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denniswilsonzine · 2 years

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New zine out now

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Image description: Canva graphic promoting a new issue of Thoughts of You a Dennis Wilson fanzine. Background is a pale salmon pink/peach paper with vintage risograph zine style blue ink scuff marks. Part of the image shows the front cover of the fanzine, and the text New Zine Out Now. Thoughts Of You Issue 2: Surfer Boy. (this text is in a retro 60s/70s swirly font), next to a graphic of a non-white man with blond hair and a leg prostheses, wearing beads, a pink shirt with yellow flowers, and blue shorts, surfing with arms out on a pink surfboard with yellow squiggles. ko-fi.com/dwzine denniswilsonzine.tumblr.com (written in a fashion mag style font that looks a bit like it's written in eyebrow pencil) Below is clipart of an open magazine, edited to look like a lo-res photocopy, with added text £1/$1+ Pay what you feel.

Thoughts Of You Issue 2: Surfer Boy The even longer difficult second issue. 125 pages (no, I don’t know how either) of Dennis Wilson and The Beach Boys. Contents include: Dennis surfing cover art by artsantis, archive interviews with Dennis on music, surfing, touring, Brian, being a Beach Boy, roller skating, The Harmony and his affinity for the sea & mostly being ridiculously positive & enthusiastic during the Beach Boys notorious ‘78 Australian tour. Originally published in Australian publications Surfing World & TV Week in 1978.

Also tributes to Billy Hinsche and Taylor Hawkins; Beach Boys/Beatles mash up art by Why The Longplay face?; a rant about a vaguely Dennis related NFT (inc. some casual swearing), fan memories of Dennis by Bengt Stenström; an archive review of Pacific Ocean Blue from Surfing World in '78; Dennis & Brian accidentally gatecrashing the BBC's Top Of The Pops coverage of Kokomo; art by PDC, Ooonthemarket333, Valerie Simadis, and Jackie Modra;

cartoons by Ollivier Cartoonist (a homage to Bobby Figueroa, Dennis decides it's time Carl learns how to surf, & celebrating the Beach Boys 60th anniversary); a random anonymous Dennis confession; typographic collages inspired by Pond's Sitting Up On Our Crane; obscure vintage Beach Boys compilations with cover art portraying the whole band surfing ; Beach Boys album cover glitter art found on etsy + other odd merch, screen shots of Dennis as the original true surfer of the band...

plus: zine updates inc. getting featured on De Ziners insta & by Simon on The Streets; zine links/back issue & merch information; taking part in virtual zine fests inc. Quaranzine Fest, & KC Zine Con #6 & #7 feat. lots of trash pandas reading zines, competition winners and more...

PDF only. Once again it’s pay what you feel (minimum £1/$1) & all profit is going to homelessness charity Simon On The Streets.

Info about the charity and why I’m supporting them. (a fuller version is in issue 1) - justgiving link.

For Dennis, who saw homeless people as his equals. Where to buy: ko-fi (zine account - also available on my personal account

itch.io payhip Limited Run Storenvy & Gumroad

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#new zine #new issue #fanzine #out now #dwfanzine #charity zine #charity #zine #blazed

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oleandrsstudio · 1 year

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Today’s #zine review is of “Scorpio Moon 9” by @lettersfrommars!

Something I love about perzines is how different every one is. This zine documents the writer’s life during the pandemic, with a focus on community. I enjoyed it, especially the section with advice on how to effectively work with others. The writer is direct and thoughtful, giving a thorough exploration of the subjects.

I think my favorite part was the page listing things the writer loves about winter. I’m scheduling this for December, so I’ll be enjoying winter then, too!

#perzine #quaranzine

#zine #zine review #perzine #scheduled post

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kmclaude · 2 years

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just got done reading guillozine. I got it for the writing mainly, I wanna read more dark stuff for inspiration but then I gave another closer look at the art and I was like oooh! oooooh!!! 👀 Anyway top tier job mate

Thanks! @rehellinger is a phenomenal writer; neither GUILLOZINE nor QUARANZINE would be as good as they are without his skills.

