MAGIK PRESS STUDIOS
Magik Press Studios is an artist cooperative and micro-press’ that prints limited-edition, bespoke, and one-of-a-kind books, zines and art prints.
Our design services provide expert guidance for creators, arts educators, and community organizers. The studio also hosts events, workshops and mutual aid for all ages and experience levels.
Break The System: A Radical Archive debuted as an exclusive art pop-up of limited edition zines, prints, and protest ephemera. This one-day-only installation served as a protest against the lack of available housing and arts spaces while plenty of abandoned property sits wasted in our cities. The exhibit took over the outside of a forgotten and crumbling storefront, and filled it with archived protest materials + a liberation altar before getting shut down by the long absent landlord on the day of the event. Slumlords can’t stop tides of protest though, and the event + mutual aid distro continued across the street while the exhibit hung in defiance throughout the day.
Hosted October 26, 2024 in New London, Connecticut, the pop-up featured an outdoor zine library, vinyl record set with DJ Lord Lewis, protest stickering, FREE mutual aid giveaway by CT Grapevine, a sliding-scale zine + bake sale, and so much more!
Along with the in-person exhibit, a website housing the digital collection will be released soon. This is a resource for artists, organizers, educators and activists fighting for liberation from systemic oppression.
Fill out the form below to gain access to the digital archive once the site drops!
Watch the videos below to see how others revealed their invite to Break the System
1st Clue Hint Video: The First Clue is the LAST Clue
The 2nd Clue
The third and Final Clue
Break the System: A Radical Archive is supported by funds from the CT Office of the Arts.
