Golden Age

noreply@blogger.com (Marco Kane Braunschweiler) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:46:00 +0000

NEW BOOKS! NEW BOOKS! Some premium stuff.

If you'd like to order any of these titles online please email marco@goldenagestore.com.

You can also check these titles out in-store. Please email marco@goldenagestore.com to make an appointment.

Robin Cameron, The Mind Full, $25, (edition of 100!!!)

Proximity Magazine #2 Restock, $10

Paper Monument #2, $10

Dewayne Slightweight, The Kinship Structure of Ferns, $15 (comes with a bonus cd!)

Leslie Shows, Black Icebergs, $20

Javelin Joints and Jems CDR Restock!, $10

GLU # 8, $10

noreply@blogger.com (Marco Kane Braunschweiler) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:00:00 +0000

We've just heard of a new digital exhibition called 'For a Brief Time Only' from ruling Los Angeles/Minneapolis/New York based publishers ASDF Makes:

"For a Brief Time Only... is a purchasable exhibition of 24 artists available at a photo developer near you. You can find it at any store that allows file uploading via the internet (including most major US drug-stores). The image files will be sent to the closest location near you, and within minutes you will be able to walk in and pick them up as prints.

This exhibition contains 24 small 4x6 photographic prints contained within the packaging provided by each store. Also included are a contact sheet with all the artists' information, and a letter to the store employee reassuring that there is nothing wrong with the order.

No money is being made by us in this exhibition. You will purchase the show directly from the store (unless you can acquire it another way), which will probably cost around $5. We would like to make it clear that we have no intentions in promoting sales in these places, which will mostly include major US drug-stores. We think of it more as infiltrating these spaces with our games."

Visit the ASDF Makes website, and participate.

noreply@blogger.com (Marco Kane Braunschweiler) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:03:00 +0000

ITEM OF THE WEEK

This week's item of the week is the deeply interesting and powerfully stylish Journal of Popular Noise. The Journal of Popular Noise is a semi-annual audio magazine inspired by the traditions of pop music, printed periodicals, and the delight of a finely crafted artifact. Limited edition of hand-folded, letter-press printed copies.

The available issues are listed below, purchases can be made in-store, by phone or email.

Spring/Summer '08
Featuring Past Lives, Bora Yoon + Ben Frost, and Na + Junko.
(edition of 600)
$30

Fall/Winter '07 issues 4-6
Featuring Teflon Don (Devin Welch), Copy, and Pontius Pilots.
(edition of 300)
$30

Coming soon:

Fall/Winter '08 issues 10-12
Featuring Climax Golden Twins, Pwrfl Power, and Linda & Ron's Dad.
(edition of 300)
PRE ORDERS ON SALE NOW
(pre-orders ship Dec. 20)
$20

noreply@blogger.com (Marco Kane Braunschweiler) — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:59:00 +0000

One of our favorite t-shirt company blogs:

"Rafaël and Jonathan are my good friends and I have to buy all of their t-shirts. However I never have a chance to keep them. I often meet pretty girls that love their t-shirts. Being a gentleman I just have to give them the t-shirts exactly then and there. Giving TAGBANGER t-shirts to pretty girls has two benefits: first benefit is that I give a lasting gift that will remind them of me forever; second is that I do it in front of them and in the process I expose my wonderfully sculpted torso. I suggest TAGBANGER t-shirts to everyone." —Nikola Tosic

noreply@blogger.com (Marco Kane Braunschweiler) — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:51:00 +0000

Just 5 days until the election! You know how we're voting!

noreply@blogger.com (Marco Kane Braunschweiler) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:35:00 +0000

Golden Age is expanding our inventory and remodeling our store! Coming
in December, we'll have more publications, more music, and more
apparel/accessories!

Here's the scoop for now:

1. LAST CALL FOR FALL - 30% Off Selected Merchandise During
November.

2. Golden Age will be open by appointment only beginning this
Thursday, October 30 until Sunday, November 30. Contact
Marco to make an appointment by email (marco@goldenagestore.com) or by
phone (312 850 2574), we'd love to have you visit.

3. Extended Holiday hours during the month of December! Beginning
December 3 we will be open Wednesdays through Sundays from 12 - 7.

4. Mark Your Calendars******* Second Annual Holiday Party, December
13th! Remember how much fun you had last year? Let's do it again! More
info later...

5. Golden Age will be CLOSED Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New
Years Day!

See you soon!

