Bikini Girl
Bikini Girl was a zine based in NYC, USA.
Lisa B. Falour (also known as Lisa Baumgardner and Deena Schwartzbaum) produced Bikini Girl from 1978 to 1990 on the Lower East Side in New York City.
Issue 8, released in 1981, contains letters to the editor from friends and intimates and is illustrated with found photographs and advertisements. This issue also includes a interview between Gerard Malanga and Lynne Tillman and the useful “What every girl thinks of three minutes before surrender.”
Writers and artists included in other issues include Jack Goldstein, Harry Smith, and Jack Handey (Deep Thoughts). Issue 3 features a cover photo by Fran Pelzman. Photos from the iconic New York nightclub The Mudd Club were also a regular feature.
Bikini Girl is now in a number of collections, including California State University's Gerth Archives.
Bikini Girl was one of the featured titles in the 2023 and 2024 Brooklyn Museum exhibition devoted to artist-made zines, Copy Machine Manifesto.