#kmclaudereplies

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indig3aux01 · 7 months

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CTS A — Week 02 - Collaborative Skills

I have always had a preference for working alone. However, in times that I am expected to collaborate, I end up unexpectedly fulfilled with my group’s output. The same goes for today’s activity. We produced a monument that exceeded my own expectations and came up with a theme worth making a monument for, the pandemic. It reminded me of a collaborative zine I was interested in, the Quaranzine, which also aimed to be a time capsule for that period in history (Khalid 2020).

As a collaborator, I believe I did well in always taking the first step to execute our ideas. However, I need to improve on quickly brainstorming for ideas. I tend to perfect them in my head first before suggesting them. At times, I consider this my strength because through this, I bring fresh ideas.

Given the limitations, I was fulfilled with our output. However, If I were to re-design it, I would evidently show the different interior spaces created during the pandemic.

In studio, we did a pair collaboration on a hand-drawn animation. I was not satisfied with my own ideas then but my pair had a great one. My weakness was three-dimensional sketching but she assured me it was her strength. My strength was useful for the next step—rendering and photoshop animation. Eventually, our strengths complemented each other. This experience provided me with the insight on how crucial trust was in collaboration. We could only do so much on our own but if we put our trust in others and their capabilities, they would do the same. Together, we could reach great heights that would not have been possible alone.

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Khalid, Cam. “The best art zines and independent magazines in Singapore”. Time Out, 9 July 2020, https://www.timeout.com/singapore/things-to-do/the-best-art-zines-and-independent-magazines-in-singapore. Accessed 16 September 2023

UP CHE Clothing, Textiles and Interior Design Department. Safe and Healthy Home Interior Spaces. Facebook, 15 April 2020 3:34 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/UPCTID/posts/pfbid02TfJny8gT8FkmYNkMVkzahMtR7457XEzHp5Tem8ibhArXYcdpgVV1XsipnEkPzHGml. Accessed 16 September 2023.

#covid19 #monument

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historyhermann · 2 years

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Lacking "proper, consistent representation": Librarians in popular culture

As I continue to chronicle mentions of libraries and librarians in popular culture, mainly in animation, I came across an article in Book Riot by Rachel Rosenberg, who says she enjoys "storytimes, books, movies, travel, cross-stitching and sarcasm," calls herself a "library tech & soon full librarian" on Twitter, and has written about children's books on libraries and librarians, quaranzines collected by libraries, picture books written by librarians, NYPL-recommended books, the first Puerto Rican librarian in NYC (Pure Belpré), and many other topics. [1] The article, published back in March, is titled with a valid question: "Why Aren’t There More Librarians in Pop Culture?" She begins by saying that librarians are still "lacking proper, consistent representation in pop culture," asking how "many librarian characters can you name," specifically not those librarians who are in a scene either running or shushing people, rather someone who is "interesting and funny, perhaps with nuance and more to do than just reminding someone about fines or telling them to be quiet." She goes onto say that "librarians often get a bad rap," saying that librarians are "information detectives" and "Knowers of Things! Doers of research! Creators of fun, free programs!," adding that the characters she will highlight are those which "reflect aspects of the real job of a library professional," lamenting that her list is very White, arguing that "pop culture needs (a) more librarians and (b) more POC librarians," an argument which I completely agree with. She goes onto mention the following librarians on the silver screen in-depth, complete with relatable moments: Rupert Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Lizzie Benson in Jenny Offhill's book (Weather), Mary in Party Girl, Tammy Swanson/Tammy II in Parks and Recreation, and Bunny Watson in Desk Set.

