A complete collection in five issues of the modern Brooklyn-based journal showcasing new writing and artwork from an international slate of artists, issues ranging from 100 to 200 pp. each. Octavo (8 1/8 x 5 1/4 inches). Original photo-illustrated wrappers. Excellent condition. Brooklyn, New York: Long News, 1991-1994.

Long News appeared in just five issues over four years in the early 1990s. It was edited by Barbara Henning (b. 1948), an American poet, fiction writer, professor, and editor, with Sally Young and Miranda Maher serving as art editors. The issues contained contributions, both literary and artistic, from numerous known and up-and-coming writers and artists. The list of contributors includes Diane DiPrima, David Rattray, Chris Tysh, Lewis Warsh, Ron Padgett, Denise Columb, Thom Jurek, Paul Buck, Eric Holzman, David Barton, Tyrone Williams, Kimberly Lyons, Maureen Owen, Anne Waldman, Bob Holman, Kathe Kowalski, Chris Custer, Michael Pelias, Toyo Tsuchiya, Christian Boltanski, Fanny Howe, Sadiq Muhammad, Lorenzo Thomas, Elio Schneeman, Carolee Schneemann, Ed Giguere, David Humphrey, Faith Wilding, Iris Adler, Tom Clark, Don David, John Hartigan, Annette Lemieux, and many others.

In March of 2017, Barbara Henning herself wrote about the publication of Long News. "I remember sitting in a dark cubical at LIU planning this magazine with Lewis Warsh, and then in cafés at night with Michael Pelias, Don Dombowsky, and Sally Young. Long News was always a communal project....I spent many weekends in galleries with Miranda [Maher] looking for possible artists to invite; in our discussions and throughout the five issues, we learned to see writing as visual and visuals as writing. The dialogue and even arguments between editors was exciting and opened up intellectual awareness and creative possibilities. We dedicated the second issue to mourning the losses in the Gulf War. In the fourth issue, Michael Pelias and Charles Wolfe edited a section commemorating the life of Felix Guattari, radical psychoanalyst and theorist...Shortly before issue 5, David Rattray died...A homage to David was included in issue 5 with a photo of him on the cover from an installation by Carolee Schneemann. For the most part, we published experimental art and writing that addressed tyranny, oppression, censorship, and that made a social commentary. We wanted to transgress static ideas about culture and language, engaging social and political transformation."

Book ID: 53391

Price: $250.00