March 5, 2008

New York-based artist agent Leslie Barany, working with Chris X and Kevin I. Slaughter of Scapegoat Publishing and editors George Petros and Deanna Lehman, presents…

CARNIVORA: The Dark Art of Automobiles. Published by the new Scapegoat imprint, Barany Books, CARNIVORA features work by 112 artists and writers. Advance copies of the book were unveiled at the January 12th, 2008, opening of an exhibition of the same name at ©POP Detroit Gallery. The exhibition, showcasing art from the book, ran concurrently with the Detroit International Auto Show, and has been extended till the end of March. It will then move to Los Angeles, to L’Imagerie Gallery, opening on May 3rd, scheduled to coincide with the official release of the book. CARNIVORA: The Dark Art of Automobiles will be the first exhibition at L’Imagerie Gallery’s spacious new location at 10555 Victory Boulevard, in North Hollywood.

For more information about the CARNIVORA exhibition please visit

http://www.myspace.com/lesbaranyscarnivora

The book is scheduled for release in the Spring of 2008.

CARNIVORA: The Dark Art of Automobiles

176 pgs. 8.5″ x 11″

$29.95

ISBN13 978-0-9795132-1-3

Available in Spring 2008 

What is humanity’s greatest technical achievement? Why, the automobile, of course. It changed everything. Previous punditry described the automobile’s ascent from molten metal and raw rubber into ubiquitous vehicle of dreams. The chronicle of the car fills uncountable volumes. CARNIVORA: The Dark Art of Automobiles is the latest chapter in our ongoing observations of cars, their drivers, passengers, loads, and secret histories. The art and writings herein take somewhat of a left turn vis-à-vis the rather straight-and-narrow path of automotive art and writing. Instead of focusing on the vehicle’s physicality, the art of CARNIVORA focuses on the vehicle’s psychological impact.

In an examination of the dark side of automobiles and our obsession with them, CARNIVORA features an international group of 92 artists, among them: Anthony Ausgang, John U. Abrahamson, Glenn Barr, Zdzislaw Beksinski, Trevor Brown, Gregory Brotherton, Patrick Byers, Vincent Castiglia, Joe Coleman, Coop, Bernado Corman, Robert Crumb, Jason D’Aquino, Ron English, H.R. Giger, John John Jesse, Viktor Koen, Frank Kozik, Dennis Larkins, Robert LaDuke, Tanino Liberatore, John “Crash” Matos, Mark Mothersbaugh, Stanley Mouse, Niagara, Camilo Pardo, Peter Pontiac, Pooch, J. K. Potter, Dan Quintana, J.L. Robbins, Sibylle Ruppert, Shag, Winston Smith, Hajime Sorayama, Tom Thewes, Tomi Ungerer, Brian Viveros, Keith Weesner, Robert Williams and Chet Zar, and texts by 22 authors, among them: Jennifer Blowdryer, Steven Blush, Harlan Ellison, Peter H. Gilmore, Jacaeber Kastor, Joseph Mauceri, Carlo McCormick, William F. Nolan, George Petros, Norman Spinrad, Pet Silvia and Chris Stein.

For the complete list of contributors to the CARNIVORA book please visit                

www.BaranyBooks.com 

For information on ordering the book, please visit

www.ScapegoatPublishing.com