Zakpo
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Zakpo: Monatsschrift für Zeitkunst, Zeitbetrachtung, Satire und Karikatur ("Zakpo: monthly journal of contemporary art, viewing of the times, satire and caricature") was an artists' magazine published in 1930 in Karlsruhe
, Germany
by the actor Hermann Brand and the artists Karl Hubbuch
, Erwin Spuler and Anton Weber who had been art students at Badischen Landeskunstschule in Karlsruhe. Two issues were published, in May and June of 1930.
Contributors were Hermann Brand, Karl Hubbuch, Erwin Spuler, Anton Weber, Martha Kuhn, Hermann Trautwein, Stefan Walz and others. Hubbuch and Spuler wrote much of the material under the pseudonym
s Boris Burawoy, Booby Neeter, Franz Radek, and Pierre Raquet.
The cover of the first issue was a lithograph by Spuler, depicting a gargantuan creature standing astride a river that runs through a city. The creature's torso is a building from which tiny figures are falling or leaping. Three men stand on the building's balcony, one of whom holds a megaphone
. A banner on the building reads, Ausverkauf—Weisse woch(e) ("sellout—white sale").
The meaning of the word Zakpo was never explained in the pages of the journal, but has been interpreted as an acronym or an abbreviation: the art historian Wolfgang Grape has suggested that the two last letters may allude to politik ("politics") or polizei ("police"), while others have proposed Zeitschrift Aktiver Kommunistischer Partei Opposition ("Magazine active in communist party opposition").
In 1980, a facsimile was issued in an edition of 500 numbered copies, with an introduction by Wolfgang Grape.
Karlsruhe
The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
by the actor Hermann Brand and the artists Karl Hubbuch
Karl Hubbuch
Karl Hubbuch was a German painter, printmaker, and draftsman associated with the New Objectivity.Hubbuch was born in Karlsruhe. From 1908 to 1912, he studied art at the Karlsruhe Academy, where he formed friendships with fellow students Georg Scholz and Rudolf Schlichter...
, Erwin Spuler and Anton Weber who had been art students at Badischen Landeskunstschule in Karlsruhe. Two issues were published, in May and June of 1930.
Contributors were Hermann Brand, Karl Hubbuch, Erwin Spuler, Anton Weber, Martha Kuhn, Hermann Trautwein, Stefan Walz and others. Hubbuch and Spuler wrote much of the material under the pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
s Boris Burawoy, Booby Neeter, Franz Radek, and Pierre Raquet.
The cover of the first issue was a lithograph by Spuler, depicting a gargantuan creature standing astride a river that runs through a city. The creature's torso is a building from which tiny figures are falling or leaping. Three men stand on the building's balcony, one of whom holds a megaphone
Megaphone
A megaphone, speaking-trumpet, bullhorn, blowhorn, or loud hailer is a portable, usually hand-held, cone-shaped horn used to amplify a person’s voice or other sounds towards a targeted direction. This is accomplished by channelling the sound through the megaphone, which also serves to match the...
. A banner on the building reads, Ausverkauf—Weisse woch(e) ("sellout—white sale").
The meaning of the word Zakpo was never explained in the pages of the journal, but has been interpreted as an acronym or an abbreviation: the art historian Wolfgang Grape has suggested that the two last letters may allude to politik ("politics") or polizei ("police"), while others have proposed Zeitschrift Aktiver Kommunistischer Partei Opposition ("Magazine active in communist party opposition").
In 1980, a facsimile was issued in an edition of 500 numbered copies, with an introduction by Wolfgang Grape.