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IS ALWAYS is an intimate photographic journal of legendary musician and artist Daniel Johnston by documentarian Jung Kim from a collaboration and friendship that began in 2008. IS ALWAYS gives rare access into the home and life of one of the most prolific artists of our time. Daniel’s home in Waller, Texas, was a creative sanctuary far from the stage and filled with his beloved treasures: his extensive collection of comic books, a menagerie of toys, musical instruments, magic markers and walls of VHS tapes. The photography book includes personal stories by Louis Black (Co-Founder of The Austin Chronicle and SXSW Festival), musician and producer Kramer (Founder of Shimmy-Disc Records) and filmmaker Richard Linklater (Slacker, Dazed and Confused, Boyhood, Hit Man).
A limited first edition of IS ALWAYS was released at SXSW on March 14, 2023 with a New York City release and exhibit on April 20, 2023. The SXSW release was in conjunction with a fireside chat with Jung Kim and Louis Black at the Austin Convention Center followed by a release party with legendary musicians Tommy McLain, C.C. Adcock, Kathy McCarty (Glass Eye), Kramer, Kami Lyle, Jerome Deupree (Morphine), Joey Spampinato (NRBQ) and Peter More. New York City release included a photo exhibit with special performance by Kyp Malone (TV on the Radio) on launch night, and a second-evening conversation with Louis Black, Marie Javins (DC Comics), Lee Foster (Electric Lady Studios), and Don Goede (Daniel’s longtime friend and tour manager).
IS ALWAYS
PHOTOGRAPHY & EXHIBITION PRODUCTION BY JUNG KIM
ART DIRECTION & DESIGN BY JUNG KIM
HERE is an in-depth photographic study of legendary singer-songwriter and visual artist Daniel Johnston. The culmination of an intimate five-year collaboration and friendship, here captures rare and beautifully moving moments of one of the most compelling artists today. The photographs not only chronicle Johnston’s life on the road during his worldwide tours, but also his prolific life at home in Waller, Texas. A traveling exhibition launched in conjunction with this first-ever photography book on Johnston. The photographs are a selection from thousands of photographs captured on film from 2008 to 2012. here was underwritten entirely by Johnston’s fans around the world via Kickstarter, becoming one of its most successful photography projects at the time.
The exhibition and limited first edition photography book launched on March 13, 2013, at Okay Mountain Gallery in Austin, Texas, during South By Southwest (SXSW) music festival. Co-founder of SXSW and The Austin Chronicle Louis Black hosted the opening night celebration of DANIEL JOHNSTON: here, which featured intimate performances by Daniel Johnston, including tribute performances by Common Prayer (lead by Jason Russo of Hopewell and Mercury Rev) and Lost Boy ?. The second stop of the traveling exhibition was in London, England, from May-June 2013, hosted by the creative agency and gallery Protein. The opening night included special performance by Johnston, as well as, tribute performances by Charlie Voyeur and the Voyeurs with Steffan Halperin of the Klaxons. The New York City exhibition and book release of DANIEL JOHNSTON: here took place on October 10, 2013, in Brooklyn, New York, hosted by J. Spaceman of Spaceman 3 and Spiritualized who gave a special tribute performance along with Glen Hansard of The Frames and The Swell Season, and Brooklyn musician Sean Bones.
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PHOTOGRAPHY & EXHIBITION PRODUCTION BY JUNG KIM
ART DIRECTION & DESIGN BY JOSHUA GURRIE
