No 1. Bataille Boss Hats. (Luxury Limited Edition)
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New Boss Hats!
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May 14 2012, 6:46am | Comments »
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The peak of the New Aesthetic
http://log.chocolaterobot.com/?p=212
Ok bros, according to the machine gaze here is some useful information about the peak of the New Aesthetic: Peak 1996. (last century) A quote from a funny looking book from the epoch (recommended by the Ngram Viewer code):
LOL
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April 16 2012, 4:14pm | Comments »
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The peak of the New Aesthetic
http://log.chocolaterobot.com/?p=212
Ok bros, according to the machine gaze here is some useful information about the peak of the New Aesthetic: Peak 1996. (last century) A quote from a funny looking book from the epoch (recommended by the Ngram Viewer code):
LOL
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April 16 2012, 4:14pm | Comments »
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Heraldik at TORKRUM
http://log.chocolaterobot.com/?p=181
Some images of my Heraldik exhibition at Torkrum last weeked. Update and video coming soon!
While ago, the heraldries (heraldik) were used as a graphic code to identify people, hierarchies and properties. Heraldik is a series of works that update the aesthetic of these symbols, using the everyday codes i need to access my building, banking and booking the common space for wash and dry, the Torkrum. Given the anti-social yet common nature of the swedish Torkrum – where sharing a space is only enabled by a lock or a code – i used my slot to retool it as a common-social space for a few hours. Torkrum is a great ready-to-use white cube!
Also, so good to be back. Thanks to everyone that came to the opening! More Torkrum exhibitions and documentation coming soon!
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March 26 2012, 8:29am | Comments »
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TORKUM!
http://log.chocolaterobot.com/?p=169
My first show in Sweden opens on the 22nd of march at Torkrum. Stay tune for more details. While that , book your spot at bokning@torkrum.nu
March 9 2012, 4:02pm | Comments »
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TORKUM!
http://log.chocolaterobot.com/?p=169
My first show in Sweden opens on the 22nd of march at Torkrum. Stay tune for more details. While that , book your spot at bokning@torkrum.nu
March 9 2012, 4:02pm | Comments »
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fatr
http://log.chocolaterobot.com/?p=129
It´s on.
February 19 2012, 12:43pm | Comments »
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fatr
http://log.chocolaterobot.com/?p=129
It´s on.
February 19 2012, 12:43pm | Comments »
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The Psychic Warfare Choreogrammes
http://log.chocolaterobot.com/?p=117
Are you a cognitive worker that don´t understand why neither government or private institutions want to pay for your work? You might want to watch this choreogramme from Psychic Warfare. Repeat it. It is good for the psyche! Enjoy my fellow precatariats!
February 14 2012, 1:05pm | Comments »
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[TOPPEN!!] Adblock AFK by Planka
http://log.chocolaterobot.com/?p=109
Zip- ties as liberation tech.
January 16 2012, 4:24am | Comments »
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FAT Latest Hits at Chaos Communication Congress #28c3
http://log.chocolaterobot.com/?p=97
FAT Latest Hits: Lighting Talk at Chaos Communication Congress: Behind Enemy Lines #28c3
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January 2 2012, 1:00pm | Comments »
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FAT Latest Hits at Chaos Communication Congress #28c3
http://log.chocolaterobot.com/?p=97
FAT Latest Hits: Lighting Talk at Chaos Communication Congress: Behind Enemy Lines #28c3
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January 2 2012, 1:00pm | Comments »
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Happy Decentralized Apocalypse Un-xmas Mixtape
http://log.chocolaterobot.com/?p=1
Download! First posted on F.A.T.
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December 25 2011, 2:14pm | Comments »
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FAT at Pecha Kucha Oslo!
http://log.chocolaterobot.com/?p=47
Pecha Kucha Oslo invited me to present FAT LAB to celebrate their 20th edition.
Tack Jesper and Paul <3!
