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.
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