GUTMAG is a collaborative art magazine that treats publishing as a collective experiment.
Conceived by Sullivan Sweet and produced with a team of editors and contributors, each issue is approached as both publication and event. The project is grounded in improvisation, exchange, and shared design.
Issues are printed and hand-assembled in a limited run.
The inaugural issue, Guts, transformed an empty room into a temporary editorial studio, where blank spreads became shared sites of authorship.
The second issue, Doubles, expanded this model through an open call and a one-day production session exploring pairs, reflections, and repetition.
GUTMAG is stocked by Printed Matter and Quimby’s Bookstore. Copies are also available through the GUTMAG website.
In 2026, GUTMAG collaborated with the band Melt to produce a limited-edition, hand-bound zine built from hundreds of fan submissions and exclusive written contributions from the band.
The publication incorporated a foil stamped cover, bound inserts, and an exclusive loose print.
Following an open call, participants traveled from across the country for an in-person production day. Submitted writing and photographs were collaged and reworked into a final issue made of, by, and for Melt’s community.
The zine debuted at Melt’s sold-out Snow Day concert at Racket NYC.