| December 2, 2002 |
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Aspen Magazine
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. (in Magazines) |
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