Puss Magazine

From 1968 to 1974, a group of underground Swedish artists published twenty-four issues of Puss—"Kiss" in English—an in-your-face explosion of body parts and burning flags. While pissing on and pissing off both the right and the left with their unrelenting satire, the Puss crew seemed to take special delight in punching our own 37th President.

Puss participants included Lars Hillersberg, Lena Svedberg, Carl Johan De Geer, Leif Katz, Ulf Rahmberg, and "US correspondent" Oyvind Fahlstrom. Here's a google-translation of a 2007 Swedish interview with some of the surviving members.

I stumbled on Puss Magazine in March. A few more stumbles brought me to Boo-Hooray's extensive exhibit on Puss and Carl Johan de Geer. Boo-Hooray (also responsible for the recent Angus MacLise show) kindly provided these files. You can see much more here and read more about the magazine and artists here.

Puss Magazine courtesy of Boo-Hooray

Puss Magazine courtesy of Boo-Hooray

Puss Magazine courtesy of Boo-Hooray

Puss Magazine courtesy of Boo-Hooray

Puss Magazine courtesy of Boo-Hooray

Puss Magazine courtesy of Boo-Hooray

Puss Magazine courtesy of Boo-Hooray

Puss Magazine courtesy of Boo-Hooray

Puss Magazine courtesy of Boo-Hooray

Puss Magazine courtesy of Boo-Hooray

Puss Magazine courtesy of Boo-Hooray

Puss Magazine courtesy of Boo-Hooray

Puss Magazine courtesy of Boo-Hooray

Puss Magazine courtesy of Boo-Hooray

Puss Magazine courtesy of Boo-Hooray

Puss Magazine courtesy of Boo-Hooray

Puss Magazine courtesy of Boo-Hooray

Puss Magazine courtesy of Boo-Hooray

Puss Magazine courtesy of Boo-Hooray

Puss Magazine courtesy of Boo-Hooray

Puss Magazine courtesy of Boo-Hooray

Puss Magazine courtesy of Boo-Hooray





An overview of Lena Svedberg, who was responsible for some of the darkest satire in Puss. She committed suicide in 1972, just 26 years old.