[Graphic Design], Aspen Magazine

[Graphic Design]
Aspen Magazine
New York: Roaring Fork Press, 1965-71. Issues 1-9. Multimedia, size and format vary. Includes:
Issue 1: The Black Box. 1965. Complete, including eight items in various formats; in black box. Designed by George Lois, Tom Courtos, and Ralph Tuzzo. Objects include, but not limited to, phonograph jazz album, Denis Higgins and John Henry Auran on cross-country skiing, and contributions and papers from the 15th annual International Design Conference in Aspen. Box lightly worn.
Issue 2: The White Box. 1966. Complete, including six items in various formats; in white box. Designed by Frank Kirk, with Tony Angotti. Objects include, but not limited to, phonograph recording of works by composer Alexander Scriabin, Martin Luray on downhill skiing, and excerpts from various writers from the Aspen Film Conference. Box slightly worn.
Issue 3: The Pop Art Issue. December, 1966. Complete, including 10 items and loose ads in various formats; in Warhol-designed imitative Fab detergent box. Designed by Andy Warhol and David Dalton. Objects include, but not limited to, John Cale and Peter Walker phonograph, twelve cards depicting paintings from the Thomas Powers collection, Andy Warhol and Jack Smith flipbook, excerpts from the Berkeley Conference on LSD, and Warhol's printed newspaper "The Plastic Exploding Inevitable." Light wear to box.
Issue 4: The McLuhan Issue. Spring, 1967. Lacking subscription form, else complete. Including eight items in various formats; in box. Designed by Quentin Fiore. Objects include, but not limited to, Mario Davidovsky and Gordon Mumma phonograph, "Diary: How to Improve the World (You Will Only Make Matters Worse)" by John Cage, poster by Marshall McLuhan and Quentin Fiore, and excerpts from "The Bikeriders" by Danny Lyon. Box lightly worn.
Issue 5 & 6: The Minimalism Issue. Fall/Winter, 1967. Lacking two pieces in ads folder (checklist of Something Else Press books and Great Bear pamphlets, and brochure for Bolex super-8 projectors), else complete in 27 pieces in various formats; in two-piece white box. Edited and designed by Brian O'Doherty, art direction by David Dalton and Lynn Letterman. Objects include, but not limited to, one reel of Super 8 film with short films by Robert Rauschenberg, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Hans Richter, and others, musical scores by Morton Feldman and John Cage, installation schematics by Sol Lewitt, five phonographs, and block puzzle pieces.
Issue 6A: The Performance Art Issue. Winter 1968-69. Complete, including 14 items in various formats; in original mailing envelope. Edited by Jon Hendricks. Objects include, but not limited to, notes on a performance by Allan Kaprow, notes for a performance by Nam June Paik, and notes for a performance by Carolee Schneemann. Envelope worn.
Issue 7: The British Issue. Spring/Summer 1970. Lacking order form, else complete, including 13 items in various formats; in Richard Smith-designed box. Edited by Mario Amaya, and designed by John Kosh. Objects include, but not limited to, facsimile pocket diary by John Lennon, phonograph by Lennon and Yoko Ono, coloring book by Eduardo Paolozzi, and drawings by David Hockney. Box worn.
Issue 8: The Fluxus Issue. Fall/Winter 1970-71. Published by Aspen Communications, Inc. Lacking subscription form, else complete, including 13 items in various formats; in printed folder. Edited by Dan Graham, and designed by George Maciunas. Objects include, but not limited to, La Monte Young and Jackson LacLow phonograph, notes on sculptural projects by Richard Serra, descriptions of land art works by Dennis Oppenheim and Robert Morris, and text by Robert Smithson. Folder toned, with light edge wear.
Issue 9: The Psychedelic Issue. Winter/Spring 1971. Lacking subscription form and phonograph recording "Audio: Joyous Lake / Spontaneous Sound," else complete, including 13 items, in various formats; in Hetty MacLise-designed folder. Objects include, but not limited to, stamps by Don Snyder, calligraphic designs by Marian Zazeela, La Monte Young on oneiric music, and music score by Terry Riley. Folder slightly worn and creased. An almost complete collection of Phyllis Johnson's multimedia tour de force, Aspen Magazine.
Pushing the concept and form to the limit, this sporadically published magazine features work by some of the 20th-century's most significant artists. Each issue, ten in all, published over a six year period, featured a rotating team of designers, editors, and artists. Free artistic reign and experimentation is a hallmark of the magazines short, but impactful, run, featuring a truely wild array of different objects, including records, stickers, Super 8 film, and a variety of printed material in different shapes and sizes. A remarkable and beautifully preserved collection.