BOMB 118/Winter 2012
David Salle and Georgia Marsh touch upon the lines drawn between pornography and eroticism, penetration and degradation, and the “tender gesture” of drawing.
Two drawings with graphite, oil stick, chalk and pencil, Untitled and Shop Drawing for Character Armor by John Newman.
Some friends take a disastrous trip to the racetrack, “Loudon Raceway” by Tama Janowitz.
Excerpts from a screenplay featuring literary figures as characters, “On the Trail of the Lonesome Pine.” Screenplay written by Mark Magill, story by Jill Godmilow and Mark Magill.
Actress Tina L’Hotsky imagines a conversation between celebrated director John Huston (The Maltese Falcon, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The Misfits, Prizzi’s Honor) and the Hollywood legends he worked with throughout his career.
With the play Tracers, actors Richard Chaves, Vincent Caristi, and other Vietnam veterans use the theater as a mouth piece to play out their experiences of the war. Chaves and Caristi relate the realities of war and stage with Betsy Sussler.
A television writer suffers a nervous breakdown and ponders the South and a new acquaintance, “A Handful of Anomalies” by Coleman Dowell. Excerpted from A Dark Book. This article is only available in print.
Fingerpaint, spray paint, enamel, and magnetic tape on rag paper, A.D. by Alan Scarritt. This article is only available in print.
Charcoal and pastel drawing on paper, Acedia by Michelle Zalopany. This article is only available in print.
Casein on wood, An American Landscape by Moira Dryer. This article is only available in print.
Two drawings, Working Drawing and Jug and Dish, and two earthenware jug and dish sets by Andrew Lord. This article is only available in print.
Acrylic paint on canvas, Could Hardly by Doreen McCarthy. This article is only available in print.
Untitled photograph of two boys walking down a city street beneath the eyes of a watchful woman by Dawoud Bey. This article is only available in print.
The narrator ponders his own story about a hippie friend, “Epilogue” by Dennis Cooper. This article is only available in print.
Oil on canvas painting, Finder by Pam Glick. This article is only available in print.
“The Morning Walk,” “Our Holy Mountain,” “Waiting for Jennifer,” “Goberton,” and “Les Belles Plaisirs” by George Gott. This article is only available in print.
Four watercolors of natural landscapes, 1977–81, Drive-in Movie, Santa Barbara, California; Rocky Beach, Santa Barbara, California; and Full Moon and Rising Sun Near Tulsa, Oklahoma by Alfred Leslie. This article is only available in print.
Abstract gouache and watercolor on handmade paper, Freedom of Speech by Katie Martin. This article is only available in print.
Two untitled palladium platinum prints by Jan Groover. This article is only available in print.
Two photographic spreads, John and Anna, Essay: Marathon Hotel, July 1982 and Carlito and Bottle, Essay: Welfare Mother, November 1984 by Alexandra Avakian. This article is only available in print.
Two sculptures, Bronze/Poplar Burnout and Black and White Bronze with Holes by Mel Kendrick. This article is only available in print.
Two acrylic and pencil pieces, Morning Painting Exercises by Michael Tetherow. This article is only available in print.
Two roommates attracted to each other, “Rooms” by Jane Warrick. This article is only available in print.
Mixed media piece, Imitation of Man, and a colored pencil drawing, The Ghost of My Guatemalan Grandmother by Stephen Kramer. This article is only available in print.
“Atget,” “American Painting,” and “Chinese Painting” by Mary Anne Cartelli. This article is only available in print.
A poem employing tropes of a wall, “To The Blue Wall” by David Rattray. This article is only available in print.
Two abstract works utilizing casein, flashe, casein emulsion, carbon transfer, carbon pencil, pencil, ink and linen tape on pine, Untitled and Untitled Drawing by Carroll Dunham. This article is only available in print.
Two oil on canvas paintings, Mexican Twilight and a detail of My Father in Mexico by Michael Robbins. This article is only available in print.