She concludes by telling people to ask librarians about their daily work, expanding the understanding of the "strange and delightful lives" of librarians, saying they can "probably tell you some very interesting stories that you won’t soon forget." While I can't comment on any of the examples she pointed out, as I haven't watched any of those series or films, I would like to provide ten examples of positive librarians [2] in Western animations and anime. Merriam-Webster defines librarians broadly as anyone who works in a library, specialists in care and management of a library, and as library directors. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also defines the word broadly as those who help people "find information and conduct research for personal and professional use," typically needing an MLIS or MLS, with some positions having additional requirements. Similarly, the now-defunct LISWiki describes librarians as those "responsible for the care of a library and its contents, including the selection and processing of materials and the delivery of information, library instruction, and loan services to meet the needs of its users" with most possessing some type of library degree. [3] While this definitely differs from archivists, scribes (defunct profession), and superintendents of documents, one could say that library technicians (formerly a BLS category) easily fall into the category of librarians (as they would be paraprofessionals) and librarianship as a whole. As such, I am using librarian broadly here, as Hisami Hishishii, Yamada, Azusa Aoi, Fumi, and Chiyo Tsukudate are student assistants, while others (George, Lance, Dr. Oldham, and Lilith) are self-taught. Perhaps "The Librarian" in Hilda is the only one with a professional degree, and a presumed reference librarian, along with Myne in her former life. None of those on this list, however, are bibliographers, reader's advisors, interns or those with a practicum. I thought I'd point this out before going forward.

Anyway, like Rosenberg's list, my list is composed of mostly light-skinned, with the exception being George and Lance. So here it goes! Enjoy! Comments are welcome.

Dr. Oldham in Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet

Dr. Oldham is a light-skinned Japanese male sage and medical doctor, who works in a library on a spire, an equivalent to an ivory tower. They spend over two and a half minutes in the library, with bookshelves shown, with Oldham having a shelf of books nearby, which could be called a reference shelf. In this way, he does fulfill his library duties as he is serving a patron, although not in the way we usually envision. In another episode, a library is shown which has data files and not books. Sadly, he does not appear in any other episodes. Still, this laughing librarian (laughing at Ledo, who acts arrogant and declares that the social organization of Gargantia doesn’t make sense) lives on for me in so many ways.

George and Lance in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Lance (on the left) and George (on the right)

This show, which is known for its LGBTQ representation, included two characters which can arguably be seen as librarians, although they call themselves historians. They are George and Lance, the middle-aged Black dads of series protagonist Bow, and they run a library in a magical forest called the Whispering Woods. In the season 2 finale, Bow and his friends, Adora and Glimmer, work with them to translate an ancient message. Adora accidentally releases a monster into the library and Bow reveals his true identity to his dads, who end up embracing him for who he is, accepting it, something which many see as echoing family coming-out stories from the LGBTQ+ community. In a later episode, Bow and Glimmer meet George and Lance who tell them about an ancient rebellion and fail-safe on a superweapon, information which becomes vitally important going forward.

Myne in Ascendance of A Bookworm

Myne loudly declares she wants to reorganize the church library

Myne, the protagonist of this anime, advocates for re-organizing all the books in a temple library using the NDC (Nippon Decimal Classification) system, the Japanese version of the Dewey Decimal System" and even though she is unable to organize all the books she wants since magic books are "off-limits," she still makes her "mark on this society," with libraries shown to have value various times in the episode. Myne, a librarian in her former life, tries to make books so she can share them with others, creating a library. Anyway, she is dedicated to reorganizing information, first by her own design, then following a library classification system, which is amazing, as I haven't seen any animation to date do this, or have a PSA about it, so that's cool.

