Electronic Autotypist

Jeremy, typographical and cinepoetic spectacularist, has recently created a new blog at:

AUTOTYPIST.BLOGSPOT.COM

wherein he expounds upon neo-Benshi practices, Kharms's subversion of narrative logic, contemporary experimental poetics and typography, and early Finno-Swedish literary modernism.

Until The Hat pins & The Lip sticks

Fragments from photographs taken as a part of Jeremy's Valentine's Day gift.

He arrived last night with the arrangement below.



It included

• A bouquet of peonies in full bloom
  
• Rougié foie gras
  
• Pomegranate, earl grey, lapsang souchang, green tea, and rosewater truffles from Dean & Deluca
  
• Heart-shaped honey French milled soap from Gianna Rose Atelier in black & white tissue with Victorian illustrations
  
• Eastern Shore Tea Co. Rose Petal Tea
  
• A valentine emblazoned with silent film stills and bordered with celluloid reels
  

Dances of Vice Festival

I will be exhibiting video pieces at the following Festival, organized by The Marvelous Mlle. Lee, an event poised to rival the collective sensationalism of the Cabaret Voltaire, Stray Dog, and Die Kabarett Katakombe:

"DANCES OF VICE invites all modern dandies, decadents, aesthetes, artists, thinkers, and dreamers to join them on February 8th and 9th for the 2008 Dances of Vice Festival in New York City! Avant garde cello-rock ensemble RASPUTINA will be headlining the festival with a very special show in the exciting context of a Neo-Victorian costumed ball.

The festival will feature such performances and displays as Victorian-era fencing, musical saws, marionette operettas, dance art, live music, theatre, avant garde fashion vendors, an art gallery, an elaborate vintage Polaroid photo booth, and much more - with tickets sold to attendees traveling from as far as Australia, London, and Vancouver.

The Dances of Vice Festival promises to be the most elegant and sensational spectacle of the year for all enthusiasts of vintage culture, Victoriana, gothic subculture, steampunk, performance art, dark cabaret and other creative alternative subcultures. Advance tickets are available for purchase through the website at http://www.dancesofvice.com.

Details regarding the festival proceedings can be found in our official Program Booklet: dovprogdigi.pdf (3.62 MB)"

http://www.myspace.com/dancesofvice

Dances of Vice Roster:

I. Music Artists
Rasputina
The Deadfly Ensemble
Nicki Jaine
Oryx Incruentus
What Time Is It, Mr. Fox?

II. Performing Artists
Desert Sin
Black Forest Fancies

III. Exhibiting Artists
Molly Crabapple
Symon Chow
Tina Imel
Scott Irvine
bd miller
Zoetica Ebb
Lisa Mei Ling Fong (Eerie Art)
Ryan Toth
Mashinka Firunts

IV. Special Guests
Martinez Academy of Arms
Jen Zakrzewski
His Master's Voice
DJ Delecti
DJ Johnny Sake

http://www.dancesofvice.com
http://www.myspace.com/dancesofvice
http://community.livejournal.com/dancesofvicenyc

News Bulletin Aught Eight No. 3

Adrian, divinely skilled photographer of dolled-up members of the demi-monde, took the photographs above on Friday, February 1st in a domicile of hidden early twentieth century decorative delights tucked away in an outer borough of New York. In addition to possessing assorted aesthetic virtues, the images act as a record of the afternoon [raspberry-Stoli-in-]tea[cups] party that ensued. The subjects are:

Jeremy, typographical and cinemapoetic spectacularist
Shien Lee, Shanghai Triad chanteuse and gracious hostess of Dances of Vice
Lucas Lanthier, comedy sensation and Cinema Strange chanteur
James , bona fide bon vivant, Dances of Vice resident dandy, the afternoon's host, and last remaining practitioner of the lost art of entertaining
Candice G., lingerie and Victorian-inspired finery couturière
And I.

Adrian's portfolio is available for viewing at AdrianBuckmaster.com.