NP Aspen Magazine

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Aspen Magazine

	http://www.ubu.com/aspen/

Even if you consider yourself a magazine aficionado
with dozens of
subscriptions, you've probably never seen anything
like "Aspen".
Conceived in the mid '60s as a vehicle for artists to
express
themselves, the unconventional publication pushed the
boundaries
of the traditional magazine format. Each "issue" was
delivered to
subscribers in a box that contained a variety of
media, including
films, photos, stories, and flexi-disc phonographs.
With the
magazine's run lovingly recreated here, this
comprehensive look at
the first nine issues of "Aspen" -- issue 10 will be
added later
-- provides a fond look back at a multimedia magazine
completely
ahead of its time. It's interesting to note that the
magazine's
short run may have been because it was an advertiser's
nightmare
-- the ads were placed at the bottom of the box and
easily ignored.
Gaze with wonder at a flip book by Andy Warhol, listen
to Duchamp
talk about creating art, or watch a mind-bending short
film by
Robert Rauschenberg. With an all-star roster of
talent, the long-gone
"Aspen" is a magazine that's difficult to put down.






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