March 13, 2010 by ed
We had a fantastic time at the Singer Sweatshop last night at our Trendbeheer meets Proximity encounter #5! The Proximity suitcase show rocked, and people enjoyed the Chicago -based publications that we brought over to share. Three kisses on the cheeks goes to Niels Post of trendbeheer for making this happen. Lots of hugs go to Jeroen Kuster for giving us his home, and many thanks are given to Petra and the gang from the Sweatshop for hosting us at their great space. We posted a few pics of the show at the PMI flicker site.
March 9, 2010 by ed
Nick Costas, Proximity correspondent, sends us this news:
“Acclaimed British artist Michael Landy has transformed the South London Gallery into a 600m³ container for the disposal of works of art. Artists and collectors are invited to bring works to the SLG to create ’a monument to creative failure’.
Works can be brought to the SLG to be disposed of in Art Bin from Tuesday – Sunday, 12–6pm. Please note that for access purposes the gallery entrance measures 210 x 122 cm.
Alternatively Click here to apply to dispose of art works in Art Bin. Please submit one work only per form, multiple applications are welcome. Michael Landy or his representative will contact you to arrange when the work can be received.”
March 7, 2010 by ed
We are on a field trip to The Netherlands to present Proximity magazine and art works featured in its pages!
Our friends at Trendbeheer are hosting our exhibition at the Rotterdam art space Singer Sweat Shop and it will take place Friday, March 12. Our agenda is pretty full. We are meeting up with old and new friends, conducting research, and doing a Version festival workshop in Tilburg. Our first stop in Amsterdam has landed us into a dreamy visit through outdoor markets, a stroll through the red light district, requred stops at our favorite bookstores, a tour of the Brouwerij ‘t IJ, and a quick trip to the FOAM museum and an art space or two. We are posting our photos from this excursion at the Public Media Institute Flickr site.
March 3, 2010 by ed
Our interweb universe is back in orbit. That means the Version 10 Online Submissions Form is in operation and we are back in motion. March 3 is the final deadline for Submissions! Due to the minor disaster we forgot to post some other stuff. For one we like you to please take a peek and some images of last weekend’s Typeforce Exhibition at C-PS.
February 28, 2010 by ian
Some of issue #6 is now online. You really can’t imagine how much more there is until you pick up a physical copy.
Our hope is that we can tease you enough to find a physical copy or order a copy directly from us. Either way, enjoy the new issue.
February 23, 2010 by ed
This February has been really busy for us here at Public Media Institute and Proximity magazineland. This weekend marks an end to our recent programming madness . We hope the following events will provide motivation for you to battle this Chicago winter and give you a chance to check out some exciting new shit.
On Thursday February 25, we have our second opening at our new Loop joint, the (Con)Temporary Art Space. Come by and see paintings by Anja Jamrozik and a display case gallery project by Ed and Rachael Marszewski showing their lead figure collection. On Friday we team up with Firebelly Design to present Typeforce: The Annual Chicago Show of Emerging Typographic Allstars at Co-Prosperity Sphere. It will be the best type show Chicago has ever held! Also on Friday and on Saturday we will be taking part in Temporary Services’ FAIR, a two day local Maker and Publisher Fair. How rad is that? Also on Saturday night, Henry Glover is presenting Data Read Point, his occasional and always innovative experimental music program at C-PS.
Lots of fun stuff. See you around.. Also don’t forget to submit your project to Version festival!
