Mr bingo s hate mail kickstarter offers artisinal online abuse. A horrible, hilarious little book the times the brainchild of a late night and one too many drinks, hate mail began with selfstyled master of pens, mr. Hes devoting his energies to a kickstarter project. He promised to send a postcard with an offensive message to the first person who replied. We made a film for the supremely talented illustrator mr bingo, in support of his kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a selfpublished book of. Hilariously irreverent and insidiously inspired, hate mail. Oct 10, 2012 now that hes got over 400 such postcards under his belt, penguin is publishing the best of them in hate mail. So popular, in fact, that he had to shut down the service after just six days, due to the huge amount of requests.
The definitive collection self published in 2015 with kickstarter funds, this is a retrospective of the hate mail project. Hate mail in 2 seconds i send rude postcards to strangers in 58 seconds hate mail was conceived in april 2011. Since 2011 mr bingo has sent 928 vintage postcards skillfully emblazoned with offensive messages to mostly willing recipients. Hate mail is a collection of mr bingo s 100 favorite postcards. There was a seemingly endless stream of people willing to pay to. The launch will be held on 25 october in london, at an event entitled mr bingo s pissup in a brewery. One night, while working alone and feeling a bit tipsy, mr. The charismatic illustrator is back and after his hugely popular hate mail project, where lucky winners were selected by mr bingo via social media to be sent hate mail albeit beautifully illustrated hate mail on a vintage postcard, he has now started a kickstarter to fund his book hate mail. May 25, 20 i get emails every day begging me for hate mail, says illustrator mr bingo, referring to the vintage postcards he embellishes with insults and sends out. Cant see some of these making it through us mail unscathed. The film took the form of a rap video, with mr bingo spitting profanities through the grimey streets and back alleys of east london.
I will send a postcard with an offensive message on to the first. What started with fuck you jonathan, fuck you and fuck your shit legs turned into a fullblown hate mail service that would go on to. Like a labrador doing standup noel fielding a horrible, hilarious little book the times the brainchild of a late night and one too many drinks, hate mail began with selfstyled master of pens, mr. In the summer of 2015 mr bingo ran a kickstarter campaign to fund a highend art book of his hate mail illustrations. Mr bingo is best known for his hate mail project which he began in 2011. Self published in 2015 with kickstarter funds, this is a retrospective of the hate mail project. Uk artist mr bingo has been working in the commercial illustration industry for over a decade. Fuck you, jonathan, fuck you and fuck your shit legs. Previously available only via a kickstarter subscription, this bumper edition of all new postcards is a musthave for all hate mail devotees.
In 2011, londonbased illustrator mr bingo took to twitter, offering to post personalized hate mail to the first person to respond to his tweet. Cyber bullying is all the rave nowadays, and the analog phenomena of sending hate mail has blown away with the sands of time. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Hate mail ebook by mr bingo 9781473547186 rakuten kobo. My mission is for this to be the worlds favourite toilet book. Its a good way to spend a holiday, thats for sure extremely cathartic. His project, hate mail, involves vintage postcards, a uk address, and a whole lotta hate. Nov 03, 2016 hilariously irreverent and insidiously inspired, hate mail.
Now, following a viral kickstarter campaign, his best putdowns have been compiled into one hate filled book of awesomeness. In four secondsmr bingo likes doing art and this is a shop where you can buy things that he has made. Over 400 illustrated postcards have made their way though the uk postal system, but the service is currently sold out on the artists website. To be eligible for this reward you must be female and aged 21 100. Hate mail by mr bingo, 9780718159030, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Read hate mail the definitive collection by mr bingo available from rakuten kobo. Prime members enjoy free twoday delivery and exclusive access to music. British illustrator mr bingo hates you and thats a good thing. Mr bingo is teaming up with penguin to create hate mail, a book that will showcase 100 of his favourite comic cards.
Like a labrador doing standup noel fielding a horrible, hilarious little book the times the bra. The project, which involves sending offensive postcards to strangers, started as a drunk idea but was then exhibited in galleries and led to 2 books. Hate mail is a collection of mr bingos 100 favorite postcards. To date, ive sent over 700 hate mails to happy i think customers and the project has been exhibited in london and amsterdam. Just launched, its aim is to fund a book of his 156 favourite hatemail postcards. Mr bingos hate mail project book in case youre not familiar with the work of mr bingo, he was a commercial illustrator for 15 years who worked with clients ranging from the the new yorker and the new york times to the guardian and time. I probably started taking risks when i was ten when i went to school dressed as a girl.
