Visual Resistance

Quick update on JustSeeds: After a financial disaster in December and a few months of planning, it looks like JustSeeds will relaunch in March as a national, non-profit cooperative. Over a dozen artists are on board as owner-operators, including Josh MacPhee, Chris Stain, Pete Yahnke, Kristine Virsis, Colin Matthes, and Meredith Stern.

After the relaunch, Visual Resistance and JustSeeds will become partners, and the two websites will merge to create one online source for radical art and ideas. We’re excited about this new opportunity and are working on a totally new website design that will hopefully bring together the best of both projects. Offline, the JustSeeds benefit show last week served as an example of what future collaborations will look like. The show raised enough money to finally pull JustSeeds out of debt, and provided some startup funds to build infrastructure for the co-op.

In anticipation of the JustSeeds.org relaunch next month, we’re selling a new, limited-edition silkscreen print by Swoon as a further fund raiser. The print is the first in a series of small prints that Swoon will be distributing through JustSeeds. Printed by Visual Resistance, it’s signed and numbered by Swoon, from an edition of 250. Size: 8.25″ x 18″ or about 200×450mm. The print is a detail from a larger piece inspired by images from Argentina. Click the image for a larger version:

Price: $100 + $5 shipping & handling. Limit 1 per household — multiple orders will be canceled. Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery. UK buyers, click here for special instructions — other international buyers, please email us in advance for shipping costs.

Let us know if you have any questions about the print, or about the future of JustSeeds & VR. Thanks!

UPDATE 3/25/07: THIS PRINT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

Quick update as of 3/6: Yes, the prints are still available. Swoon is going to be a member of the new cooperative, so this is the first of a series of small-scale, affordable prints she’ll be releasing through JustSeeds.org. Check that site after the relaunch in April for more info. I think her plan is to print at least 3 or 4 different images each year.

Sorry for being a little slow with shipping; we’ve been a little overwhelmed with the orders. Anyone who ordered before today, you should receive your print no later than next Wednesday. Thanks for your patience!