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 200x450mm. 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!
JustSeeds update: Swoon print available
February 19, 2007
wondering if prices for posters and art from just seeds and visual resistance will rise because of this new partnership. id like to see affordable radical art for the masses as you all do so well…
we don’t expect prices to rise — mostly they’ll be set by the artists themselves. one of our main goals is to make art that is affordable and accessible, and to empower artists with an alternative to the gallery scene and institutional art market.
there will definitely be a range of prices and techniques on the site — last week’s show was a pretty accurate preview; nothing there was priced over $200, and the median price was probably around $20.
Im not exactly sure why prises would rise because of the relationship.
Justseeds will continue to provide quality prints and objects at the previous prices. Its the relationship between josh and the artists being distributed that is changing the most. Now each artist is involved in selling & distributing the work.
This particular Swoon print is priced according to the amount in the edition, and the behavior of some manipulative and greedy people.
We share the same belief that there needs to be affordable radical art for the masses and everyone. We hope our partnership can foster more of it!
Thanks for your concern!
I got my print! Looks hot! Thanks! Weeee!!!
i’ve noticed that a lot of the comments here get censored/deleted…does it strike anyone else as more than a little hypocritical that this happens on an allegedly free speech/creative commons oriented blog?
Sorry for the erratic comment moderation.
On this thread, we’ve deleted some comments that asked questions that were answered: for example, someone asked about the size of the print, and we answered the question in the body of the post. I thought leaving the comment would only add to confusion.
On most threads we only delete comments that are abusive. Racist/sexist/homophobic comments get deleted instantly. So do comments that insult the dead.
There is a free speech case to be made for not deleting any comments, but I tend to find that a lot of online conversations quickly become counter-productive. Flame wars aren’t debates; people who are bored at work should find some other way of blowing off steam.
i really like swoon’s print. can you ship it to thailand, and how much it gonna cost for shipping?
thank’s for the print, a bargain too, considering swoon: now.
one went on e-bay last night for $300 and others before for more.
her faile/david ellis stuff at new image la goes 3-10k or more?
go vr!!! Never coulda had one wit out cha!!
I received a damaged print, sent it back as VR’s email instructed, and haven’t heard anything or gotten a replacement in weeks. I also emailed them days ago and haven’t gotten a reply.
I know one other person who has the same problem.
Anyone else?
JD — your replacement is in the mail, should be to you by 3/20 at the latest. Sorry for the delay.
Thanks.
I already have the frame waiting for it.
Much appreciated.
I still haven’t received my replacement OR an email from you.
If I am not contacted promptly, I will be taking this problem up with my credit card company.
We are willing to reimburse money for you print if its not received. Although you should have received it by the end of last week.
Yes?
I have not received the just seeds print and I have emailed you three times without any response. What do I have to do to get your attention?
I still have not received the just seeds print and I have emailed you three times without any response. What do I have to do to get your attention?
Hello, I made the mistake of ordering twice for the Just Seeds print but in return I got nothing from yourselves! I think its not fair taking the money off people and giving nothing back, especially those who are trying to support you!
To folks that have had delays and complications with their prints, there have been difficulties with the UK postal system that has resulted in people not receiving the Swoon print. Many people didn’t realize that there would be duties to pay on the art. So your post office held them. The UK service will hold the package for 60 days before sending the packages back, which has happened. Checking in with the local service is where you should start.
If there are further complications then we are willing to settle any issues that remain unresolved.
I apologize that this has taken so long.