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RE/Search is a San Francisco publishing project founded in 1980 by V. Vale. It produced a magazine and a series of interview-based books on subjects including punk, industrial music, body modification, avant-garde art, unusual films, and other forms of counterculture. The publication is for readers researching underground cultural movements and the artists, musicians, and writers connected with them.
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Who founded RE/Search Publications?
V. Vale founded RE/Search in San Francisco in 1980. The project followed his earlier punk fanzine Search & Destroy, which documented underground culture before RE/Search expanded into books.
What is RE/Search known for publishing?
RE/Search became known for books on industrial music, body modification, strange films, and other countercultural subjects. RE/Search #6/7, the Industrial Culture Handbook, is one of its best-known publications.
Did RE/Search cover body art as well as music?
Yes, body art became a major part of the catalog through Modern Primitives, which examined tattooing, piercing, and related practices. The book helped bring those subcultures from San Francisco's underground scene to a wider readership.
Is RE/Search a magazine or a book publisher?
It began as a magazine and publishing project but became especially influential through tabloid-sized books and compilations. Its catalog includes the Zines! volumes as well as longer works about music and body modification.
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