Inside Artzine

Web: http://www.inside-artzine.de

Inside Artzine is produced INSIDE by a collective of underground artists and other related “outsiders”. It is quite a stunning publication, both in content and quality of reproduction. It literally explodes with controversial and confronting content and will stimulate lots of debate and comment. The various forms of art - paintings, drawings, digital collages and sculptures are reproduced in superior quality and jump right off the page.

These amazing images are supplemented with short stories, poetry, interviews and a great reviews and links section. If you want to know what is happening in the underground Art Scene, this is the publication to get hold of.

Issue 12 has some especially fascinating content including an interview with the designer of Autopsy Babies, which have caused such controversy on the web and a piece on the censorship of the work of Michael Dickinson. There are also some superb larger size images, a couple which really grabbed my attention were the intricate sculpture Lust and Self Abuse and the double page image Religion, the photo image of a Church on a tank on page 32 is also rather nice and has a important message to communicate in these mad days of politics, fundamentalism and war.

While it may be published in Germany, Polyester Books in Melbourne (http://www.polyester.com.au) always has copies in stock so don’t make excuses and get yourself a copy.