This is a very rare eighties issue of the eclectic British concept art and culture magazine ZG, with a cover featuring a portrait of Dennis Speight by the legendary New York photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, who was a regular muse of Mapplethorpe's.
A really fantastic issue including excerpts from cult writer Kathy
Acker's new novel 'The Death, The Life of Pier Paulo Passolini', a
feature by artist Barbara Kruger on Acker's irreverent life and style,
an article by infamous cultural critic Sylvere Lotringer on the loss of
meaning in contemporary media, plus a great interview with a youthful
actor/playwright Eric Bogosian. Plus brilliant writing on fascism, the
UK art world, unemployment in Liverpool, and the future of rock videos.
This wonderful magazine also includes a great essay on Robert Mapplethorpe's photography
written by artist Dena Shottenkirk ahead of Mapplethorpe's big UK
exhibition at the ICA. Images include Mapplethorpe
photographs of Lady Lisa Lyon (2 pages of images of her, cropped as per ebay).
Contributors in this issue include Michael Boodro, Merope Lolis,
Jonathan Miles, Brian Hatton, Howard Halle, Steve Roeser and others.
Plus - BILL WOODROW, DAVID SALLE, FASCISM, GERRY MOREHEAD, Glenn Branca, GRACE JONES, John De Lorean, Julian Temple, and MARGARET THATCHER.
Founded in 1980 by Rosetta Brooks, ZG
is a kaleidoscopic mix of high and lowbrow culture with each issue a
heady mix of art, theory, radical politics, sexuality, visual culture,
science and literature with contributions from writers, artists and
photographers in London and New York.
Very good condition with some crease marks on cover and
throughout. The magazine was folded by the publisher and has a
noticeable central fold line on cover (see images). We store it opened
out and flat and will post it that way. Overall the condition for this vintage newsprint magazine is superb. These are extremely fragile wood pulp and gloss style newsprint materials that weren't made to last, and light wear is normal.
