Wednesday, February 22, 2012

serendipity-doo-dah #2

“Artists Invited” (2/22/2012). Assisted readymade by Norman Conquest

“Artists Invited” (2/22/2012). Assisted readymade by Norman Conquest

Serendipity to the max.

Today I sent out an electronic Beuyscout mailing, inviting artists to join the long dormant collective to help fight the current GOP assault on women (as well as other nefarious Republican plots). After pushing the Send button I walked out  to the mailbox and retrieved today’s bundle of junk, including the local newspaper. I folded the paper, returned to the house, and tossed the mail on the counter. Glancing at the newspaper I noticed a photo on the front page and  a portion of headline on the flipside revealed by the fold.

Found art!—with a minor assist from yours truly—added word and signature.

Isn’t life grand!

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There’s brief history of the collective over on Zoom Street which you’ll find right here.

BTW, every artist reading this is invited to join Beuyscouts of Amerika. It’s free, of course, and you can write me for details at tensixtysixnc@gmail.com   And if you’re not an artist, well, we can always use bodyguards.

BOA poster

Monday, February 20, 2012

LSN Annotated Editorial Board (1896)—Redux

Le Scat Noir Editorial Board

Devoted readers of this publication will recall this vintage photograph which appeared here years ago, but has since been framed and so it’s worth a second take. We framed it so it wouldn’t wind up in the trash like most everything in our offices. Good lord, this is a piece of scat—rather a piece of Scat Noir history and should be treated as such. These gifted gents gave this publication its split personality.  (Half the members wondered why there were no women on board.) Of course it was the 19th century and Victorian values ruled the world. That’s why the board meetings usually adjourned early so members could get to the brothel before returning home for dinner.

Those were the days, were they not?

Saturday, February 18, 2012

from the Conquest Archive (#3)

insult

“The Insult that Made a Scout out of ‘Mac’” (1992) by Norman Conquest.

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nc bio

Weekend Gallery Peek

Collage by Jim McMenamin

Flycatcher. Collage by Jim McMenamin

An exquisite piece by the editor of Street Talk..

Thursday, February 16, 2012

“Theatre of Ancient Grease”

“Theatre of Ancient Grease" (2012) by Norman Conquest

“Theatre of Ancient Grease" (2012) by Norman Conquest
Invertible print. From the Church of the Trans-Fat series.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

from the Conquest Archive (#2)

“Somebody Always Gets Burned” by Norman Conquest

“Somebody Always Gets Burned” by Norman Conquest  (Los Angeles, 1986)
Readymade. One of 3 examples.

from the Conquest Archive (#1)



Calling Card (1987). One of 50 copies, signed.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

After a brief pause in publication... (approx. 3 years)

...Le Scat Noir, now in association with CTF Inc. (and at a new, easier-to-type URL)  has returned to the Web—taadaa! 

 [ Applause ]


Please be seated. You may calm down now. Thank you. Thank you very much. . Please...that's quite enough. Oh thank you... you're terribly kind, but please...knock-off the goddamn applause.


Formerly edited by the great Oulipist, Derek Pell, Le Scat Noir storms ahead into the future under the dogmatic leadership of the great  helmsman  Norman Conquest.  

Heads have begun to roll as Mr. Conquest installs a new, improved  editorial board packed with yes-persons—many of whom are, in fact, yes-women. It will thus come as no surprise that this publication will provide a showcase for new work by the artist himself, as well as rare items from the Conquest Archive.

In addition to this we'll continue to provide the high quality scat we're famous for.

So, as the Beuyscouts say, be prepared.

Happy Vee-Day!