MICHAEL SALERNO
Michael Salerno is the founder and operator of Kiddiepunk. He is an Australian artist and filmmaker who lives and works in Paris. Employing a variety of media, including photography, collage, video and installation, his work has been featured in numerous magazines, on book and album covers and exhibited in galleries and film festivals across Europe, USA and Australia. He has published numerous zines including the infamous “Teenage Satanists in Oklahoma” (2012 - 2018). Three monographs of his visual art have been published: “Home” (with Peter Sotos) (2013), “Childhood” (2015) and “Hate” (2020).He has also released work under the name Aspen Michael Taylor.
SELECTED KIDDIEPUNK RELEASES:
- Home (with Peter Sotos)
- Teenage Satanists in Oklahoma
- The Masturbator's Heart
LINKS:
- Website
- Instagram
THOMAS MOORE
Thomas Moore’s work has appeared in various publications in Europe and America. His two novels, "A Certain Kind of Light" (2013) and "In Their Arms" (2016) were published by Rebel Satori Press. His novella, "GRAVES" (2011) and three poetry collections, "The Night Is An Empire" (2013), "Skeleton Costumes" (2014) and "When People Die" (2018), were published by Kiddiepunk. He lives in the UK.
KIDDIEPUNK RELEASES:
- Instagram Haikus
- When People Die
- Skeleton Costumes
- All Of My Fears Are Shared With Strangers
- The Night Is An Empire
- GRAVES
DENNIS COOPER
Dennis Cooper is an American writer and author of The George Miles Cycle, an interconnected sequence of five novels that includes 'Closer', 'Frisk', 'Try', 'Guide', and 'Period'. His post–George Miles Cycle novels include 'My Loose Thread', 'The Sluts', 'God Jr', 'The Marbled Swarm' and 'Zac's Haunted House'. He currently lives in Paris.
KIDDIEPUNK RELEASES:
- Zac's Drug Binge
- Zac's Coral Reef
- Zac's Freight Elevator
- Zac's Control Panel
- Zac's Haunted House
- French Hole
LINKS:
- Website
- Blog
O.B. DE ALESSI
O.B. De Alessi is an Italian artist working between Paris, London and Italy and currently living in Paris. She graduated from Chelsea College of Art and Design in London and from Accademia Di Belle Arti in Bologna. She has had both solo and group exhibitions in Europe as well as South America and Russia.
KIDDIEPUNK RELEASES:
- I Murder So That I May Come Back
- Theme of Sadness
LINKS:
- Website
- Blog
- "Deep Asleep" Blog
PETER SOTOS
Peter Sotos is an American writer.
His books include: "Comfort and Critique" (Void Books, 2005), "Predicate" (Creation Books, 2005), "Show Adult" (Creation Books, 2007), "Pure Filth" (Feral House, 2012) and "Mine" (Nine Banded Books, 2013).
KIDDIEPUNK RELEASES:
- Home (with Michael Salerno)
MARK GLUTH
Mark Gluth lives in Bellingham, Washington with his wife and their 2 dogs. His most recent works are the novel "No Other" and the story collection "The Goners".
KIDDIEPUNK RELEASES:
- The Goners
- Come Down To Us
- Crippled Symmetry
LINKS:
- Blog
- The Late Work of Margaret Kroftis
- No Other - Scrapbook
JEFF JACKSON
Jeff Jackson is the author of the novel "Mira Corpora", which was a Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and selected one of the Best Books of 2013 in Salon, Slate and The New Statesman. His short fiction has appeared in Guernica, Vice and The Common. Six of his plays have been performed in New York City by the Obie-Award winning Collapsable Giraffe theater company, including acclaimed productions of "Botanica" and "Dream of the Red Chamber: Performance for a Sleeping Audience".
KIDDIEPUNK RELEASES:
- Novi Sad
LINKS:
- Website
NEW JUCHE
New Juche is the author of "Wasteland", "The Mollusc", "Gymnasium", "Mountainhead", "The Spider’s House" and "Stupid Baby". He moved permanently to Southeast Asia from Scotland in 2003.
KIDDIEPUNK RELEASES:
- Bosun
LINKS:
- Website
ANGE DARGENT
Ange Dargent is a writer and actor who lives in Paris, France.
