Wed March 8, 2017
Berkeley Arts & Letters presents: Chicken John Rinaldi / The Book of the Un
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Can one little guy write a manifesto about messy, stupid collaborative artworks that is a global thesis, rooted in art, that supersedes petty kings and commodities?
How do we get an artists constitution?
An artists' democracy -- sovereign outside of governments?
Who will lead us into the time of peace, prosperity, ecology and balance?
What is "severe comedy"? Does it hurt?
The Book of the Un, by Chicken John Rinaldi, has the answer.
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The Book of the Un is a how to manual and philosophical tour de force from the guy who literally wrote the book on failure. The Book of the Un follows Chicken's first book, The Book of the Is, a how-to manual and philosophical clusterfuck for people who want to live their life as art, with examples of messy art collaborations and chaos magic bullshit. The Book of the Is was all about failure and Show. That for a Show to be magical, you have to understand Severe Comedy, understand that there are no consequences, and calibrate to failure as success more interesting and attractive twin.
Now it’s time for The Book of the Un -- a how-to manual and philosophical tour-de-force for collaborative arts in the new millennium. This book is about Control and the systems that Chicken has noticed that help the Chaos that creates an ecology that makes the kind of art that changes the world.
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Chicken John Rinaldi is a Showman living in San Francisco. He is a documented confusionist. He is a qualified insultant. He is the director of the San Francisco Institute of Possibility. In his spare time, he enjoys long walks off a short pier, underwater basket weaving, and writing dumb bios about himself.
More Info Here: http://www.berkeleyarts.org/
Tickets Here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2795181
RSVP Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/410358169325297/
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How do we get an artists constitution?
An artists' democracy -- sovereign outside of governments?
Who will lead us into the time of peace, prosperity, ecology and balance?
What is "severe comedy"? Does it hurt?
The Book of the Un, by Chicken John Rinaldi, has the answer.
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The Book of the Un is a how to manual and philosophical tour de force from the guy who literally wrote the book on failure. The Book of the Un follows Chicken's first book, The Book of the Is, a how-to manual and philosophical clusterfuck for people who want to live their life as art, with examples of messy art collaborations and chaos magic bullshit. The Book of the Is was all about failure and Show. That for a Show to be magical, you have to understand Severe Comedy, understand that there are no consequences, and calibrate to failure as success more interesting and attractive twin.
Now it’s time for The Book of the Un -- a how-to manual and philosophical tour-de-force for collaborative arts in the new millennium. This book is about Control and the systems that Chicken has noticed that help the Chaos that creates an ecology that makes the kind of art that changes the world.
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Chicken John Rinaldi is a Showman living in San Francisco. He is a documented confusionist. He is a qualified insultant. He is the director of the San Francisco Institute of Possibility. In his spare time, he enjoys long walks off a short pier, underwater basket weaving, and writing dumb bios about himself.
More Info Here: http://www.berkeleyarts.org/
Tickets Here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2795181
RSVP Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/410358169325297/
Can one little guy write a manifesto about messy, stupid collaborative artworks that is a global thesis, rooted in art, that supersedes petty kings and commodities?
How do we get an artists constitution?
An artists' democracy -- sovereign outside of governments?
Who will lead us into the time of peace, prosperity, ecology and balance?
What is "severe comedy"? Does it hurt?
The Book of the Un, by Chicken John Rinaldi, has the answer.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
The Book of the Un is a how to manual and philosophical tour de force from the guy who literally wrote the book on failure. The Book of the Un follows Chicken's first book, The Book of the Is, a how-to manual and philosophical clusterfuck for people who want to live their life as art, with examples of messy art collaborations and chaos magic bullshit. The Book of the Is was all about failure and Show. That for a Show to be magical, you have to understand Severe Comedy, understand that there are no consequences, and calibrate to failure as success more interesting and attractive twin.
Now it’s time for The Book of the Un -- a how-to manual and philosophical tour-de-force for collaborative arts in the new millennium. This book is about Control and the systems that Chicken has noticed that help the Chaos that creates an ecology that makes the kind of art that changes the world.
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Chicken John Rinaldi is a Showman living in San Francisco. He is a documented confusionist. He is a qualified insultant. He is the director of the San Francisco Institute of Possibility. In his spare time, he enjoys long walks off a short pier, underwater basket weaving, and writing dumb bios about himself.
More Info Here: http://www.berkeleyarts.org/
Tickets Here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2795181
RSVP Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/410358169325297/
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How do we get an artists constitution?
An artists' democracy -- sovereign outside of governments?
Who will lead us into the time of peace, prosperity, ecology and balance?
What is "severe comedy"? Does it hurt?
The Book of the Un, by Chicken John Rinaldi, has the answer.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
The Book of the Un is a how to manual and philosophical tour de force from the guy who literally wrote the book on failure. The Book of the Un follows Chicken's first book, The Book of the Is, a how-to manual and philosophical clusterfuck for people who want to live their life as art, with examples of messy art collaborations and chaos magic bullshit. The Book of the Is was all about failure and Show. That for a Show to be magical, you have to understand Severe Comedy, understand that there are no consequences, and calibrate to failure as success more interesting and attractive twin.
Now it’s time for The Book of the Un -- a how-to manual and philosophical tour-de-force for collaborative arts in the new millennium. This book is about Control and the systems that Chicken has noticed that help the Chaos that creates an ecology that makes the kind of art that changes the world.
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Chicken John Rinaldi is a Showman living in San Francisco. He is a documented confusionist. He is a qualified insultant. He is the director of the San Francisco Institute of Possibility. In his spare time, he enjoys long walks off a short pier, underwater basket weaving, and writing dumb bios about himself.
More Info Here: http://www.berkeleyarts.org/
Tickets Here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2795181
RSVP Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/410358169325297/
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