"The Librarian" in Hilda

While she has not yet gotten a name in the show's first season, she has become a fan sensation, is a feisty character, and has been a subject of a lot of chatter on the fan base. She is, so far, a mysterious librarian who has an extensive, and unmatched "knowledge of cemetery records and mystical items." In one episode, she drops a book on a nearby table, telling Hilda and her friends that it might be of interest, giving them what they need. In another, Hilda comes upon the hidden special collections room, and she is told that reference books cannot be circulated, so she copies a page from the book, able to lift the enchantment on her friend and mother just in time thanks to the information she learns in the episode. In yet another episode, the librarian anticipates her question, able to draw upon her expertise to help them, even giving Hilda the necessary materials to raise the dead, even while warning her, doing so in order to help Hilda, a patron, with something important. In the final episode of the first season, we see her walking across the streets of Trolberg, and she will likely have a role in the show's upcoming season, which will begin streaming sometime in December 2020. The series is popular enough that it even spurred a fan-made cartoon titled Zilda which is inspired by the show, ha.

Hisami Hishishii in R.O.D the TV

Hisa in various episodes of R.O.D. the TV

Although she only a library club member at a high school in Japan, she still seems to fulfill her library duties to the best extent possible and likes to hang out there with others. She never shushes anyway and helps other patrons, although she is not seen in her library duties as much as I would like. Even so, she is friends with the protagonist and Anita King (a papermaster), who puts on the persona, at times, of a bratty young girl. This series also features an episode which focuses on the National Diet Library, the equivalent of the Library of Congress in Japan, which was awesome, and book burning by the villains who want to "make a point" and engage in thought control in a plan which is megalomaniacal from the start.

Lilith in Yamibou

Lilith is a caretaker of the Great Library, a repository that contains "all of the worlds in the universe within books." While much of the series is her traveling with her crush, Hazuki, searching from book world to book world looking for Eve, which Hazuki knows as "Hatsumi," who she has romantic feelings for. Later, it is shown that Eve is another caretaker of the library. By making sure that the worlds within the books are secure, in this sense you could say that Lilith is doing her duty as a librarian. Libraries don't come up in this series as much as I would have wanted, but they are still a key part of this series as a whole.

Azusa Aoi in Whispered Words

In the episode "Did You See the Rain?," Azusa Aoi serves as the librarian in this episode, while the Girls Club members go on a treasure hunt to find a message, coming in and out of the library throughout the episode. Later Azuza joins them in their quest to discover what the message means. Azusa is a studious person who reads during breaks and takes an interest in learning, perfect for a librarian!

Yamada in B Gata H Kei

In the episode "Boy Meets Girl. Please Give Me Your 'First Time'!!" [part 1], Yamada is assigned to be a school volunteer at the library as is her crush Kosuda. Yamada says she didn’t like the library because it smells but fantasizes about hiding spots to have love with Kosuda. She tries to seduce him there and it fails. In a later episode, "A Valentine of Sweat and Tears! Love(?) From Yamada is Put Into It" [Part 1], Yamada and Kosuda are volunteering in the library together. Then, in "Improve the Erotic Powers! It's My First Time Feeling This Sensation…" [Part 2], they are both in the library again, with Yamada trying to get Kosuda interested in her romantically again. This doesn't work, leaving her alone in the library after he leaves, he then comes back and is embarrassed by her actions. In the first of these episodes, she does perform some library duties, but she is mostly trying, and failing, to get Kosuda to like her in a long list of failed attempts, as she learns more about herself along the way and who she is as a person. In a later episode, of the show, "Throbbing Christmas Eve. What Does a First Kiss Taste Like?" [part 1], Yamada and Kosuda are volunteering in the library together. The scene of them in the school library is noticeably short.

Fumi Manjōme in Aoi Hana / Sweet Blue Flowers

In the episode "Winter Fireworks," Fumi does weeding of books in the library and remembers her kiss with Sugimoto. Later in the episode, she later talks with other students about the role/influence the Literary Club has on the library. In another episode, "Adolescence is Beautiful," Fumi and Sugimoto go to the library and kiss there. In any case, Fumi at least knows some library skills, in terms of weeding, which is an important part of library work, even if it can be controversial at times (if you get rid of the "wrong" books).

Chiyo Tsukudate in Strawberry Panic!

