NEW MUSIC by ZEENA Zeena's second solo album 'Transcend' debuts at Snow Gallery NYC on June 3rd, 2023, as soundtrack for their third exhibition in a series, 'Movement of the Triangle,' inspired by Kandinsky’s 'Concerning the Spiritual in Art.' The exhibition also marks the first time originals of Zeena's visual art are shown together with works of her recently deceased godfather Kenneth Anger. All good things come in threes: The three lengthy pieces in this album total 52 minutes altogether, affording the listener ample meditative journeys of contemplation and sonic catharsis, ending with an exhilaratingly triumphant sense of dashing through space and time, releasing the ballast of all pain and suffering, emerging as a Victor. The succinct titles focus on specific Buddhist themes, directing the mind toward wider and deeper understanding of ones own spiritual path and experience. *The album's official release is June 4th, 2023, on the day following its debut at Snow Gallery NYC and a date of immense Buddhist importance, Saga Dawa Düchen, the anniversary of Buddha's Enlightenment and Parinirvana. *Pre-order the album Transcend prior to the official release date to get the first track; email notification on the release date will give you the link to the rest of the album. Album cover for Transcend is a detail from a larger piece, 'Ladders,' original art by Zeena Schreck on display at Snow Gallery until July 2nd, 2023. Recorded in Berlin, Germany. Sound Engineer: Robert Mayson, NYC. Promo videos of the album by Courtney Sell. Album is in digital download format only. For full gallery description of the exhibition and other artists featured, click on the below images or visit: https://www.instagram.com/snowgallerynyc/  
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 If you're in NYC this weekend: You can pick up a copy of The Zaum of Zeena in real life from the publisher at the eleventh annual NY Art Book Fair, from September 16 to 18, 2016, at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, Queens. Go to the HEINZFELLER NILEISIST booth in the zine tent, A21, just to the left upon entering. Other items offered include: *A fanzine about opera singer Waltraud Meier, one of the most powerful artists to currently walk this earth - by Frank Haines. Black and white photocopy, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, 68 pages, 35 copies *The Range, by Alexa Adams and Flora Gill of Ohne Titel. The Range deals with intersections between sport and symbolism to reimagine commercial climbing imagery as disrupted myths of femininity and masculinity. 56 pages, 100 Copies, Black & White on paper *A limited edition (20) zine by JOE DeNARDO consisting of timeless black and white blowups and new manipulations from his vast archive. 8..5 x 11", black & white photocopy, many wonderful pages *Reuben Lorch-Miller's new book Sculpture Original photographs, writing, other documents and a bonus insert. Each cover is hand printed in three colors by the artist Black and White 119 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches Edition of 25. Each is signed and numbered *Some Random Images Left By Dead People on My Computer 2015-2016 Bank's Violette's new zine which is accurately described in it's title. Black and White photocopy, 60 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, 100 copies * a new edition of SLEEPING AMONG THE SEA GRAPES by Mike Robson which now includes a photo of the author * previously published publications which can be seen here * Occult objects and minerals I brought back from Esoterik Charley in Bogota, Colombia and New Stained Glass by Frank Haines This and more is all happening at the NYC ART BOOK FAIR THIS WEEKEND!  Devendra Banhart bathing body and mind in Shakti blessings after the LA Art Book Fair 2016. Thanks to HEINZFELLER NILEISIST for sending this great pic! Which page is he reading?  The Zaum of Zeena is now available on this site!  photos by Frank Haines and David Batan A Collection of Interviews, Essays, Quotes and Images by Zeena Schreck Edited by Frank Haines Published by HEINZFELLER NILEISIST New Review of The Zaum of Zeena by Luca Piccolo below in this post. [La versione in lingua italiana di questa recensione si trova sotto il testo in inglese.] This fine art zine was presented especially for the 10th annual NY Art Book Fair 2015, at MOMA/PS1, Sept. 17-20, 2015 From the original Premiere Limited Edition of 50 - Only 23 copies are left of the original first printing.