New Items for November

Paper Monument 2 - Fall 2008 issue of the contemporary art journal

Golden Birthday - Infinite Leagues (LP and CD)- new album from
Chicago pop/art rock dudes

Javelin CDRs - BACK IN STOCK! Bouncy cut up hip hop tracks from the
Providence superstars

Journal of Popular Noise Volumes 2 and 3 -Beautiful accordion
fold-out containing three 7”s for discerning people who enjoy very
good music

David Horvitz 'Everything That Can Happen in a Day' - Latest
B&W newsprint poster by this art making machine

William Pym 'The Mutation' - zine about the idea of
adolescence written by the infamous Artforum Diary contributor/former
director of Fleisher Ollman

Kingsboro Press #5 - Brand new issue of the NYC based publication
featuring interviews with NYC based artist Matthew Cerletty, Mike
Pollard of Arbor, and new artwork from Matt Vadman

+ SO MUCH MORE

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noreply@blogger.com (Marco Kane Braunschweiler) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:21:00 +0000

Gatekeeper, another good Chicago band. You can listen here.

noreply@blogger.com (Marco Kane Braunschweiler) — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:16:00 +0000

ITEM OF THE WEEK

This week's item is the debut release from brand new Chicago band Golden Birthday.

Golden Birthday overlays old, half-broken drum machines and effect-ey keyboards with satisfying, simple guitar hooks to create warm pop music on their debut record "Infinite Leagues".

Infinite Leagues is earnest pop music stripped down to it's bare elements, lots of love songs and lots of songs about the loss of love. A very satisfying/romantic listen; put this record on while making dinner for your significant other as the leaves are falling outside and watch the sparks fly. Perfect fall album.

Available on LP and CD, LP's pressed on clear vinyl and limited to 500 copies.

Both availabe now @ Golden Age.

noreply@blogger.com (Marco Kane Braunschweiler) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:26:00 +0000

If you're in New York tonight, you probably already know what you should be doing, going to Phillips de Pury & Company for the the Benefit Preview of the 2008 Art Book Fair. When you go, make sure to visit our friends and stockists:

Capricious
Dexter Sinister
Heavy Tapes
The Kingsboro Press
OOGA BOOGA
Torpedo
White Columns

More info about the Fair:

Printed Matter's annual fair of contemporary art books, art catalogs, artists' books, art periodicals, and 'zines offered for sale by over 140 international publishers, booksellers, and antiquarian dealers. Admission to the fair is FREE.

LOCATION
Phillips de Pury & Company
450 West 15th Street at 10th Avenue, 3rd floor, NYC (map)

FAIR HOURS
Friday/Saturday, October 24 & 25, 2008, 11am - 7pm
Sunday, October 26, 2008, 11am - 5pm

Admission to the NY Art Book Fair is free.

BENEFIT PREVIEW
6 - 9 pm, Thursday, October 23, 2008
$20 - general admission plus
ticket edition by Jonathan Monk

noreply@blogger.com (Marco Kane Braunschweiler) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:12:00 +0000

On November 1, The pre-eminent American biennial, Prospect 1 will open in New Orleans; it looks to be huge. Listed as taking up 100,000 square feet, it will have many satellite venues and involve some really rad contemporary artists (Mark Bradford, Clare E. Rojas, Trenton Doyle Hancock et al.). Sounds like a very positive thing for an important American city torn apart by Hurricane Katrina. Prospect 1 runs for 11 weeks and I've included an interview with the biennial's curator, the talkative Dan Cameron, below.

Blake Takes Prospect 1 from Blake Killian on Vimeo.

noreply@blogger.com (Marco Kane Braunschweiler) — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:42:00 +0000

Golden Age was recently interviewed by Karly Wildenhaus for her new Chicago Arts blog 'On the Make'.
On the Make will be a digital repository of all things related to contemporary art and Chicago. We're quite pleased to be a part of the inaugural post.

-Marco

noreply@blogger.com (Marco Kane Braunschweiler) — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:46:00 +0000

Golden Age will be participating in the 2008 Pilsen Open Studios, with a new window installation from artist Jihee Kim. Stop by and see what's thriving! Check out the window installation, take a look at some of our new stuff and enjoy a cold beverage.

Pilsen Open Studios
Saturday & Sunday
October 18-19
12PM - 8PM

Pilsen Open Studios is an artist run art walk that takes place during the second weekend in October. Each year artists, galleries, spaces and cafes open their doors during special hours. Over 30 spaces, 60+ artists from May St. to Leavitt St. and from 16th St. to 23rd St. will open their studios to the public.

Hope to see you there!

Beverages courtesy of Grolsch.

noreply@blogger.com (Marco Kane Braunschweiler) — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:51:00 +0000

There are some very nice paintings from Chicago artist David Holt at the Chicago cultural center right now:

-Marco

noreply@blogger.com (Marco Kane Braunschweiler) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:08:00 +0000

I've noticed an increased activity in Chicago right now with publications; the 2nd issue of the super attractive Proximity Magazine was just released and I've just caught wind of Prompt, another locally created publication with writing that extends so far beyond our Chicago socio-sphere.

