tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356873801090555127Thu, 29 Aug 2024 06:32:50 +0000Signs of the Apocalypse / RaptureFront Forty PressHyde Park Art CenterThe Time AfterDoug Fogelsonfront 40 presspressreviewsARTFORUMChicago Art ReviewChicago Artists CoalitionChicago Artists' NewsChicago MagazineChicago ReaderClaudine IseComicsFront Forty Profiles SeriesJune 9-10 2007Kankakee Daily JournalLauren WeinburgMark McGinnisMykel BoydP.S.1/MoMA Fine Print: Alternative MediaPDNPhoto District NewsPilcrow Lit FestPoetry MagazinePolina MyagkovPost 27Printers Ball 2009Printers Row Book FairRenaissance SocietySebastiaan BremerStep Sister PressThe Chicago Urban Art SocietyThe HoleThe Show 'N Tell ShowThe WhistlerTime Out ChicagoUniversity of ChicagoWINk MagazineZinesand Other Hip Lit at MCA Chicagochicago native speciesgraffiteturegraffitihejfinaopeningpoint of contactFront Forty Press is a small publisher focused on artistic projects. A Front Forty project is one that embodies uninhibited creativity and deals with current topics. The work can be functional, political, ecological or simply expressive. What matters most at Front Forty Press is the cultivation and communication of ideas.http://front40press.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Doug Fogelson)Blogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356873801090555127.post-4074286908758354570Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:24:00 +00002012-10-17T16:24:48.348-05:00FRONT FORTY PRESS HAS A TABLE AT: Portfolio Reviews Portfolio Reviews 2012 Bios Workshops Exhibitions Filter Festival Calls for Entry Filter Festival Exhibits Evening Programs Registration & Pricing About About Filter Festival Plan http://front40press.blogspot.com/2012/10/filter-photo-fest-book-fair.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Fogelson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356873801090555127.post-546721644330121492Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:23:00 +00002012-10-17T16:23:27.939-05:00FRONT FORTY BOOKS ARE AT: http://www.smallma.org/event/small-is-ordinary-shop-opening/ Event: SMALL Ordinary Shop at the Chicago Cultural Center Start: October 15, 2012 11:00 am End: January 1, 2013 5:00 pm Cost: Free Updated: July 22, 2012 Venue: Chicago Cultural Center Phone: (312) 744-6630 Address: 78 East Washington Street, Chicago, IL, http://front40press.blogspot.com/2012/10/small-ordinary-shop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Fogelson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356873801090555127.post-1996717071270341397Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:49:00 +00002012-02-16T15:52:15.264-06:00Hello There You,Our most recent profile in the series won a design award with HOW International!Please see the full issue here:https://media2.fwpublications.com/HOW/HOW_0312.pdf Keep on trucking,F40http://front40press.blogspot.com/2012/02/how.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356873801090555127.post-8877520730030192098Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:53:00 +00002011-09-14T11:57:58.462-05:00Yessir. We are getting props from the industry and it feels gooooood:http://www.commarts.com/annuals/2011-designWe are in the winner's circle for Front Forty Profiles Series No. 1 Mark McGinnis.Actual printed issues are in circulation now or view online. P40http://front40press.blogspot.com/2011/09/communication-arts-design-annual-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356873801090555127.post-1011555447448051111Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:48:00 +00002011-09-14T11:53:09.904-05:00BOOK RELEASESEAN DUFFYFRONT FORTY PRESSSaturday, September 17, 6:30 - 8:00 pm at the galleryPlease join us for the book release of a profile on Sean Duffy, published by Front Forty Press, Chicago, with an essay by Doug Harvey and an interview by Veronica Fernandez.SUSANNE VIELMETTER LOS ANGELES PROJECTS6006 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California 90232 phone 310.837-2117www.vielmetter.com http://front40press.blogspot.com/2011/09/book-party-in-la.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356873801090555127.post-3967862578362269921Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:43:00 +00002011-06-07T14:01:50.930-05:00After a year or so in the making, our second edition of the Front Forty Profiles Series is now ready for YOU! No. 2 features Sean Duffy, a sculptor and installation artist based in Los Angeles. Duffy's work is accompanied by a nice essay written by Doug Harvey who is a writer/critic as well as curator/artist also based in L.A. The book also features a solid "Q&A" between Sean and Veronica http://front40press.blogspot.com/2011/06/profile-no-2-sean-duffy-is-ready.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Fogelson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356873801090555127.post-4902077458685352711Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:11:00 +00002011-02-18T15:21:46.640-06:00Come see what we are offering as package deals:http://front40press.com/bookpackages.phpYou will not find a better bargain and more fun *special surprise enclosures* ANYWHERE!It's a unique gift for art, design, culture and print enthusiasts. Here's the deal:The Front Forty Press catalog offers a diverse mix of limited edition, independently-produced, award-winning books that feature sharp ideas onhttp://front40press.blogspot.com/2011/02/book-packages-sml.