Le Palais des Merveilles, 1907 – 1927 – 1960 by Clovis Trouille.
• “Why is it OK to show a male ejaculation but not a female one? What are the qualifications of those who cobble together these rules?” Suzanne Moore on the latest batch of discriminatory restrictions against porn production in the UK. Porn laws in Britain have long been like the drug laws, sprouting fresh Hydra-heads of unwarranted bans and crackdowns after the previous bans and crackdowns have been discredited. Last month Zoe Williams talked to women who make niche porn for other women. This week she discovered that some of those she interviewed now find their work is illegal under the latest restrictions.
• “[Derek Jarman] considered In the Shadow of the Sun to be just as important as any of the feature films that he made in the 1970s.” Film producer and archivist James Mackay talking to Beatrix Rux about Derek Jarman’s Super-8 films. Related: Tilda Swinton is GQ’s Woman of the Year.
• The Art of Big O by Michael Fishel (author) and Nigel Suckling (editor), a collection of the fantastic and psychedelic poster art published by Peter Ledeboer’s company in the 1970s. Good to see but at $67 (really?) I’d expect a better cover design.
• New electronica: More “confusing English electronic music” from Moon Wiring Club; Shut-Eyed Stories, an album by Jim Cheff; and Shapwick by Jon Brooks, previously vinyl-only and out-of-print, now has a digital edition.
• JK Potter Mutates the Story: Christopher Burke & David Davis talk to the horror illustrator about his photographic work.
• Beth Maiden on The Fascinating Life of Pamela Colman Smith, artist of the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot deck.
• Under the Influence: The Sexy, Sordid Surrealism of Clovis Trouille by Kirsten Anderson.
• Geoff Manaugh on The Fiery Underground Oil Pit Eating LA.
• Mix of the week: Secret Thirteen Mix 137 by Teste.
• The Young People (2010) by Belbury Poly & Moon Wiring Club | Goat Foot (2012) by Belbury Poly | Walking Through Me (2014) by Moon Wiring Club
Suzanne Moore on the latest batch of discriminatory restrictions against porn production in the UK.
The latest Oglaf strip seems to be a direct response.
Geoff Manaugh on The Fiery Underground Oil Pit Eating LA.
No reference to Fritz Leiber’s “The Black Gondolier”! Imagine my disappointment.
I confess I didn’t think about Leiber’s story when reading Geoff’s piece either. A shameful admission considering I read it again recently.
Under the Influence: The Sexy, Sordid Surrealism of Clovis Trouille by Kirsten Anderson.
Sarane Alexandrian devoted a lot of space to Trouille in his “Surrealist Art” survey. He writes about the artist in the present tense (original text from 1969, it says in the 1970 Thames & Hudson translation… where has the time gone?)