Last Gasp Books » lowbrow http://www.lastgasp.com/blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:24:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 I Am Not of this Planet: The Art of Gary Edson Arlington http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/2011/08/10/i-am-not-of-this-planet-the-art-of-gary-edson-arlington/ http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/2011/08/10/i-am-not-of-this-planet-the-art-of-gary-edson-arlington/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:02:02 +0000 Colin http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/2011/08/10/i-am-not-of-this-planet-the-art-of-gary-edson-arlington/
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“San Francisco was the capitol of comix culture in the ’60s and early ’70’s and Gary Arlington’s hole-in-the-wall shop was, for me, the capitol of San Francisco”
— Art Spiegelman

 

“Gary made a cultural contribution in San Francisco  in the late ’60s through the ’70s, ’80s & ’90s that was more significant than he himself realizes, I’m sure.”
— Robert Crumb

 

“It seems that Gary Arlington was the best artist of us all.”
— Paul Mavrides

 

In the mid-sixties, Gary Arlington opened the SF Comic Book Company, the first comic book store in the USA.
It became a meeting place for underground cartoonists.  Gary now spends his days making art.

I AM NOT OF THIS PLANET: THE ART OF GARY EDSON ARLINGTON

OPENING PARTY & book release: Thursday, August 11, 6-9pm

Mina Dresden Gallery
312 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 863-8312

 

by Gary Arlington
$14.95
Softcover
127 Full color images
90 pages
9 x 6 inches
ISBN-13: 9780867197570
Publisher: Last Gasp

 

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See New Books, Prints, and Fun Stuff at Last Gasp’s Comic-Con booth
We are at Booth #1616

First of all, you must come play Comic-Con Bingo with us!
You can win the prizes! 

We’ll be debuting Tank Tankuro: Pre-War Manga 
“sporting a gorgeous case and cover design by Chris Ware. …cartooning at its best” – The Comics Journal

We’ll have new books like Winshluss’ Pinocchio, new titles from Nobrow Press, and some rare and out-of-print items. And as always, we’ll have all the newest releases from our own press as well as many other publishers from around the globe.  See you in San Diego! 

Signings at the Last Gasp booth (#1616)

Thursday
Lisa Hanawalt: 11-1
Ron English: 2-4

Friday
Laurie Lipton: 2-4
Lisa Hanawalt: 4-6

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Lisa Hanawalt letterpress print
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Laurie Lipton “The Umpteenth Anniversary” print
Ron English Print Set

]]> http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/2011/07/18/new-books-prints-and-fun-stuff-at-last-gasps-comic-con-booth-2/feed/ 1 Spring / Summer 2011 Publishing Catalog http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/2011/06/07/spring-summer-2011-publishing-catalog/ http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/2011/06/07/spring-summer-2011-publishing-catalog/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 01:05:33 +0000 Colin http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/?p=799 ]]> http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/2011/06/07/spring-summer-2011-publishing-catalog/feed/ 0 Party for Art Almighty! http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/2011/03/23/party-for-art-almighty/ http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/2011/03/23/party-for-art-almighty/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 02:20:08 +0000 Colin http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/?p=737 It’s Last Gasp’s 41st birthday, and to celebrate four decades of publishing the art of the underground, 111 Minna Gallery will host the 2nd annual Last-Gasp-curated art show.

Last year’s show was an incredible party and this year will be no different.  See you Friday!

Join Last Gasp for an evening of outstanding art.  Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 111 Minna Gallery, SF CA (21+)

Art from Todd Schorr, Kathy Staico-Schorr, Joe Sorren, Isabel Samaras, Jud Bergeron, Seonna Hong, Shawn Barber, Doze Green, Junko Mizuno, Don Ed Hardy, Doug Hardy, Mark Bode, Vaughn Bode, Charles Krafft, Scott Musgrove, Rockin’ Jelly Bean, Justin Green, Michael Hernandez de Luna, Scott Saw, Spain Rodriguez, Nora Rodriguez, Ron Donovan, Miso, Danni Shinya Luo, Winston Smith, Wednesday Kirwan, Mark McCloud, Rogelio Martinez, Atticus Wolrab, Paul Mavrides, Gary Arlington, Jay Howell, Kerri Stephens, Buff Monster, Mats, Toshio Saeki and Don “Monté” Monteverde.

A few preview images:





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BLABWORLD Book Signing
Sponsored by The Intuit Show of Folk and Outsider Art (with SOFA Chicago)
Navy Pier Festival Hall

Friday, November 5th, 2011, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Contributing artists, CJ Pyle, Fred Stonehouse, Michael Noland, Travis Lampe, Kari Laine McCluskey, Larry Day, and BLABWORLD founder, editor, and designer, Monte Beauchamp will be available to sign copies of the premiere volume of BLABWORLD, a 10 x 10 inch, full-color, 128-page, periodic hardcover book of works by leading contemporary painters, print makers, illustrators, and sequential artists worldwide.

Attend the book signing and purchase books at the Intuit Store, Booth 1524i.

Get a FREE 3-Day pass to both fairs!

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This weekend (Oct 16-17) we’ll be at the Alternative Press Expo right here in our backyard.

The show is one of our very favorites, with an abundance of artists, small press, cartoonists, zine-makers, and creators of all types.  If you have any kind of interest in the arts, you should definitely come check it out!

APE - Alternative Press Expo, October 16-17, 2010, at the Concourse Exhibition Center in San Francisco, CA

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The Blab Show at CoproGallery – Santa Monica CA

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Signings with Junko Mizuno, Joe Ledbetter, Buff Monster, Ron English, Camilla d’Errico (See schedule below)

Play Last Gasp Comic-Con BINGO with prizes!

Plus all the newest books, imports, rare stuff… Our booth is #1616.

SDCC exclusive junko mizuno print

2-print set. Edition of 60. Debossed digital offset.

    Signing Schedule

Thursday

Camilla d’Errico – 2pm-3pm
Junko Mizuno 4:30pm-6pm

Friday

Junko Mizuno noon-2pm
Ron English – 2pm
Joe Ledbetter – 3pm
Buff Monster – 4pm
Junko Mizuno 5pm

Saturday
Junko Mizuno 11am

Copies of our HUGE, amazing 11″ x 14″ catalog will be available!

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Todd Schorr: Designed for Extinction
Opening reception: June 26, 4-7pm
Book-signing for Schorr’s latest monograph American Surreal hosted by Last Gasp.

Designed for Extinction is a solo exhibition featuring the paintings of Los Angeles-based artist Todd Schorr, a leading figure in the world of “pop surrealism” and “lowbrow.” Schorr is undeniably inspired by Renaissance masters such as Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel, and Salvador Dali, as well as the early animated cartoons of Walt Disney and Max Fleischer, underground comics best exemplified by Zap, and classic films from the 1930s such as King Kong and Frankenstein. His highly polished, fantastic paintings are intricate narratives about evolution and the plight of man

Music by GLUE ONE, food by Rasta Tacos, and limited edition Todd Schorr designed T-shirt provided by Hurley.

Otis College of Art and Design
9045 Lincoln Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045

Show runs June 26 – September 11, 2010

More Info
Full Press Release

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