Aspen (magazine)
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Aspen was a multimedia magazine published on an irregular schedule by
Issue #3 was designed by
Issue #4, designed by Quentin Fiore, showcased the ideas of the Canadian cultural theorist Marshall McLuhan. Highlights of subsequent issues include critical essays by Roland Barthes and Susan Sontag; a multi-part cardboard sculpture by Tony Smith; sound recordings with accompanying printed scores by John Cage, Morton Feldman and La Monte Young; films by Robert Rauschenberg and Hans Richter; a recording by Yoko Ono and John Lennon; and a pre-publication excerpt of J. G. Ballard's novel Crash.
Issue #10 was devoted to Asian art and philosophy. It was published in 1971, and was the final issue of the magazine.
In 2014 MACBA, Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, organized an exhibit based on the magazine,[5] The same year, an exhibition on the magazine was held at Muzeum Współczesne Wrocław.[6] In 2016, London's Whitechapel Gallery also held a retrospective of the magazine and its wider cultural impacts.[7]
References
- ^ Gwen Allen. "Artists' Magazines". MIT Press. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Aspen Magazine: A Surprise Box Of Delights". AnOther. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Aspen no. 1, item 8. A Letter from Phyllis Johnson". UbuWeb. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ Aspen UbuWeb.
- ^ "Aspen Magazine exhibit". web. MACBA. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "Magazyn Aspen: 1965 — 1971". web. Muzeum Współczesne Wrocław. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "Aspen Magazine: 1965-1971 - Whitechapel Gallery". Whitechapel Gallery. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
External links
- Online archive and index of Aspen magazine at UbuWeb
- Images of each issue of Aspen at the Art Institute of Chicago