KIDDIEPUNK RELEASES:
- The Others Lived as Me
- The Masturbator's Heart
ROBBIE COBURN
Robbie Coburn is a poet based in Melbourne, Australia. His books include ‘Ghost Poetry’, ‘And I Could Not Have Hurt You’ and ‘The Other Flesh’. He has also released a collaborative album called ‘Womb’ with noise artist TVISB.
KIDDIEPUNK RELEASES:
- And I Could Not Have Hurt You
LINKS:
- Website
MARCUS WHALE
Marcus Whale is a Sydney-based composer and musician. His practice encompasses live performance, scored works, sound installation and recordings. Both solo and as part of pop music groups Collarbones and Black Vanilla, he performs and records regularly on labels Two Bright Lakes, New Weird Australia, The Finer Things and others.
KIDDIEPUNK RELEASES:
- Whale/Taylor (with Aspen Michael Taylor)
- Middle of Nowhere (video) (with Michael Salerno)
LINKS:
- Marcus Whale Facebook
- Collarbones Tumblr
SCOTT TRELEAVEN
Scott Treleaven was born in Canada in 1972. Over the past decade he has produced an extensive body of drawings, photographs, sculptures, publications, films, collaborations and collages. Though primarily recognized for his work as a visual artist, he first came to attention as a filmmaker in mid-nineties after making the world's first gay punk documentary, 'Queercore'. From 1996 to 1999 Treleaven also produced 'This is the Salivation Army', the notorious zine that would eventually be incarnated as the eponymous cult film in 2002, making its way from the underground circuit to venues like the MOMA in New York.
KIDDIEPUNK RELEASES:
- The Two Eyes Are Not Brothers
LINKS:
- Website
MARTIN BLADH
Martin Bladh (1976-) is a Swedish-born artist of multiple mediums. His work lays bare themes of violence, obsession, fantasy, domination, submission and narcissism. Bladh is a founding member of the post-industrial band IRM, the musical avant-garde unit Skin Area and co-founder of the publishing company Infinity Land Press. "The Hurtin’ Club" is his fourth book; earlier publications include "To Putrefaction", "Qualis Artifex Pereo" and "DES". He lives and works in London.
KIDDIEPUNK RELEASES:
- The Hurtin' Club
LINKS:
- Website
- Infinity Land Press
ZELDA JUNE
Zelda June documents the New American South. Their experimental documentaries, music videos, and photographs have been shared via outlets such as Anthology Film Archives, Slamdance, Los Angeles Filmforum, Photographer's Forum Magazine, and VICE. They work out of a treehouse in the Carolinas.
KIDDIEPUNK RELEASES:
- This is Yates
LINKS:
- Website
TERENCE HANNUM
Terence Hannum (b. 1979, USA) is an artist and musician based in Baltimore, MD. He has had numerous solo and group shows across the US and Europe. Hannum has performed music solo and with avant-metal trio Locrian (Relapse Records), and in collaboration with Nicolas Lobo at De La Cruz Collection (Miami) and Scott Treleaven at Kavi Gupta Gallery (Chicago).
KIDDIEPUNK RELEASES:
- A.Y.P.S.
LINKS:
- Website
- Locrian Band site
KEN BAUMANN
Ken Baumann is a writer, designer and publisher. He wrote the novels 'Solip' (Tyrant Books) and 'Say, Cut, Map' (Blue Square Press), as well as the non-fiction book 'EarthBound' (Boss Fight Books). He owns and operates Sator Press, a non-profit publishing company.
KIDDIEPUNK RELEASES:
- The Sky Went Red While He Was Inside
LINKS:
- Website
- Sator Press Website
STEVEN PURTILL
Steven Purtill lives in northwestern Washington state.
KIDDIEPUNK RELEASES:
- Brother/Sister
- Crippled Symmetry
LINKS:
- Vimeo
SAMMY STEIN
Sammy Stein is a French artist based in Paris. He draws, makes comics and publishes books but he is also involved in photography, writing, music and other things… In 2010 he co-created, 'Collection Revue', a bilingual magazine about contemporary drawing. He organizes exhibitions, publishes books and silkscreen prints. In 2014 he released the book 'LAGON', a 300-page anthology of experimental and contemporary comic/graphic novels.
KIDDIEPUNK RELEASES:
- Hidden Holes, Secret Rooms, Trap Door and Mysterious Castles
LINKS:
- Website