In particular I picked up a Prompt to read the DIY, WHY? essay and was pleased. Conrad Bakker presents a well composed, analytical survey of DIY from 1940 to the present, breaking down many of the different manifestations of DIY from Punk Rock to Martha Stewart. Of personal note was the connection between DIY and entrepreneurship, which is relevant to everyone who's in a creative capacity and/or on a hustle.

Both Prompt and Proximity available at Golden Age.

-Marco

noreply@blogger.com (Lauren) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:25:00 +0000

I don't know why but this website makes me feel pretty optimistic about life in general. Jamie Livingston took a polaroid everyday for 18 years ending up with over 6,000 photos. It ended with his death in 1997.

http://photooftheday.hughcrawford.com

-Lauren

noreply@blogger.com (Marco Kane Braunschweiler) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:31:00 +0000

There's a show tonight called 'Winner Circle' at Scott Projects that I think you should all attend. It's new work from Golden Age endorsed artist Michael Hunter. Hunter will be showing a variety of abstract sculpture and from my speculation, it looks to be post-minimal, volumetrically pleasing assemblages of a humorous/playful nature.

The opening is Friday, Oct 10, 6 - 11pm. The show runs through Oct 31.

Scott Projects is located at

1542 N Milwaukee Ave (between Damen Ave and Honore St)
Bucktown/Wicker Park, Chicago
El: Blue or Pink Line to Damen. Bus: 50, 56, 72.

-Marco

noreply@blogger.com (Marco Kane Braunschweiler) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:52:00 +0000

On the condition of being teenaged...

There's a movie recently released starring members of the bands NO AGE and Mika Miko. It's called High School Record and it looks really good, I can't wait to see it!

-Marco

noreply@blogger.com (Lauren) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:39:00 +0000

TOTALLY COOL STUFF FOR AUCTION AT INTUIT CENTER FOR OUTSIDER ART:

WESLEY WILLIS DRAWING

THIS IS JUST NUTS. COULD SOMEONE BID ON THIS FOR ME?

HTTP://WWW.ART.ORG

CHECK IT OUT.

-LAUREN

P.S. I'M COMING BACK FROM THE WOODS ON SUNDAY. ANYBODY WANT TO HANG OUT?

noreply@blogger.com (Martine) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:07:00 +0000

I recently talked to Aylor Brown (amazing artist and former livejournal-friend) and she told me about a blog she has been running with friends. "What we like and what we make." Visit http://realnormal.blogspot.com/

Left: Stripes, 2008Examining the connections between bodies in public, private, and celestial spaces by simplifying collected data into patterns.

noreply@blogger.com (Marco Kane Braunschweiler) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:51:00 +0000

New Books up on the Webshop!

noreply@blogger.com (Marco Kane Braunschweiler) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:00:00 +0000

Here are a few more snaps taken by Bob Brodsky from the Golden Age One Year Anniversary Party!

Beautiful cake by Aya Yamasaki!

There are many more images from the party on our flickr!

-Marco

noreply@blogger.com (Lauren) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:12:00 +0000

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Marco Kane Braunschweiler) — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:08:00 +0000

New Music Up on the Webshop!

-Marco

noreply@blogger.com (Alyssa Herlocher) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:39:00 +0000

Advanced Style-------------------
Irene Williams

A few months ago I was completely captivated by this video of Irene Williams: Queen of Lincoln Road! She has fashioned her own impeccably put together outfits for years, while sourcing even bathroom accessories as fabric. "the hat was a commode cover", she says! A man named Eric Smith made a short documentary about Irene, below is the trailer and more information can be found Here

Mimi Weddell

Today yet another stylistically seasoned pro was brought to my attention, whom is also the subject of a recent documentary named "Hats Off". Her name is Mimi Weddell and you may have seen her on the runway of Lorick's SS09 show (Abigail Lorick being the stylist of the oh so addictive Gossip Girl), or as Stanford's grandmother on Sex and the City...I find her to be the most interesting, just as herself. Below is the trailer and more information can be found Here

one more link!! an entire blog dedicated to the street style of the older generations.
Advanced Style Blog

I'm inspired, to say the least!

-Alyssa

noreply@blogger.com (Alyssa Herlocher) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:54:00 +0000

ITEM OF THE WEEK!

Car Clutch's 'Act Neutral' 12"- Act Neutral seems to be an active individuals anthem in disguise, "Never not working" is a great set of words to demonstrate just how this record came into fruition. Thanks Brendan, Ethan and guest A-Ron, The Downtown Don for never not working! The synths have me thinking of the sci-fi cult classic, Liquid Sky but with a totally different message. Who needs drugs and aliens anyways?

I'm anxiously awaiting the "makeout record", guys!

-Alyssa