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volume 1 no. 1 • march/april 2012
REVOLT is:
PUBLISHED BY:
Public Art Squad Project
PUBLISHER: Scotto Mycklebust, Artist
MANAGING EDITOR: Katie Cercone
MANAGING EDITOR: Tobin Mitnick
CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Scotto Mycklebust
ART & DESIGN DIRECTOR: Joli Latini
ART PHOTOGRAPHER: Mirena Rhee
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Letter from the Publisher ...
Revolt Magazine is born today! Revolt Magazine is an
art publication hand-crafted by a dedicated team of
artists, writers and critical thinkers residing in New
York City. As a forum for free creative exchange, Revolt
Magazine stands behind the formation of a humane,
progressive and artistically expressive society.
Revolt Magazine draws its inspiration from West
Chelsea based artist Scotto Mycklebust, whose
desire to reflect on the changing contemporary
sociopolitical landscape and rebuke the rigid status
quo fueled the creation of our premier issue. We drew
our inaugural creative matter from an unfinished
magazine cover Mycklebust found in his archived
files (Frontpage, 2003). Adopting the iconic fist of
Mycklebust’s first draft - a cross-cultural symbol of
revolt and a mobilized, creatively conscientious public
- the new cover, christened Revolt Magazine 2012,
materialized.
Discussion of the arts, particularly in criticism, usually
errs toward conciliation. While this is wonderful in
terms of creating a genial and supportive atmosphere
among critics and patrons, unfortunately it doesn’t
provide any kind of argument for art as a social tool. If
we want visual art to hold an immediately vital place
IN THIS ISSUE:
6 Today’s Fashion
8 The Occupy Aesthetic
11 Eat This Mlack Busic
21 Occupy: The Unlikely Protester
25 Interview - Ultra Violet
28 Anonymous
32 Op Ed - “Occupation: Symbolize”
in our culture, we need to lift it out of its esoteric
confines, out of museums and auction houses, and
place it in the hands of the people that need it most.
In the end, we must turn away from trivial discussion
and turn towards argument, where art is not an elitist
historical tradition but a radical means of showing us
the way forward.
Reflecting back on the global Occupy Wall Street
protests of Fall 2011, we have aimed to address the
aesthetic implications of the movement and become an
arbiter of change at the crossroads of art and
activism. But, just as the protesters of Occupy Wall
Street refuse to accept the confining limits of a specific
platform, so we eschew any specific agenda. Our only
dedication is to belief -- belief in art, belief in progress,
and, most importantly, belief in progress through
art. Through trusting art as a socially effective device,
we can trust society to express itself more intelligently
and constructively.
We hope that you are inspired by our publication and
the explosive, occasionally radical contents herein.
Let it be a catalyst to your own freedom of creative
production. Revolt against that which binds you.
Scotto Mycklebust
REVOLT
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MISSION STATEMENT
Through a diverse array of journalistic styles - investigative, academic, interview,
opinion - and stunning visuals, REVOLT Magazine aims to ensure that art never loses
its profundity. We urge our readers to join our mission, generating positive social
change through creative production and informed cultural critique.
www.revoltmagazine.org
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