JANKY, 2010 (currently in production. more info on this project can be found on its own website here.)
Zines are independently-produced small-circulation publications, often photocopied or screenprinted, and distributed outside of mainstream distribution networks. There is a long tradition of artist-produced zines. My zines are created as stand-alone works of art, often in collaboration with others, or as documentation for exhibits and projects. These zines range from small photocopied and folded pieces to elaborately-produced professionally-printed publications with accompanying photos and albums.

Recession Special (excerpt), 2009
This zine was printed in conjunction with an event called Recession Special that documented artistic and creative contribution to free culture and provided a space for free exchange of goods and services. The zine includes excerpts on 60s Dutch counterculture movement Provos and their White Bicycle Plan; the Bolinas Free Box; the public commons; and online free culture.

Quiltz (excerpt), 2009
This zine was printed in conjunction with an album of music connected to fabric works. It documents my studio production, live concert at Padlock Gallery, as well as other fabric-related works.

Quiltz (excerpt), 2009

Cats (cover), 2008
This is a collaborative zine with 12 contributors sharing cat photos. It focuses on the colony of stray cats of Riverside, CA centered around the warehouse district and art studios, as well as other contributors’ cat-related phenomena.

Cats (excerpt), 2008

Bikes, 2009
This zine documents alternative biking culture and homemade bike projects. Printed in blue ink on pink paper.

Olga’s Account, 2008 (released on Jewish Noise Records)
Although technically an album, Olga’s Account is a 40-minute recording of Musician/Scholar Daniel Hantman’s interview of his grandmother’s immigration to the United States. This album was packaged with an essay by Hantman and a forward by myself.

JANKY, 2010 (currently in production. more info on this project can be found on its own website here.)

Zines are independently-produced small-circulation publications, often photocopied or screenprinted, and distributed outside of mainstream distribution networks. There is a long tradition of artist-produced zines. My zines are created as stand-alone works of art, often in collaboration with others, or as documentation for exhibits and projects. These zines range from small photocopied and folded pieces to elaborately-produced professionally-printed publications with accompanying photos and albums.

Excerpt from Recession Special

Recession Special (excerpt), 2009

This zine was printed in conjunction with an event called Recession Special that documented artistic and creative contribution to free culture and provided a space for free exchange of goods and services. The zine includes excerpts on 60s Dutch counterculture movement Provos and their White Bicycle Plan; the Bolinas Free Box; the public commons; and online free culture.

quilts excerpt

Quiltz (excerpt), 2009

This zine was printed in conjunction with an album of music connected to fabric works. It documents my studio production, live concert at Padlock Gallery, as well as other fabric-related works.

quiltz excerpt 2

Quiltz (excerpt), 2009

Cats - cover

Cats (cover), 2008

This is a collaborative zine with 12 contributors sharing cat photos. It focuses on the colony of stray cats of Riverside, CA centered around the warehouse district and art studios, as well as other contributors’ cat-related phenomena.

Cats 2008

Cats (excerpt), 2008

Bikes Zine

Bikes, 2009

This zine documents alternative biking culture and homemade bike projects. Printed in blue ink on pink paper.

Olga's Account

Olga’s Account, 2008 (released on Jewish Noise Records)

Although technically an album, Olga’s Account is a 40-minute recording of Musician/Scholar Daniel Hantman’s interview of his grandmother’s immigration to the United States. This album was packaged with an essay by Hantman and a forward by myself.

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Lee Tusman is a multidisciplinary curator and artist at the nexus between urban, socially-based art practices and traditional visual art media. Tusman is Curator of the Riverside Art Museum and an active artist in Southern California and beyond. Tusman serves as Director/Driver of Vanagallery, a mobile art space operating out of a 1987 Volkswagen Vanagon. Tusman’s work is cross-disciplinary, playful, informed by DIY culture, participatory and collaborative.

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