In 2015 he launched a kickstarter to fund a book about his hate mail project. Mr bingo s illustrated envelopes and vintage postcards. Nov 15, 2016 a horrible, hilarious little book the times. A retrospective of illustrator mr bingo s hate mail postcard project. Mr bingo offered to send a vintage postcard with a message of hate on the back, a mr jonathan hopkins agreed, and a card was. Conceived of while admittedly a bit drunk, hate mail saw mr bingo send a vintage postcard with an offensive message to the first person that responded on social media. In 2011 he sent a postcard to a man named jonathan hopkins that said fuck you jonathan, fuck you and fuck your shit legs and mr bingo s hate mail was born. I will send a postcard with an offensive message on to the first person who replies to. Jul 06, 2015 mr bingo s hate mail kickstarter offers artisinal online abuse.
The hate mail exhibition at kk outlet will showcase 250 unseen postcards from mr bingo s now extensive archive. Jul 24, 20 hate mail by mr bingo, 9780718159030, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Late one night in my studio, alone and a bit drunk, i was suddenly overcome with an urge to send somebody a vintage postcard from my personal collection, amassed over many years from visits to provincial charity shops and car boot fairs. Jul 31, 2015 rewards for pledging support to hate mail.
The edition sticks two fingers up to humour book conventions, composed of the finest quality papers and sporting a delicately foiled, typographyfree cover. Mr bingo in londons masque haunt, the venue where he is offering dates for a fee to fund his book hate mail. I get emails every day begging me for hate mail, says illustrator mr bingo, referring to the vintage postcards he embellishes with insults and sends out. No, sir, i sit in my room composing hate mail postcards to random celebrities and that. Mr bingo didnt learn a lot at school but he did discover one valuable thing. A date at a large london based wetherspoons with the author mr bingo. After tweeting i will send an offensive postcard to the first person to reply to this message one night in 2011, he got so many responses from people that the project naturally took off. The definitive collection mr bingo mrbingo hatemail book. Over 400 illustrated postcards have made their way though the uk postal system, but. The winner was jonathan hopkins from forest hill in london, to whom mr bingo sent a postcard that read. Hate mail by mr bingo hecticophilia london lifestyle.
Bingo, sending a single tweet off into the pipes of the internet. Filled with fascinating vintage images from across the world and detailed handdrawn illustrations, this darkly hilarious book. For the first 60 people through the door of the private view on thursday 6th june, there was the opportunity to have their very own personalized piece of hate mail. Mr bingo hates you and hell send you a postcard to prove. Theres a book too, the boy got it for me last year and its a highly enjoyable read. When hate mail becomes the stuff of adorable art huffpost. Now that hes got over 400 such postcards under his belt, penguin is publishing the best of them in hate mail. Bingo is often referred to as the justin bieber of drawing. I acted as designer, production manager and crowdfunding consultant for illustrator mr bingo s hate mail postcard project retrospective, kickstarters most funded uk publishing project. The campaign, which was launched with a rap video for which mr bingo wrote and recorded an original song, 14 was set to run for 28 days but was successfully funded within 9 hours and finished 386% funded with 3,732 backers. In 2012, camden town brewery released a limited edition hate ale beer with mr bingo called camden town is full of cunts.
We made a film for the supremely talented illustrator mr bingo, in support of his kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a selfpublished book of his ongoing hate mail project. Containing a cornucopia of postcards adorned with mean spirited illustrations, we can now see why mr. The definitive collection is the ultimate celebration of mr. The postcards spread like wildfire and bingo exhibited here and there. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. There is obviously other curmudgeonly folk out there who enjoy this pastime too if this excellent by which i mean deeply profane hate mail book by mr bingo is anything to go by. Filled with fascinating vintage images from across the world and detailed handdrawn illustrations, this darkly hilarious book will leave you charmed, offended, and giggling in equal measures. Mr bingos hate mail kickstarter offers artisinal online.
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