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2.29.2008

Yesterday I picked up the Fischli/Weiss catalog Flowers & Questions. I had been

The book is well-designed and comprehensive. It

It is very comprehensive, and features essays by a number of writers. We love Swiss artists over here at GOLDEN AGE.

Labels: Fischli/Weiss, Swiss Artists

2.28.2008

LEAP (YEAR) SHOW + TYLER BRITT'S 6TH BIRTHDAY PARTY!!!!!

THE LEAP (YEAR) SHOW
Friday the 29th of February at 7:30pm
at GOLDEN AGE
1500 W 17th Street, Chicago, IL
www.goldenagestore.com
www.dimeshow.com
$4

In celebration of Greeks who won't get hitched in intercalary years,
of the "Ladies' Privilege", of the Gregorian calendar that extends our
collective lives by one day for every 1460 lived, and of all y'all
birthday leaplings, Ben Russell and your pals at GOLDEN AGE are proud
to present an evening of Experimental Films Featuring Things That
Leap. We're talking FROGS and TOADS, of course - so hop on down to
Pilsen and check out our kino-swamp of frame-fluttering frogs,
animatronic amphibians, pixellated pipas, and truly terrifying toads.
Don't miss out - this is the sort of batrachian magic that only occurs
once every four years...

FEATURING: Frogland by Ladislaw Starewicz (8:00, 35mm on video, 1922);
A Frog on the Swing by Robert Breer (5:00, 16mm, 1989); Habitat
Batrachian by Rose Lowder (8:30, 16mm, 2006); Cane Toads by Mark Lewis
(65:00, video, 1988) TRT 86:30

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ALSO!

We are hosting a Birthday Party for artist Tyler Britt (our best customer) around 9pm at ALOGON Gallery: 1049 N Paulina #3r, Entrance on Cortez. He will be six.
Join us for birthday cake, dancing, beverages, and FUN!

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SYNOPSIS:

Frogland by Ladislaw Starewicz (8:00, 35mm, 1922)
Fleeing for his life following the Russian Revolution, Starewicz
settled in Paris and began to infuse his work with a subtle political
agenda. Sponsored by the expatriate Russian Art Society of Paris, this
short, sometimes entitled "Frogland," uses actual preserved frogs as
puppets to retell the fable of a group of frogs who demand Jupiter
send them a king. At first, he sends a log, which sits and does
nothing. Dissatisfied, the frogs plead to Jupiter (does he look a
little like Karl Marx?) to send somebody a bit more active. So Jupiter
sends a stork, who eats the frogs. Finally, Jupiter tops it all off
with a lightning bolt attack on the survivors. A conspicuous critique
of the recent political turmoil in Russia (from the disinterested tsar
to the vengeful Lenin), this beautifully animated work stands as a
political fable for any generation.

A Frog on the Swing by Robert Breer (5:00, 16mm, 1989)
This animated fable is centered around a backyard pond shown
intermittently in live-action scenes. A small child appears and
disappears in a ballet of crows, rabbits, monkey wrenches, and
goldfish. When the police arrive there are pot-shots at backyard
varmits, but the frog on the swing seems to survive it all. As usual
in Breer films, the soundtrack is often conspicuously out of sync with
the picture. Or is it vice versa when a crow goes "moo?"

Habitat Batrachian by Rose Lowder (8:30, 16mm, 2006)
In this film we move away from the notion of a work based on a
preconceived filming procedure adjusting the visual characteristics of
the image in order to approach the temporal dimension of a pond full
of frogs. In front of such creatures that tend to be elusive there
arises a question of more general interest as to how can one record
moments that are meaningful, how can one render visible, present a
moment that is alive and connect the items forming the different
recorded moments up together?

