BOMB 119/Spring 2012
Four photographs from the Bus Series by Cindy Sherman.
Oil, sand, and acrylic painting, One Phase of the Moon by Freya Hansell.
Untitled photograph of a woman in a farm setting by Laurie Simmons.
Glenn O’Brien provides the anti-treatise for the post-surrealist conception of the world: the Subrealist Manifesto.
A candid interview with ‘80s downtown actor and playwright Jeff Weiss, starting with a scene from And That’s How the Rent Gets Paid, Part IV and continuing with questions pulled from a hat.
Allen Frame talks to playwright and director María Irene Fornés, author of several plays including the Obie-winning Mud, Danube, and Sarita.
A black and white photogram, Untitled, by Alan Scarritt. This article is only available in print.
A man pays a visit to writer Carl Van Vechten, “At Home With Drosselmeier” by Coleman Dowell. This article is only available in print.
Oil on wood and mixed media piece, Bedevil, Bewitch, Voodoo, Hoodoo by Carolee Thea. This article is only available in print.
Sean Elwood Big Wheel, 1984, ferris wheel and its reflection. This article is only available in print.
Characters approach death in defiant ways, “Boy Blowing Bubbles” by Jacques Teboul. Translated from French by Georgia Marsh and David Rattray. This article is only available in print.
A brief reflection on the narrator’s neverpresent boyfriend and the telephone, “Boyfriend” by Lisa Blaushild. This article is only available in print.
Acrylic on canvas painting, Couple Embrace After Losing Everything by Stephen Lack. This article is only available in print.
Two photographs of domestic scenes, Man Pouring Wine and Women and Luncheon, from the Domestic Ritual Series by Mary Frey. This article is only available in print.
Piece on the intricacies of photographic and celebrity overexposure, “Everybody Wants Exposure” by Duncan Smith. Accompanied by a photograph of Marilyn Monroe. This article is only available in print.
Painting of a vaguely hominid-like figure, Flam Paradiddle by James Nares. This article is only available in print.
Four flash fiction pieces, “Fool,” “Change,” “Worry,” and “Trapped” by Roberta Allen. This article is only available in print.
Painting from Slides of a Changing Painting, Untitled by Robert Gober. This article is only available in print.
Short story about a mysterious denizen of an abandoned theater, “Gargoyle” by Patrick McGrath. This article is only available in print.
Pencil, charcoal, and oil on paper piece of two passionate figures up in arms, Hand Game by Sandro Chia. This article is only available in print.
Short story on how people change and change others, “Helen Changes” by Peter Cherches. This article is only available in print.
Jumbled, collage-like spray paint and oil painting of various social and political scenes, I Just Don’t Understand How They Live This Way from Object Lessons by Saul Ostrow. This article is only available in print.
Drawing of the faces of a fearful man and a devious woman, In Fear of Glamorous Women by David Craven. This article is only available in print.
Oil painting of a large gallery, Innenraum by Anslem Kiefer. This article is only available in print.
Untitled photograph of two women by Jon Coplans. This article is only available in print.
Composition of three lemons, Lemon, April 5, 1984 by Donald Sultan. This article is only available in print.
Acrylic on paper painting of a tiger and a bird, Untitled by Melissa Miller. This article is only available in print.
Untitled painting of Japanese figures from the Meiji Series by Messrs McDermott and McGough. This article is only available in print.
Photograph by Vera Lehndorff and Holger Trülzsch. This article is only available in print.
Untitled oil painting by Peter Schuyff. This article is only available in print.
