[ RECENT WORK ]

From October 4th 2020 through February 14th 2021 agents Peter Miles Bergman and Heather Link-Bergman of The Institute of Sociometry (the organization we get the is from) were honored to be included in the exhibition Citizenship: A Practice of Society at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver with their installation Leftist Leaflets In Little Free Libraries.

Please enjoy this artist talk from 1/27/21 which covers LLiLL but also work from the preceding decade:

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(3/3) ~ #is getting ready to roll out with my bro’s Matt and John! Heather our Escort has granted us permission to go to the park. As Supplicants in the highest order of Men Observing Modesty (mom) we don’t just cover up in public! We also; always mask, do not drive, leave the home without our Escort, or speak to anyone – especially women – who are outside of The Order...
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Hope to catch you out there when the weather heats up! All you shirtless men talk to our Escort for a free black, hooded, long sleeve-T and a pamphlet on how you can observe modesty or even join us in our secular-progressive-fundamentalist order.
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Photo cred @spandexstudios
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#genderidentity #feminism #fundamentalism #woke #progressive #purityculture #mom #bros #merchgirl #oedipus #modesty #keepitcovered #modestclothing...
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#art #performanceart #artivism #pranktivist #culturejamming

(2/3) ~ #is figuring this is as good a time any an

(2/3) ~ #is figuring this is as good a time any any on this Mother’s day MMXXI to let you all know (with Heather’s permission) that we’re trying out a new lifestyle and focus in the Link-Bergman household and at the I statute of Sociometry. We’re starting up a new group with some of her besties and my bro’s – Matt, John, and Kev – to promote: Men Observing Modesty (mom) – a secular, progressive-fundamentalist order advocating for modesty in all men...
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As I’m not sophisticated enough to speak to the nuances of something this complex, I’d like (with her consent) to share Heather’s thoughts: “Ladies, we all know how seeing a shirtless man playing volleyball in the park can be a dangerous situation! When the sunlight dances through his glossy back hair and the soft curve of his love handles glisten with sweat, you simply cannot control your impure thoughts and sexual urges. In addition to the distraction this creates – diverting your attention away from your important business – it also creates a dangerous situation for the man. He is inviting the sexual advances of strangers, including the most venerated among us – mothers. For his own protection, and for the safety of all men, we advocate that men cover up. Men must observe modesty for social cohesion, for their own protection, and….for their moms. Men must do their duty to liberate all women, but especially moms, from their impure thoughts.”...
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You might see us out in the park this summer giving out FREE comfy 50/50 blend black cotton long sleeved hooded t-shirts to shirtless men with an encouragement to cover up and, you know, think about their Mom...
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Photo cred: @messageofbalthasar
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#genderidentity #feminism #fundamentalism #woke #progressive #purityculture #mom #bros #merchgirl #oedipus #modesty #keepitcovered #modestclothing...
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#art #performanceart #artivism #pranktivist #culturejamming

(1/3) ~ #is asking my brothers – have you ever c

(1/3) ~ #is asking my brothers – have you ever considered the negative effect that showing your bare flesh has on social cohesion? Look how our gaze is drawn to Kev’s bare shins. Ultimately it’s your body, your choice; but, on this of all days, Mother’s day, we encourage all men to cover up. Think of your mom! Keep it covered! ~ Men Observing Modesty...
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See our other posts for more information and ways you can get involved in this new secular progressive-fundamentalist order.
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Photo cred @johnnylivefeed
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#genderidentity #feminism #fundamentalism #woke #progressive #purityculture #mom #bros #merchgirl #oedipus #modesty #keepitcovered #modestclothing...
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#art #performanceart #artivism #pranktivist #culturejamming

#is always STöKED to get unsolicited mail art! Al

#is always STöKED to get unsolicited mail art! Almost 30 years ago I started sending Institute of Sociometry propaganda to the anyone on the international mail art distro I could get an address for...
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All this time and dozens of address changes and people still find me. This print and sticker pack came from Miles in New Zealand. When I went to add him to my 700+ member mailing list of people who’ve sent me trades he was already on it! So I updated his address and sent him some swag and a typed letter to catch up...
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We love mail!
is PRESS &
Institute of Sociometry
PO Box 9542
Denver, CO 80209...
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#mail #mailart #savetheusps #zine #zines #zinetrade #penpals #art #graphicart #specialagent #starterkit

#is still active on the original social network –

#is still active on the original social network - the mail art and zine trading network...
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This organic seed bombing kit came from Edmonton AB Canada from my former colleague at work Christina. So of course she got an is special agent starter kit! (Swipe to check it out.)...
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We love mail!
is PRESS &
Institute of Sociometry
PO Box 9542
Denver, CO 80209...
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#mail #mailart #savetheusps #zine #zines #zinetrade #penpals #art #graphicart #specialagent #starterkit #seedstarting #seeedbombing