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November 26 2011, 12:19pm | Comments »
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Stop ACTA at the Free Culture Forum 2011
http://log.chocolaterobot.com/?p=86
Simona invited me this year to talk about what happened with ACTA in Mexico. OUFF! Here is the video (spanish) Also check all the other videos of the forum, it was quite an incredible event!
October 30 2011, 4:05pm | Comments »
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Stop ACTA at the Free Culture Forum 2011
http://log.chocolaterobot.com/?p=86
Simona invited me this year to talk about what happened with ACTA in Mexico. OUFF! Here is the video (spanish) Also check all the other videos of the forum, it was quite an incredible event!
October 30 2011, 4:05pm | Comments »
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This Space Available – Documentary Trailer and Clips
http://visitsteve.com/news/this-space-available-clips/
“I have never seen such a god damn group of selfish, eager hogs” –President Lyndon Johnson on the Billboard Industry Over a year ago I interviewed for this documentary about visual pollution. In my research as an artist over the past 12 years I have learned more than most would ever care to about public space, graffiti laws, the advertising industry, and the ugly underside of marketing. I haven’t seen this film yet, but I’m glad to see the message making it’s way out with voices from within and without the industry. It premieres at IFC Center in New York next week on November 5th. About the “This Space Available” Film
“Billboards and commercial messages dominate the public space like never before. Can we reverse this visual pollution? This Space Available looks at diverse activists from the worlds of advertising, street art, and politics. Influenced by the writing of Marc Gobé ( Emotional Branding ), his daughter Gwenaelle directs with tremendous verve in her depiction of New Yorkers and others around the world who want to reclaim the integrity of their cities against an onslaught of visual pollution.” Read more at ThisSpaceAvailableFilm.com
Trailer Click here to view the embedded video. Clips Steve Lambert talking about an illegal billboard Click here to view the embedded video. Jordan Seiler organizing the whitewashing of illegal ads Click here to view the embedded video.
October 29 2011, 8:06am | Comments »
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I have a piece in the upcoming Beautiful Trouble book
http://visitsteve.com/news/i-have-a-piece-in-the-upcoming-beautiful-trouble-book/
Beautiful Trouble is a collection of tactics and strategies for Creative Activism. Seven grassroots groups are contributing their best ideas, including Agit-Pop/The Other 98%, The Yes Men/Yes Labs, The Center for Artistic Activism, SmartMeme, Beyond the Choir, Waging Nonviolence, and The Ruckus Society. Longtime troublemaker and founder of Billionaires for Bush Andrew Boyd is facilitating the process, and independent publisher O/R Books has signed on to produce the book. You can pre-buy it on Kickstarter and help get it produced.
September 23 2011, 11:03am | Comments »
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Make Capitalism Work For Me! on Kickstarter
http://visitsteve.com/news/make-capitalism-work-for-me-ksr/
Check it out on Kickstarter! Why you should pledge at least $1 While we need a lot of dollars, I also want a lot of PEOPLE supporting this project. Even at the $1 level. I want you to get those updates and follow along over the next year with this project! If you like it, at least PLEDGE $1. If you can give more, then great. But don’t think $1 isn’t enough. It’s also about you being involved! Pledge! Some nice words that have been said about the project From Facebook:
I BELIEVE IN THIS ARTIST if you don’t know of artist Steve Lambert, you really should. i met him at a Creative Capital seminar and he works tirelessly to help other artists. PLEASE SUPPORT THIS PROJECT! I like Steve Lambert, he is doing amazing things – help out with what you can. IT’S WORTH IT.
