A lush new Daniel Barrow book! Montreal-based artist David Barrow (featured way back in CAROUSEL #17) recently released a major publication documenting his performance Everytime I See Your Picture I Cry and related illustrations and drawings. This 65-page full-colour, hardcover publication displays a variety of his recent drawings, a READ & LISTEN story complete with a 7” record (voice by Daniel Barrow, music by Amy Linton of The Aislers Set; B-side by NYC-based band, The
Author of Lose #1 nominated! The Doug Wright Awards, established in 2004 to honour the legacy of Canadian cartoonist Doug Wright, have nominated Michael DeForge as a “Best Emerging Talent” finalist. His recent comic book, Lose #1 (published by the fiesty Koyama Press), is a grotesque and quirky adventure through hell by “guardian elf” Nesbit Lemon. The Awards ceremony is an annual featured event at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, and will coincide with the
Jim Johnstone’s new book of poetry out in April! Toronto-based editor and poet Jim Johnstone‘s second collection of poetry from Nightwood Editions is now available for pre-ordering through Amazon Books. Patternicity clocks in at 80 pages and includes a selection of poems for which Johnstone received a 2009 CBC Literary Award. The collection follows the author’s debut collection, The Velocity of Escape (Guernica Editions, 2008). Tip: use a QR Code Reader to scan the QR
Join CAROUSEL in Buffalo! Buffalo Small Press Book Fair Mar 27 /2010 (12 pm – 6 pm) @ Karpeles Manuscript Library (UPSTAIRS) 453 Porter Avenue / Buffalo, NY If you are in the Buffalo area on Saturday March 27th, the Buffalo Small Press Book Fair is a FREE one day event that brings booksellers, authors, bookmakers, zinesters, small presses, artists, poets, and other cultural workers (and enthusiasts) together. Workshops are open to the public. >>>
CAROUSEL 25 (Fall-Winter 2009 issue) OUT NOW! This latest issue of CAROUSEL MAGAZINE features work from the following writers and artists: Hollie Adams, Katie Bethune-Leamen, Michael DeForge, Nicholas Di Genova, Leah Jane Esau, Diane Elizabeth Hill, Kristan Horton, Jim Johnstone, Evgeny Kiselev, Drazen Kozjan, Liisa Ladouceur, Mark Laliberte, Aaron Linton, Angela Long, Tor Lundvall, gustave morin, Patrick M. Pilarski, Sandy Pool, Ethan Rilly, Dan Siney, K. V. Skene, Fiona Smyth and Ann Walters. >>> Preview
BORING. PEOPLE. LOVE. DRILLS. Featuring: Michael DeForge, Drazen Kozjan, Mark Laliberte, Aaron Linton, Victor Romão, Fiona Smyth, Magda Trzaski Exhibition Dates: March 05 – 28, 2010 A warm thank you to all who came out to the opening reception @ LE Gallery (1183 Dundas St W — Dundas, near Ossington) / Toronto. For those of you who missed it, here’s a glimpse of the festivities! For more information on the show, check out this blog
New show opens March 05, 2010! CAROUSEL is once again venturing out of magazine territory and into the art world with an exhibition of our own (our last show was called CRSL23+ remember? It occurred back in 2008, and we did a damned good job of it according to critic Gary Michael Dault). The Carousel Exhibition Series expands on the culture that CAROUSEL proposes to study with every new issue; these shows bring together groups
Nicholas di Genova’s Chimera in NYC Nicholas di Genova‘s (featured in CAROUSEL #25) solo show is coming to NYC this February. The fourteen pieces in the Chimera exhibit are the fruits of over a year and a half of labour for di Genova. Gallery Info// ph: 212.633.6555 e: info@fredericksfreisergallery.com >>> If you are in New York City next month, opening night is Thu Feb 4 (6 – 8 pm) @ Fredericks and Freiser Gallery (536
MM13 launch party Feb 4! Cactus Press will be releasing the 13th issue of Misunderstandings Magazine, a Toronto-based quarterly, on February 4. If you’re in the Toronto area, join editor Jim Johnstone (whose work is featured in the soon-to-be-released CAROUSEL #25) at the Black Swan Tavern for the much anticipated launch. Readers will include Liz Howard, Matt Leslie, Michael Lista, Andrew McEwan, Nyla Matuk and Robin Richardson. As well, Blair Trewartha will be launching his
