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Animalia: Stories of Collapse, Calamity and Departure

Recommendations from Ryder

From Ryder's Library

Animalia, Stories of Collapse, Calamity & Departure, book & Animation by C. Ryder Cooley, 2011
Oldies, CD, songs by C. Ryder Cooley & friends
Super Green & Gotta Get a Job, zines by Redwood, Kat and Zoey Kroll
Jessie Rose Vala, The Tortuous Veil, 2008
Xylor Jane, Canada & Picture Box, 2010
Extreme Center, Millie Chen, Centre culturel canadiwn, 2007
Cash Free, zine by EE Miller & friends
Deep Cycle by Max Goldfarb, book & CD, 2010
Street ARt San Francisco by Annice Jacoby, Precita Eyes Muralists Association, 2009
Encyclopedia V.11, F-K, Tisa Bryant, Miranda Mellis & Kate Schatz, 2010
Stencil Pirates, Josh MacPhee, Soft Skull Press, 2004
Michael Oatman, A Lifetime of Service and a Mile of Thread, Ian Berry/Tang Teaching Museum, Skidmore, 2005
 

RESOURCE LIST

RECOMMENDED TEXTS
-Re-Enchantment of Art, Suzi Gablik, Thames and Hudson, 1992  (art, philosophy, ecology)
-Animal Sanctuary, Sarah Falkner, Dzanc Books, 2011 (experimental fiction)
-Signs of Change: Social Movement Cultures, 1960s to Now, 2010, Dara Greenwald & Josh McPhee (art/activism)
-Celebrate People's History!: The Poster Book of Resistance and Revolution, Josh MacPhee, 2010 (art/activism)
-Spell of the Sensuous, David Abrams, Vintage Books/Random House, 1996 (ecology/linguistics)
-Song of the Dodo, David Quammen, Simon & Schuster, 1997 (biogeography/extinction)
-City of Salt, Nicholas Kahn & Richard Selesnick, Aperture, New York, 2005 (photography/text)

VISUAL ART
Just Seeds, radical printmaking collective: http://justseeds.org/ 
Xylor Jane, drawing/painting/numerology: www.canadanewyork
Kahn-Selesnik, photo-installation, kahnselesnick
Melora Kuhn, painting, drawing, sculpture: melora kuhn
Michele Kong, sculpture, video, installation: clearspacestudio.com
Eliza Barrios, video/installation, www.elizabarrios.com
Jessie Rose Vala, illustration, animation jessierosevala.com
Lena Wolff, drawing/collage, lenawolff

FOLK ART
Watts Towers, LA sculpture/mosaic. www.wattstowers 
Denis Herbert, dioramas, dherbertart.com 
Richart, sculpture museumsofwonder 

COMMUNITY/FARMING

Hayes Valley Farm, urban farming collective hayesvalleyfarm 
Zoey Kroll/Edible Office, Hayes Valley Farm/Seed Library & more edibleoffice 

MUSIC
Out of Round Records (music collective, San Francisco), outofroundrecords.com 
Jasmine Dreame Wagner/Cabinet of Natural Curiosities, songsaboutghosts 
Lady Moon, ngondabadila 
Alexander Turnquist, alexanderturnquist 
Appocalypse Five and Dime, apocalypsefiveanddime 

MEDA ARTS
LTTR
Ven Voisey: visual/sound (exhibiting at de CORDOVA BIENNIAL) v---v.net 
Bill Basquin: film,  www.billbasquin 
Max Goldfarb/Deep Cycle: radio, tactical media, m49.us 
Vanessa Renwick/Oregon Dept. of Kick Ass: film/video, www.odoka.org 
Bill Daniels: film/video/installation, billdaniel.net 
Gretchen Hildebran, documentary film, ghildebran 

RADIO
Colony Collapse Radio (EE Miller & Ryder 2008): colonycollapsedisorder 
Jewel Death Radio (EE Miller) eemiller 
Sarah Falkner, healing arts, www.wgxc.org 
Margaret Tedesco, kusf-in-exile-roll-call

