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Cosey Fanni Tutti as triptych (2010)

Art Design Publicity magazine
D.M. Gray - 17 Apr 10

...Green Day, for its title and sound, fitting how I felt about female artists before finding Cosey’s work. RIGHT: For R.J. Preece: The shadow song by UCS, for its sounds, morality, ’wake-up call’ realism and (animal rights) activism aiming for media coverage and positive change. "Forget new...

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Communicating eco-art 2010: The race is on!

Creative Business / Entrepreneurship
R.J. Preece (ADP), L.A. Roka - 27 Jan 10

Communicating eco-art 2010: The race is on! When was the last time you saw an artist being interviewed on CNN—for thirty minutes? Before Maya Lin was interviewed by Christiane Amanpour last December talking about her What is missing? project, we couldn’t recall recent similar experiences that...

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Green Day art project:
Criticism, media coverage and curation

music + art room
Delfina, R.J. Preece (ADP) - 23 Nov 09

Green Day art project: Criticism, media coverage and curation During the excitement around the show in London last month, thoughtful criticism emerged about the project in relation to the journalistically processed publicity. But since, the lead writer admits, "I’ve been dragging my butt...

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Pat Magnarella, Green Day manager:
Why not a rock ’n’ roll art world?

music + art room
R.J. Preece (ADP) - 12 Oct 09

Pat Magnarella, Green Day manager: Why not a rock ’n’ roll art world? Pat Magnarella represents bands such as Green Day, the Goo-Goo Dolls, and Broadway Calls. Now he’s repping artists. Is this a breakthrough? The following is my interview of Pat Magnarella via telephone in late August. R.J....

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Slammin with Green Day and various artists : Compare & contrast

music + art room
D.M. Gray, R.J. Preece (ADP), L.A. Roka - 01 Oct 09

Slammin with Green Day and various artists : Compare & contrast First off in the music+art room, we offer you a university art classroom-style Compare and Contrast. Here, we show you nine paintings made by various visual artists that reflect a specific song on the...

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Slammin with Green Day and various artists

music + art room
- 30 Sep 09

Slammin with Green Day and various artists Artist: Jeremiah Garcia. American eulogy. R.J.: Wow. This is really cool... the replay of the intro with this image. I of course like the media coverage references. I’ve got to contact this artist Jeremiah... This image is so real, and I feel the...

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Slammin with Green Day and various artists

music + art room
- 30 Sep 09

Slammin with Green Day and various artists Artist: Sixten. Horseshoes and Handgrenades. Sixten. Horseshoes and Handgrenades, 2009. Based on an original painting called Peace out. Painting mounted on old Norwegian army blanket. Frame with duct tape, masking tape and coffee, 30 x 30 in. "I...

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Slammin with Green Day and various artists

music + art room
- 30 Sep 09

Slammin with Green Day and various artists Artist: Chris Stain. East Jesus Nowhere. Chris Stain. East Jesus Nowhere, 2009. Hand-cut stencil and hand-painted aerosol on a metal street sign. 30 x 30 in. Chris Stain: "The band didn’t want work that was word-for-word from their song. But...

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Slammin with Green Day and various artists

music + art room
- 30 Sep 09

Slammin with Green Day and various artists Artist: Lucamaleonte. Last Night on Earth. R.J.: This song and image are not for me... it seems like a high school makeout song! D.M.: Oh no! Here I am in my early 20s quite liking both the "makeout" song—and the image! I’m a big fan of black and...

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Slammin with Green Day and various artists

music + art room
- 30 Sep 09

Slammin with Green Day and various artists Artist: Will Barras. Viva la Gloria? (Little girl). R.J.: I find the image interesting, but this is not my kind of song. D.M.: Now this is something I really like. I’m waiting for Green Day to do something out of their comfort zone, so when they...

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Slammin with Green Day and various artists

music + art room
- 30 Sep 09

Slammin with Green Day and various artists Artist: Ron English. 21st century breakdown. Ron English. 21st century breakdown grin, 2009. Oil on canvas, 40 x 40". Ed. note: we received the following statement after our comments were formed. "I see the song as an expression of the impact of...

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Slammin with Green Day and various artists

music + art room
- 30 Sep 09

Slammin with Green Day and various artists Artist: Broken Crow. Song of the century. Broken Crow. Prosperity, 2009. Spray paint and acrylic on masonite. 30 x 30 in. Broken Crow: "Wage endless war. Crash airplane in scrap yard photo shoot explosion. Crawl unscathed from wreckage heap....

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