Nicholas di Genova has a new illustration book — published by Koyama Press Toronto-based artist Nicholas di Genova (whose artwork appears in the forthcoming CAROUSEL #25 — Spring-Summer 2010 issue) has a new publication out now! Wunderkammer Nº 1 (5.75″ x 7.75″, 24 pages, black & white) is the first in a series of books published by Koyama Press depicting Nicholas’s pen and ink drawings on paper; this collection showcases some of his works created
Buttonmania Dec 06 – 27, 2009 @ INDEXg (50 Gladstone Ave, Toronto) Buttonmania is a fabulous on-wall display of hundreds of art buttons (unique and multiples) made by over 20 artists for people to consume as gifts or keep in their collection. Participating artists include CAROUSEL associates Mark Laliberte and Fiona Smyth, as well as Nobuyoshi Araki, Sally Ayre, Lisa Cristinzo, Crywolf, Harvey Chan, Robert Dayton, Madeleine Hellmers, Jeff Jackson, Ginette Lapalme, Holly Lee, Iris
The Becoming Nov 25 – Dec 06, 2009 @ Board of Directors (1080 Queen St. W., Toronto) Toronto-based artists, Tanya Read and Scott Carruthers (whose works previously appeared in CAROUSEL #17 and #20, respectively) have a new collaborative exhibit at Board of Directors Gallery, Toronto. Both Tanya and Scott have a history of collaboration, working with artists collectively and organizing various projects together; both transcend the typical comic medium with their own styles of cartoon
Sandy Pool‘s Exploding into Night is now available! Toronto-based writer and artist Sandy Pool (whose work will appear in the forthcoming CAROUSEL #25 — Spring-Summer 2010 issue) has just released a new book of poetry, Exploding into Night. This collection is an initiative of Guernica Editions‘ First Poets Series, which focuses on previously unpublished writers under the age of thirty-five; other First Poets Series authors include past CAROUSEL contributors Clara Blackwood, Desi Di Nardo and
echolocation #8 out now + Nov 28 fundraising party! CAROUSEL would like to commend the new echolocation editors for taking on the exciting challenge of renewing a long-standing publication that had been on indefinite hiatus. echolocation is a compilation of poetry, writing, photography, artwork and review essays; issue #8 is recently available! For those in the Toronto area, note that echolocation is also holding a fundraising party (to raise funds that will help them to
Michael DeForge’s new comic book Lose is now available! 24 pages of illustrated goodness for only $5 (CAN) + shipping/handling Toronto artist Michael DeForge (whose illustrations will grace the cover of our upcoming CAROUSEL #25 — Spring-Summer 2010 issue) has a new publication out now! Lose, DeForge’s first full length comic, is a comedy about Nesbit Lemon’s trip to hell, and all the familiar faces he meets there. It’s a 24 page saddle-stitch comic book,
Jason McLean’s limited edition screenprint on sale now at MOCCA. Toronto-based artist Jason McLean (whose work recently appeared in CAROUSEL #23) creates in a range of media, from drawing and sculpture to sound performance and mail art. His new project, 9-5 (2009) is a 30” x 22″ four-colour screenprint on archival paper printed at Open Studio, Toronto. Price: $800.00 (unframed), with all proceeds from the sales going to support programming initiatives at the Museum of
Ion Magazine #60 on streets now. Vancouver-based illustrator and painter Ryan Heshka was prominently featured in the most recent issue of CAROUSEL #24, which is out now. Harking back to comic book days of yesteryear, Heshka’s wholesome illustrations are in gallery shows around North America. His artwork has appeared in issue 18 of BLAB magazine. 2010 will mark the year of the Heshka’s second publication, a kid’s book Monstertown. Read the new issue of CAROUSEL