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Byline: David Jackson
Here's a look at some of the Chicago's best zines.
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WhiteWalls
When artist Buzz Spector co-founded WhiteWalls in 1977, "I envisioned it as something that would amuse a small number of people for a few years, then disappear," Spector says.
Spector, who has moved on from WhiteWalls and now chairs the art department of Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., launched the magazine as an exhibition venue for artists who use printed words as both material and subject.
Each issue is still "curated" by artists who present cutting-edge work without the filter of reviews and criticism. But now WhiteWalls is enjoying a conspicuous revival.