- Paperback: 120 pages
- Published: 12/7/10
- IBSN: 9781936070688
- Genre: Art/Music/Pop Culture
Catalog » Browse by Title: 1 » 100 Posters/134 Squirrels
100 Posters/134 Squirrels
A 2010 reissue of Jay Ryan’s underground hit book, with new material added, and essays by Steve Albini, Art Chantry, Greg Kot, and Debra Parr.
What people are saying…
“Jay Ryan’s decade of rock-postering has produced some superb and arresting work . . . I cannot think of a better visual advertisement for underground rock: posters that are wild, articulate, and well made; posters with both a heart and a brain.”
—PopMatters
“Not only a gorgeous catalog of the artist’s many memorable posters, but a history of sorts of the Chicago underground rock scene in the last 15 years.”
—Chicago Sun-Times
“Jay Ryan takes the germ of an idea and makes it uniquely great. His genius is in knowing what matters and what doesn’t . . . His genius is in having the image matter.”
—Steve Albini
Description
An updated and revised greatest-hits collection of Jay Ryan’s first decade of compelling posters, framed by essays from luminaries in the music, design, and poster worlds—including Steve Albini, Art Chantry, Greg Kot, and Debra Parr.
- Subjects: Featured Gift Books, Gift Books, Music/Popular Culture/Art, Nonfiction
- Tags: Art Chantry, Chicago, Debra Parr, Dianogah, Greg Kot, Jay Ryan, poster art, Steve Albini
Book Details
Author
JAY RYAN has been making screenprinted concert posters in Chicago since 1995. He learned to print at the now-legendary Screwball Press, and started his own print shop, The Bird Machine, in the basement of his apartment building in 1999. He served as vice president of the American Poster Institute from 2002–2007. In 2007, Crain’s Chicago Business included Ryan on their prestigious “40 Under 40” list, and the following year, Time Out Chicago named him a “Chicago Cultural Hero.” His books include 100 Posters/134 Squirrels, Animals and Objects In and out of Water, and No One Told Me Not to Do This.