Negative Litanies
2011
box set of all 12 zines from 2010
plus new 2011 zine
and original gouache on paper drawing
Edition of 3
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Terence Hannum's Negative Litanies box set was produced in conjunction with his 2011 solo show at Western Exhibitions. Every month in 2010 Hannum produced a new zine, each one taking a different format, maximizing the possibilities of the cheaply printed page. He achieves remarkable textures, surfaces and images through seemingly simple combinations of toner on white, black and gray papers. Every subsequent zine ups the ambition from the prior one, as Hannum experiments with color xeroxes, collaborations (with New York artist Scott Treleaven and Chicagoan Elijah Burgher), vellum, sealed wax covers, obi bands and mini-CDs.

Exemplifying the DIY spirit inherent in the hardcore and metal scenes he’s documenting, his use of the zine relates to the format’s origin, that of the self-produced fanzine. Hannum recontextualizes elements of his drawings, paintings, installations and even sound work in his zines, at times documenting the above works, but also casting new narratives intrinsic to the multi-page format. Hannum pushes the zine to its extremes, much like the extreme sonic scenes he’s documenting and influenced by.

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