Hate mail started last year, when bingo started to send out highly offensive messages and illustrations on vintage postcards to paying subscribers. Weve got a pretty sardonic sense of humour here at the coolector and the painfully funny, mr bingo, and his brilliant hate mail series of postcards is something that weve encountered before but we were more than a little thrilled when we discovered the talented fellow his decanted his talents to kickstarter to create a hardback version of his comical scrawlings called hate mail. The hate mail exhibition at kk outlet will showcase 250 unseen postcards from mr bingos now extensive archive. Bingo has now compiled all 400 and made it into a book. The definitive collection is the ultimate retrospective of londonbased illustratordesigner, mr bingo and his hugely popular hate mail project. You will receive a hate mail christmas card in the post in december 2015. Includes a signed copy of the book with a personally fucking dedicated abusive message to you. There was a seemingly endless stream of people willing to pay to. Hate mail is a collection of mr bingo s 100 favorite postcards. The brainchild of a late night and one too many drinks, hate mail began with selfstyled master of pens, mr. Containing a cornucopia of postcards adorned with mean spirited illustrations, we can now see why mr. I will send a postcard with an offensive message on to the first person who replies to this. We made a film for the supremely talented illustrator mr bingo, in support of his kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a selfpublished book of his ongoing hate mail project.
We made a film for the supremely talented illustrator mr bingo, in support of his kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a selfpublished book of. Late one night in my studio, alone and a bit drunk, i was suddenly overcome with an urge to send somebody a vintage postcard from my personal collection, amassed over many years from visits to provincial charity shops and car boot fairs. Unlimited house wine and your choice of bar snack included. Hate mail in 2 seconds i send rude postcards to strangers in 58 seconds hate mail was conceived in april 2011. Mr bingo in londons masque haunt, the venue where he is offering dates for a fee to fund his book hate mail. The book is planned to be the ultimate retrospective of mr bingos popular hate mail project that started back in 2011. Since the beginning of the project mr bingo has sent 928 vintage postcards skillfully emblazoned with offensive messages. The definitive collection is the ultimate celebration of mr.
The author, mr bingo will also phone you on christmas day and personally tell you to fuck off. Nov 03, 2016 hilariously irreverent and insidiously inspired, hate mail. In 2015 he launched a kickstarter to fund a book about his hate mail project. To be eligible for this reward you must be female and aged 21 100. Bingo is often referred to as the justin bieber of. Jul 31, 2015 rewards for pledging support to hate mail. The definitive collection mr bingo mrbingo hatemail book.
Bingo greer 147 e wade hampton blvd, greer, south carolina 29651 rated 4. I stopped doing commercial work and managed to survive as an artist. Mr bingo launched his new book hate mail with hate ale. Illustrator mr bingo has gathered together some of the highlights of his hate mail project into a new book. Since mr bingo initiated hate mail in 2011, over 980 offensive postcards have been delivered across the world and the book compiles the best of the barbs. Nov 15, 2016 a horrible, hilarious little book the times. The book will be a bloody lovely, high production volume showcasing 156 postcards from the hate mail project, selected by the artist. I acted as designer, production manager and crowdfunding consultant for illustrator mr bingos hate mail postcard project retrospective, kickstarters most funded uk publishing project. The campaign, which was launched with a rap video, for which mr bingo wrote and recorded an original song, was set to run 28 days but was successfully funded within 9 hours and finished 386% funded with 3,732 backers, making it the most.
Jul 06, 2015 mr bingo s hate mail kickstarter offers artisinal online abuse. Although the signed book and the hate mail part of the reward will be delivered later in the year, the date activity will be available right away. The kickstarter campaign for the book was a huge success, but you have said you had problems fulfilling the. Bingo is often referred to as the justin bieber of drawing. Bingo, sending a single tweet off into the pipes of the internet. Now that hes got over 400 such postcards under his belt, penguin is publishing the best of them in hate mail. But it did the trick for londonbased illustrator mr bingo, whose hate mail has won him a growing following. My mission is for this to be the worlds favourite toilet book. Mr bingos hate mail kickstarter offers artisinal online. Since 2011 and starting off on twitter, mr bingo has sent 928 vintage postcards embellished with offensive messages to recipients around the world. Mar 21, 20 cyber bullying is all the rave nowadays, and the analog phenomena of sending hate mail has blown away with the sands of time. He promised to send a postcard with an offensive message to the first person who replied.