In the library, doing her library duties

In the episode, "Hydrangeas," one of the places they look for Nagisa's umbrella is at the library and there is a librarian named Chiyo Tsukidate, a fellow student at the school. She is a member of the Library Club who works as a librarian in Astraea's Library, looking up to people like Nagisa and Tomao, likely having a crush on Nagisa. She is shown, various times, engaging in her librarian duties, checking out books and the like. She is such a nice person and does her library duties well and efficiently, as shown in the episodes.

Closing words

And that's all I have for now. There are many other series I mention on my pages reviewing animation and anime, but none of them have librarians I can remember by name, just featuring libraries. [4] One exception to that is Cardcaptor Sakura. In the episode "Sakura and Her Summer Holiday Homework," the protagonists (Sakura, Tomoyo, and Kero) look for the piglet book, the librarian tells them that one copy should be there after looking at her computer, saying that it is still within the library somewhere, so they look through the stacks for it. Later, Sakura looks through the main study area, to see if anyone has the book, and the book somehow teleports across the library, probably with the use of a Clow Card. In the episode, various librarians are seen going about their duties. Unfortunately, I don't think any of their faces are shown, so they are basically in the background. However, this is better than other anime or even Western animation.

Notes

[1] This includes posts celebrating NYPL's 125th anniversary, drag queen storytimes, NYPL and mental wellness, books that could be included in kindergarten libraries, and a variety of other posts.

[2] As such, I am excluding the unnamed librarian in Steven Universe, the librarian made dumb in Futurama, the old librarian in She-Ra: Princess of Power, Turtle Princess in Adventure Time, the curmudgeon librarian in DC Super Hero Girls, the elderly librarian in Zevo-3, the librarian susher in The Owl House, and the curmudgeon and smug librarian in Mysticons, along with a woman in a cloak, presumably a nun in the stacks of the library, in Aoi Hana (also known as Sweet Blue Flowers), The Mystic Archives of Dantalian (if Dantalian is considered a librarian at all), and a small mention of a librarian in Little Witch Academia.

[3] According to the Australian Library and Information Association [dead link], librarians and information specialists have a "strong focus on assisting people and organisations and possess unique technical skills to manage and retrieve information. They thrive on change and seek challenges that require creative solutions." In addition, the Special Libraries Association notes that librarians are among those who have "responsibility for elements of knowledge and information management," putting them into the category of "information professionals."

[4] For Western animation, this includes LoliRock, RWBY, Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters, Carmen Sandiego, Neo Yokio, OK K.O.: Let's Be Heroes!, Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths, and Legends, Sym-Bionic Titan, The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, Glitch Techs, Bravest Warriors, Amphibia, Victor & Valentino, and Tangled. For anime, this includes Read or Die, R.O.D the TV, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Manaria Friends, El-Hazard, Classroom of the Elite, Kandagawa Jet Girls, Ice (anime), Kampfer, Macross Frontier, My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!, Bloom Into You, Kuttsukiboshi, Lapis Re: Lights, Paradise Kiss, Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, Wandering Son, and Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches to name the ones I have listed so far.

Reprinted from Pop Culture Library Review and Wayback Machine.

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andturpentine · 2 years

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My art was published in Quaranzine!!! It's a literary magazine that focuses on social issues! Check out my art, as well as all the other talented artists they featured today!

#literary magazine #publishedartist #art

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cadaverkeys · 4 years

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A piece I made for the DJCAD Quaranzine!

#seerdoesart #quaranzine #covid 19 /

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theweeklyzine · 4 years

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In the midst of all this chaos, I decided to face my perfectionism and just create a zine from scratch, giving you the thing I know the most about: some lovely music in these trying times.

Innmittes dieses ganzen Chaos entschied ich mich, meinem Perfektionismus eins auszuwischen und einfach ein Zine aus dem Bauch heraus zu machen, und zwar über das, womit ich mich am besten auskenne: Schöne Musik, die hilft in dieser schwierigen Zeit.

zine by @sleepyheadphone

This is our contribution to the amazing #quaranzinefest . We don't focus on selling our zines. They werde made for being looked at, not for touching. But feel free to support any other local zinesters posting under the quaranzinefest hashtag!