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356873801090555127.post-6711243224881631568Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:00:00 +00002011-02-18T15:22:16.104-06:00Hey Blog-O-Sphere,We have been putting the finishing touches on the next profile in our series and it is going to be a hot one. The premiere issue garnered some good attention, the next one builds on that and amplifies it- literally. Sean Duffy is the focus of No. 2 and he is a sculptor who uses many talents to bring his work to the public. Lest I say too much (we want you to buy the book both tohttp://front40press.blogspot.com/2011/02/front-forty-profile-no-2-is-nearing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356873801090555127.post-1327617802902915254Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:40:00 +00002011-02-09T13:08:17.907-06:00Creative Quarterly: The Journal for Art & Design selected the first issue of the Front Forty Profiles Series to be featured in the New Talent: Graphic Design section of Issue 21. It's a great independent magazine with inspiring work and interviews. See the current issue online or purchase in stores.http://front40press.blogspot.com/2011/02/creative-quarterly-21.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Front Forty Press)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356873801090555127.post-1032436539982851596Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:13:00 +00002010-11-29T14:59:23.544-06:00Front Forty Profiles SeriesMark McGinnisPost 27OPENING RECEPTIONThursday, December 2, 20106:00-10:00 PMPost 271819 W Grand Avenueinfo@post27store.com(312) 829-6122Mark McGinnis, the first artist to be featured in the Front Forty Profiles Series, is showing a rather cheeky series of handsome silk-screened prints Death Drugs and Hot Dogs: A Contemptuous Lexicon of Popular Culture at Post 27 in Chicago.E if for Embryo, D is for Drive by, G is http://front40press.blogspot.com/2010/11/mark-mcginnis-at-post-27.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Front Forty Press)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356873801090555127.post-984264609928832784Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:19:00 +00002010-11-11T19:15:03.327-06:00Founded in the 1936, The Chicago Book Clinic encourages excellence in publishing. The purpose of the Chicago Book Clinic is to promote the highest standard of craftmanship in bookmaking and publishing and to promote understanding and cooperation among all the professions and trades concerned with the publishing industry.Front Forty Press received the Crystal Book Award of Excellence for the http://front40press.blogspot.com/2010/11/chicago-book-clinic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Front Forty Press)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356873801090555127.post-7811474831159245835Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:00:00 +00002010-07-16T14:08:58.281-05:00Join Front Forty Press at...The sixth annual Printers’ Ball, which this year takes as its theme “Print Loves Digital,” is an annual celebration of literary culture founded by Poetry magazine and other independent Chicago literary organizations. The Printers’ Ball is produced with the Center for Book & Paper Arts and the Student Affairs Offices of Columbia College Chicago.What: Sixthhttp://front40press.blogspot.com/2010/07/printers-ball-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Front Forty Press)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356873801090555127.post-372576014816491948Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:53:00 +00002010-06-18T13:07:27.444-05:00Art and Design publication Beautiful/Decay likes the book. Read the review on their blog.http://front40press.blogspot.com/2010/06/beautifuldecay-writes-up-ffps-no-1-mark.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Front Forty Press)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356873801090555127.post-1330476420647088717Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:37:00 +00002010-06-18T12:52:45.765-05:00There's a great review of The Time After in the May/June 2010 issue of Afterimage: The Journal of Media Arts and Cultural Criticism. It's written by by Colin Edgington (on P. 37). We're still waiting for our copy of the issue to arrive, but for now, here's a link to an excerpt (under Special Section on Photo-Bookworks).http://front40press.blogspot.com/2010/06/afteriage-reviews-time-after.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Front Forty Press)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356873801090555127.post-7530665186102827951Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:42:00 +00002010-06-18T12:37:10.307-05:00CHICAGO BOOK RELEASE PARTY!at119 N PEORIA #2DTHURSDAY / AUGUST 55 TO 9 PMLIMITED EDITION SCREEN PRINTS +T-SHIRTS + STICKERS (BY THE ARTIST)Please join Front Forty Press, Golden Age & Friendsfor some summer drinks to celebrate!shopgoldenage.comhttp://front40press.blogspot.com/2010/06/book-release-at-golden-age.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Front Forty Press)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356873801090555127.post-533653016157739583Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:03:00 +00002010-06-16T14:41:49.461-05:00We are very excited to announce the release of our newest project and 9th book title: Front Forty Profiles Series No. 1: Mark McGinnis. This is the inaugural issue of a continuing series of accessible and affordable soft-cover books on important contemporary artists.See more and purchase your copy!The book!Enjoy the View, Mark McGinnisMade in the U.S.A., Mark McGinnishttp://front40press.blogspot.com/2010/06/ffp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Front Forty Press)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356873801090555127.post-6642046099980434079Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:36:00 +00002010-06-16T14:02:14.116-05:00Green Dynamite is now planted at a Chicago Public School!A few grade levels and classrooms learned about native plants and then planted seeds outside in their landscape...http://front40press.blogspot.com/2010/06/green-dynamite-continues-to-spread.