Gang Atelier is a Sydney-based graphic design service and occasional publisher specialising in arts and culture projects. We used to import and sell independent artist books, some of these titles are still available from the SHOP and a selection of our projects are below...
THE READER'S VOICE is a new book by Mitch Cairns and our second publication with the artist, compiling over 100 of his recent collages and produced on the occasion of his 2015 exhibition at Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne.Through Letraset, Zazzle stickers, drawings, concrete poems, texts and other loose riffs, Cairns' collages employ an economy and clarity in their ruminations on time, life, his literary heroes, politics and language (with the odd foray in French, a dialect he does not speak.)
THE READER'S VOICE is built like an oversized paperback; collages are reproduced in monotone at 1:1 scale and sewn together in an A4 sized, 232 page softcover book. View this product
Gang Atelier is proud to announce the release of DIP OR SKINNY DIP, a publication with Sydney artist Mitch Cairns. The ninety-four page book collects over forty cartoons made by the artist between 2011–2013, initially produced as preparations for paintings and later becoming an autonomous component in Cairns' practise. The intimate postcard-sized works are drawn from studio ruminations, political events and linguistic meanderings, constructing a type of poetic visual shorthand. In this, DIP OR SKINNY DIP is a meeting place for both arbitrary and deliberate conversations between text, image and page: part pamphlet, part concrete poem, part page-turner.The flimsy book comes safely contained in a special slipcase, hand-numbered and packaged by the artist, in an edition of 150. View this product
WORRY, the first commission in Gang Atelier's new series of artist projects, comes from Los Angeles graphic designer Harsh Patel. Through his labels Sister, Zulu and most recently 3DX, Patel achieves stunning quality in modest, often hand-made productions. We admire his methodology, formal sensibility and attitude to visual culture, and his contribution to Gang Atelier is treasured.WORRY is accompanied by a printable poster, also titled WORRY, with artwork provided at time of order. In true do-it-yourself spirit, the artist provides instructions for home or office production. Screen-printed in Sydney, Australia, WORRY is available in a limited edition of 40. View this product