hi guys-

i'm so happy to see that so many people are interested, but i'm going to have to cap the class at 25 students so that we can have discussions and interactive fun as opposed to big lectures.  please rsvp if you are sure you want one of those spots, and send me an email (dearface@gmail.com) if you know you need to miss any of the classes- that's fine if that's the case, i'd just like to know who to expect.

also- we have nearly 25 people who've rsvp'd already- so let us know if your plans have changed, or add your name to the list as soon as you're able!

thanks,

claire

Hey yall! I live in Austin, but I will be back home in LA for the summer (starting June 1) and I am ready and willing to spread my Ableton knowledge. I produce and perform with Ableton Live as El Nou Mon: check it out if you'd like. 

http://www.soundcloud.com/elnoumon

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hi,

I'm not sure what the plan is for the class but I had a couple of things that might be cool to read/watch/listen to:

Max Ernst and Alchemy
A Magician in Search of Myth

Description:

"Surrealist artist Max Ernst defined collage as the "alchemy of the visual image." Students of his work have often dismissed this comment as simply a metaphor for the transformative power of using found images in a new context. Taking a wholly different perspective on Ernst and alchemy, however, M. E. Warlick persuasively demonstrates that the artist had a profound and abiding interest in alchemical philosophy and often used alchemical symbolism in works created throughout his career."

http://www.utexas.edu/utpress/books/warmax.html

This Sunday, May 2nd at 2pm - just as the shade crosses Chung King Road.  Bring a board if you've got one.  Please RSVP on the class web page (http://la.thepublicschool.org/class/1450) so we know how many tables and chairs and things we need.

Thanks for the great class last evening.  To quickly summarize a few of the points that I have continued to think about since then:

On the communiqué versus the manifesto: proceeding from the dictionary definition of communiqué does not give a sense of the alternative history and use of the form; nonetheless, it seems that the communiqué is a statement or report and that it somehow includes within itself a sense of its own distribution. (People who distribute the communiqué as co-authors, or part of the “we”).  The communiqué is the line connecting reporter and receiver.  The manifesto seems to be a little more declarative, a making public of principles, not necessarily in reference to a particular event. A surface, not a line?

Come one, come all to this evening's workshop on the manifesto at TPS. 7 - 9 PM; hope to see you there, manifestoes and manifesto-ish items in tow!

hi everyone,

the plan is to meet for four weeks on thursdays, 8-9:30, from may 27th through june 17th.  hopefully most of you can make it then.  let me know if you have any protestations or alternatives.  i am also putting together a short collection of readings and films related to our topic.  please send me an email if you have suggestions: dearface@gmail.com.

thanks,

claire cronin

The website of New York-based writer Josh Cohen has some funny takes on the manifesto definition...

Hi all,

Below is a more comprehensive course description drafted by Solomon and myself. We just want to give you a more detailed sense of what will be happening at next Sunday's meeting. Any questions, ask! And please bring any manifestoes or manifesto-ish media forms with you when you join us!

Hope to see you soon,

Sarah

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