R.J. Preece (ADP)
Stewart Home vs. Cosey Fanni Tutti (2011)
→ Art Design Publicity magazineR.J. Preece (ADP) - 26 Mar 12 The upstart English artist takes on Cosey Fanni Tutti, the "mother" of Art Design Publicity magazine. Will this latent artwork be activated into a performance of legal-oriented publicity, and if so, how far will it go? First, please pause for a moment and pay tribute to the Cosey Fanni Tutti...
Billie Ray Martin interview: The Opiates & Hollywood under the knife (2012)
→ music + art roomChelsea Butkowski, R.J. Preece (ADP) - 14 Jan 12 Divas, transvestites, and rising stars striving for sanity, identity, or that next plastic surgery fix. Their stories, among others, are brought to life by the electronic beats of Hollywood under the knife, The Opiates’ debut album. Dubbed “the Carpenters of electro”, The Opiates are composed of...
Art and publicity book proposal (c. 2008) rejected by top London art book publisher
→ Art Design Publicity magazineR.J. Preece (ADP) - 22 Dec 11 Boo-hoo to the author perhaps, but considering dreadful book royalty percentages for authors of limited volume books, actually it’s a blessing here. Instead of adding to CV marketing (sorry, got enough), it helped fuel the breakout with the artdesigncafe.com website. Art and Publicity book How...
Mid-career artist needs €1.1 million in sales over 10 years to average €30,000/year profit (2011)
→ Creative Business / EntrepreneurshipR.J. Preece (ADP) - 13 Nov 11 Wake-up call for contemporary artists and fine arts students: is the business of being an "artist that sells" financially sustainable? Putting some basic numbers on paper, especially for university art educators and aesthetes that may poo-poo such practicalities, can be a big wake-up call to...
Cartrain: Damien Hirst (or rather who the fook) stole my Christmas skull (?)
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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 11 Feb 11 Two years ago, Cartrain hit the headlines after appropriating Hirst’s diamond skull and an aggressive legal campaign against the teenage artist ensued. But now who’s appropriating who? And what is it like to be the 18-year-old artist "Cartrain", who has already made international news in several...
Billie Ray Martin: The Crackdown
→ music + art roomSarah Giddens, R.J. Preece (ADP) - 24 Nov 10 With the The Crackdown Project, disco diva Billie Ray Martin referred back to two classic songs by Cabaret Voltaire, Crackdown and Just fascination, offering multiple versions and collaborations with DJs and video producers. The project’s influence has carried over to Art Design Publicity...
Writers copyright:
Camille Paglia v. Julie Burchill
Battle of the Bitches re-enacted (2010)
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M. Contraband, Esq., the PUNK lawyer/artist, Kim Min Su, R.J. Preece (ADP) - 20 Nov 10 (Automated music) Inspired by the classic cross-Atlantic fax war by Paglia and Burchill (1993), R.J. Preece shows his email replies—art mag editor to editor—about a writer copyright battle. But when will art writers organise themselves, like others already have, and collectively take their power...
Tibet Crackdown vid by Nick Guls of Digital Drift
→ music + art roomR.J. Preece (ADP) - 20 Nov 10 Billie Ray Martin. The Crackdown (Light Programme Remix) featuring Stephen Mallinder. Protest music-journalism video art by Nick Guls of Digital Drift. Click "HD" for better quality. To learn more about the Light Programme Remix video, R. J. Preece interviewed Nick Guls of Digital Drift in...
Paul Hamlyn Foundation Awards for Artists recipients: Strictly embargoed
→ Art Design Publicity magazineR.J. Preece (ADP) - 10 Nov 10 "Strictly embargoed until 7pm on 10 November 2010" is emblazoned in lipstick red on the press release. Received 10 November 2010 10:18 AM (UK). Now all you artists, profs and art students, if you don’t know what an "embargo" is or how it generally works, gather round and see how art information...
Philippe Starck books:
Publicity saturation overload (1999)
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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 09 Sep 10 A review of Philippe Starck: Subverchic design (1999) and Starck (1999). Eleven years on, this review could be applied to the majority of art/design books still produced even today. Just replace the names below with your chosen artist/designer and associated writer. Adjust the tonality...
