Tony Smith (sculptor)
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| - | '''Aspen''' was a [[multimedia]] magazine published on an irregular schedule by [[Phyllis Johnson (publisher)|Phyllis Johnson]] from 1965 to 1971. Described by its publisher as "the first three-dimensional magazine," each issue came in a customized box or folder filled with materials in a variety of formats, including booklets, "[[flexidisc]]" phonograph recordings, posters, postcards and reels of [[super-8]] movie film. [[Image:Aspen3.jpg|thumb|right|Aspen, volume 1 issue 3, 1966, designed by Andy Warhol and David Dalton.]] | + | '''Anthony Peter Smith''' (September 23, 1912 – December 26, 1980) was an [[American sculptor]], [[visual artist]], architectural designer, and a noted theorist on art. He is often cited as a pioneering figure in American [[Minimalist]] sculpture. |
| - | Many of the leading figures in contemporary North American and British art and cultural criticism were editors, designers or contributors to ''Aspen''. The magazine has remained of interest to students of the artistic ferment of the late 1960s; extensive documentation of Aspen's contents is available online at UbuWeb [http://www.ubu.com/aspen/intro.html]. | + | ==See also== |
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| - | Issue #3 was designed by [[Andy Warhol]] and David Dalton. Published in December, 1966, the issue is housed in a box with graphics based on the packaging of "Fab" laundry detergent. Among its contents were a flip-book based on Warhol's film "Kiss," and [[Jack Smith (film director)|Jack Smith]]'s film "Buzzards Over Bagdad," a flexidisc by [[John Cale]] of the [[Velvet Underground]], and a "ticket book" with excerpts of papers delivered at the Berkeley conference on [[LSD]] by [[Timothy Leary]] and others. | + | *[[List of sculptures by Tony Smith]] |
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| - | Issue #4, designed by [[Quentin Fiore]], showcased the ideas of the Canadian cultural theorist [[Marshall McLuhan]]. Highlights of subsequent issues include critical essays by [[Roland Barthes]] and [[Susan Sontag]]; a multi-part cardboard sculpture by [[Tony Smith]]; sound recordings with accompanying printed scores by [[John Cage]], [[Morton Feldman]] and [[La Monte Young]]; films by [[Robert Rauschenberg]] and [[Hans Richter (artist)|Hans Richter]]; a recording by [[Yoko Ono]] and [[John Lennon]], and a pre-publication excerpt of [[J. G. Ballard]]'s novel ''Crash.'' | + | |
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| - | Issue #10 was devoted to Asian art and philosophy. Published in 1971, it was the final issue of the magazine. | + | |
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Anthony Peter Smith (September 23, 1912 – December 26, 1980) was an American sculptor, visual artist, architectural designer, and a noted theorist on art. He is often cited as a pioneering figure in American Minimalist sculpture.
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