From Twitter
@cynthialawson: Probably some of the best gifts I’ve seen on @kickstarter, for @stevelambert‘s new rockin’ project @philipn: Pledged @stevelambert‘s interactive sign about capitalism b/c when @stevelambert wants $ you should just give it to him @wheresaddie: totally donating for kickstarter if it means I get to talk to your mom. @jamiew: btw mad kudos for getting mom & dad Lambert involved. FAMILIES man, FAMILIES
Press/Blogs about the fundraising campaign
Eyeteeth: A Journal of Incisive Ideas – “Like anything he does, even the Kickstarter pitch is art.” DiggingPitt – “[...] putting the work outside and various other opportunities for deeper engagement like a planned book-make this pretty interesting. Who knows where all this will lead? That’s what I like. “ Evil Signtist
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July 8 2011, 8:20pm | Comments »
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Hunting for materials
http://visitsteve.com/news/hunting-for-materials/
I’m working on a new large scale project and hunting for materials. I’m posting what I’m looking for here in the hopes that someone can help. Ideally you or someone you know would want to donate these to SPACES (a non-profit organization) or can access them at a great discount. We would also need them in, or delivered to, Cleveland, Ohio. Contact me if you can help!
Seven 4′ x 8′ x .090 aluminum sheets Six 4′ x 8′ x .063 aluminum sheets 60′ of 2″ x 2″ x 1/8″ square tube aluminum 190′ of 1 .5″ x 1.5″ x .1875 steel angle One sheet of 4′ x 8′ x .125″ white sign acrylic
Gauge and quantities are approximate, but pretty close. This would be a great help to me and the project. Thanks in advance!
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June 27 2011, 2:17pm | Comments »
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Working on another massive project at Spaces in Ohio
http://visitsteve.com/news/working-on-another-massive-project-at-spaces-in-ohio/
This summer I am the SWAP resident artist at SPACES in Cleveland, Ohio. I’ll be in Cleveland from June to mid-July and then again at the end of August. The 10 year old international residency program is excellent and I’m excited to be a part of it. The project, which for now will remain secret, is a large undertaking. Please stay in touch via my mailing list or twitter as I may reach out for help in the weeks and months to come. I will mention that I’ve re-enlisted Boston based artist and engineer Alex Reben on this project, that we researched buying an old Utica High School football scoreboard and passed, and that I’ve been consulting with all kinds of experts here in Ohio. More soon…
June 10 2011, 9:16pm | Comments »
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Looking for new Lead Developer for Add-Art
http://visitsteve.com/news/looking-for-new-lead-developer-for-add-art/
In 2006 I started work on Add-Art the Firefox add-on which replaces ads on websites with rotating curated art shows. The add-on is in use by 15,000-20,000 users each week and has replaced ads for over 3 years. I use it every day and it delights me everytime. Today I am moving on from my role as the lead developer of Add-Art. Add-Art will continue to work, but it requires a new maintainer. Perhaps you or someone you know would be interested? Why am I stepping away? This is a big question and not easy to answer. Rather than explain it all myself, I’m going to quote heavily (from someone who also quoted heavily) A few years ago, Michael Mandiberg sent an email announcing that he was retiring from his project “the Calls and Opps list.” He wrote this: At the end of one of their essays in one of their books Critical Art Ensemble offers their definition of the gift economy (from Lewis Hyde), which i remember as going something like this: at some points certain people have more time/labor or capital and can give it away to others who have less, which they do until they no longer have more time/labor/capital and then they cannot give it away, so they stop and someone else gives. Deleuze (in one of his essays in one of his books) speaks of the idea of ‘becoming,’ and the way i