THIS PIECE OF CONCEPTUAL ART

was inspired by David Bailey's 'TEDDYBEAR PIZZA' camera phone diptych 2008.
It was also inspired by Julia's flat mate's conceptual 'CREATIVITY CLOCK' which is a generic wind up clock with the word 'creativity' affixed to the second hand. Saying ' THIS PIECE OF CONCEPTUAL ART' was inspired by Chris Johanson, our favourite living artist.

The theme of this 'piece' is 'Balance'. It is a comment on the struggles of the artist or human to maintain a healthy 'Work/Life' balance while at the same time struggling to maintain the widely-regarded-as-beneficial-health-wise 'Balanced Diet'.

THE REALEST is now on sale

at two actual shops. Oklahoma (74-76 High Street, Manchester) and FROM SPACE (142 Chapel Street, Salford). While each of these places is worth visiting and spending money in- you still get the best deal by paypal-ing us. Each issue is £5 postage paid in the uk. Currently available: THE REALEST VOLUME II ISSUE I BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE by LUCY JONES (from us, from From Space and Oklahoma), VOLUME II ISSUE II ISLINGTON MILL ART ACADEMY(from FROM SPACE or from us) and VOLUME I ISSUE I OR 15 MINUTES available from us on demand.

To order any of these paypal £5 to comfortableonatightrope@yahoo.co.uk (say which one you want).

If you click on the labels 'Lucy Jones' or THE REALEST' below you can find out more about that particular issue.
The Islington Mill Art Academy issue is the one we (Lucy, Laetitia, Perry & Julia) made in a week in Glasgow as an experimental documentary of the IMAA residency at the Transmission Gallery.

THE REALEST Volume I Issue I features essays, fiction, art and poetry all restricted to one A4 page and 15 minutes in which to fill it. Contributors included James Mansfield, Melanie Laurent, Jeffrey Lewis, James Arnold, Lucy Jones, David Bailey, Nick Ainsworth, Leah Bell, William Hesketh, J. Collin, DIane Cluck, Neil Burrell, Elizabeth Hysen and Lewis Green.

THE REALEST Volume II Issues III, IV and V are in varying stages of completion. Neil Robbins 4 x 4 is just waiting to be printed. This will be launched with a 'Book Launch Party' some time very soon.

Busted

YES! This is really happening.

To be alive and to see this happen makes us humble and proud and filled with HOPE.


We scoured the internet for about two hours looking for the perfect photo and then Lucy Jones showed up with this good old fashioned screen grab.

Tomorrow, we will work hard and with new resolve on THE REALEST volume II issue II with the Islington Mill Art Academy and John Powles from The Centre for Political Song at the Transmission Gallery in Glasgow. In the evening there is a concert featuring some very special people, including Jockey Venkataraman, performing their own takes on 'political song'. It is free to attend as are all the 'MOOT POINTS' events.

NEIL ROBBINS has made a poster for the CASS MCCOMBS show

It is imperative that you check out his blog and his two current exhibitions.

Here is another poster for the Cass Mccombs show

We made it last night and this morning.

Why not try printing a few copies and giving them out or pinning them up at work or in public.

You can buy tickets HERE