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Beautiful/Decay

Beautiful/Decay is an art magazine created by Amir H. Fallah and Jay Littleton. First published as a black-and-white zine at a Kinko's in 1996, it was resurrected as a full-fledged magazine in 2001. In his Basics Illustration series, author and artist Mark Wigan named it an essential magazine resource for "global contexts".

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Beautiful/Decay
CategoriesArt magazine
Founder
  • Amir Fallah
  • Jay Littleton
Founded1996 (1996)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Websitebeautifuldecay.com

Beautiful/Decay is an art magazine created by Amir H. Fallah and Jay Littleton.1 First published as a black-and-white zine at a Kinko's in 1996,2 it was resurrected as a full-fledged magazine in 2001.3 In his Basics Illustration series, author and artist Mark Wigan named it an essential magazine resource for "global contexts".4

Footnotes

Footnotes

  1. Blackshaw & Farrelly 2009, p. 173.
  2. Farrelly & Dorrian 2007, p. 62.
  3. Beautiful/Decay n.d.
  4. Wigan 2009, p. 172.
References

References

  • "About". Beautiful/Decay. n.d. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  • Blackshaw, Ric; Farrelly, Liz (February 3, 2009). The Street Art Book: 60 Artists in Their Own Words. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0061537325.
  • Farrelly, Liz; Dorrian, Mike (October 11, 2007). One Hundred at 360°: Graphic Design's New Global Generation. Vol. 4: Global Contexts. Laurence King Publishing. ISBN 978-1856695268.
  • Wigan, Mark (September 1, 2009). Basics Illustration. Vol. 4: Global Contexts. Fairchild Books. ISBN 978-2940373949.
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