always understood it was that an idea/person/etc should always be in the process of becoming something, as opposed to having become something. always evolving, changing, not staying still. At this point i do not have the time/labor/capital to continue [this project]. i thought about possible methods of sustaining the project, (advertising, membership fee, etc) all of which turned the project into an institution. an institution is about as un-becoming as you can get, and also the last thing i want to be responsible for at this point. (smile.) I’m now working with several institutions; as an artist in a commerical gallery, Regular Full Time Faculty at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and co-founder of the School for Creative Activism, plus my own personal projects. I also need time to develop new things. I can’t do all these things and do them well. I need to make some decisions today so I can do quality work in the future. What’s next? What does Add-Art need? I am interested in helping and advising with Add-Art, but I’m not doing a great job in leading it’s development. For some time I have only been able to dedicate the time and energy to maintain it, when it deserves to be updated and expanded. Add-Art has several volunteer coders, but ideally would be led by someone with experience developing Add-ons. That person can work to maintain our code and expand it. Currently Add-Art does not work with FireFox 4, the latest version. I don’t think it would take much to update our code. I also believe we are very close at enabling “channels” on Add-Art so that anyone (from the MoMA to some guy in his garage) could create shows that any user could choose to subscribe to. This would expand the art available to users, the user base, and likely the pool of volunteer coders. But development of new features has stalled of late. The new lead developer wouldn’t need to worry about creating, curating, or administering shows. The week to week (minimal) administration of Add-Art is done by the wonderful and generous Hana Newman, to whom we are all grateful. Curators refer each other to the project and more or less manage themselves with Hana’s oversight. Additionally in 2011 there is the potential to partner with a (for now nameless) non-profit foundation that would make it easier to create an publish shows. With the addition of channels, this area could be essentially covered. The main work to be done is re-invigorating development of Add-Art, expanding the number of volunteer developers and organizing their efforts, and taking Add-Art to the point where it becomes an autonomous Free Software project, or as close as possible. The website for the project is http://add-art.org and the code, wiki, and ticket system is on github: https://github.com/slambert/Add-Art/ Please pass it on to whomever you think might be interested. If there’s more information I can provide, please let me know. Steve Lambert | April 20, 2011 http://visitsteve.com/contact
April 20 2011, 11:00am | Comments »
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Video on Tresspass: A History of Uncommissioned Urban Art
http://visitsteve.com/news/video-on-tresspass-a-history-of-uncommissioned-urban-art/
A video introduction to Trespass: A History of Uncommissioned Urban Art featuring interviews by Marc and Sara Schiller (Wooster Collective) Carlo McCormick, WK Interact, Anne Pasternak, Martha Cooper.
March 9 2011, 11:36am | Comments »
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“Unstoppable” Grand Prize for The Best Show on WFMU Marathon
http://visitsteve.com/news/unstoppable-wfmu/
Donate to The Best Show on WFMU and win “Unstoppable” the Grand Prize for the The Best Show on WFMU’s 2011 fundraising marathon.
WFMU is a independent, non-commercial, free-form radio station based in Jersey City, NJ. The Best Show is a long-form comedy and call-in show I have been listening to for years. I decided to donate the piece to support the independent, free form radio I love. Now it’s your turn to step up! Whoever pledges the most over the two week period will have the “Unstoppable” sign delivered to their home. Donate Now!
