BOMB 113/Fall 2010
The final poignant interview with the prolific, irrepressible, and—to anyone who met him—unforgettable New York artist Dan Asher, who passed away of Leukemia on April 23, 2010
A master manipulator of spatial movement who has re-defined the parameters of dance, “Streb” has become a verb for “pop-action.” Novelist A.M. Homes and the action heroine discuss overcoming gravity.
Watch a BOMB Exclusive Video Check out Elizabeth Streb and her performers in an exclusive behind the scenes look at the choreographer and her craft.
Genevieve Belleveau’s performance series Church of gorgeousTaps and the Reality Show draws inspiration from Lutherans and addicts alike to create a secular Sunday afternoon sanctuary for those seeking community.
Jessica Jackson Hutchins’s sculptures reference the human body in all of its dumb charm and joyful habits. With Horodner she reflects on Levinas, contingency and Chinese scholar’s rocks.
Read an outtake from performance art poineer Joan Jonas’s BOMB 112 interview and watch five of her videos.
Bremer’s information-packed networks drawn over documentary photographs are like snapshots of his mind. Taken from multiple angles, they imply reminiscing, hallucinating, brooding, dreaming, and automatic doodling.
To fellow author Wainaina, Mabanckou is a leading writer amongst those building bridges between a divided, postcolonial Africa. For his novel Broken Glass, Mabanckou wrote the Congolese oral tradition into French.
Fiction for Driving Across America Listen to Danielle Dutton reading an excerpt from her novel S P R A W L, originally published in BOMB 112, in the eighth installment in BOMB’s literary podcast series.
The crucible of the Caribbean islands, where Christians, Hindus, Muslims, and Jews coexist, is the primary setting of Tiphanie Yanique’s triumphant debut collection.
A Visit from the Goon Squad is Egan’s fifth book; its polyphonic structure mirrors the undeniable fact that characters, like people, are central to themselves yet peripheral to others.
Beginning with the mostly solo Horn of Plenty, Droste’s ringing vocals catapulted Grizzly Bear to the fore of Brooklyn “freak-folk.” Ironic, then, that here he recalls being initially afraid to sing, even for himself.
In her most recent theater piece, The Truth: A Tragedy, Hopkins tackled her father’s deterioration. Annie-B Parson rolled the dice to find out how Hopkins converts her demons into one-woman productions blending music, dance, fact, and fiction.
Listen to a podcast of a post-show discussion with musician/performer Cynthia Hopkins and playwright Craig Lucas, recorded live at Soho Rep on May 20, 2010, as part of their FEED series.
Ed Halter on Andrew Lampert’s ability to combine the documented and the live in a way that insists on the imediancy of cinema as an event.
Stephen Westfall inspects the typical Cordy Ryman sculpture discovering it to be a seemingly autonomous entity complete with its own agency and the ability to miraculously self-propagate.
David Van der Leer praises design collective Futurefarmers for showing the art world that direct engagement of audiences isn’t just a job for activists and educators.
This First Proof contains the essay “A Short History of the Limited Edition” by Tan Lin. For copyright reasons, this content is available in print only.
This Editor’s Choice contains Stuart Horodner’s review of Blind Handshake, a compilation of David Humphrey’s writings about art alongside reproductions by more than 100 artists. This content is available in print only.
This Editor’s Choice contains Daniel Borzutzky’s review of Cipango, the latest by Chilean poet Tomás Harris, translated by Daniel Shapiro. This content is available in print only.
This Editor’s Choice contains Paul W. Morris on Electric Literature’s publishing model, which utilizes a combination of various electronic formats and print-on-demand technologies. This content is available in print only.
This First Proof contains an excerpt from Lividity by Kim Rosenfield. For copyright reasons, this content is available in print only.
This First Proof contains the short story “From Linda Perdido” by Mac Wellman. For copyright reasons, this content is available in print only.
This Editor’s Choice contains Carlos Brillembourg’s review of new work by artist George Negroponte. This content is available in print only.
This First Proof contains the short story “Hot on the Hunt” by Zach Samalin. For copyright reasons, this content is available in print only.
This Editor’s Choice contains a review of Gil Scott-Heron’s album I’m New Here out by XL Recordings, 2010, by Douglas Singleton. This content is available in print only.
This BOMB Specific contains artwork by Fiona Banner. This content is available in print only.
In this Editor’s Choice, Mónica de la Torre reviews Susan Bernofsky’s translation of Robert Walser. This content is available in print only.
This First Proof contains the short story “Santutxo Etxeberria” by Barbara Browning. For copyright reasons, this content is available in print only.
In this Editor’s choice, Cameron Shaw reviews Suzanne Lacy: Spaces Between, a survey of the artist’s 40-year career. This article is available in print only.
