ArtCrimes is alive and well and living in deep cleveland

For the uninitiated, ArtCrimes is Cleveland's longest-running literary freak show, publishing 21 issues in 20 years. Hundreds of poets and artists have had their work represented, including renowned poets such as Charles Bukowski and Jack Micheline. ArtCrimes is the brainchild of steven b. smith: artist, poet, writer, and legend.

Smith and his wife Kathy have left the country, but their creative spirit is still impaled upon the spike of the terminal tower. they have entrusted deep cleveland with the ArtCrimes franchise, & although i'm not worthy, i will not let the fire die. you can purchase ArtCrimes #21 below, or call me at 330-350-2088. other back issues are available in limited quantities.

 

follow the adventures of smith & kathy abroad via their blog, walking thin ice.

 

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Duck & Cover

aka, ArtCrimes #21

edited by Beth Wolfe, Kathy Ireland Smith, Steven B. Smith

144 pages - $15 + $2 postage/handling

The final issue of Cleveland's cult classic journal ArtCrimes, a limited edition lit/art publication that emerged during the mid 1980s. 172 contributors. Buy it now, or forever hold yr piece. These copies will not last.

Buy ArtCrimes #20 thru #10, $10 each (except popcorn box, $20 each). (please specify volume)

 

ArtCrimes #20

front cover art by Beth Wolfe
published July 2002 - 8" x 8" - ©smith
Sea of Forgetfulness - co-editors Beth Wolfe & Smith / publisher Steven B. Smith

 

 

ArtCrimes #19

front cover art by Steven B. Smith
published September 1998 - 5.5" x 4.25" - ©smith
Whethered Would - editor / publisher Steven B. Smith

ArtCrimes #18

front cover art by Steven B. Smith
published October 1997 - 8.5" x 11" - ©smith
Burnt Tongue Soup - Word Smith's Word's Worst / editor, publisher & sole contributor Steven B. Smith

ArtCrimes #17

front & back cover art by Jim Lang
published April 1995 - 5" x8" - ©lang
language'smyths co-editors Jim Lang & Smith / publisher Steven B. Smith

ArtCrimes #16

front & back cover art by R.C. Naso & Tim Herron
published September 1997 - 4" x 7.5" x 1" - ©smith
Art Crimes On Tape - editorR. C. Naso / publisher Steven B. Smith
this is a VHS tape - 118 minutes

ArtCrimes #15

front cover art by Jim Lang & Smith
published June 1994 - 8.5" x 11" - ©smith
Four Play With Heads - co-editors Jim Lang, Ben Gulyas, Mike Thomas & Smith / publisher Steven B. Smith
left to right: Jim Lang, Ben Gulyas, Mike Thomas - Smith reflected in car hood far right

ArtCrimes #14

top cover art by Beth Wolfe
published August 1993 - 4.5" x 7.5" x 2.25" - ©smith
Book Of Fools - co-editor Beth Wolfe / co-editor & publisher Steven B. Smith

ArtCrimes #13

front cover art by Steven B. Smith
published May 1992 - 7" x 8.75" - ©smith
Night Fragments - editor / publisher Steven B. Smith

ArtCrimes #12

front/side cover art by Daniel Thompson
published April 1992 - 5.75" x 8.75" x 2.5" - ©smith
Crimes In The Dark - Reel Life Art - co-editor Daniel Thompson / co-editor & publisher Steven B. Smith

ArtCrimes #11

front cover art by Ben Gulyas
published April 1991 - 6.5" x 8.75" - ©gulyas
Ear At Eternities - editor Ben Gulyas / publisher Steven B. Smith

ArtCrimes #10

front cover art by Beth Wolfe
published August 1990 - 8.5" x 14" - ©wolfe
I Will Sit In My Seat And Work - editor Beth Wolfe / publisher Steven B. Smith

Buy ArtCrimes #9 thru #1, $20 each, (please specify volume, availability is extremely limited on some issues)

 

ArtCrimes #9

front cover art by Jim Lang
published August 1989 - 7 x 8.5" - ©lang
CRIMES of tHeART - editor Jim Lang / publisher Steven B. Smith

ArtCrimes #8

front cover collage by Steven B. Smith
published June 1989 - 6.75 x 8.5" - ©smith
What Is Performance Art? - editor / publisher Steven B. Smith
Cleveland Public Theatre Performance Art Festival 1989 catalogue

ArtCrimes #7

front cover foto by Jim Lang
published June 1989 - 6.5 x 8.5" - ©lang
Metapoems, Antipoems & Notpoems - editor Chris Franke / publisher Steven B. Smith

ArtCrimes #6

front cover collage by Ralph "Pappy" Smith (my father - his response to Cat's suicide)
published November 1988 - 5.5 x 8.5" - ©smith
In A Peaceful New World - editor / publisher Steven B. Smith

ArtCrimes #5

front cover collage by Melissa J. Craig
published May 1988 - 7 x 8.5" - ©smith
Self Portraits & Poor Self Traits - editor Melissa J. Craig / publisher Steven B. Smith

ArtCrimes #4

front cover collage by Daniel Thompson
published January 1988 - 5.5 x 8.5" - ©smith
Artbark: Truffaut & True Friends - editor Daniel Thompson / publisher Steven B. Smith

ArtCrimes #3

front cover drawing by S Judson Wilcox
published June 1987 - 8.5 x 11" - ©smith
The Vacation Coloring Book - editor S. Judson Wilcox / publisher Smith

ArtCrimes #2

front cover collage by Joanne Smith (my ex-sister-in-law)
published March 1987 - 5" x 8.5 - ©smith
Wretched Excesses - publisher / editor steven b. smith

ArtCrimes #1

front cover collage by Steven B. Smith
published May 1986 - 5" x 8.5 - original art in collection of Art Feldman - ©smith
"If Indication Abnormal" - publisher / editor steven b. smith

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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