Arty magazine

Arty is an art-centred magazine in all aspects: made by and for artists and art lovers, it conveys an art-writing practice that does not necessarily align with a narrower understanding of art criticism. Edited by artist Cathy Lomax since April 2001 and inspired by the seminal punk zine Sniffin’ Glue, it represents the freedom zines and independent publishing has to give voice to on the ground — and underground — creators.

The collection holds sixteen issues of the magazine (numbers 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 28, 29, 36): Library Catalogue.

  • Black and white pencil drawing. Dark haired girl's top half face at the bottom of the cover. Handwritten title at the top.
  • Black and white illustration of a Chanel No.5 perfume bottle. Chandwritten title and issue of the zine on the bottle's cap and label.
Black and white "Arty" February 2003 issue zine cover. Illustration of Elvis Presley. Big handwritten title in bold capital letters at the top of the cover.

There is information about every number published so far in Arty’s website. [accessed 8/4/2020]

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