Cane Toads by Mark Lewis (65:00, video, 1988)
Cane Toads is a documentary detailing the spread of Hawaiian
sugar-cane toads (toads which live in the cane fields) through
Queensland and then into the rest of Australia following a
mis-informed attempt to introduce them to counter pests. Turns out
they wouldn't eat the 'cane grubs' but they would multiply like no
one's business... and they have no natural enemies in Australia at
all, partly due to their poisonous skin.

Curated By Ben Russell
www.dimeshow.com
www.magiclantern.org

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GOLDEN AGE -- 1500 W 17th Street, Chicago IL 60608 -- www.goldenagestore.com

Labels: Birthday, Frogs, Ladislaw Starewicz, Leap Year, Mark Lewis, Robert Breer, Rose Lowder, Tyler Britt

2.27.2008

++++++++++
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R.I.P.
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WILLIAM
F. BUCKLEY
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You demonstrated a life well-lived.

-Maura

Labels: Maura, R.I.P., William F. Buckley

2.25.2008

Hello everyone! I'm helping out at the store now, too. I know Marco and Martine through some mutual friends and am currently enrolled at the School of the Art Institute.

I really love the merchandise Golden Age carries and am excited to be a part of such a great store. I thought it'd be a good start to convert this news blog into one that generates a feed. You can now subscribe to the news through an RSS feeder here. We hope it's helpful, and as Marco says: so Web 2.0.

~ karly

Labels: Appreciation, Karly, RSS, School of the Art Institute

2.24.2008

Is the Prada phone old hat?

- Martine

Labels: Martine, Prada Phone

2.20.2008

ROUND 2

Here are three more things that are making my life awesome right now.

- Maura

Labels: Maura, Three things that make life awesome

2.16.2008

I met with a wealth management advisor this week. He was from Switzerland and had an amazing green suit on. We assessed my financial goals and discussed how I would achieve these goals. I was familiar with most of the terms he used and asked him very specific questions. When asked how much I spent per month, I pulled out a spreadsheet that tracked my income/expenses for the past five months. When asked how I could improve my spending habits, I pulled out a document that detailed several scenarios and their projected results. He told me he was very proud of me. Then he said, "What was your major in school... business?"

"No," I paused, "ART!" He looked quite surprised. It really made my week. Yeah, go art people! We can do it all!

<3 ms

Labels: Financial Goals, Martine, Switzerland, Wealth Management

2.15.2008

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NEW AND FEATURED / HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEAP YEAR BABIES!!!
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Hey Everyone!

In the webshop we've got a lot of new items in the store and online, with more coming every day! A lot of them are available online, and if they aren't listed... we do phone orders!

Also, our dear friend and blogging compatriot Maura Thompson is going to be helping us out on Saturdays. Now we won't be so haggard and crazy all of the time. You should hang out with Maura. She's got a big brain and a big heart. We are still looking for volunteers so drop us a line if you're interested. We offer school credit and great conversation.

Happy Birthday to all of those born on the 29th. It is unfair that you don't have your birthday all of the time.

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NEW ARRIVALS and FEATURED ITEMS!

A Social Event Archive #3 - Guest Edited by David Robbins, collection of snapshots documenting "social events"

Foolproof Guide to Cooking a Steak - Mamiko Otsubo, art catalog and steak recipe

North Drive Press #4 - Matt Keegan and Sarah Greenberger Rafferty, "the latest edition of this bargain cult compendium of loosely gathered artists' multiples"

Hassla Books - The Beginning by Ola Rindal, Drawings by Dan McCarthy, and David Schoerner self-titled book, plus tote bags to carry the books in!

Speak Your Own Language - Sumi Ink Club, full-color drawings and 7", get it while it's hot!

Yucca Town Meeting - Birds of Prey, yeah dogs and flowers!

Chill Zine - Recently shipped to us from the raddest people in SEOUL, we've got all the issues, including the latest Respect Your Elders issue.

Mystic Mayhem - New zine edited by Robin Newman featuring Terence Koh and others!

Paperback #1 - Totally excellent periodical from the London, featuring really weird interview with the lovely BARR and lots of cool stuff. Fun to read on public transportation!

