ESOPUS (2003–2025) was an annual arts publication featuring multidisciplinary content presented in a striking visual format with minimal editorial framing and no advertising. Each issue included contemporary artists' projects, materials from the Museum of Modern Art archives reproduced in facsimile, fiction, poetry, works on film, visual essays, and a themed audio CD featuring brand-new songs from a range of musical acts.
The Esopus Foundation, the nonprofit organization which published ESOPUS, underwent legal dissolution in Spring 2025. This site is a digital archive.
Publishing and the Popular Consumption of Print: A Panel Discussion
Tod Lippy joins Eli Horowitz and Susan Allen to discuss the challenges and rewards of independent publishing at the Rare Books and Manuscripts Conference in this panel discussion.
7 May 2018
“Why the Long Face?” by Peter Silberman
Peter Silberman discusses his instrumental track "Why the Long Face?" inspired by a classic joke for the ESOPUS 25 "Jokes" CD, focusing on its simple melody.
23 Apr 2018
"Cosmic Joke" by Alicia Walter
Alicia Walter discusses her art-pop track "Cosmic Joke" inspired by Alan Watts' humorous poem, exploring the elusive nature of self-knowledge and the humor found in life's inherent mysteries.
19 Apr 2018
"Why Did the Man Talk to a Horse Off in the Bar?" by Lonnie Holley [PREVIEW]
Musician Lonnie Holley shares his evocative song exploring mortality and the human quest for meaning through narrative, inspired by a simple joke and featuring musicians Courtney Hartman, Elizabeth LaPrelle, Anna Roberts-Gevalt, and Zosha Warpeha.
19 Apr 2018
Lisa Kudrow Discusses "The Comeback" with Tod Lippy (Museum of the Moving Image, 2/23/11)
Actress Lisa Kudrow discusses the creation, execution, and eventual revival of her show "The Comeback" with Tod Lippy at the Museum of the Moving Image, offering insights into the world of television in this interview.
19 Apr 2018
Karl Ove Knausgaard in Conversation with Tod Lippy (BookCourt, 5/21/16)
Karl Ove Knausgaard discusses the value of literature with Tod Lippy and answers audience questions about his writing process in this interview.
1 Oct 2017
Hampton Fancher Reads William Carlos Williams (The Kitchen, 5/26/16)
Screenwriter Hampton Fancher reads a 1942 letter from poet/doctor William Carlos Williams to a young medical student, exploring the intersections of medicine and the arts.
13 Sept 2017
The Wrens, "The House that Guilt Built [Live]" (The Kitchen, 10/24/06)
The Wrens' Charles Bissell and Kevin Whelan perform a live version of "The House that Guilt Built" at The Kitchen in NYC, inviting audience participation.
13 Sept 2017
Stephen Adly Guirgis reads “Dear Sissy” (MoMA/PS1, 5/11/06)
Playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis reads his monologue "Dear Sissy" at a 2006 ESOPUS event, offering listeners a glimpse into his unique storytelling.
1 May 2017
ESOPUS 24: CREATIVITY AND BOUNDARIES (PODCAST)
Editor Tod Lippy interviews translator Ann Goldstein, photographer Clayton Patterson, and artists Hayden Dunham and Marco Maggi about how creativity helps to overcome boundaries in Esopus issue 24.
4 Apr 2016
ESOPUS 23 "CLOSE CALLS" CD PREVIEW (PODCAST)
ESOPUS editor Tod Lippy interviews Anthony LaMarca, Darren Solomon, Jo Lawry, and The Kickstand Band about their songs inspired by personal "close call" experiences for the ESOPUS 23 CD.
28 Sept 2015
ESOPUS FALL 2015 EDITION PREVIEW (PODCAST)
Musician Charles Bissell and artist Beth Campbell discuss their collaborative artwork, "Three Types of Reading Ambiguity," exploring originality and interpretation through music and visual art in this interview.
30 Jan 2015
ESOPUS 22 PREVIEW (PODCAST)
Thomas Juncher Jensen, Melissa Meyer, and Anne Watts preview the upcoming issue of ESOPUS, discussing their contributions to the theme of medicine in art and music in this interview episode.
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Peter Silberman
Alicia Walter
Lonnie Holley
Courtney Hartman
Elizabeth LaPrelle
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