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Machete and Possible Press – zine publishers talk about why and how
November 22, 2010 · 3 Comments
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Two new print publications expand the writing about art in Philadelphia. We talk with Rachel and Trevor Reese of Possible Press, a zine of writing and projects by artists; and David Dempewolf and Yuka Yokayama of Machete, a critical commentary publication. The two couples, who have not met each other before, find out that they all use the same printer in Long Island City, Linco. Both couples also run project spaces where they show edgy interesting art. Rachel and Trevor run Possible Projects and David and Yuka run Marginal Utility.
Rachel and Trevor Reese (l) and Yuka Yokayama and David Dempewolf, before our talk with them, held at Marginal Utility's office
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Tags: art zines, david dempewolf, machete, marginal utility, possible press, possible projects, rachel reese, trevor reese, yuka yokayama, zines
The Machete Group is an international consortium of artists and intellectuals based at Marginal Utility Gallery in Philadelphia. The Group runs the magazine Machete, offers seminars on current issues in the arts, and is invested in developing new collective forms of artistic and intellectual practice. Its members include:
Avi Alpert
David Dempewolf
Etienne Dolet
Ludwig Fischer
Alexi Kukuljevic
Gabriel Rockhill
Theodore Tucker
Yuka Yokoyama.
The Machete Group organizes workshops, mini-seminars, reading groups, screenings and other events open to the public that have as their general focus the intersection between artistic practice and its theoretical articulation. The guiding proposition of the Machete Group is the claim that practice without theory is empty and theory without practice is blind. The goal of the center is to engender a rigorous and open atmosphere outside a strictly academic context that encourages autodidacticism, a willingness to question all forms of mastery and specialization, and the desire to think critically about artistic practice in an historically, socially and politically astute manner.
Thanks for adding that info, David!
Very inspiring, great interview.