Mr bingo offered to send a vintage postcard with a message of hate on the back, a mr jonathan hopkins agreed, and a card was. For the first 60 people through the door of the private view on thursday 6th june, there was the opportunity to have their very own personalized piece of hate mail. Because some of mr bingos favourite hate mail has been collected in his new book which is imaginatively titled, hate mail. Jul 30, 2012 mr bingo is teaming up with penguin to create hate mail, a book that will showcase 100 of his favourite comic cards. Like a labrador doing standup noel fielding a horrible, hilarious little book the times the brainchild of a late night and one too many drinks, hate mail began with selfstyled master of pens, mr. Bingo gives talks all around the world about everything he has learned, from the hate mail project, the kickstarter campaign, interacting with strangers on instagram and.
Mr bingo entered the final week of his fundraising campaign for hate mail. Mr bingos hate mail kickstarter offers artisinal online abuse. Cyber bullying is all the rave nowadays, and the analog phenomena of sending hate mail has blown away with the sands of time. We love a good old british sense of humour here at coolector hq and this is personified by an illustrator by the name of mr bingo who first came onto our radar with his hilarious hate mail book that documented some hilarious hate mail that was sent to random people with tongue firmly in cheek and the talented chap has just come into our purview again with his equally spiffing selection of mr. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Mr bingo likes drawing things and rapping and this is a website of some stuff that hes done. Oct 10, 2012 now that hes got over 400 such postcards under his belt, penguin is publishing the best of them in hate mail. I get emails every day begging me for hate mail, says illustrator mr bingo, referring to the vintage postcards he embellishes with insults and sends out. The book is a retrospective of the project showcasing 156 of his favorite postcards. In summer 2015, he ran a kickstarter campaign to fund a highend art book of his hate mail illustrations. Oct 12, 2016 mr bingo launched his new book hate mail with hate ale. Previously available only via a kickstarter subscription, this bumper edition of all new postcards is a musthave for all hate mail devotees. Now, following a viral kickstarter campaign, his best putdowns have been compiled into one hatefilled book of awesomeness. Mr bingos hate mail project book in case youre not familiar with the work of mr bingo, he was a commercial illustrator for 15 years who worked with clients ranging from the the new yorker and the new york times to the guardian and time.
Jul 19, 2015 three days later, mr bingo decided to set up a hate mail service, sending anyone who tweeted their address and paid. The kickstarter campaign for the book was a huge success. Hate mail by mr bingo, 9780718159030, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Mr bingo is teaming up with penguin to create hate mail, a book that will showcase 100 of his favourite comic cards. Customers requested a piece of hate mail be sent to a specific person of their choice, but did not get to choose which card was sent there are over 400 in total now. When hate mail becomes the stuff of adorable art huffpost.
The campaign, which was launched with a rap video for which mr bingo wrote and recorded an original song, 14 was set to run for 28 days but was successfully funded within 9 hours and finished 386% funded with 3,732 backers. In the summer of 2015 mr bingo ran a kickstarter campaign to fund a highend art book of his hate mail illustrations. In four secondsmr bingo likes doing art and this is a shop where you can buy things that he has made. A date at a large london based wetherspoons with the author mr bingo. Oct 22, 20 hate mail is a collection of mr bingo s 100 favorite postcards. The book will be available october 11th, and if you follow mr bingo on twitter hes been announcing a bunch of uk dates where he. May 25, 20 i get emails every day begging me for hate mail, says illustrator mr bingo, referring to the vintage postcards he embellishes with insults and sends out.
Filled with fascinating vintage images from across the world and detailed handdrawn illustrations, this darkly hilarious book will leave you charmed, offended, and giggling in equal measures. Mr bingo likes doing art and this is a shop where you can buy things that he has made. The edition sticks two fingers up to humour book conventions, composed of the finest quality papers and sporting a delicately foiled, typographyfree cover. The definitive collection self published in 2015 with kickstarter funds, this is a retrospective of the hate mail project. Like a hate mail postcard but a vintage christmas card instead. Bingo gives talks all around the world about everything he has learned, from the hate mail project, the kickstarter campaign, interacting with strangers on instagram and twitter and just doing what he thinks is fun to do. The film took the form of a rap video, with mr bingo spitting profanities through the grimey streets and back alleys of east london. The launch will be held on 25 october in london, at an event entitled mr bingos pissup in a brewery. Mr bingo didnt learn a lot at school but he did discover one valuable thing. Hate mail is a collection of mr bingos 100 favorite postcards.