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September 14, 2006
RES in piece: more old media expires
Anthony Kaufman gets email: "It's with great sadness that I must inform you of the fact that this next issue of RES will be the last edition published in 2006... Most importantly, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you for your contributions to RES. Whether we worked together once or many times, your work has made RES one of the smartest and most beautiful magazines around." After almost a decade, Kaufman queries, "Is it a victim of its own success? Do the fringe artists they once championed no longer need championing? Or is it simply another nail in the coffin of alternative print publications?" While believing that for owner Chris Blackwell, "RES was probably always a [loss] leader... you have to wonder what's happening now that made [him] finally pull the plug." Kaufman recalls, "As one of the earliest contributors to the magazine (and I was just starting to write for them again), I'll miss the [illuminating] profiles of experimental artists that no one else was writing about and the free DVDs that accompanied every issue.... While teaching, I've found these DVDs invaluable tools to widen the imagination of my students, allowing them to see what is possible in today's era of new media making. Alas, another one bites the dust."
Posted by Ray Pride at September 14, 2006 07:20 PM
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