A recording of the event, “Aspen Magazine: Art in a Box” is now available!
Aspen Magazine:
Art in a Box
A Special Presentation by
Emilee Mathews
Art and Architecture Librarian
Aspen Magazine is a renowned publication that brought together leading artists across the United States and the United Kingdom, running from 1965 to 1971. The subject of recent museum exhibitions from Walker Art Gallery in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Whitechapel Art Gallery in London, Aspen Magazine is one of the most iconic examples of the 1960’s artist magazine movement. Each issue was directed by artists and designers who determined all aspects of the issue’s intellectual and visual content. Editors included Andy Warhol (who edited the Pop Art issue in 1966) and Angus MacLise of the Velvet Underground (who edited the Psychedelic issue in 1970). Articles—often in pamphlet form, many times including Super 8 films, reel-to-reel tapes, and records—featured such luminaries as Marshall McLuhan, Lamonte Young, Roland Barthes, and Lou Reed. Topics across art, design, architecture, music, literature, media, and film were featured regularly.
Art and Architecture Librarian Emilee Mathews will go behind the scenes to delve into the magazine’s formation and context, and will show the Ricker Library of Architecture and Art’s recently donated copy to feature highlights from the magazine’s short but spectacular run.