Tom Scharpling’s note on why you should donate: WFMU’s 2011 fundraising marathon is underway, and I’m doing my second and final fundraising marathon show this Tuesday, March 8th from 9 PM- midnight EST, asking for your pledges to help keep WFMU up and running for another year. Remember, WE ARE A LISTENER SPONSORED STATION, and the way we make our operating budget is through our marathon. We don’t take sleazy corporate grants or shady government subsidies or any of that stuff, and that allows us to bring you freeform radio that is 100 percent free – that’s the beauty of not having ties to The Bad Guys. We’ve got special guests galore coming down to make the show as much fun as possible. What kind of ‘special guests’ you may ask? For starters we’ve got TED LEO returning to the Best Show airwaves! And we will also have CARL NEWMAN from the New Pornographers on hand! And JOHN HODGMAN will also be in the studio! And KURT VILE is gonna swing by also! Four of the most talented people in The Biz are all going to be LIVE IN THE STUDIO this Tuesday night! Unbelievable, right? So call and pledge 1-800-989-9368 or pledge online at http://www.wfmu.org this Tuesday March 8th between 9 PM- midnight EST!! But you gotta pledge DURING the show to get the exclusive Best Show DON’T STOP ME NOW FANTASY PACK, available to anyone who pledges $75 or more! The first item in the pack is a vinyl 7” record called RATED GG! The single is comprised of exclusive songs by notorious scum rocker GG Allin cleaned up and recorded by BEN GIBBARD, THE MOUNTAIN GOATS, FUCKED UP, TY SEGALL and TED LEO! There will also be a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD of the single that will feature additional content by HOME BLITZ, SCHARPLING AND WURSTER, DUMP, JULIE KLAUSNER and more! Seriously – this thing is going to be legendary. And it is ONLY available by pledging DURING MY SHOW. After that it will not be for sale anywhere ever! The second part of the pack is a POSTER designed by CHARLES BURNS! Burns is a true mega-talent – one of the all-timers in the comics game for the last two decades – and he has been kind enough to lend his talent to The Best Show! And again, this poster will be GONE FOREVER if you don’t pledge DURING MY MARATHON SHOW ON TUESDAY MARCH 8th! There will also be an awesome T-SHIRT included in the pack, which is shown here! And if that’s not enough I’m adding a BUTTON to the mix! Also awesome and also available ONLY BY PLEDGING DURING MY MARATHON SHOWS. Once the marathon is over, ALL THESE THINGS ARE GONE FOREVER. There are pledge levels at $150, $365, $500, $1000 and $3000, and the station takes care of you big-time with a TON of awesome prizes and shirts and CDs that you can’t get anywhere else. And unlike that PBS or NPR crap, WFMU’s premiums are all top-notch and well made – who hasn’t seen a cool WFMU t-shirt in their travels? And everything is 100 percent TAX DEDUCTABLE! And as an added bonus, anyone who pledges $500 or more will receive a SCREENED VERSION of the Charles Burns poster in addition to the printed version! Amazing! And for you white whales out there, we have a truly amazing prize on the table for whoever pledges the most money over the course of my two shows. STEVE LAMBERT designed an absolutely beautiful work of art called UNSTOPPABLE that will be given out to the largest Best Show pledger! I’ve included a picture of it here and you can check out more info on Steve Lambert by checking out visitsteve.com! And if you want to support the station but don’t have the money right now, YOU DON’T HAVE TO PAY YOUR PLEDGE RIGHT AWAY! The station sends you a bill in the mail and you can take care of it later. You can structure your payments in EASY MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS! But the important thing is pledging and being a part of something Good in a world that is filled with Too Much Bad, especially in These Troubling Times. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO CALL OR PLEDGE ONLINE DURING MY SHOW, I will gladly write the pledge up myself. You can email me your information – name, address and pledge amount – and I will fill it out myself. All addresses and information is completely confidential and is not sold or distributed in any way shape or form, so don’t worry about your privacy. Write me at toms@wfmu.org and I’ll take care of it. And PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THIS! Put it on Facebook and Twitter and MySpace and maybe even Friendster if you can still remember your password. Post it on like-minded message boards! Tell co-workers and friends and family members and whoever! The station has a huge mountain to climb this time, but we can do it if enough people step up to the plate and pitch in. THE FACTS: Tuesday March 8th between 9 PM-midnight EST TED LEO, CARL NEWMAN, JOHN HODGMAN and KURT VILE LIVE IN STUDIO CALL 1-800-989-9368 or PLEDGE ONLINE at http://www.wfmu.org on TUESDAY MARCH 8th between 9 PM-midnight EST and be counted! Thank you! Tom Scharpling.
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March 4 2011, 3:20pm | Comments »
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Edition with The Present Group
http://visitsteve.com/news/edition-with-the-present-group/
This year I am doing an edition with The Present Group – an art subscription service. It’s $150/yr for 3 limited edition works from 3 contemporary artists. Subscribe!
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February 2 2011, 2:27pm | Comments »