Ed Marszewski

Edward Marszewski (also known as Ed Mar[1]) is a publisher,[2][3] artist[4] and entrepreneur[5][6] from Bridgeport, Chicago.

[8] Marszewski is co-director of the Public Media Institute[9] which publishes Lumpen magazine[10] and Mash Tun Journal.

[14] Marszewski is co-founder of Kimski,[15] a Polish and Korean fusion restaurant,[16] Maria’s Packaged Goods & Community Bar, Pizza Fried Chicken Ice Cream[17] and Marz Community Brewing.

[18][19][20][21] Along with others, Marszewski rented space[22] for an art gallery called 'BuddY' in Wicker Park from 2002[23] until 2004[24] which operated as an "experimental cultural center",[25] and as of April 2013, operates an art gallery called Co-Prosperity Sphere[26][27] (named after a live action role-playing group faction in the film Darkon) which operates Lumpen Radio as low-power radio station WLPN-LP[28] inside the gallery.

[32][33] Marszewski has written many articles for Lumpen magazine[34] and is opening a new 'Buddy' in the Chicago Cultural Center.