''Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine'' (pronounced ''JUX-tah-pose'') is a

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created in 1994 by a group of artists and art collectors including

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, Fausto Vitello, C.R. Stecyk III (a.k.a. Craig Stecyk), Greg Escalante, and Eric Swenson to both help define and celebrate urban alternative and underground contemporary art. ''Juxtapoz'' is published by High Speed Productions, the same company that publishes '' Thrasher'' skateboard magazine in

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''Juxtapoz'' launched with the mission of connecting modern genres like psychedelic and hot rod art,

graffiti Graffiti (singular ''graffiti'', or ''graffito'' only in graffiti archeology) is writing or drawings made on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view. Graffiti ranges from simple written "monikers" to elabor ...

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, and

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, to the context of broader more historically recognized genres of art like Pop, assemblage, old master painting, and conceptual art. Although based in

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, ''Juxtapoz'' was founded upon the belief in the virtues of

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and freedom from the conventions of the "established"

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art world.

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, run by

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and Irving Blum in the 1950s and 1960s, was the ultimate cultural touchstone for the magazine. ''Juxtapoz'' originally reflected Williams' own

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sensibility – a combination of California "Big Daddy" Ed Roth–style

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(identified by some as synonymous with lowbrow art and others as its own genre) and the serious figurative craftsmanship that is more likely to be found among

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s than

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ists today.

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''Juxtapoz'' expanded its range in the early 2000s to cover other nascent styles and subgenres of

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. Artists who have received coverage in ''Juxtapoz'' include KAWS, Mark Ryden,

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, Todd Schorr, Tara McPherson, Camille Rose Garcia, Tim Biskup, Anthony Ausgang, Michael Pearce and Tom Sachs. As of 2009, ''Juxtapoz'' had the largest circulation of any

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in the

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, more than established counterparts like '' Art News'', '' Art in America'', and ''

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''. In addition to printed subscriptions which offer alternative cover images to the newsstand version, ''Juxtapoz'' is also available as an online digital subscription.

Evan Pricco ''Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine'' (pronounced ''JUX-tah-pose'') is a magazine created in 1994 by a group of artists and art collectors including Robert Williams (artist), Robert Williams, Fausto Vitello, C.R. Stecyk III (a.k.a. Craig Stecyk), ...

is the editor-in-chief.

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''Photos from In the Land of Retinal Delights: The Juxtapoz Factor''
an exhibition curated by Meg Linton,
Exhibition announcement
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