Zombies in the Stacks

Attention undead fans: the new ‘deluxe hardcover’ editions of ‘The Walking Dead’ graphic novel series have arrived on the New Shelves, if you are looking for some spooky summertime reading. Zombies have invaded the larger culture and if you crave time with the undead, there are a ton of new / recent options – from graphic novels, films, tv series, to Xbox games.
Below are a few titles to try in the Visual Arts Library:

The Walking Dead / Robert Kirkman, creator, writer, letterer ; Tony Moore, penciler, inker, gray tones ; Charles Adlard, penciler, inker ; Cliff Rathburn, gray tones – PN6727.K581 W38 2012 v.01-v.04

The walking dead / The complete First season – V-TV D372 Wal DVD
The walking dead. The complete second season – V-TV D372 Wal2 DVD

Daybreak / Brian Ralph – PN6727.R355 D39 2011

The living and the dead / by Jason – PN6790.N673 J45 2007

Zombieland / directed by Ruben Fleischer. – V-F F5948 Zom DVD

Tokyo Zombie / by Yusaku Hanakuma – PN6790.J33 H35 2008

ParaNorman / directed by Sam Fell and Chris Butler – V-F F4565 Par DVD

Lollipop chainsaw – XBOX Lol

Memorial Day – Library Hours May 2013

Enjoy your long weekend! Library Closed for Memorial Day at 1pm on Friday, May 24th – Reopens Tuesday, May 28th at 9am to regular hours.

The Optical Marriage of Hurt Pronouns and Phantom Delusions – new books!

The Secret Life of Pronouns: What Our Words Say About Us / James W. Pennebaker – PE1261 .P46 2011

I Do and I Don’t: A History of Marriage in the Movies / Jeanine Basinger – PN1995.9.M37 B37 2012

Why Love Hurts / Eva Illouz – BF575.L8 I44 2012

Optical Media: Berlin lectures 1999 / Friedrich Kittler – TR15 .K5813 2010

Phantoms in the Brain: probing the mysteries of the human mind / V.S. Ramachandran and Sandra Blakeslee- RC351 .R25 1998

The Net Delusion: the Dark Side of Internet Freedom / Evgeny Morozov – HM851 .M665 2011

Changes in the Stacks #svalibrary

We are going to be shifting some collections over the summer and adding a lot of display space. These shelves housed the Underground and Mini Comics collections on one side and the Exhibition Catalogs on the other, both of which will be moving across the aisle. If something isn’t where it used to be when you visit, just ask a librarian and we will help track it down.

Heller’s Cave – a peek inside

The Cave from Ricky Shabazz on Vimeo.

If you are interested in design history, you would have a hard time not coming across a book or article by SVA’s Steven Heller. The man is a machine, pumping out an incredible flow of blog posts, articles and books exposing the rest of us to new and old graphic forms from around the world illuminated with insightful analysis in a conversational writing style. If you haven’t read him yet, do so. You can start with one of the 137 titles (!!!) in the library’s collection that he has written, edited, or otherwise contributed in making.
For those longstanding fans, did you ever wonder what kind of ephemera collections Steven Heller has? Now his son, Nathan Heller, aka Ricky Shabazz, has filmed an exploration of “The Cave“. Check it out.

A small taste in the stacks:

Scripts : elegant lettering from design’s golden age / Steven Heller and Louise Fili. – NK3620 .H45 2012

Writing and research for graphic designers : a designer’s manual to strategic communication and presentation / Steven Heller – NC1001 .H465 2012

I heart design : remarkable graphic design selected by designers, illustrators, and critics / [edited by] Steven Heller – NC703 .I2 2011

Pop : how graphic design shapes popular culture / by Steven Heller – N72.S6 H392 2010

Art/Design Career Options

Each spring art/design schools around the country eject a new crop of graduates out onto the job market. Some may have internships or even jobs lined up, but many will have to scramble to figure out how to pursue their passion and pay the bills at the same time. Here are a few recent guides that share the subject heading “Art — Vocational Guidance”.
Good luck to all present, future and past art school grads (particularly SVA alums)!
In the stacks:

The Successful artist’s career guide : finding your way in the business of art / Margaret Peot – N8350 .P46 2012

Starting your career as an artist : a guide for painters, sculptors, photographers, and other visual artists / Angie Wojak and Stacy Miller – N6505 .W644 2011

I’d rather be in the studio! : the artist’s no-excuse guide to self-promotion / Alyson B. Stanfield – N8600 .S73 2011x

