Incidental car crash primitives

Featured Releases

The Car Crash Anthology: Call for Submissions
Anthology + open call
Physical zine

In 2021, Brittany Menjivar was hit by two semi trucks in a car accident that left her inches from death. The first time she ever hung out with Erin Satterthwaite, she told her this story... and minutes later, Erin's car was totaled in a collision involving an Uber driver at a Hollywood intersection. Forever bonded by their trauma and their love of literature, they founded Car Crash Collective, a late-night literary reading series. Rowdy, fun, and unapologetically confessional, Car Crash Collective has emerged as the preeminent Los Angeles reading series (with stops also in New York, Berlin, and Boise).

In partnership with Metalabel, Car Crash Collective is set to release their first-ever print project, a highly anticipated anthology of writing on the destructive and generative potential of the car crash. The collection will feature many of the luminaries who have read in the series, and is open for submissions.

If you’re interested in submitting, please send work to carcrashla@gmail.com no later than September 30th. If you want to support the release, you can pre-order the anthology and learn more about the Car Crash Girl lore on Metalabel.

Incidental Container Tote
Curated by Jason Isolini
Physical tote + certificate of authenticity

Incidental Container is simultaneously a singular artwork and group exhibition conceived and organized by Jason Isolini opening this weekend at Public Works Administration gallery in New York City.

The Metalabel release offers a unique tote bag generated from code-based artworks with contributions by Jake Brush, Courtlin Byrd, Tomi Faison, Sarah Friend, Xavier Mcfarlin, Rebecca Millsop, Zach Nader, Georgica Pettus, and Molly Soda. Available in a limited edition of 50.

Techno Primitivism Volume 1
By Rachel Jackson
Published with Special Effects
Physical zine

Techno Primitivism is a pseudoscientific journal that explores the modern world and its echoes in ancient ideas and forms. Crafted by the artist Rachel Jackson and published with the excellent LA-based art book publisher Special Effects, the book combines enigmatic imagery and language to paint the picture of a very different world.

Just 15 editions, all signed by the artist.