New Review of The Zaum of Zeena
by Luca Piccolo: [La versione in lingua italiana di questa recensione si trova sotto il testo in inglese.] . The Zaum of Zeena, published by Frank Haines in 2015, is presented as a "collection of Interview, Essay, Quotes and Images" of the artist Zeena Schreck. Interviews closely analyze the most interesting aspects of the life, the thought and the philosophy that always accompanies Zeena. As is written in the first pages of this volume, "her art, like her music, is best understood as a non-verbal trans-rational branch of her spiritual teaching"; the best way to understand this is to read this text. In fact, Zeena's art is the main issue covered in the first interview presented in this volume, which happens to be my own interview with Zeena originally published in WSF (online art journal). This is followed by excerpts from the interview with the author Konstantinos that focuses on exploring spirituality and the magical path of this artist. A theme which is then expanded upon in a different way in the wonderful interview with Che Chetty (for the School of Religion, Philosophy and Classics, University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa), where certain aspects of Tantra are analyzed and investigated. In this series of questions and answers we see two alternating fronts: the accademic vs. the practical knowledge. The interview by Maxime Lachaud, drops us completely into the musical dimension of the artist, and investigates mainly the work that Zeena made with recordings for Radio Werewolf. Also relevant to her work during Radio Werewolf is an extract from "Mythos Wewelsburg: Fakten und Legenden" by Daniele Siepe, in which the artist explaines the reason for a particular position/asana she takes in a scene from her Video Werewolf film "Germany: The Theory of Ruins" (1992). Both of these interviews make us reflect on the meticulousness that the artist uses for the realization of every single opera. With this in mind, it spontaneously came to me how the composition of this volume was not at all left to chance. Also included in this collection are two writings by Zeena originally published in the Beatdom Magazine # 11 (referring to "Liberation under the Snow Moon," the story of a salvific mission to free captive wolves from a fur farm) and Vice Magazine ("A Tale of Two Birds and Tantric Meditation "). All the interviews are linked together through a series of quotes and images, which greatly augment the value of the text and make for a most pleasant and smooth reading experience. Between the lines we also see beauty and clarity: perhaps the two most emotionally engaging effects of this pubblication. This is a text that gives to the general public the opportunity to open up to the understanding of Zeena Schreck and her art. It is certainly a must read by anyone interested in the spiritual and artistic aspects of Zeena. But also for those who have only a marginal interest in these topics, it is still a treat. --Luca Piccolo 2015 Naples, Italy The Zaum of Zeena, editato da Frank Haines nel 2015, si presenta come una “collection of Interview, Essay, Quotes and Images” dell’artista Zeena Schreck. Le interviste analizzano da vicino gli aspetti più interessanti della vita, del pensiero e della filosofia che accompagna Zeena da sempre. Come appare scritto nelle prime pagine di questo volume “her art, like her music, is best understood as a non-verbal trans-rational branch of her spiritual teaching”; il miglior modo per comprenderlo è leggere questo testo. È infatti l’arte di Zeena la tematica principalmente trattata nella prima intervista, quella di Luca Piccolo. Seguono poi alcuni estratti dall’intervista con l’autore Konstantinos che fa convergere le proprie domande su questioni che indagano la spiritualità e il percorso magico dell’artista. Tematica che poi verrà sviluppata in un altro modo nella stupenda intervista con Che Chetty (for the School of Religion, Philosophy and Classics, University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa), dove sono invece analizzati e indagati alcuni aspetti del Tantra, in questa serie di domande e risposte vediamo alternarsi due fronti: quello accademico e quello della conoscenza pratica. L’intervista di Maxime Lachaud, ci cala completamente nella dimensione musicale dell’artista, e indaga principalmente il lavoro che Zeena ha compiuto con le registrazioni di Radio Werewolf; così come nell’estratto da “Mythos Wewelsburg: Fakten und Legenden” di Daniele Siepe, viene spiegata una posizione/asana che l’artista assume in una scena di “Germania: The theory of Ruins” (1992), from Video Werewolf film. Entrambe le interviste ci fanno riflettere sulla meticolosità che l’artista utilizza per la realizzazione di ogni sua singola Opera. Tenendo presente ciò, sorge spontaneo il pensiero che anche la composizione di questo volume non sia affatto stata affidata al caso. Sono inoltre inclusi in questa raccolta due scritti della stessa Zeena già pubblicati su Beatdom Magazine # 11 (parliamo di “Liberation under the Snow Moon”, racconto di un’azione salvifica per liberare alcuni lupi) e su Vice Magazine (“A Tale of Two Birds and Tantric Meditation”). Le citazioni e le immagini che compongono quest’opera fanno da anello di congiunzione tra tutte le interviste, e aumentano notevolmente il valore del testo, oltre a renderlo ancora più piacevole e scorrevole. Tra le pagine vediamo quindi affiancarsi la bellezza e la chiarezza: forse i due elementi emotivamente più coinvolgenti dell’opera. È questo un testo che dà al grande pubblico la possibilità di aprirsi alla comprensione di Zeena Schreck e della sua Arte. Va indubbiamente letto da chiunque abbia interesse per il percorso spirituale e artistico di Zeena, ma anche, da chi ha solo un interesse marginale per le tematiche trattate. NEW BOOK RELEASE THIS WEEKEND AT |
