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Colossal Media Group 2009 Book Art Direction & Design

Derek Lerner — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:55:59 +0000

Art direction & design of the 2009 promotional book for the largest hand-paint advertising company in the United States.

Colossal Media is an innovative Out Of Home company that specializes in high-impact painted wallscapes. GHAVA worked closely with cofounders Paul Lindahl and Adrian Moeller to deliver an engaging leave-behind sales tool that offers deeper insight into their business in a personalized manner.

The book contains behind the scenes imagery, overviews of services, as well as in-depth case studies for some of their more noteworthy projects including Banksy’s large scale murals in NYC and The New York Public Art Fund commissioned 19,744 square foot installation of artist Sarah Morris’s work on the ceiling of the Lever House, a NYC landmark building.

Photography by Morgan Howland, Stephen Schuster, Ray Mock, and Colossal Media.

Harry Benson: Photographs

Derek Lerner — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:19:40 +0000

Wow, we get to hang with legendary photographer Harry Benson! We’re in the last phase of designing his new book, a large format compendium which will be published by powerHouse Books.

“The Elizabeth Kent Story” circa 2002 free download

Derek Lerner — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:18:59 +0000

We are now offering a free PDF download of our very first self-published book, The Elizabeth Kent Story. Compiled and designed between 1999 and 2002 the book is a collection of pages, both individual and collaborative, from the members of Graphic Havoc. The Elizabeth Kent Story was originally offered as a limited and numbered edition of 1000 and has been sold out for years.

Download the file and enjoy a glimpse into our early publishing endeavors.

The Elizabeth Kent Story

Darfur Twenty Years of War and Genocide in Sudan awarded a silver cube at the 87th Annual Art Directors Club Awards for Book Design: Photography

Derek Lerner — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:36:38 +0000



		GHAVA art directed and designed Darfur Twenty Years of War and Genocide in Sudan awarded a silver cube at the 87th Annual Art Directors Club Awards for Book Design: Photography.

Celebrate the launch of “Second Place” by Jody Fausett

Derek Lerner — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:35:48 +0000

Celebrate the launch of “Second Place” by Jody Fausett
GHava{Press} & I Heart invite you to a special event at I Heart to celebrate the launch of “Second Place” by Jody Fausett

Thursday, March 6th, 8-10pm
DJ’s J.Penry and Max Wowch
I Heart is located at 262 Mott St. between Prince and Houston, NYC

www.ghavapress.com

“Darfur: Twenty Years of War and Genocide in Sudan” review in print mag.

Derek Lerner — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:21:49 +0000

Review by Brian Sholis

[...]By contrast, unremitting pain characterizes the pictures in Darfur: Twenty Years of War and Genocide in Sudan, edited by Leora Kahn for the nonprofit organization Proof: Media for Social Justice. The volume presents the work of eight acclaimed photojournalists and the beseeching testimony of aid agency workers, noted writers, and a handful of celebrities; proceeds from its sales will be donated to Amnesty International and the Genocide Intervention Network. If the chilly formalism of the North Korea pictures testifies to the Dear Leader’s control over his population and his country’s visitors, the presence of so many emaciated, fly-ridden bodies mere inches from the camera lenses indicates that whatever order once held in this arid African plateau has now irredeemably collapsed. Yet the photographic depiction of even the most lawless, unprecedented situation adheres to decades-old visual convention: a regular alternation of somber black-and-white and vividly colored pictures; a preponderance of children and the elderly; stark outlines of malnourished, brittle bodies graphically contrasted with sand and dirt; and long lines of displaced people stretching into the distance.[...] via pring mag.

Brian Sholis is an editor at Artforum and is the coeditor of The Uncertain States of America Reader (Sternberg Press, 2006).

Flip through of Second Place by Jody Fausett

Derek Lerner — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:46:40 +0000

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A beautiful hardbound book showcasing Jody Fausett’s dark and mysterious, personal photography. “Like advertisements for a place you might not want to visit, Jody Fausett’s photographs sizzle with inchoate menace. Fragility and a whiff of violence collide in a body of work centered on Fausett’s kin and the vacant-eyed critters who attest to the family’s favorite avocation of taxidermy” -Felicia Feaster, Creative Loafing 9.5×12 inches (landscape bound). 120 color pages. forward by Bret Busch. Q&A with the artist by David Merten of GHava{Press}

About the Author
Atlanta based photographer Jody Fausett works within the overlap of commercial fashion photography and his own fine art visions. “From sewing tree shaped pillows to overturning marble tables in fancy night clubs, from romantic comedies to schlocky slasher films, Jody Fausett is a renaissance man…sort of. His arts and skills are a little more unpredictable then the common definition attributed to such a person. Where as one fitting the “classical” definition might teach you a thing or two about fine wines and seamlessly segue into the history of italian opera, Jody might educate you on the genius of Paul Verhoeven’s Showgirls after catching a possum with his bare hands. I have known Jody Fausett for almost a decade now and he is easily one the most interesting characters I have ever met. Unassuming at first glance, it is quickly apparent that there is something slightly askew to Jody in both appearance and personality. With a slightly messed up collar, ever changing facial hair… he is constantly pushing the limits of what is acceptable to the norm. This “other-ness” that is slightly above radar in real life becomes fully amplified in his photographs, yet never becomes deafening.” -David Merten, GHava{Press}

“Darfur: Twenty Years of War and Genocide” wins a Lucie

Derek Lerner — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:16:51 +0000

We are happy to announce that powerHouse books has been given a Lucie award for its new book on Darfur, art directed and designed by GHAVA.

IPA awards Lucies to those in the creative community who are an integral part of crafting an image.

The IPA members and Photographers Advisory Board have awarded powerHouse Books – Darfur: Twenty Years of War and Genocide as Photography Book Publisher of the Year at The 5th Annual Lucie Awards.

“Second Place” Coming September 2007

Derek Lerner — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:48:35 +0000

Second Place
by Jody Fausett
Released September 2007.
Jody Fausett’s images brim with dark whimsy. They play with the seemingly impermeable division between life and death.
ISBN: 978-0-9716702-2-8 Published by GHava{Press}

“Like advertisements for a place you might not want to visit, Jody Fausett’s photographs sizzle with inchoate menace. Fragility and a whiff of violence collide in a body of work centered on Fausett’s kin and the vacant-eyed critters who attest to the family’s favorite avocation of taxidermy”
— Felicia Feaster, Creative Loafing