Editorial 1(4): Slammin with Jeff and Damien
Inspiration goes both ways—and such was the case during the last issue, Post-Punk Banquet.
It started with conversations with Roger Klein, who works with Pat Magnarella. They represent bands such as Green Day and the Goo-Goo Dolls, but it turned out our connection goes back to Punk and 80s-influenced bands. Interestingly they are signing on artists and offer a new, alternative framework for certain artists that may make the economics of being an artist more practical—and profitable.
Roger made me realize that back in my youth my interest in art, design and music was fused. But somehow through education and specialism, that connection was broken. So one element of ADP is experimenting with fusing that energy again—and this comes from three generous conversations with him.
Subsequent conversations also provided inspiration: with Simon Bedwell of BANK, the wonderfully insightful "PR specialist" and the enthusiastic "art journo", and I continue to learn from the perspective of my editorial assistant D.M. Gray who is half my age. You’ve got to admire Julian Stallabrass and Mat Gleason for what they put forward—for different reasons. And John A. Walker, older, wiser, is like the rock who has seen it all before—and with his books Art and Celebrity, Art in the Age of Mass Media, and Art and Outrage among a number of others, he has.
But the core inspiration for this issue is a lawyer under deep cover called M. Contraband, Esq. and her contribution entitled "Slammin with Jeff and Damien". For me, it’s the key song that made the CD cover. It also shows what ADP is partly about: wearing a conservative suit to the office, the press conference, the opening, or the classroom, but then putting on a Venetian mask and sharing more of what one really thinks about what’s going on.
Why? So we can learn more about the reality we live in, much like the cover image showing artist-photographer Lisa Holden’s pursuit nine years ago. And with this, to hopefully consider how we individually and collectively can make our world of Art Design Publicity a better—and fairer—place.
This issue is dedicated to you, M. Contraband, Esq., and people like you.
This issue is dedicated to the idea of Slammin with Jeff and Damien.
R.J. Preece, Editor
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