Creative, inc. : the ultimate guide to running a successful freelance business / Meg Mateo Ilasco & Joy Deangdeelert Cho

Income strategies for artists a two hour presentation given at the New York Academy of the Arts on the strategies artists use to earn a living / presented by Brainard Carey – V-D C37 Inc DVD

Fairy Dark Tree Graphic Graffiti Sketching – new books

The fairy-tale princess : seven classic stories from the enchanted forest / Su Blackwell ; retellings by Wendy Jones – PZ8.J56 Fai 2012

Luc Tuymans, graphic works 1989-2012 / Manfred Sellink, Tommy Simoens – NE674.T89 A4 2012

The art of urban sketching : drawing on location around the world / Gabriel Campanario. – NC825.C57 C36 2012

Barry McGee / edited by Lawrence Rinder, with Dena Beard ; with texts by Alex Baker, Natasha Boas, Germano Celant, and Jeffrey Deitch.- N6537.M324 A4 2012

Tree houses : fairy-tale castles in the air / Philip Jodidio ; illustrations by Patrick Hruby -TH4885 .J63 2012

The dark / by Lemony Snicket ; illustrated by Jon Klassen. – PZ7.S6795 Dar 2013

Graffiti Asia / Ryo Sanada, Suridh Hassan – GT3913.69 .S26 2010

Writing Award Winners – April 2013

Back in April the library hosted the Humanities and Sciences Department Writing Program Awards to recognize outstanding student writing. Thanks to all who attended and made this a fun event!

Photos and the Writing Award winners below:

A good turn-out!

Poetry
1st place Harris Bauer, (Visual & Critical Studies)
2nd place Monique Pelser (Photography)
3rd place AlisonCheevers (Advertising)

Memoir/Personal Essay
1st place Michael Losclzo (Visual & Critical Studies)
2nd place Josette Taylor (Graphic Design)
3rd place Sophia Zdon (Illustration)

Scripts
1st place Tal Lurya (Film and Video)
2nd place Ha Lim Kim (Graphic Design)
3rd place Max Copolov (Visual & Critical Studies)

Short Story
1st place Evan DeCarlo (Film and Video)
2nd Joshua Barclay (Film and Video)
3rd Anne Clinton (Fine Arts)

Critical Essay
1st place Colleen Tighe (Illustration)
2nd place William Patterson (Visual & Critical Studies)
3rd place Seamus Light (Animation)

The event was MCed by Louis Phillips, who kept us all laughing.

Jazz stylings were provided by the Michael Hashim Trio (Michael Hashim (leader) on saxophone; Michael Howell, guitar; Kelly Friesen, bass), along with some inside musical skinny, ex. Fats Waller’s ‘Jitterbug Waltz’ was in 3/4 time, but Jitterbug music was 4/4, meaning that in spite of the title, it was engineered to gum up their dance steps.

Summer in the Library

Summer as a season will not start until June 21, 2013, but the interim Summer Hours are in effect here at the Visual Arts Library. Things have slowed down a bit since the end of the Spring semester.

Summer Hours:

Monday – Friday	9am – 7pm
Saturday/Sunday	-Closed-

After Memorial Day (May 27th – for which the library will be closed), we will keep the same hours Monday to Thursday (9am-7pm) and close at 4pm on Fridays for the rest of the summer.

Congratulations Class of 2013!

Yesterday was SVA’s Graduation day at Radio City Music Hall. The ceremony was streamed and is now available for viewing online (in either Hi Res or Lower Res versions).
Greil Marcus, famed rock critic and cultural theorist and writer of Believer Magazine’s Real Life Rock Top Ten, was this year’s commencement speaker. He talked about the distinction between high and low culture, which he called both ‘false’ and ‘permanent’.

A Greil Marcus sampler in the library:

In the fascist bathroom : punk in pop music, 1977-1992 / Greil Marcus. – ML3534 .M362 1999

Like a rolling stone : Bob Dylan at the crossroads / Greil Marcus. – ML420.D98 M163 2005

Mystery train : images of America in rock ‘n’ roll music / Greil Marcus – ML3534 .M36 1997

Lipstick traces : a secret history of the twentieth century / Greil Marcus – CB428.M356 1989

Conversations with Greil Marcus / edited by Joe Bonomo – ML423.M164 A3 2012

A new literary history of America / edited by Greil Marcus and Werner Sollors – PS92 .N39 2009