David Rathman and the Gridiron
David Rathman
Home and Away
Jan. 26 - March 10, 2007
Weinstein Gallery
908 W. 46th St.
Mpls. MN 55419
Tues. - Sat. 12 - 5pm
You might remember David Rathman from his 2002/2003 exhibition with Amy Cutler at the Walker Art Center. His art at the time was based on western themes of cowboys riding the lonesome trail. It was all right out of a John Ford film. The dialoge of the paintings were darkly humorous and the landscapes bleak.
Rathman's newest paintings at the Weinstein Gallery continue this stark colorless feel. The paintings are of football players on the field at dusk. A football game against time instead of against another team.
The humor is stripped out to reinforse the loneliness. The earlier paintings may have been of cowboys on their own in vast open west, but the here we see atheletes frozen in stillness. There are no crowds, only landscape.
It figures; the minute that I claim Arthur as my favorite music mag they decide to shut down. Here is a notice on their website:
02/25/2007
Dear Arthur Friends,
As of Friday, Feb. 23rd, Arthur Magazine is on indefinite hiatus. We at Lime Publishing, the current publisher, had been working toward transitioning operations to a new publisher since the start of the year. A breakdown this past week in negotiations for the future of the magazine led to an unfortunate and perplexing announcement that "Arthur is Dead."
This poorly-timed message was sent out, against explicit wishes of Lime Publishing, to the public before the staff, advertisers or contributors were notified. It was disheartening to receive distressed phone calls from dedicated people in the Arthur community, who devoted their time and creative energy on the magazine.
The flood of calls and emails we've been receiving from friends and readers is heartwarming and reassuring, especially after what has been a difficult time. The support we've seen is tantamount to the strength of the Arthur community. Thank you to staff, contributors, distributors, readers and advertisers for all your dedication. We will post Thank You's on the Arthur site to demonstrate just how many people have contributed in so many ways to Arthur and made it the celebrated paper it is.
The current hiatus may still lead to future opportunities for Arthur, but for the time being we are paring down operations. The website will be kept up as an online store for back issues and other merchandise. An archive of all our Arthur issues as PDFs will also be available for people to access.
Shortly we will be sending notifications to subscribers for options on cancelled subscriptions.
Please check back often for updates.
Sincerely,
Laris Kreslins
Lime Publishing
laris@arthurmag.com
Best Magazines Ever
Good Magazine has its list of "Best 51 Magazines of All Time". They must not read everything because they missed many of my favorites.
- Arthur Magazine - Great writers make for a great magazine. This is my favorite music magazine of the last 5 years.
- Adbusters - They constantly have features the turn up in the NY Times and the Wash Post weeks later. Besides I love seeing this at Borders and Barnes and Noble. I always move it to the front of the rack.
- Security Management - This is the anti-adbusters. The war of fear starts here. This month's features are: Protecting VIPs, Dubair Terror Risks, Mass Evacuations, Crime Tools, Faking Fingerprints and Female Traveler Safety. Yes I know it is only a trade journal but they write about some scary shit.
- Giant Robot - Now on issue 46 and still going strong. Eric and Martin continue to come up with fresh perspectives on Asian-American culture and then mix it up with anything else that they like. Luckily they have great taste.
- Linux Journal - Ok, I read so many tech mags that I had to throw in one. Linux Journal is the granddaddy of the linux community and every month they have great articles that seem to show up just when I need them.
Let me know what magazines you like?
See Jack Torture
 The New Yorker has a great article on Joel Surnow the creator and executive producer of "24". He describes himself as a "right-wing nut job". Who is going to argue with him when his buddys are Rush Limbaugh and Michael Chertoff.
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Last March, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife, Virginia, joined Surnow and Howard Gordon for a private dinner at Rush Limbaugh’s Florida home. The gathering inspired Virginia Thomas—who works at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank—to organize a panel discussion on “24.†The symposium, sponsored by the foundation and held in June, was entitled “ ‘24’ and America’s Image in Fighting Terrorism: Fact, Fiction, or Does It Matter?†Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, who participated in the discussion, praised the show’s depiction of the war on terrorism as “trying to make the best choice with a series of bad options.†....
My Nerves Are Fried
Nerve.com has its latest issue online and it is all comics. When you get to the page you need to scroll down quite a ways to get to the current issue.
The site features work by Peter Bagge, Paul Pope, Sophie Crumb and Comics that will change your life. Hey you also get sex advice from comic store clerks and you can't go wrong there.
“See The Light” Energy Film Festival
*** FREE ***
Saturday, February 17th, 12noon - 10pm
Minneapolis College of Art & Design
2501 Stevens Avenue, Minneapolis
The "See The Light" Energy Film Festival examines our energy use and how it relates to global climate change, and showcases opportunities for moving toward a cleaner, safer, and sustainable energy future. Films include Too Hot Not to Handle, French Fries To Go, Being Caribou, Power of Community, Kilowatt Ours, Green Green Water, and more!
Comics Without Borders
The February issue of Writers Without Borders is out and it is all comics. It features a few gems like David B's "A Bomb in the Family".
Nightmare at Dreamhaven
Dreamhaven Books have been around for many years and have a unique slant in the Twin Cities book market. The following email has been going around from their owner Greg...
We had a break-in on Saturday night. They got a bit of cash but wreaked terrible havoc on the store and my office. Damages will be costly but insurance should cover a lot of it. But after the lull in current business, this really will hurt. I don't like charity but if you could encourage people to maybe buy an extra book off us soon, it may help. Three bookstores have closed in the Twin Cities in the past two months and I don't want to make it four.
So go visit them on Lake Street or at http://www.dreamhavenbooks.com.
Blogumentary
I finally got a chance to watch Chuck Olsen's documentary on blogging, Blogumentary. He really pulled it off. It comes across as emotional and educational. Hell, what it really makes me feel is the need to blog more, and so I will. I wish I had the balls to videoblog as he does. I now promise to get drunk and videoblog.
Great Job Chuck!
Chuck, John and Yoko
This is the way to start a Monday. John sings out of tune, Chuck plays out of tune and Yoko does what Yoko does best. She turkey yoddles over Memphis.
Of course if you want true rock and roll there is the Dirty Mac, starring Winston Legthigh.
God Wins Super Bowl For The 12th Straight Year
I watched the game. I even enjoyed the game. Hell, I've watched football my whole life. I could swear that Indy won the game. But after the game, during the interviews, they all gave credit to Jesus. I didn't even see him play.
I would have thanked the Bears horrible offence. Or maybe God hates the Bears. That must be it.
Oh well, it was a good game. It should rain every year on the Super Bowl.
Star Of The North *BRUCE*
The Man in Brown, Bruce, is featured in a swell interview over at: This is American Soccer. For those of you who don't know Bruce very well this could be a good intro for you. Maybe this should be required reading for anyone new to KingWho.
Of course Bruce left out the years of 77 and 78 where he followed Kansas for 2 straight summers. I guess I would leave that out too.
My own story is not so exciting. I just copied everything he did minus the sex appeal, fashion and angst.
Please, Shut Boston Down.
Come on Boston, how stupid are you people? 9 other cities got it, or at least didn't panic (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Seattle, Portland, Austin, San Francisco, and Philadelphia).
If it blinks it must be a bomb. That is about as stupid as not letting bottles of water on airplanes. If you look at the slide show of the police, city and state officials they look so serious. They know that everyone is laughing at them and yet they continue to keep this all going.
We can now revise Churchill yet again. "The only thing we have to fear is fear and stupidity."
And the criminal masterminds? Thank god they are in handcuffs.