Coptic Cat

Between 4–7 May 2012, Andrew Gilbert, also known as Andrew Emperor of Africa, has his first US solo presentation at the NADA Art Fair, represented by the gallery Ten Haaf Projects (Amsterdam). Andrew has informed David that “The Emperor will be Present as will be The Holy Broccoli from India”. Pictured with this is his painting “The Statue of Broccoli”.

His work will be shown at Booth 10, Center 548, 548 West 22nd Street between 10th and 11th AveNUES, New York, NY. More information at http://newartdealers.org.

“Scottish artist Andrew Gilbert (1980) is an illustrator, painter, storyteller, opinionated military historian, visionary and realist all in one. Whatever his guise, however, one thing is certain: Andrew Gilbert is a creator of fictional universe, of strange and exotic incidents, where real events crop up in the various backgrounds and reveal hidden historical facts, no matter how illogically they all seem linked together. In his drawings and paintings, he expertly operates a time machine that lets him wander through history. Using tangible examples of historical events, he tracks different historical figures and examines their roles and shows who they really were. He shows what they meant for us: often orgies of violence and destruction. He reverses the splendour of military operations, lending them an effect contrary to the received wisdom and moves the misery of expansionism into the focus of attention. (Text by Zdenek Felix)”

David has started work on an edition of 39 copies of C93’s Lucifer Over London 12" vinyl record. Each copy comes with a line drawing, entitled LightBringer=LightSinker, drawn in red and black ink by David on a black 12" sleeve. Each copy is signed on the front by him in pencil. The back cover has the title of the drawing and a limitation number written by David in white ink. The vinyl is not a test pressing, but the original red vinyl record with printed labels. Each copy is treated as a commission and the painting will be made after having received the payment.

New LUMINOUS/GLOW-IN-THE-DARK round-necked T-shirts have been made for SummerSkippers everywhere. It features the SmilingSixSixSix image used on C93’s Live at Bar Maldoror.

Coptic Cat are delighted to announce that the extraordinarily gorgeous and idiosyncratic first album by Steffi Thiel and Michael Cashmore, Late But Never, is out now on Coptic Cat (NIFE 015CD). It will also be available digitally on iTunes. It is now available from www.copticcat.ca. Worldwide distribution is via Revolver.

I and all at Coptic Cat are stunned and OverPlanets to announce the new album by the unmatched and perfect COMUS, Out of the Coma, is out now.