http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/ en Copyright 2010 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:37:35 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Friday January 22, 2010, at 8pm "As most customers of Section 7 Books know, Veneer magazine is among our favorite publications at the bookstore, one we can talk about on and on and on. It surely deserves such a commitment; it requires it also, quite certainly. But finally, this Friday, we will be able to step back and listen instead of doing the talking -- probably somewhat untruthfully or incompletely -- as we're hosting a presentation of Veneer by Aaron Flint Jamison, its founder and editor-in-chief. It won't come as a surprise to those already familiar with Veneer that this presentation is not going to be generic, but one with an angle. And this is how it goes: A cultural or commercial institution collaborates with an artist on a grandiose project. That artist and institution agree upon a budget. The institution appoints an administrative assistant to maintain financial records of the artist's spending. With 1/3 of the project completed, the artist asks the administrative assistant to look at the spreadsheets. The artist presents these figures to his audience and then, in an act of exploring responsibility, leaves them in the possession of his public relations agent. 'I'm not worried about the deficit. It's big enough to take care of itself.' -- Ronald Reagan It is easy and cavalier to critique institutions. What is more interesting is actually self-deprecating. Aaron Flint Jamison, founder of Veneer Magazine, will present three acetate transparencies that detail and diagnose the financial health of his publishing project. After the meeting, the acetates will be left to Section 7 Books and castillo/corrales, Veneer's primary European selling outpost. What does it mean financially to make a publication such as Veneer? If one of Veneer's primary focuses is performance, why is this meeting about the specifics of bookmaking? Oh wait. Finally: how does such a summit interface with a gallery, a failing economy, and the life of an artist such as Kathryn Bigelow who became a popular genre movie film director?" Castillo/Corrales 65, Rue Rebeval 75019 Paris +33 (0)1 78 03 24 51 www.castillocorrales.fr http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2010/01/a_financial_presentation_of_ve.html http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2010/01/a_financial_presentation_of_ve.html Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:37:35 -0800 We are working on it. It is beautiful.]]> http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/12/ve_0718_approach.html http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/12/ve_0718_approach.html Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:22:05 -0800 Now in the shop is this short essay "Regarding Spines" by the editor. It is available for free plus a little shipping change. It does not exist as an export from InDesign to a Portable Document Format. In turn, it is to some extent an apology. Also, thank you to the many people who have attended the events recently.]]> http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/11/spine_ethics.html http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/11/spine_ethics.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:48:20 -0800 ]]> http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/11/two_related_upcoming_events.html http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/11/two_related_upcoming_events.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:17:03 -0800 ]]> http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/10/so_much_happening_at_once.html http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/10/so_much_happening_at_once.html Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:01:28 -0800 06/18 now online! Enjoy, read!]]> http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/09/ve_0618_on_internet.html http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/09/ve_0618_on_internet.html Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:06:40 -0800 This book, Moon For Its Citizens, from our publisher is something of which we are proud. The feeling of the book is very synthetic, it's both a joy and disgusting to handle. This poster, A Catalog of Influences by our old friends YACHT, we also designed. Finally, we hope that you like a greyscaled /b! ]]> http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/09/unrelated_new_objects_and_b.html http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/09/unrelated_new_objects_and_b.html Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:54:00 -0800 publisher. And our distributor both launched new websites. ]]> http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/09/mph.html http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/09/mph.html Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:51:57 -0800 This e-mail designed by Scott Ponik. Ve 06/18 now available in shoppe. ]]> http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/08/ve_0618_in_email.html http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/08/ve_0618_in_email.html Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:31:31 -0800 This is an important place. We went out of our way to see it. Intended to be an educational museum focusing on Dutch colonization, The Tropen creates and maintains very lavish and expensive exhibit displays. Projectors are a dime a dozen. Interactive displays and lcd's abound. I even encountered literal smoke and mirrors, right next to the moving mannequins. Viewers are encouraged to move through the exhibits that are centered around different geographic areas of Dutch colonization. Those cultural idiosyncratics are exposed in each exhibition through the heavy use of design and technology, interior architecture and spending. It's an exhibitionist's dream. Tropen Museum of Amsterdam. ]]> http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/08/grifting_tropen_museum_amsterd.html http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/08/grifting_tropen_museum_amsterd.html Sun, 02 Aug 2009 09:50:33 -0800 Here it comes. Receptions, we anticipate. Sincerely, Harsh]]> http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/07/veneer_0618.html http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/07/veneer_0618.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:36:43 -0800 05/18. ]]> http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/05/veneer_0518_web.html http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/05/veneer_0518_web.html Tue, 19 May 2009 16:22:53 -0800 There is a lot going on here in Foothills Ranch, Orange County, USA. It has taken me a long time to get here. In comparison, one mile away is Mr. Jannard's unassuming and banal headquarters for Red, a company that is changing representation: ]]> http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/04/grifting_oakley.html http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/04/grifting_oakley.html Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:30:14 -0800 Above is the original Stardust sign at the Neon Museum in Las Vegas. This sign, with its "atomic" font, was installed in 1958. The helvetica replacement below was placed during a remodel in 1977. ]]> http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/03/grifting_stardust_signs.html http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/03/grifting_stardust_signs.html Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:28:32 -0800 The German edition: ]]> http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/02/interaction_of_colors_w_plates.html http://www.veneermagazine.com/b/2009/02/interaction_of_colors_w_plates.html Thu, 05 Feb 2009 07:43:20 -0800