Arkitip No. 45: Evan Hecox
LA’s premier art and design magzine, Arkitip, has gone all out with the ‘free’ giveaway for issue no. 0045 and has included a 9″ x 12″ Evan Hecox 2-color silk screen print signed by the artist! The actual issue is excellent as well, with hand-done type treatments and more art by Hecox, Lab buddy Cody Hudson, and Todd St. John, along with editorials from Studio von Birken and Ben Pogue, featuring the Arkititties (yes you heard right), Tony Arcabascio, Nieves, C.R. Stecyk III, Frank Novak and Joshua Gregory. It all comes packaged in a hand stamped, old school office-style envelope in a limited edition of 2000.
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Gary said | 20 May, 2008
Arkitip is actually my favourite magazine. I haven’t gotten this issue yet. Hopefully soon. It looks promising. Issue #44 is one of my all-time favourites – you cannot not like the View Master and the reels, especially. Arkitip’s collaboration with Wood Wood is a definite perfect fit.