Category Archives: Shadow Art Fair

Ypsi Book Co-op meeting tonight at 7:30

By Mark | December 1, 2014

Several months ago, our local used bookstore, Cross Street Books, was shut down by the City for various code violations. This led to a spirited conversation here on the site, during which almost everyone, regardless of how they felt about Cross Street Books, seemed to agree that, in order to have a thriving downtown, Ypsilanti […]

Also posted in Special Projects, Water Street Commons, Ypsilanti | Tagged Ben Miller, Black Stone, books, business ideas, business models, co-ops, cooperatives, Cross Street Books, independent bookstores, Retail, Richard Murphy | 17 Comments

Underground Press art show “In Print” opens Friday at U-M’s Work Detroit gallery

By Mark | January 9, 2014

This Friday night, January 10, U-M’s Work Detroit gallery (3663 Woodward Avenue) will be unveiling a new, two month-long exhibition on the artwork of the underground press. The exhibition, called In Print, was curated by Andy Gabrysiak. Following is our conversation. MARK: I’ve read the Metro Times piece and listened to the interview on WDET. […]

Also posted in Art and Culture, Crimewave USA, Detroit | Tagged Andy Gabrysiak, Bob Zmuda, comics, Craig Fahle, Detroit Metro Times, DIY, erections, Eugene Mirman, Exquisite Corpse, Finn Schudlich, flip books, Gout Meat, Haute to Death, In Print, Javier Guerrero, John Maggie, John Zeichman, magical erections, Mario Andrés Martínez Bujold, men who can't have magical erections, Michael Jackman, Millee Tibbs, Moldy Peaches, MoMA, Omnichord, Paul Goodrich, pooping wizards, printing, Risograph, Rotland Press, Ryan Standfest, self-publishing, Signal-Return Press, Steve Hughes, Stupor, Superchief Gallery, underground comics, underground press, University of Michigan, Warpaint Studio, WDET, Work Gallery, zines | 8 Comments

KRAMPUS 2013 to be held the night of December 21 in Ypsilanti

By Mark | November 9, 2013

About three years ago, those of us responsible for the Shadow Art Fair, decided that local kids could benefit from the knowledge that, while Santa Claus goes out each Christmas Eve, visiting the homes of all the good children around the world, he has a no-so-jolly associate that does the same for those boys and […]

Also posted in Art and Culture, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Tagged Black Peter, Christmas, Corner brewery, Klaubaur, Knecht Ruprecht, Krampus, Pelznickel, Perchten, Santa Claus, war on Christmas | 17 Comments

More 2013 Shadow Art Fair highlights

By Mark | July 23, 2013

OK, now that a few days have passed, a little more evidence of what transpired at Saturday’s Shadow Art Fair is beginning to surface. And I have three things that I’d like to share with you. The first is audio from Andy Claydon’s Black Metal Bicycle. The second is video of a giant cat that […]

Also posted in Art and Culture, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Tagged Andy Claydon, black metal, Black Metal Bicycle, Klayton Dawson, pooping cat, Spontaneous Art, The Lovelies | 10 Comments

Goodbye from your friends at the Michigan Design Militia… We love you!

By Mark | July 21, 2013

Last night was kind of overwhelming, and I’m still processing it. I’d known, of course, that people loved the Shadow Art Fair, but I didn’t know just how deep it went until I set up a booth in the corner and started talking to people about what the event has meant to them over the […]