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12-10-2009
El Espectador
"La exploración de lo efímero"
by Liliana Lopez Sorzano



10-30-2009
Three Thousand
"Lovely Daze Issue 6: Rose is a Rose is a Rose is a Rose"
by Lisa Lerkenfeldt

If you are especially well versed at the internets then you'll probably know about this diamond already. If you are not, learn this. Charwei Tsai is both an artist and one of those independent publishing earth mother types - but not in an annoying way. Her platform is Lovely Daze, a surprisingly analogue approach to deep thinking. Issue 6's floral titling pays homage to Gertrude Stein and chronicles the women in Tsai's life, with the chapters presented as months and based on cycles of the moon.

Showing life through the eyes of Alba Roberts, Tsering Tashi, Sita Raiter and others, these personal accounts honour a lot of clever ladies. Just like Charwei Tsai's work, Lovely Daze infects the chemistry of your mind and politely punctuates its habitat.


10-15-2009
The Sydney Morning Herald
"The Fleeting Beauty of Art That is Made to Perish"


07-20-2009
Tokyo Art Beat
"Tokyo's First Art Book Fair Got Off to a Fun and Bustling Start"
by Cameron McKean


07-07-2009
Miami New Times
"For Chef Patissiere Angela Garcia, It's Sweet Dreams with New Lovely Daze Special Edition: Rose" by Jackie Sayet


05-2009
Art in Asia
"Charwei Tsai: Transience"


04-2009
THEME
"Lovely Daze"




by Catzie Vilayphonh

Part Lookbook, part poetry and prose, Lovely Daze is a zine inspired by founder Charwei Tsai's admiration of art. The minimalist layout and lack of editorial gives readers a gallery feel; you take in each piece and move on to the next. The back over of the last issue, "Numbers," features a photo of ink writings on squid; the current issue, "Hunter and Gatherers," includes an image of a Taiwanese indigenous mushroom farm quietly waiting for harvest. The bi-annual publication provides a platform for artists to present their ideas with abstract aesthetics that will keep curious minds intrigued."


04-2008
THEME
Lovely Daze will be featured in Theme Magazine April 2008 Issue.


03-10-2008
TIME OUT TEL AVIV






"Top 5 Magazines to Sleep With" 09-2007

News Grist


05-20-2007

Art Slant
Alternative Media at P.S.1 presents an afternoon with Lovely Daze, a biannual independent artists' publication founded by Charwei Tsai and co-edited by Lesley Ma. Tsai, a New York-based artist, and Ma, the project manager for Cai Guo-Qiang, will introduce their publication and discuss how it was conceived and how it has evolved over time. They will also offer a preview of their upcoming issue, "Numbers," a focus on numbers as a value system and the ways in which it has influenced our everyday lives.

Joining Tsai and Ma are four contributors featured in the upcoming issue, including Azra Akšamija, an artist and architect from MIT; Max Schumann, "cheap art" practitioner and Associate Director of Printed Matter Inc; Hisham Akira Bharoocha, a visual artist and musician, formerly a member of Black Dice and currently performing with his own band, Soft Circle; and Jordan Wolfson, an artist based in New York and Berlin.

Lovely Daze is an independently published collection of artists' writings and artworks founded in New York in 2005. It is published in limited editions of 500 and contributors include Yoko Ono, Rita Ackermann, AA Bronson, Cory Arcangel, Paper Rad, and Japanther.

05-17-2007

Time Out
Art Events
Lovely Daze
As part of the Fine Print Program, founders Lesley Ma and Charwei Tsai discuss the evolution of Lovely Daze, their semi-annual magazine about innovative art, music, and writings.


01-09-2007

Art Krush
... Edited by Charwei Tsai, Lovely Daze presents loosely themed collections of artists' writings and works in a lovingly produced format. Tsai expands the Lovely Daze community with packed launch events featuring artist performances.


