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

    LTTR (Ginger Brooks Takahashi, K8 Hardy, Every Ocean Hughes)
    Founded 2001, New York
    LTTR, no. 1, 2002
    Multimedia offset zine
    © and courtesy LTTR
    Original source: LTTR.org

    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