Three Brothers, Two ‘Zines, One Legacy
by Ken Hare, courtesy of Defending Chicago – “… Someone can be famous because THING thinks they’re famous.” In 1987, three Black men from the South Side of Chicago created […]
Tag: Think Ink
Subscribe: Artists and Alternative Magazines, 1970-1995
On display Dec 11, 2021–May 2, 2022 at the Art Institute of Chicago Beginning in the early 1970s—as underrepresented groups were demanding new forms of visibility following the emergence of […]
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Ken Hare + THING Magazine
What was your role with THING, how did it inform the magazine’s direction and reception? I appeared on Think Ink and THING magazine covers, and my role was purely I&G: inspiration […]
Memories of THING Magazine
from Simone Bouyer – Stephanie Coleman and I opened the Wholesome Roc gallery in 1986; we met Robert Ford, Trenton Adkins, and Lawrence (Larry) Warren not too long after that. […]
Think Ink Magazine
Think Ink was a black-and-white magazine Robert Ford, Trent Adkins, and Lawrence Warren launched in 1987 with the assistance of graphic designer Simone Bouyer. “Fashioned as a black arts paper […]
Ground Zero Launch Party
In 1987, Bouyer opened the Wholesome Roc Gallery and Cafe at 2360 N. Clybourn in Chicago with accountant and small business advisor Stephanie Coleman. “I can’t say we made a […]
Subscribe Exhibition
Artists and Alternative Magazines, 1970-1995 On display December 11, 2021–May 2, 2022 at the Art Institute of Chicago. Beginning in the early 1970s—as underrepresented groups were demanding new forms of […]
THING: She Knows Who She Is
Excerpts from the Chicago History Museum’s Thing magazine online exhibit at Google Arts & Culture. What is THING? Thing magazine was founded as a platform for black LGBTQ+ life. As such, […]
The Life and Legacy of Thing
by Solveig Nelson for Artforum International, February 2018 – IN 1991, at “SPEW: The Homographic Convergence”— a showcase of queer zines, T-shirts, videotapes, and performance that took place at the […]
The Final ‘Thing’
Owen Keehnen Talks with Zine Pioneer Robert Ford, 1993 The legendary ‘Thing’ magazine, the “she knows who she is” magazine, began in late 1989 as a couple hundred Xeroxes done […]