The Worst Magazine Ever: ISSUE ONE
The Worst Magazine Ever: ISSUE ONE, 2009
Editor-in-Chief: Maryna Tomaszewska
7 contributors
Format: 100 x 70 cm, folded to 9 x 12,5 cm
Circulation: 500 egz., signed
ISSN 2658-0012
Maciej Buszewicz, Anita Ciurkot, Edward Dwurnik, Teresa Opiłowska, Jacek Ostaszewski, Maryna Tomaszewska, Robert Zydel
The first issue of The Worst Magazine Ever was experimental. It was a B1 sheet printed on both sides, folded six times. In reference to classic magazines, a vignette and an editorial footer were created. The issue contains an interview with Edward Dwurnik, a photo essay by Jacek Ostaszewski, a critical text about Israeli comics, and a recipe for apple cider by secretaries of the dean’s office from the Graphics Department at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. On the back is a poster of a large éclair with the caption “This is not an éclair,” ironically referring to the work of René Magritte. The poster’s usefulness is negligible, as when unfolded to its proper format, the paper is so deeply creased that it cannot be properly hung.
The premiere of The Worst Magazine Ever took place at Raster Gallery in Warsaw.
The Worst Magazine Ever can be found in collections of:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
University of California, USA
University of Illinois, USA
Central Connecticut State University, USA
National Art Library, Victoria and Albert Museum, Londonn