Sunday, May 19, 2013

Magic News

Exclusive Items at Conjuring Arts’ New PDF Bookstore! Exclusive Items at Conjuring Arts’ New PDF Bookstore!

Conjuring Arts is proud to bring you our new PDF Bookstore and, as an introduction, we have partnered with the great Harry Lorayne to be the exclusive dealer of his entire body of work.  Every book (a whopping 30 of them) as well as the entire, 20-volume run of Apocalypse, the preeminent periodical on sleight-of-hand magic.      Read More →


Deceptive Practice Locations! Deceptive Practice Locations!

View Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay in a larger map Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay is going to shortly be released in a number of cities! Check the map to find the location nearest you to make sure you don’t miss this extraordinary look into the life of Ricky Jay as well as all of the great... [Read more of this review]


Available Again! Pr1me Decks as low as $5.75 Postpaid! Available Again! Pr1me Decks as low as $5.75 Postpaid!

An extraordinary new deck, Pr1me cards are imported from Italy and are reminiscent of the great cards produced in the 1970s. We sold out of our small selection of the first run, but we are very happy to have received another small batch during the recent reprint. These have a different and improved feel, and we think you will be very pleased! They... [Read more of this review]


Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay

We are exceptionally pleased to have the opportunity to notify you of the pending release of Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay at the Film Forum in NYC. For fans and students of magic, this is a must see and will probably sell out quickly. Get tickets right away and view the trailer here: Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and... [Read more of this review]


The Ultimate Sphinx Only $49.99 Postpaid in the US! The Ultimate Sphinx Only $49.99 Postpaid in the US!

In the history of magic magazines The Sphinx is special. It was one of America’s first and lasted for 50 years. The Sphinx was indisputably the greatest American magic magazine during our Golden Age of magic. The material, history and general gossip about magic from 1902 to 1952 is astounding and cannot be found anywhere else but The Sphinx. Because... [Read more of this review]


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Exhibitions

David Roth: Master in Residence David Roth: Master in Residence

by Noah Levine Imagine a magician who drops coins into an ACME style portable hole... 


William Zavis Letters by Ricky Smith William Zavis Letters by Ricky Smith

The research center holds a vast trove of correspondence between a great number... 


The Bullet Catch by Ricky Smith The Bullet Catch by Ricky Smith

Our latest exhibition delves into the Bullet Catch. It traces the feat through several... 


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Curious and New

Reconstructing Video from Brain Activity Reconstructing Video from Brain Activity

A pretty interesting method for reading someone’s mind is the subject of this... 


Glasses Free 3D Display for Mobile Devices Glasses Free 3D Display for Mobile Devices

In this demo they use the front facing camera on the iPad to track a person’s... 


Playing Card Factory Playing Card Factory

Raised by lightning bolts, these factory workers assemble decks of playing cards... 


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