499 Embarcadero Ave, Bldg 3
Oakland, California

Omnibucket and Cricket Engine present:

THE BOOK OF CLAV:
A Modern Illustrated Fable

Saturday, January 24th (6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)

On January 24th, 2009, Cricket Engine and Omnibucket (declared "Best Independent Endeavor" in 2006 by Bookgasm.com) present a unique walk-through of "The Book of CLAV." This one-night-only event commemorates the Limited Edition reprinting of the modern art fable. The book pages will be presented on the walls, presenting the unknown author's journal entries and the anonymous artworks which spawned them side by side. A two hour instrumental soundtrack, composed specifically to complement and enhance the visual experience accompanies the installation. Scott Lambridis (publisher) and Angie Needels (book designer) will be present for the Limited Edition book signing.

The Book of CLAV remains a mystery

A frustrated artist, in the absence of his muse, becomes an accidental author, chronicling the rise of an envied and anonymous painter. Since its original publication, The Book of CLAV has gone on to become the defining account of la Belle Oublié ("The Beautiful Forgotten), a modern art movement that both captivated and shamed the fine art world in the 1990s.

Haunted by a collection of paintings he found in the trash, the artist-turned-diarist simultaneously documents the rise to fame of the erstwhile art-star known only as "CLAV," as well as his own fall into existential despair.

The unnamed journal, mysteriously abandoned, is presented here alongside CLAV's paintings, reprinted with permission by La Musée de la Belle Oblié. Together, they comprise a fable of human envy in the guise of a first-hand account of art's affective power. The book is also the only extant account of a unique, if minor, art movement that characterized how art and artists are "made" and how hype and circumstances can define them throughout history.

More Information

You can also take a look at the The Book of CLAV in serialized in blog form.
Start reading at http://thebookofclav.omnibucket.com.

This is a one-night only event at Cricket Engine.
Don't miss your chance to explore the mystery of The Book of CLAV!

Cricket Engine is located at 499 Embarcadero Ave., Building #3, Oakland, CA.
For more information, please visit cricketengine.org or email [email protected].

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