Planet ofthe Arts vol.3no.5 March 1988 Editorial Addressed to those who never read editorials: keep up the good work. Don’t read this, because I’m much too tired to write an editorial in the first place. and too discouraged to attempt pro- fundity or provide insight on such pivotal issues as degree programs, tuition hikes, or the ultimate future of the Planet of the Arts. ’'m hoping no one will bother to read this editorial (you'll note the clever diversionary tactic of placing a large photo of a naked man in proximity to this) because I am really much too tired to be original about it. In writing, as in art, the pressure to be original can be considerable and, when tired, one can easily be led into tempta- tion. In order to save oneself from committing un-original sin it is important to develop an appreciation of appropri- ation and learn to blur the finicky distinctions between quotation, reference, and plagiarism. Would-be politician Joe Biden, infamous for his creative “speech collages”, would have done well to consider a career in the art world for, as Duchamp proved, even no originality can be original. However, such daring unoriginality is difficult to translate to the printed page. In seeking a ready-made editorial I could perhaps reprint an excerpt from some obscure source (for ex- ample, the ingredients listed on a box of cereal) and then wait for the theoreticians to explain it. The isolating of the familiar into a unique context would be viewed as enigmatically metaphorical, a disturbingly profound “examination of process” or such. However, I’m far too tired to bother finding and cutting out cereal labels-as ready-made editorial, so I’m simply offering a $20.00 bribe to the person who writes my next editorial for me. This will be a juried competi- tion, juried by me. Entries will be judged on style, content, and, of course, originality. Entry deadline is one half hour before we go to press. In the great tradition of editorials, the winning entry will be read by virtually no-one. Heck, with such incentives, | might even write it myself. ae Signing off, ® 3) q) q 3 n A 0 4 () Letters The Editor Planet of the Arts Madam, In the recent push to have ECCAD become a degree granting school | thought of an old saw that goes ‘agriculture is like farming, only farming is doing it.’ Increas- ingly, in my view, the school is adding veneers of agriculture to the work of farming which, when the rhetoric of B.F.A., M.F.A., grade point averages, units of credits, etc. are translated, is what our values stand upon. Not all art is made by people who are educated in the western scholarly sense, nor am I suggesting that scholarship in the same sense is antithetical to making art. I would like to feel more assured than I do that degrees are incidental to the work of the school; at best providing continued access to more farming experience, at worst taking the place of introspection and daring as a student goal. While the school is different things to different people | hope that within its studios there will always be a place for the inflexible, incorrigible, unteachable, intractable, undegreeable artist. Without them what the hell’s the point? Yours etc. Geoff Rees Dear Mr. Evermon : Barry Jones sent me a copy of your letter to him regarding the degree granting status of Emily Carr College of Art and Design. I will definately raise this issue with the minister and talk with the Board of Directors at Emily Carr about steps they have taken towards this goal. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. | had wondered why Emily Carr did not share the same status as other schools of art. Sincerely, Darlene Marzari, M.L.A. (Vancouver-Point Grey) Dear Planet of the Arts: | would like to give a big and sincere THANK YOU to Doug and Anita in Facilities, for allowing me the ‘go ahead’ on a film project that involved the use of a smoke machine. While my “fogger” played havoc with the smoke detectors throughout the school, Doug and Anita manned the alarms to calm the chaos. It was a very noisy and exciting Friday morning, and one where the needs of a student came before the interests of the school!! thank you, Sandra Lockwood (media) (PS) Apologies to any patrons of Jonathans who suffered indigestion during the noontime serenade from Emily’s healthy outdoor alarms. (PPS) Smoke comes in 2 flavors: Apple blossom and Raspberry (PPPS) Thank you to Richard for the ‘no- Naomi Bingat peeking’ signs. Contents Details of the Procession of the Polymorphously Perverse . . . page 5. Louis on Clarkes on page 7. Stochansky gets malled in West Edmonton . . . page 6. All the nudes that’s fit to print... page 2. Dreaming in Public, page 5. Page 12- 13 goes from bitter to verse. Design inspiration . .. page 3. An explosive story . . . page 13. Gallery on the gallows... page +. Love bytes on page 6. Movies by Louis Stein. Jones . .. page 11. Page 10, Earl Pandora’s to public taste. Alan’s window on the world: through a glass, Barkley .. . page 3. Hunt seeks Art on page 7. The ideas go on forever and Evermon ... page 10. Verchére on Wallace: his hero in the gallery page 8. On Wall on Wallace on walls: the tedium is ~ the message . . . pages 8-9. And Goingzon goes on page 14. Page 15 gets personal, noticed, classified, and submits. Editor’s birthday . . . March 22 The Planet of the Arts is a student publication from the Emily Carr College of Art and Design, funded by the Student Society. We welcome unsolicited contributions provided they include the contributor’s real name and phone number. Articles must be typewritten and double spaced. Photos and drawings should be black and white. Submissions can be placed in the black box outside the Planet office. The Editor reserves the right to edit submissions to increase clarity and to eliminate racism and sexism. Editor: Naomi Singer. Art Director: Kathleen McCord. Cover: Connie Herman (painted photo- collage). Next Issue March 