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sub genius : trust your heroes?

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) back in the early 1980′s, the church of the sub-genius was just as “out there” and just as scary fucking dangerous as survival research laboratories. what SRL was doing to technology, the church of the … Continue reading

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pinboys

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com ) who’s the hottest new diva on the scene? who swivels her hips and bats her lashes at the boyz? then coos into the mike and vamps the crowd into submission while her trusty combo … Continue reading

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shocked into violence

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com ) one of the great things about early punk was the experimentation. the punk explosion that happened nearly all over the world within a couple of months, yes, it was that fast) broke the pop … Continue reading

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undisputed genius

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) THE first time i encountered dale travous’s art (pronounced like ‘travis’), it was what he jokingly called “catabotics”. seems his father was a hobby taxidermist. when his efforts failed, he would mail them to dale, who … Continue reading

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good vibrations: still cool after all these years

From the Bauhaus to your house… Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): In the pantheon of graphic design professionals, there are very very few who have reached the levels occupied by Ivan Chermayeff. He’s considered one of the grand masters of 20th century … Continue reading

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billboard liberation

The billboard liberation movement. Taking back public space, one board at a time. … Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com): There was an epidemic of altered billboards in the Seattle area back in the early 1980′s. It happened about the time our … Continue reading

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harken the apocalypse: crackpot as brand i.d.

bible burning. flaming out the word….Imagine Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com ): Ever wanted to ban a book? How about burn a book? How about a huge public gathering of people angrily burning hundreds of copies of books, big flaming piles of … Continue reading

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