tzara; Cal Wenby; and Femke van der Wijk.
6 x 9 inches; 148 pp.; paperback; $14.95 ISBN: 979-8-9869224-5-4
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Typo: Journal of Lettrism, Surrealist Semantics, & Constrained Design is the first in a promised (irregular) series of anthologies devoted to oddities of typographic design history, extending from now to the 1400s, including mnemonic devices, “Forty-Five First Letters” (they’re real!), “Surrealist Sign Language,” asemic writing, and lots more from Doug Skinner, Norman Conquest, Raymond Queneau, Isadore Isou and other contributors. Visually fun to look at and filled with interesting historical factoids about printing. — i arrogantly recommend… by Tom Bowden, BOOK BEAT
TYPO in PRINT
TYPO hits the top of the charts on Amazon
RAVE REVIEW
“The first issue of TYPO … has arrived at an ideal moment in the evolution of avant garde and experimental art and writing. The monuments of the 20th century avant garde such as DaDa, Surrealism, Lettrism and Oulipo are enjoying healthy interest in the digital age, inspiring the creation of new genres.TYPO provides fresh insights and perspectives on these movements.
TYPO is not another contribution to the wax museum of official culture. The editors interweave selections from what poet Ron Silliman calls the post-avant with the historic avant garde and esoteric visual-verbal examples from earlier centuries. Included are new iterations and genres in the continuum such as asemics, digital collage, neo-concrete and visual poetry as well as typographical innovations rooted in Lettrism. Accessible and highly enjoyable prose complements the flow of images.”
Caroline Crépiat talks about her book, Let Chat Noir Exposed: The Absurdist Spirit Behind a 19th Century French Cabaret, translated from the French by Doug Skinner.
Marcel Duchamp‘s exile in New York, in 1915-1917, brought him sudden fame and changed the course of his career. Corinne Taunay’s lively and witty study describes the scandals of “Nude Descending a Staircase” and “Fountain,” the creation of the first readymades, and the evolution of Duchamp’s artistic strategies. With 19 illustrations in black and white and in color.
Corinne Taunay is a visual artist and art historian who has contributed to many publications in Europe and the US.
MARCEL DUCHAMP: Paris Air in New York Corinne Taunay Translated from the French by Doug Skinner Paper; 50 pp., 15.24 cm x 19.05 cm; illustrated; color; $14 nonfiction ISBN 979-8-9869224-4-7
The Fourth of July is a noisy holiday, and this year it’s going to be even noisier, as it’s Black Scat’s 10th anniversary.Thus, it’s fitting that we’ve launched Luigi Russolo‘s Italian Futurist classic, THE ART OF NOISES, in a new translation by Doug Skinner. The book includes a seminal introduction by Skinner, as well as his copious notes on the translation. Originally released in Milan by Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia in 1916, this text was a sonic boom that awakened 20th-century avant-garde musical aesthetics and inspired generations of experimental composers.
In the words of Daniel Matei, it was THE ART OF NOISES that “elevated Russolo to the level of Marinetti and Boccioni.”
Artist Norman Conquest has designed our edition and crafted a near facsimile of the original Italian volume, while adding a few obstreperous flourishes of his own. We hope you’ll celebrate Scat’s ten years by ordering a copy of this gem — #44 in our legendary Absurdist Texts & Documents series.
Have a BLAST this summer and make some noise!
THE ART OF NOISES Luigi Russolo Translated from the Italian by Doug Skinner Absurdist Texts & Documents No. 44 —A Zang Tumb Tumb Edition— Paperback, illustrated; 134 pp., $15 ISBN: 979-8-9859996-2-4
Luigi RussoloDancin’ to the NoiseRussolo at the Russolophone
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Luigi Russolo (1885-1947) was born into a musical family in Portogruaro, Italy. As a child, he studied violin and piano, but decided to switch to painting. When F. T. Marinetti launched Futurism in 1909, Russolo soon became one of its principal members. In 1913, he wrote a manifesto, “L’Arte dei rumori” (“The Art of Noises”), proclaiming a new music based on noises; he spent the next few years building instruments, giving concerts, and expanding his manifesto into a book. A war injury in 1917 slowed him down, but he continued painting and giving concerts throughout the ‘20s, as well as building several “noise harmoniums.” In the ‘30s he became interested in the occult, and wrote a long philosophical dialogue called Al di là della materia (Beyond Matter), arguing for a society based on spirituality. He died in 1947. Although his scores and instruments were lost in World War II, his ideas continue to fascinate and influence many musicians.
ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR Doug Skinner has translated many books from the French and Italian, including works by Alphonse Allais, Pierre-Corneille Blessebois, Caroline Crépiat, Charles Cros, Alfred Jarry, and Giovanni Battista Nazari. Black Scat has published several books of his fiction (Sleepytime Cemetery, The Snowman Three Doors Down), cartoons (The Unknown Adjective, Shorten the Classics), and music (The Doug Skinner Songbook). He has contributed to The Fortean Times, Strange Attractor Journal, Cabinet, Fate, Weirdo, Nickelodeon, Black Scat Review, and other fine periodicals. His musical activities include scores for dance (ODC-San Francisco, Margaret Jenkins), as well as several shows by actor/clown Bill Irwin, including The Regard of Flight, The Courtroom, and The Harlequin Studies; his albums That Regrettable Weekend and It All Went Pfft are available on Bandcamp.
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