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Front Forty Press)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356873801090555127.post-4386534786547846934Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:16:00 +00002010-04-02T15:12:24.712-05:00Front Forty is excited to participate in General Economy, Exquisite Exchange (GEEE) from Cream Co. (Chicago) as part of Adhocity at the new alternative art space, the Op Shop in Hyde Park. GEEE is a seasonal garden store grounded in the non-commercial, slow-profit exchange systems of neighbors. For the month of April, GEEE has all sorts of green things for sale or trade, including: FFP's Green http://front40press.blogspot.com/2010/04/green-dynamite-at-op-shop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Front Forty Press)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356873801090555127.post-1707972827616245639Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:40:00 +00002009-11-02T12:05:51.546-06:00The Society of Typographic Arts, a vital participant in the Chicago design community since 1927, has just held its annual Design Archive competition. Front 40's book, The Time After, designed by Hartford Design, is one of the 44 pieces selected from hundreds of entries. We are very excited to be included in this impressive archive of beautiful design work being produced here in Chicago. See the http://front40press.blogspot.com/2009/11/time-after-has-placed-in-sta-archive09.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Front Forty Press)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356873801090555127.post-4930197948427110835Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:03:00 +00002009-09-01T12:07:59.119-05:00Join us for an afternoon of music in the Signs of the Apocalypse/Rapture exhibition at Hyde Park Art Center. ClarityTwelve ModernZelienopleMykel Boydwill perform from 1-5 PM on Saturday, September 12th 2009. Hyde Park Art Center is located at 2020 S. Cornell check the link for maps, etc.http://front40press.blogspot.com/2009/09/live-music.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356873801090555127.post-7132086025058192950Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:12:00 +00002009-08-19T14:47:29.317-05:00Doug FogelsonPolina MyagkovThe Time AfterWINk MagazineWINk magazine is a unique photography publication that strives to showcase "the most striking, innovative and moving images" they can find. They recently featured the photography of Doug Fogelson on their blog. Read the review below or online.Doug Fogelson’s Multiple Exposures In inspiration on August 19, 2009 at 12:53 pm Doug Fogelson refers to his recent work in the bookhttp://front40press.blogspot.com/2009/08/wink-magazine-features-doug.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Front Forty Press)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356873801090555127.post-7696516667737463450Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:42:00 +00002009-08-20T17:12:08.477-05:00Doug FogelsonPDNPhoto District NewsThe Time AfterPhoto District News (PDN) recently interviewed F40 Director, Doug Fogelson, about his unique photographic process and his new book, The Time After. Read the interview and view the photo gallery on the website.Human Nature: Doug Fogelson's Overlapping Exposure Process“The planet must echo with our ghosts, and all the things we did and wanted still to do.”—Eiren Caffall, from The Time AfterEarlier http://front40press.blogspot.com/2009/08/photo-district-news-features-doug.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Front Forty Press)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356873801090555127.post-598969576356388432Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:13:00 +00002009-08-19T14:50:00.943-05:00ARTFORUMClaudine IseFront Forty PressHyde Park Art CenterSigns of the Apocalypse / RaptureSigns of the Apocalypse/Rapture has just been selected as a Critic's Pick on Artforum.com. Read the review by Claudine Ise below or click here to see it on the website.This expansive survey curated by Doug Fogelson of the Chicago-based independent publisher Front Forty Press convincingly argues that the apocalyptic impulse still looms large in the contemporary imagination. Complementing a http://front40press.blogspot.com/2009/08/artforum-critics-pick.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Front Forty Press)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356873801090555127.post-4988349598980276297Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:21:00 +00002009-08-19T14:54:29.333-05:00Hyde Park Art CenterLauren WeinburgSebastiaan BremerSigns of the Apocalypse / RaptureTime Out ChicagoImage: Sebastiaan Bremer, Jump into the Fire, 2008.Time Out Chicago talks about F40's Signs of the Apocalypse/Rapture exhibition. Read the review by Lauren Weinburg here.http://front40press.blogspot.com/2009/07/time-out-chicago-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Front Forty Press)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356873801090555127.post-5654352162368589852Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:46:00 +00002009-08-19T14:55:17.010-05:00Chicago Art ReviewFront Forty PressHyde Park Art CenterSigns of the Apocalypse / RaptureChicago Art Review–a new art blog here in Chicago by Steve Kush Ruiz–writes up a very nice review of the Signs of the Apocalypse/Rapture exhition at Hyde Park Art Center. Read it here.http://front40press.blogspot.com/2009/07/chicago-art-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Front Forty Press)0