Catell Ronca and Emiliano Ponzi were invited to contribute art to Chronicle Books’ newly released The Exquisite Book: 100 Artists Play a Collaborative Game by Julia Rothman, Jenny Volvovski and Matt Lamothe, with an illustrated foreword by Dave Eggers.

The book is based on a modified version of the Surrealist game, The Exquisite Corpse, played by one hundred contemporary fine artists, illustrators, designers and comic artists. Each artist contributes one page to the book, having only seen the page preceding their own. Each page must have a horizon line that starts on the left side of the page and ends on the right. Where the horizon line on the first artist’s page ends, is where it begins for the next artist.

The book was designed by ALSO, with each of the book’s ten chapters printed on a ten-page accordion pull-out, allowing the reader to view the art as a continuous piece.

Other contributing artists include Esther Pearl Watson, James Jean, Simon Peplow, The Heads of State, Calef Brown, Juliette Borda and Mike Perry, among others.

The book is available through Amazon.

Catell Ronca illustrated for The New York Botanical Garden. Her illustrations can be seen in a television spot for The Edible Garden, an exhibition promoting locally grown, seasonal food. From June 19th through October 17th, The Edible Garden will host daily cooking demonstrations, teaching you how to grow and prepare the best food at home. Every weekend a lineup of celebrity chefs takes center stage with samples, book signings and gardening demonstrations. All proceeds benefit the Children’s Gardening program.

The Edible Garden opens this weekend with the Get Out and Grill Festival from June 19th to 20th, featuring a Sunday BBQ perfect for Father’s Day. Other highlights include cooking demonstrations by celebrity chefs, an appearance and book signing by former New York Yankee Roy White, samples of sustainably produced food and hands-on activities for the kids.

Click here to watch the spot.

The New York Botanical Garden 200th St. and Kazimiroff Blvd., Bronx NY

Catell Ronca contributed a piece to F/F magazine’s Moments of Youth project. The Korean-based online magazine asked four artists to contribute artwork inspired by the idea of ‘Youth.’ Catell’s piece explores the ambiguity of adolescence and the mix of fear and excitement that comes with growing older. The other artists that were involved in the project were Walter Newton, Ginger Davies and Sadia Rafique.

Magnet Reps is thrilled to announce that Brecht Evens, Catell Ronca, Emiliano Ponzi, Gordon Wiebe, Hennie Haworth, Nate Williams, Raquel Aparicio and Red Nose Studio had work chosen to appear in the Society of Illustrators 52 annual. This year the Society received over 4,600 submissions, with 418 pieces being chosen by the jury of professional illustrators and art directors. The winning pieces will be published in the annual and some will be exhibited at the at theMuseum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators in New York early next year. Congratulations go out to everyone!

Brecht Evens, Oogachtend / Drawn & Quarterly

Brecht Evens, personal

Catell Ronca, Orion Books UK

Emiliano Ponzi, Plume

Emiliano Ponzi, Z!NES

Emiliano Ponzi, Feltrinelli

Emiliano Ponzi, Z!NES

Emiliano Ponzi, Currents

Emiliano Ponzi, The Washington Post

Emiliano Ponzi, Electa

Gordon Wiebe, personal

Hennie Haworth, Habitat

Nate Williams
Ecojot, Art Director: Carolyn Gavin

Raquel Aparicio, Viajar

Red Nose Studio, Schwartz & Wade