Retro 1999: "It’s got to be comfortable"
→ Art Design Publicity magazineR.J. Preece (ADP) - 29 Jul 10 Looking back, it’s amazing how the elements of the Art Design Publicity game were fully in place ten years ago before the Internet multiplied everything. But will the publicity song always remain the same? Retro 1999: Hotels with a high design content are in. But how does a setting saturated in...
Damien Hirst’s diamond skull sale publicity vs. Neuron Factory / Invisible Generation (2010)
→ Art Design Publicity magazineADP staff, R.J. Preece (ADP) - 20 Jul 10 Boo-hoo. While arts funding was disappearing in 2010, so did funding for a presentation by Art Design Publicity magazine for a ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie museum presentation aiming to encapsulate the state of media / communications art. “Hirst’s diamond skull sale publicity vs....
Spencer Tunick + Greenpeace =
Publicity Extraordinaire (2007)
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D.M. Gray, R.J. Preece (ADP), K. de Zeeuw - 30 May 10 Greenpeace meets nude installation photographer Spencer Tunick. A glimpse at the publicity outputs three years on. And the result? Is Tunick the new leader of art + publicity? Video on Greenpeace Switzerland’s YouTube page. They write, “Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland — An emergency provokes...
Spencer Tunick + Greenpeace =
Publicity extraordinaire vs. I’m too sexy
(Automated music)
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D.M. Gray, R.J. Preece (ADP), K. de Zeeuw - 30 May 10 Check out some of the publicity outputs below that we found... I’m too sexy by Right Said Fred. For rough foreign language translations, see Google translate. 18 July 2007: Pre-event announcement Greenpeace press releases and communications: (18 July 2007)....
Spencer Tunick + Greenpeace =
Publicity extraordinaire vs. I’m too sexy
(Automated music)
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D.M. Gray, R.J. Preece (ADP), K. de Zeeuw - 30 May 10 I’m too sexy by Right Said Fred. For rough foreign language translations, see Google translate. 19 July 2007 Greenpeace press release: (19 July 2007). עדות עירומה לשינויי האקלים על גבי קרחון נמס. Greenpeace (Mediterranean) (Hebrew - Israel). Your attention, please: (19 July 2007)....
Spencer Tunick + Greenpeace =
Publicity extraordinaire vs. This is ass
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D.M. Gray, R.J. Preece (ADP), K. de Zeeuw - 30 May 10 This is ass by Anthony Lamont, inspired by (shadow) performance by Nina Flowers. For rough foreign language translations, see Google translate. 18 August 2007: Day of photo shoot Greenpeace press releases and communications: (ca. 18 August 2007). 600 personnes nues...
Spencer Tunick + Greenpeace =
Publicity extraordinaire vs. The Shining
(Automated video)
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D.M. Gray, R.J. Preece (ADP), K. de Zeeuw - 30 May 10 Camp compare/contrast: Wendy discovering her husband’s "work" in The Shining vs. the editors going nuts compiling this repetitive publicity "installation", while the artist, organization and PR agency appear behind her... For rough foreign language translations, see Google translate. 19...
Spencer Tunick + Greenpeace = Publicity extraordinaire vs. Doubleplusgood (Automated music)
→ Art Design Publicity magazineD.M. Gray, R.J. Preece (ADP), K. de Zeeuw - 30 May 10 Doubleplusgood by Eurythmics, soundtrack to the movie 1984. For rough foreign language translations, see Google translate. 20 August 2007 Greenpeace press releases and communications: (20 August 2007). 600 naakte mensen protesteren op een gletsjer tegen opwarming van de aarde....
Spencer Tunick + Greenpeace = Publicity extraordinaire vs. Doubleplusgood (Automated music)
→ Art Design Publicity magazineD.M. Gray, R.J. Preece (ADP), K. de Zeeuw - 30 May 10 Doubleplusgood by Eurythmics, soundtrack to the movie 1984. For rough foreign language translations, see Google translate. 21 August 2007 Greenpeace communication: (21 August 2007). Hundreds strip on glacier to protest global warming. Greenpeace Australia Pacific blog....
Spencer Tunick + Greenpeace =
Publicity extraordinaire vs. Touched
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D.M. Gray, R.J. Preece (ADP), K. de Zeeuw - 30 May 10 Touched by My Bloody Valentine. For rough foreign language translations, see Google translate. Samples from 2008 showing "mention" referencing paths 2008 Greenpeace communication: (11 January 2008). Best of 2007: Our top ten stories of 2007. Greenpeace USA. (Mention). Mia...