#is catching up on the mail bag and returning corr

#is catching up on the mail bag and returning correspondence. We received these great zine trades from Mike in LaCrosse Wisconsin (@sciencepainted). Mike picked up both of our LLiLL zines from @halfletterpress and decided to send us some of his zines and a nice letter. So of course we sent him an is special agent starter kit! Swipe to check it out!!!
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We love mail!
is PRESS &
Institute of Sociometry
PO Box 9542
Denver, CO 80209...
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#mail #mailart #savetheusps #zine #zines #zinetrade #penpals #art #graphicart #specialagent #starterkit

#is pretty sure there’s nothing more satisfying

#is pretty sure there’s nothing more satisfying than to PRESS the word PRESS into so 220# paper with a PRESS. (In fluorescent red at that!)
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#letterpress #printmaking #letterpressprinting #type #typography #typesetting #metaltype #woodtype #c&p #design #print #diy #diyordie #smallpress #indiepress #artistsoninstagram #artstudio

#is giving you my number in case you want me to pr

#is giving you my number in case you want me to print you some unique business cards...
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#letterpress #printmaking #letterpressprinting #type #typography #typesetting #metaltype #woodtype #c&p #design #print #diy #diyordie #smallpress #indiepress #artistsoninstagram #artstudio

#is glad I know how to design without staring at a

#is glad I know how to design without staring at a screen. And that I know how to make thing I designed...
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#ownthemeansofproduction...
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#letterpress #printmaking #letterpressprinting #type #typography #typesetting #metaltype #woodtype #c&p #design #print #diy #diyordie #smallpress #indiepress #artistsoninstagram #artstudio

#is amped to get these tools for the revolution in

#is saying it with our cursive DYNO punch labeler.

#is psyched to send out the two (count ‘em TWO)

#is saddle stitching a fresh batch of Slave Nation

Slave Nation | By Frank Kwiatkowski | Originally p

#is jammin’ on some conecut letterpress covers f

is EMANCIPATION is a 11″ square 130 page book wi

is EMANCIPATION is a 11″ square 130 page book with 2-color letterpress covers printed and hand-bound with a Japanese stitch in an edition of 200. 2016, Denver, Colorado
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Normally $45, this book is on sale for $30 until the end of March!!!
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is EMANCIPATION is a 21 year anthology of art intervention and prank collective The Institute of Sociometry edited, designed, and partly authored by Peter Miles Bergman and edited by MCA Denver Curatorial Associate Zoe Larkins.
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is EMANCIPATION contains the contributions of 11 additional authors ranging from a Guggenheim Fellow, Igor Vamos, to an inmate in the California State Prison System, Charles Twain Clemans who also contributed the primary illustrations.
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Editors:
Peter Miles Bergman
Zoe Larkins
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Contributors:
Igor Vamos
Carrie Galbraith
Peter Miles Bergman
Jay Critchley
Jim Hanson
Charles Twain Clemans
Jared Jacang Maher
Zoe Larkins
Christian Roth
Brian Dick
Christen Sperry-Garcia
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#artbook #artbooks #exhibitioncatalog #design #publicationdesign #diy #diyordie #smallpress #indiepress #printsnotdead

#is drilling and Japanese stitching a batch of is

#is cutting down and binding the last 40 is EMANCI

#is cutting down and binding the last 40 is EMANCIPATION books in the edition of 200. This 21 year anthology of is was the catalog for the last is Fair in Los Angeles in 2016. We’re finishing out the edition for the next is Fair - rumored to be this year in Denver!!!
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(The is Fair has gone down every four years since 1996 on the same schedule as the summer Olympics. Like the Olympics we had to postpone from 2020 to 2021)...
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#artbook #exhibitioncatalog #bookbinding #diy #diyordie #smallpress #indiepress #printsnotdead #design #publicationdesign

#is steadily whittling down the stack of Citizensh

#is steadily whittling down the stack of Citizenship catalogs. 13 left of the run of 300! This catalog is for a 2020-21 exhibition of the same name @mca_denver! In addition to having an instillation in the exhibition (check our story highlights) we had the honor of designing and co-publishing this exhibition catalog (and letterpress printing those covers designed by is PRESS ‘artner @heatherlinkbergman)...
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#letterpress #artcatalogue #exhibitioncatalogue #artbook #typography #diy #diyordie #smallpress #indiepress #printsnotdead

#is STöKED to get this mega order of Heather and

#is STöKED to get this mega order of Heather and I’s publications in the mail to California. I always wonder about these rare “I’ll take it all” orders. (Maybe demonstrating a lack of confidence that someone wants THIS MUCH of our work!) More often than not it’s an academic library, which was strange the first few times but is now an official trend. We ❤️ libraries. Let’s see if I hear back on where these are ending up...
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#zine #zines #mail #mailart #savetheusps #diy #diyordie #smallpress #indiepress #printsnotdead

#is beating a path to the post office this week. I

#is beating a path to the post office this week. I love getting this zine into the hands of an inspiring artist and colleague @lesliedylanboyd! Thank you! Hopefully you got it already and this isn’t a spoiler!!!
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MAN MADE is a zine about walking across Wyoming on the Contitnental Divide (and mysticism, litter, art, and friendship)...
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#zine #zines #mail #mailart #savetheusps #diy #diyordie #smallpress #indiepress #printsnotdead wyoming #cdt #hikertrash