RESIDENCIES
Contemporary Artists Center, Woodside, Troy NY (work trade/small fee) cactroy 
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson VT (fellowships/work trade/fee), vermontstudiocenter 
CESTA, Czech Republic (small fee) cesta 
Experimental TV Center (closing?), experimentaltvcenter.org 
WaveFarm/Free 103 (soundart/radio), www.free103point9.org 

PERFORMANCE
LAVA, http://www.lavalove.org/ (acrobatics)
Topiary, http://topiarium.org/
Paula Josa-Jones/Horse Dancing, paula josa-jones 
Boryanna Rossa, roboriada.org 

Maria Jose ARJONA, http://www.mariajosearjona.com/
Rewilderment (Sarah Falkner & Ryder), rewilderment 
Margaret Tedesco, margarettedesco 

SPACES/VENUES
San Francisco, CA:
The Lab, thelab.org
Luggage Store (inter-disciplinary arts), luggagestoregallery.org
Southern Exposure (inter-disciplinary arts), soex.org
2nd Floor Projects (visual arts, literary), projects2ndfloor.blogspot.com
Intersection for the Arts (inter-disciplinary arts), theintersection.org
Anno Domini Gallery in San Jose (visual arts), galleryad.com/
Artists TV Access (film/video, music), www.atasite.org

Hudson, NY:
Hudson Opera House (visual art, music, theater, community programs) hudsonoperahouse 
Basillica Hudson (music, theater, installation), basilicahudson.com
Spotty Dog Books (books, music, readings), www.thespottydog.com
Musica (instruments, music), www.goodmusica.com
Time & Space Limited (performance, cinema), timeandspace.org
Helsinki Hudson (music), helsinkihudson.com

Troy, NY: 
Sanctuary for Independent Media, Sanctuary 
EMPAC, empac.rpi.edu 

N. Adams, MA: 
MASS MoCA, www.massmoca.org 
Gallery 51/MCLA Presents mcla.edu 

NY/Broklyn:
Bluestockings Books, Manhattan (social justice bookstore/venue), bluestockings 
Dixon Place, Manhattan (experimental performance), dixonplace.org 
Henry Street Settlement: Abrons Art Center, Manhattan (community theter/art) www.henrystreet.org
The Observatory, Brooklyn (art-science-occult) observatoryroom.org
Interference Archive: (art, activism, prints, zines) http://interferencearchive.org
PS1, Long Island City, Queens (contemporary art & performance), momaPS1 
Perogi Flat Files, Williamsburg/Brooklyn (visual art), pierogi2000 
Drawing Center, Manhattan (visual art), printedmatter 
ArtOnAir/Clocktower, Manhattan (radio-theater & arts), artonair.org 
Exit Art, Manhattan (visual art-performance), exitart.org 
White Box, Manhattan (visual art)  whiteboxny 
Center for Performance Research/CPR, Williamsburg/Brooklyn (work in progress shows/rehearsal space), cprnyc.org 
Printed Matter, Manhattan (art books), printedmatter.org 

OTHER
Museum of Jurassic Technology, LA, www.mjt.org 
Radar Reading Series, .radarproductions 

Bascom Lodge, N. Adams MA, (mountain top lodge W/occasional residencies and events) bascomlodge.net

Subject Guide

Information about Ryder Cooley and her Work

ARTICLES
 
“Conversations with 'Bay Area Now 3' artists.” Artweek, 00044121, December 2002/January 2003, Vol. 33, Issue 10. View online.
 
Olson, Maria. “Summer in the City.” Art Review Vol. 3, No. 7 (July 2005). View online.
 
Martialay, Martha. “ Church Takes on New Life as Community Arts Center.” Schenectady Gazette. 6/1/2007. View online.
 
Whiteside, Amber. "‘Blueprints’ At Intersection For The Arts." Artweek Vol. 36, No. 7 (2005): 15-16. View online.

WEBSITES
 
 
 

Ryder Cooley Image

Ryder Cooley performing "The Singing Tree" with Tintinnabulate.