Paul McRandle

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Recent glaze and clay bodies tests

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Circe — work in progress

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Venus Retrograde before going into a luster firing

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Pleased to announce the launch of my collaboration with Kirstin Chappell, Hieroglyphic Nomad, through our Phasm Press.

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Devil’s Babycup
Koren Christofides
Porcelain slip, underglazes, stains and glazes
cone 6
2019 Koren Christofides ceramic cups will be included in Gallery IMA’s Annual Group Exhibition December 5th -28th (opening reception December 5th, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.) Her artwork and approach to making art has long inspired me. Her ceramic sculptures have a darkly humorous presence, and always have a story to share. Please check the show out if you are in the Seattle area.

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Nerval’s Aurelia

« Le rêve est une seconde vie, » for Nerval, and everything would suggest that he didn't simply mean the intervals between waking moments but a doubling of the mind that is active at all times. So in Aurelia as in Sylvie and Pandora we are from the start immersed in dream chronologies as identities slide and flow between periods and people. « La seule différence pour moi de la veille au sommeil était que, dans la première, tout se transfigurait à mes yeux; chaque personne qui m'approchait semblait changée, les objets matériels avaient comme une pénombre qui en modifiat la forme, et les jeux de la lumière, les combinaisons des couleurs se décomposait, de manière à m'entretenir dans une série constante d'impressions qui se liaient entre elles, et dont le rêve, plus désagagées des éléments extérieurs, continuait la probabilité. » (OCIII: 701-702) If this can be read as an objective account of the beginning of his mental crisis, it is from the perspective of his poetic vision. Unfinished, Aurelia povides no completed form to this becoming.

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trump 2017 – sharpie, sumi paper #sharpie #portraiture #trump

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Rose-colored paper for “Dear leader…” series. #papermaking #automaticcollage #recycledpaper

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Iain Sinclair Interview

London writer Iain Sinclair spoke with me recently about the occult, America, his films and recent books, and what he's working on. Rain Taxi has the interview.

(Image: London Orbital)

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Some photos of Dorothy Iannone's work, which was on display at the PS 1 Book Fair.  

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Dieter Roth’s “Pometrie” 1970. A deluxe edition of his periodical #4 “Poeterei”. The book is comprised of 19 clear, plastic bags, printed on letterpress and filled with vanilla pudding and urine.   This piece was on display at the 2014 PS1 book fair.  

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Garett Caples Poetry Reading Nov. 8

Garett Caples (who gave a talk on  "Surrealism is a Romantic Critique of the Avant-Garde from Within" tonight) will be reading his poetry at Cup & Spoon, 2415 W. North Ave., Chicago, this Saturday. Doors at 7 PM. 

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Ivor CUTLER "Shoplifters" 

Ivor Cutler (15 January 1923 — 3 March 2006) was a Scottish poet, songwriter and humorist. He became known for his regular performances on BBC radio, and in particular his numerous sessions recorded for John Peel’s influential radio programme, and later for Andy Kershaw’s programme. He appeared in The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour film in 1967 and on Neil Innes’ television programmes. Cutler also wrote books for children and adults and was a teacher at A. S. Neill’s Summerhill School and for 30 years in inner-city schools in London. He told Andy Kershaw on his radio show that he also gave private poetry lessons to individuals. In live performances Cutler would often accompany himself on a harmonium. Phyllis King appears on several of his records, and for a number of years was a part of his concerts. She usually read small phrases but also read a few short stories. The two starred in a BBC radio series, King Cutler, in which they performed their material jointly and singly. Cutler also collaborated with pianist Neil Ardley and singer Robert Wyatt. Cutler earned a faithful cult following. John Peel once remarked that Cutler was probably the only performer whose work had been featured on Radio 1, 2, 3 and 4. Cutler was a member of the Noise Abatement Society and the Voluntary Euthanasia Society. He retired from performing in 2004, and died on 3 March 2006. The reception room of his home contained a number of pieces of ivory cutlery, intended as a pun on his name.

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Material Action, by Otto Muehl, Hauser and Wirth, New York

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The Blood Organ, 1962, offset print, by Otto Muehl at Hauser & Wirth

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One of my works will be in the “Just Politics” show  at the Con Artist gallery. 

The show opens tomorrow and  will be up for a couple of weeks, so if you are in NYC, please drop by for a look.