Thursday, May 23, 2013

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 [...]

April 11, 2013 by | Filed under Magic News  
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Conjuring Arts Featured in the Wall Street Journal!

Conjuring Arts is very pleased to have been featured on the front page of today’s Wall Street Journal! Please pick up a hard copy or read the article on line. The online version features extra content including audio and video!

March 21, 2013 by | Filed under Magic News  
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Gibecière Vol. 8, No. 1

Gibecière Vol. 8, No. 1 It’s kind of a big deal. Our 15th issue of Gibecière is our biggest issue ever! As with some previous issues of our journal, we are once again very proud to deliver a long lost manuscript that sheds refreshing light on our history while also unearthing some forgotten treasures. The [...]

March 18, 2013 by | Filed under Gibecière, Magic News, Research  
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La biblioteca digital de ilusionismo

Our dear friend the brilliant magician Luis Piedrahita recently told us about La biblioteca digital de ilusionismo (Digital Library of Illusion) – a fascinating digital resource for magicians and scholars. At the moment, this library offers access to 62 fully scanned volumes divided into categories: Card Magic, Mentalism, Prestidigitation, White Magic, Magic History, and Scientific [...]

December 14, 2011 by | Filed under Magic News  
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Hocus Pocus Project’s Book Author: Allan Zola Kronzek!

Good news! Conjuring Arts’ outreach program, The Hocus Pocus Project, was recently mentioned during an interview with Allan Zola Kronzek. Allan’s doing some book signings in the near future for the release of his updated edition of the Sorcerer’s Companion.  When asked about any forthcoming writing, he mentioned his next book is going to be for [...]

August 1, 2011 by | Filed under Magic News  
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EMC 2011 and Ask Alexander Research Contest

Hello Team! As a special treat for EMC 2011 attendees, we are offering a contest! Everyone that registered for the convention before July 4th has received special EMC 2011 level access to Ask Alexander. The challenge will be to use Ask Alexander to answer the question posted below as quickly as possible. The first person [...]

July 30, 2011 by | Filed under Magic News  
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The Expert at the Card Table T-Shirts!

Greetings! We are very pleased to announce that we have been generously given the opportunity to sell the excellent Expert at the Card Table t-shirts that Alex Pandrea and his delightful company, The Blue Crown, have made available! They are made to resemble the cover of the first edition or an illustration of the Diagonal Palm Shift [...]

July 28, 2011 by | Filed under Playing Cards  
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De viribus quantitatis by Luca Pacioli

We are very pleased to offer a few copies of a very elegant publication of De viribus quantitatis for sale on our website. This important treatise represents what could be the first book largely devoted to magic and one of the very first places to describe card tricks, as well as numerous other principles. This [...]

May 12, 2011 by | Filed under Magic News  
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Gibecière Vol. 6, No. 1

Gibecière Vol. 6, No. 1 The 11th issue of Gibecière is finished, and we are very excited. This particular issue contains a real treat as we have finally persuaded the delightful Jim Steinmeyer to contribute an article, an addition to our list of contributors that we have been hoping for since the journal began. Additionally [...]

January 13, 2011 by | Filed under Gibecière  
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Libraries of the Future!

A recent LA Times cover article on libraries featured a mention of Conjuring Arts! The article is the third in a series looking at how technology is changing libraries and mentions us with regard to our efforts to digitize our library. Read the article here

November 14, 2010 by | Filed under Magic News  
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