11-2006

ARTNews
Lovely Daze publisher Charwei Tsai's artwork featured on the cover of ARTNews


10-28-2006

Hustler of Culture
NYC - Breakout Sessions: Lovely Daze Issue 3
When I Am Alone, Everything Is So Surreal

Whitney Museum at Altria,
120 Park Ave. at 42nd St.

Lovely Daze is a collection of artists writings and artwork published twice a year in limited editions by artist Charwei Tsai. Contributors for Issue #3 includes Rita Ackermann, AA Bronson, Federico Herrero, and others. The book launch event features 3 performances: EUD by Lizzi Bougatsos and Sadie Laska, Soft Circle by Hisham Bharoocha, and Moving Contact by Julien Asfour.

10-09-2006
E-Flux
Whitney Museum at Altria: Breakout Sessions"


07-2006

Umbrella Editions
In this beautifully designed periodical, the texts and images are so beautifully meshed that the journal serves as a springboard for mental journeys through a varied and technically different series of images and words. The journal, handsewn, also contains a little artist booklet by Cristina Rodriguez swen into the binding - and so many other ventures in tripping away from those daily chores! Biographies of each contributor at the end. (New York, C. Tsai, 2006, $18.00) and well worth it!

Review by Judith Hoffberg.





05-27-2006

Printed Matter
Charwei Tsai, editor
Lovely Daze. No. 2 Take a Stroll
New York, NY: C. Tsai. 2006

Synopsis: "Lovely Daze is a collection of artists' writings and artworks published twice a year in limited editions. The second issue, 'Take a Stroll,' inspired by presocratic philosophers, takes a fleet away from daily routines through earth, water, and air." Each copy comes embellished with a beaded string binding.


The New York Sun
Calendar
The literary journal "Lovely Daze" celebrates its second issue,"Take a Stroll," with works by Su-Mei Tse, Paper Rad, and Andrew Jeffrey Wright. The editor and publisher, Charwei Tsai, is also featured. Saturday, 6:30 p.m., New Museum of Contemporary Art, 210 Eleventh Ave., between 24th and 25th streets, 212-219-1222, free.





12-2005

Repellent Zine





10-25-2005

Art Lovers New York
CHARWEI TSAI had a book launch for the first issue of her limited edition 'lovely daze' at PRINTED MATTER -- a compilation of artist writings and artwork -- one of the most compelling images, is a self portrait, as a fighter, by: LYNNE CHAN **** The afterparty was at ICU Bar, where a lucky crew got to see JAPANTHER !! up close & for free!! **** FOR ALL OF YOU who came to NEW YORK just to seek out firsthand live band experiences that leave you in a state of shock & awe - I have only one word for you: JAPANTHER JAPANTHER JAPANTHER - the next time you see or hear that word - you just jump and run and get yourself to their next performance ********* if you go to PRINTED MATTER to checkout 'lovely daze' - the awesome Paper Rad exhibit is still up, along with copies of their (first) PICTUREBOX produced book: 'Paper Rad, B.J. and da Dogs'- if you want a ** TREAT ** head down to PRINTED MATTER & check that book out - just the paper it's printed on - 3 different stocks - is worth the trip alone !!!

Review by Nancy Smith





10-22-2006

Time Out
Events
Lovely Daze Book Launch
A celebration for the recent publication of Lovely Daze, Edited by Charwei Tsai featuring works by Cory Arcangel, Justin Lowe and Seth Wieder, among others. A special performance by Japanther to follow at ICU bar.





Fondation Cartier Newsletter





NYC.COM
Printed Matter celebrates the launch of Charwei Tsai's new quarterly publication, "Lovely Daze," a collection of artists' writings and their works. Contributing artists include Super Mario Brothers-obsessed programmer Cory Arcangel, "hustler of culture" and younger brother of Rob, Justin Lowe, and painter Seth Wieder, whose nature depictions rival Bob Ross's "happy little trees." Noise rockers Japanther play at the after-party at ICU Bar. Printed Matter, 535 W. 22nd. St., (212) 925-0325. 7 p.m. Free.