28, 1988 (Six days after Editor's birthday) Written deadiine: March 16 Graphic deadline: March 21 * Typesetting: Martin Hunt, Lynda Nakashima, Tipper Carlyle, Leslie Smith, Kathleen Culham, Keven Fedirko. Paste-up: Robin Hutchinson, Bill Gillespie, Anna-Lisa Meikle, Louise Magnuson, Claire Yargeau, Ana Chang, Kevin Louis, Connie Herman, Patricia Baun. ., Lemon Pepper Noodles Photos and Graphics: Sean Thompson, lan Wallace, Anna-Lisa Meikle, Margaret Bootsma, Naomi Singer, Stuart Ballah, Lincoln Clarkes, Jocylyn McDowell, Keith Nevin, Kelly Constabaris. Articles and Poetry: Jerry Stochansky, Kathi K., Ken Hughes, lan Verchére, Kathryne Ayres, Martin Hunt, E. John Love, Bob Evermon, Tom Chartrand, Kevin Louis, Naomi Singer, Frank Gaudet, Kika Thorne, Karen Opas, Alan Barkley, Carmen Rosen, Martin Stein, Jaime T. Jones, Adam Lossing, Derek Simons, Sandra Lockwood, Gary _ Coward, Troy Suzuki. Staff Photographer: Keith Nevin. Faculty Advisor: John Wertschek. Planet ofthe Arts vol.3no.5 March 1988 Editorial litorials: ke v0 tired to w such pivotal issues as degree programs, will bother to read this editorial (you'll note the ver diversionary tactic of pl 4 too tired to be original abo In writing, asin iderable and, when tired, one can easily be led into tempta- tion. In order to si int to develop an appreciation of appropri- between quotation, reference, and plagiarism. Would-b Io consider a career in politician Joe world for, as nality is difficult to translate to the for ex- he isol ample, ns to explain it. familiar into a unique context would be tially metaphorical, a disturbingly profound “examin: of process” or such. However, Um far too tired to bother finding and cutting o labels as ready-made edito so P'm simply offering a $20.00 bribe to the writes my next editorial for me. This will be a tion, juried by me. Entries will be ju lity. Entry deadline is fore we go to press. In the great tradition of ed ig entry will be read by virtually no-on such incent Letters The Editor Planat of the Arts Madam, Inthe recent push to have ECCAD jegree granting schoo! | thought iat goes ‘agriculture is like “ &OVQY Dear Mr. Evermon : Barry Jones sent me a copy of your letter to him regarding the degree granting ‘status of Emily Carr College of Art and Design. {will definately raise this issue with the ‘minister and talk with the Board of Directors: at Emily Carr about stops they have taken towards this goal. ‘Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Thad wondered why Emily Carr did not share the same status as other schools of an. Sincerely, farming, only farming is doing it." 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Not all artis made by people who ar ‘educated in the wostern scholarly sense, nor ‘am I suggesting that scholarship In the ‘samo sonso Is antithetical to making art.1 ‘would like to feel more assured than I do that degrees are incidental to the work of the ‘school; at best providing continued access to more farming experience, at worst taking the place of introspection and daring as a student goal. ‘While the schoo! is different things to different people ! hope that within its studios ‘will always be a place for the inflexible, ble, unteachabla, intractable, Doar Planet of the Ar would like to give a big and sincere ‘THANK YOU to Doug and Anita in Facilities, for allowing me the ‘go ahead’ on a film Project that involved the use of a smoke ‘machine. While my “fogger” played havoc with the smoke detectors throughout the exciting Friday morning, and one whe needs of a student came before the interests, of the school! thank you, ‘Sandra Lockwood (media) (PS) Apologies to any patrons of Jonathans who suffered indigestion during the noontime serenade trom Emily's healthy outdoor alarms. fe artist. (PPS) Smoke comes in 2 flavors: Apple ‘Without them what the hel’s the point? blossom and Raspberry Yours ete. (PPPS) Thank you to Richard for the ‘no- Goff Rees Naomi Singer Peeking’ signs. Details of the Procession of the Polymorphously Perverse . .. page 3. Louis mailed in West Edmonton sfitto print... page2. Dres nes from bitter to verse. Design insp 3. Anexplosive sto 6. Movies by jones... page 11. Pa a glass, Barkley 3. Hunt seeks Arto page 8.( 7. The ideas zo on forever and Wall on Wallace on walls: the tediu pages 8-9. And Go gots personal, noticed. classified, and subn Editor's birthday ... March 22 Noxt Issue March 28, 1988 The Planetof the Artsis a student publication (six days after alters benday) Photos and Graphics: Sean Thompson, from the Emily Carr College of Art and Design, funded by the Student Society. We ‘welcome unsolicited contributions provided they include the contributor's real name and phone number. Articles must be typewritten and double spaced. Photos and drawings. ‘should be black and white. Submissions ‘can be placed in the black box outside the Planet office. The Editor reserves the right to edit submissions to increase clarity and to eliminate racism and sexism. Editor: Naomi Singer. ‘Art Director: Kathleen McCord. ‘Cover: Connie Herman (painted photo- collage). Written deadline: March 16 ‘Typesetting: Martin Hunt, Lynda. Nakashima, Tipper Cariyle, Leslie Smith, Kathleen Culham, Keven Fedirko, Paste-up: Robin Hutchinson, Bill Gillespie, ‘Anna-Lisa Meikle, Louise Magnuson, Claire Yargeau, Ana Chang, Kevin Louis, Connie Herman, Patricia Baun, {Lemon Pepper Noodles lan Wallace, Anna-Lisa Meikle, Margaret Bootsma, Naomi Singer, Stuart Ballah, Lincoln Clarkes, Jocylyn McDowell, Keith, Nevin, Kelly Constabars. Articles and Poetry: Jerry Stochansky, Kathi K., Ken Hughes, lan Verchére, Kathryne Ayres, Martin Hunt, E. John Love, Bob Evermon, Tom Chartrand, Kevin Louis, Naomi Singer, Frank Gaudet, Kika Thorne, Karen Opas, Alan Barkley, Carmen Rosen, Martin Stein, Jaime T. Jones, Adam Lossing, Derek Simons, Sandra Lockwood, Gary Coward, Troy Suzuki Staff Photographer: Keith Nevin. Faculty Advisor: John Wertschek