Named after the poem by Czeslaw Milosz, A Magic Mountain is the publishing practice of Bay Area artist Alex Arzt and a Risograph press that helps working artists and collectives to create custom publications through design and production.
A Magic Mountain’s objective is to make the book-making and printing process accessible to artists and writers. AMM accepts print commissions and specializes in book projects. AMM is a 5 color press: black, blue, red, fluorescent pink, and yellow.
Logo design by Adam Zeek.
Projects by AMM
Paving the Pacific follows a lone coyote through the Mojave Desert landscape into the urban sprawl of Los Angeles. The drawings were created by Landers-based artist Aidan Koch as frames for an animation created for the solo exhibition Wing Whistles at Paul Soto gallery in Los Angeles, CA, April 2 – May 20, 2023. 5x7 inches, 52 pages, Riso printed in four colors, yellow sewn binding, edition of 150, 2023.
SCRAPBOOK: A Pandemic Archive from the Los Angeles Food Community by Chloe Chappe, 2022, SCRAPBOOK is an archival book of food related documents from quarantine in Los Angeles compiled by chef Chloe Chappe. Half letter, center sewn in red thread, 60 pages.
The Orchestra of Space Holders, by Bonny Nahmias, 2020, 4 color Risograph book, 22 pages, edition of 40.
Velocities by Sara Klein, 2019, two color Risograph book, staple binding. Eight pages. Edition of 100, 8 1/2" x 6":
The Salmon Creek Farm 2019 Catalog, Cover by Whiz World:
The Fourth-Grade Anthology of Poetry and Prose for The San Francisco School Class of 2023:
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