Post Present Medium - While in LA for the holidays we scooped up these ppm releases: Hermaphrodite by Eric Copeland, David Scott Stone Plays the Modular Synth by DSS, 666 (CD and LP) by Mika Miko, The Song is The Single 7" by Barr, and (SOLD OUT EVERYWHERE ELSE) No Age 7" and Abe Vigoda 7"

Dot Dot Dot #15 - Dexter Sinister, printed on location!
No Age - black and white t-shirts, plus Deadplane EP, more coming soon! See them TONIGHT, FEBRUARY 5th at the Metro with LIARS.

Torpedo Press - We've got all of the titles from this Norwegian art criticism powerhouse! The New Administration of Aesthetics, Partially Built Woodshed: On Robert Smithson, A Fiesta of Tough Choices: Contemporary Art in the Wake of Cultural Policies.

Lucky Dragons - Nortenas, Mini Dream Island, 47 Songs, Very picture disc, we've got it all.

Treasure Chest - Hurray, back in stock!

Arbor - Our favorite Chicago native dropped off lots of new goodies: Axolotl/ Inca Ore split 7", Flowstone by Black Monk, Warmth LP, Lantern 7" by Youth of the Beast, Emeralds/ Quintana Roo split LP, Cleansing Hour double cassette by God Willing, plus brand new Avarus LP

Night People - Iowa City rippers/rulers sent us some new cassettes from Subterranean League, Changeling, Cooper Jones/Cars and Nimby!

What Is Authority? - Henrik Olesen, "these art projects have been an attempt to question the art-historical structures within the institution of culture."

1% - David Jourdan and Yuji Oshima, "double-CD including all music contributions (114 sound pieces / 01:50:22) to the installation for the elevators of the French ministry of Culture and Communication"

David Horvitz - Tour clouds poster, High Places picture disc, and new book!

Pukers - while touring stopped by and dropped off their, Are You Weird? cassette and Jagger CD-R, which promises death if listened to in one sitting!

Resurrection - edited by John Santos, featuring contributions from Andrew Kuo, Dain Blodorn, Christian Jankowski, Hisham Bharoocha, and more.

ALSO!!!!!

North Lake Shore Drive - Wesley Willis, back in stock!
Bend the Void - Geoff McFetridge, we know you guys love him that MCA lecture was packed
Daddy #5 - Teen Daddy, by Peres Projects
New Nieves Zines - Untitled by Keegan McHargue and Night Mewves by Beau LaBute, oh so limited

+ SO MUCH MORE! NEW STUFF EVERY SINGLE DAY! HOPE TO SEE YOU IN THE STORE!!!!!!!!!!
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Labels: Chill Zine, Hassla Books, Leap Year, Maura Thompson, New Arrivals, New Items, North Drive Press # 4, Sumi Ink Club, Yucca Town Meeting

2.14.2008

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Here are three things that are making my life awesome right now.

-Maura

Labels: Maura, Three things that make life awesome

2.12.2008

Our friend Jake is really good at Basketball...

* Sheiner Says he's ready to go | ESPN Video
* Sheiner blows minds
* LeBron says he wants out of Cleveland, upset Cavs couldn't Land Sheiner

Labels: Jake, Lebron, Sheiner

2.01.2008

Hola! I'm super excited because I'm going to be helping out at Golden Age once a week. Here's a little backstory on how I met Martine and Marco:

In 2005, I met Martine in the dorms of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Martine moved out the next semester because of bad juju with a roommate, but we have been friends ever since. I met Marco in 2006 at the Milwaukee International Art Fair. He explained the meaning of the term "bro'd out" to me.

I am excited to be helping out at the store because I really believe in the M's and I think it's high time the city of Chicago had a store like Golden Age!

Maura

Labels: Bro'd out, Maura, Milwaukee International Art Fair, Nostalgia