Zines: Read at Your Own Risk
Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines, on view at the Brooklyn Museum from November 17, 2023, to March 31, 2024, is the first exhibition dedicated to the rich history of artists’ zines produced in North America. Since the 1970s, zines—self-published works of texts and images, often made with a copy machine—have given a voice and visibility to many operating outside of mainstream culture.
Flip through full digitized versions of selected zines below. Find a selection of physical zines and reprints in the reading space in the exhibition’s last gallery.
Note: these publications contain graphic content and language.
Section 1: The Correspondence Scene 1970–1980
Robert Lambert
American, born 1948
Egozine, no. 1, 1975
Offset zine
Courtesy Philip Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons
© Robert Lambert
Joey Terrill
American, born 1955
Homeboy Beautiful, no. 1, 1978
Photocopy zine
© and courtesy Joey Terrill and Ortuzar Projects
Section 2: The Punk Explosion 1975–1990
Candy Parker
Canadian/American, born United States
Jean Young (a.k.a. Jean Mean)
Canadian
Dr. Smith, no. 1, 1984
Photocopy zine
© Candy Parker
Original source: The Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP)
Section 3: Queer & Feminist Undergrounds 1987–2000
Vaginal Davis
American
Yes, Ms. Davis, 1994
Photocopy zine
© Vaginal Davis
Original source: The Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP)
Cory Roberts-Auli
American, 1963–1996
Infected Faggot Perspectives, no. 12, 1993
Photocopy zine
Original source: The Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP)
Xanthra Phillippa MacKay
Canadian, died 2014
Mirha-Soleil Ross
Canadian, born 1969
Gendertrash, no. 1, 1993
Offset zine
© Xanthra Phillippa MacKay and Mirha-Soleil Ross
Original source: The ArQuives: Canada’s LGBTQ2+ Archives
Tammy Rae Carland
American, born 1965
I ♥ Amy Carter, no. 1, 1992
Photocopy zine
© Tammy Rae Carland
Original source: The Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP)
Glenn Belverio (a.k.a. Glennda Orgasm)
American, born 1966
Emily Nahmanson (a.k.a. Annie Thing)
American, born 1971
Pussy Grazer, no. 2, 1991
Photocopy zine
© Glenn Belverio (a.k.a. Glennda Orgasm) and Emily Nahmanson (a.k.a. Annie Thing)
Original source: The Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP)
Tom Jennings
American, born 1955
Deke Nihilson
American, born 1968
Homocore, no. 7, 1991
Photocopy zine
© Tom Jennings and Deke Nihilson
Original source: The Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP)
Mimi Thi Nguyen
American, born Vietnam, 1974
Evolution of a Race Riot, 1997
Photocopy zine
© and courtesy Mimi Thi Nguyen
Section 4: Subcultural Topologies 1990–2010
Daniel Guzmán
Mexican, born 1964
Gabriel Kuri
Mexican, born 1970
Damián Ortega
Mexican, born 1967
Luis Felipe Ortega
Mexican, born 1966
Casper: Revista de tiítulo mutable, no. 1, 1998
Photocopy zine; serigraph on Kraft envelope; mixed media
Courtesy kurimanzutto
© Daniel Guzmán, Gabriel Kuri, Damián Ortega, and Luis Felipe Ortega
Beverly Buchanan
American, 1940–2015
Hope This Helps You Survive Your Gallery Visit, n.d.
Photocopy zine
Beverly Buchanan papers, 1912–2017, bulk 1970s–1990s,
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
© and courtesy Andrew Edlin Gallery, NY, and the Beverly Buchanan Estate
Section 5: Critical Promiscuity 2000–2010
Brontez Purnell
American, born 1982
Fag School, no. 1, 2001
Photocopy and risograph zine
© Brontez Purnell
Original source: The Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP)
Section 6: A Continuing Legacy 2010–2023
Devin N. Morris
American, born 1986
3 Dot Zine, special edition, “Waking Up Black,” 2015
Offset zine
© and courtesy Devin N. Morris and Deli Gallery