''FUSE'' was a

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-based Canadian non-profit arts and culture

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published by Artons Cultural Affairs Society and Publishing Inc. ''FUSE'' was one of

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’s longest running alternative art publications. Throughout its 38 year history, the focus has been the interchange between art, media, and politics. The magazine published its final issue in Winter 2013, under the editorial direction of Gina Badger.

History

''Centerfold'', an arts newsprint magazine addressing the lack of critical discourse within artist-run culture, was founded in

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, Canada in 1976. In 1978, ''Centerfold'' relocated to Toronto, and in 1980, the name of the magazine changed to ''FUSE''. The focus of the magazine shifted from "an interdisciplinary artists" magazine to "a cultural news magazine". The publishers of ''FUSE'' incorporated as Artons Cultural Affairs Society and Publishing in 1984.

Founding editors

''Centerfold'' founding editors were Clive Robertson and Marcella Bienvenue. Continuing as ''FUSE'' after the November 1979 issue, the founding editors were Clive Robertson,

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and Tom Sherman.

Contributors

Early contributors to the magazine include:Clive Robertson, ''Policy Matters: Administration of Art and Culture'' (Toronto: YYZ Books, 2006), , pp. 225ff
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* Karl Beveridge * Sara Diamond *

Richard Fung Richard Fung (born 1954) is a video artist, writer, public intellectual and theorist who currently lives and works in Toronto, Ontario. He was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and is openly gay. Fung is a professor at OCAD University. He earned a ...

Peggy Gale Peggy Gale (born 1944) is an independent Canadian curator, writer, and editor. Gale studied Art History and received her Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History from the University of Toronto in 1967. Gale has published extensively on time ...

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* Tom Sherman *

Nell Tenhaaf Nell Tenhaaf (born in 1951 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a Canadian artist, teacher, writer and feminist. Nell received a B.F.A. in 1974 and a M.F.A. in 1989 both from Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec. The bulk of Tenhaaf’s art was produced du ...

* Kim Tomczak

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