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Simple Sabotage Field Guide: Pocket Edition
by Alex Durlak
Collector #42
Limited first printing (100) of the 1944 CIA-predecessor manual on everyday resistance. Pocket-sized (4.25"x7") with concealment dust jacket titled Apiculture: Managing Worker Bees & Drones. Learn to "work slowly," "make speeches," and "misunderstand orders" in this historical guide to administrative disruption. Also available as a free PDF.
ON IDEAS
by postmodern tectonics ™
Collector #53
Some theories and practical approaches that might help you think about how you think about ideas.
Workshop of Workshops
by Dept of Transformation
Collector #29
"Workshop of Workshops" by P. Krishnamurthy, explores various organizational structures—studio, gallery, school, therapy, and temple—analyzing their advantages and disadvantages in fostering creativity, collaboration, and individual development. PK proposes a "new workshop" model that to merge the best aspects of these formats.
P.P.P.P.P.P. by Naoco Wowsugi
by Dept of Transformation
Collector #10
P.P.P.P.P.P. (People! Practice Participating in Participatory Projects, Please.) by Naoco Wowsugi, 2023 “Why are artists always seen as the leaders or organizers? Why can’t you be an artist by being a participant?” —Naoco Wowsugi
LAST HUMAN #003
by Lance Weiler
Collector #21
The third issue of our open prototyping zine dives into how LAST HUMAN moves from the museum to the classroom. Inspired by Fluxus and John Cage’s experimental classes at The New School, students at Columbia DSL turn learning itself into performance - building haunted interfaces, masks, and rituals that blur the line between human and machine.
AI-Z: Conversations about resistance & genAI
by Identity 2.0, and danielle paterson
Collector #2
A zine documenting conversations about resistance from activists outside of technology to translate into modes of resistance against genAI models.
On the Creative Life: Conversations Toward a New Creative Era
by Yancey Strickler, and Joshua Citarella
Collector #126
Artist Joshua Citarella and writer Yancey Strickler spoke weekly about their creative practices for the "New Creative Era" podcast. This book edits those discussions into a collection offering a new perspective on the creative life. Available July 1.
Antimemetics: Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading
by Nadia Asparouhova, and Leïth Benkhedda
Collector #732
Why do some ideas spread like wildfire, while others resist being seen — despite their importance? A new book by Nadia Asparouhova explores the emerging phenomenon of antimemetics. Published by the Dark Forest Collective.
The Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet
by Yancey Strickler, Peter Limberger, and 9 more
Collector #288
A book about how to survive on the internet. It’s about the cozy web, the dark web, the dark forest, the clear net, the dark net, and a new social world emerging around us. This is the Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet.
A SEXUAL HISTORY OF THE INTERNET
by Mindy Seu, Esra Soraya Padgett, and 27 more
Collector #121
How has technology shaped and been shaped by sexuality? This 700+ page artist book gathers anecdotes, artworks, and historical artifacts that reveal the pervasive and perverted origins of our digital tools. More info on the lecture performance tour in Fall 2025 below! SHIPPING IN OCTOBER.
Anonymous Creative Futures Report
by Rayna, IY, and 4 more
Collector #66
Where are we now as creative people? Where are we going? What do we vision for the future? 75 creative people anonymously share the dreams, concerns, and joys grounding their creative thinking for the year ahead.