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animal skull and cross bones

Artaud-Mania: The Diary of a Fan

Rare 1997 punk fanzine, described as "The high art fanzine that borrows from and mocks the confessional self-absorption that many Riot Grrrl zines had become.”

typewriter font on red brick wall

Hi Misery, I Love You

VIDEO: full book

Envelope with 5 Polaroids. Poem.

beer bottle with book inside

Chihuahua and Pitbull

The first of three bottle-enclosed issues released. Presented inside a corked bottle which was said had to be broken to get the zine. Stories about going to a boarding school on the gulf coast as a budding punk rocker and hoping for a hurricane to destroy the old establishment, a comic about a trip to Atlantic city, and teenaged girl motivated hitchhiking trip across the country.

issues 4 and 6

The Gleaner Zine

Serial zine with collage and ephemera.

bundle of photographs in envelope

Vision 1

A zine comprising a bundle of photographs in an envelope.

circular pieces of paper folded into triangles

Gift

Each sheet is a folded circular illustration 17 cm. in diameter.

handwritten sentence in sharpie marker

Who's that Philosopher?

Alternating images of hand-drawn philosophers with photocopies of book covers which feature their photographs.

CD with cursive writing

The O - G. Vol. 3

Accompanying CD with "Fresh Heiress w/ Mary Gross" starring K8 Hardy, Thomas Eggerer, and Devin Fore. This second issue of The O-G was produced for the exhibit "Transformer - or how many lightbulbs does it take to change a painting?" as part of Amy Sillman's 2010 solo show at Sikkema Jenkins.

screen printed chapbook with large block letters

The Book by the Cook

It chronicles the author's time preparing meals at Kayrock Screenprinting and includes many delicious recipies. Note, all of the covers are uniquely different. (Pratt Librarian Holly Wilson worked on this zine)!

CD-ROM with contents listed

Another Ed Shepp magaxine-type thinglet

CD-ROM that accompanies zine.

CD with 8-bit images of McDonald's food

Digital Disobedients

DVD included with 1st issue. The main goal of the Digital Disobedients project is to educate people about .NET ART and Digtial art. Through the use of videos, magazines, prints and lectures Digital Disobedients hopes to display works that are sometimes considered esoteric and make them accessible to a wide range of people.

spindly lines making abstracted bodily shapes

Gender

Quotations on women, men and masculinity, and queerness, with original drawings.

a collection of printed matter and pixie sticks

Sherbert

Each issue of Sherbert is based on a loose theme and features emerging international talent in the fields of illustration, photography, design, and literature.

envelope containing photographs

Unease

A series of photographs (6 black and white and 1 color).

burnt paper reading fuck you

For boys who didn't love me... fuck you : a survival guide

A diary of the author's past relationships, along with lessons learned and advice for other gay black boys.

hand-drawn zine surrounded by inserts

Gloria Ramirez : the toxic woman

Recounts the story of Gloria Ramirez, whose death in 1994 became a subject of fascination when dozens of emergency room employees became sick after exposure to her blood and body. Several theories have since been put forth as to the cause of the illnesses, from a gas leak, to a chemical reaction caused by pain medication, to mass hysteria, but nothing conclusive was ever found. Ramirez was later dubbed "The Toxic Woman."

transparent inkjet printed photos book ring bound

Internal Monologue

A poetic perzine, with inkject printed color photographs bound with book ring.

light blue painted letters on black background

My Need to Speak on the Subject of Jackson Pollock

Rare punk zine published for the occasion of: 3 Days Only: NEW ART featuring works by Ramasha Bikceem, Johanna Fateman, Bella Foster, Elena Humphreys, Anna Sew-Hoy. December 9-11, 1996 the basement of Anthology Film Archives, New York City

colorful collection of pamphlets and broadsides

Art Freak : A Zine

Art Freak is a quarterly handmade zine about making art. Its mission is to stimulate the imagination and to support the artist in every aspect of the art making process. Each issue contains a feature on noteworthy artist, a technique tutorial and book, movie, teacher and event reviews along with actual samples, goodies and ephemera.

pen illustration of a Brooklyn street

Brooklyn Infinity Card

Card consists of two illustrated sheets selectively cut, folded, and adhered together. Card can be unfolded in various ways to reveal different combinations of images. "Through this Infinity card I celebrate my neighborhood in Brooklyn and special spots where I hang out with my friends." --artist

gendered figure icons over watercolor background

Woman vs Man

Three women and three men are interviewed according to two different sets of questions. Their names, ages, hometowns, and pronouns are recorded along with a picture of the subject and their answers to the questions.

black and white photo of women at a protest march

Notes from the Second Year: Women's Liberation

Radical feminist publication published in 1970.


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