#zine #music #music zine #quaranzine #quarantine #isolation #diy #design #illustration #collage #tori amos #daily art #nicolas jaar #autechre #meitei #joanna newsom

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dannidailycomic · 4 years

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a daily comic strip based on a randomly generated word

by danni moresi

#daily comic #comic strip #webcomic #art #illustration #cartoons #cartooning #random #sequential art #electronics #money #zine #zines #quaranzine

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theestuaryandthesea · 3 years

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It's been a while since I've been on here, but does anyone have recommendations for queer/wlw/sapphic cottagecore/witchy/domestic zines, especially ones published since the start of the pandemic?

#wlw #cottagecore #cottageblr #sapphic #quaranzine #witchy #witchcore #cottagehome #cottage living #queer #domestic #sourdough #zines #diy #cottage aesthetic #wlw community #etsy #issuu

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publiccollectors · 1 year

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Providence! I'm having an exhibit and I'm coming to your city for a quick visit this week. It would be great to meet you at Paper Nautilus on Thursday night. Jan 19, 2023, 6-8 PM!

Protest Grim Reapers Archival Press Photos from Public Collectors

On view Jan 19 – Feb 28, 2023 Reception Jan 19, 6-8pm Paper Nautilus Books, Wayland Square 19 South Angell Street, Providence, RI, 02906

The Public Collectors project Protest Grim Reapers is a dive into the world of discarded and resold press photo archives. This exhibit reproduces details from 27 press photos of the famed Pale Horse rider, spanning from the late 1960s to the early 1990s. Across six of New England’s coldest weeks, we’ll get cozy with the documented personification of death in a neighborhood bookshop. From the back cover of the book that accompanies this collection: The grim reaper is an enduring figure at demonstrations. The reaper—or sometimes simply an angel of death—appears at protests for any cause where the gravity of a death figure feels appropriate. The reaper traditionally carries a scythe and wears a black hood and a skull mask or skull face paint, but sometimes the scythe is replaced with a different symbolic object. For the past four years I have been collecting press photos of grim reapers at protests against hunger, radioactive waste, animal abuse, the death penalty, the Vietnam war, the closing of a Chrysler plant, demands for clean air and water, restrictions on abortion and more. These older press photos are routinely sold on the secondary market by dealers that acquire the archives of newspapers, or others that have purged their file copies. The dates of these photos reflect the availability of darkroom prints and wirephotos, taken before digital photography became dominant at most news outlets. In recent years, the grim reaper has been in the news when people wearing this costume attended protests against keeping beaches and schools open during the COVID-19 pandemic. In general, the reaper tells spectators: ‘I am here because this is a matter or life or death for someone or something. I don’t want to be here, but because of you, your corporation, your politicians, or your crimes against humanity, my presence is justified. If this wasn’t deadly serious, I would have stayed at home or worn something else.’ — Marc Fischer / Public Collectors

Marc Fischer is the administrator of Public Collectors, an initiative he formed in 2007. Public Collectors aims to encourage greater access and scholarship for marginal cultural materials, particularly those that museums ignore. Public Collectors’ work includes the Library Excavations publication series and web project, Quaranzine—which produced 100 single page publications with over 75 collaborators at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Malachi Ritscher—a project about the late Chicago music documentarian and activist, produced for the 2014 Whitney Biennial. In addition to Public Collectors, Fischer is also a member of the group Temporary Services (founded in 1998) and a partner in its publishing imprint Half Letter Press (ongoing since 2008). He is based in Chicago. www.publiccollectors.org

#Public Collectors #Marc Fischer #Protest Grim Reapers #Public Collectors Exhibitions #Providence #Paper Nautilus

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