BOMB 124/Summer 2013
Hailed by The New Yorker critic Peter Schjeldahl as “the most profound abstract painter of the past four decades,” Marden began his career under the tutelage of Robert Rauschenberg and went on to teach seminal artists Richard Serra and Chuck Close.
A conversation between Mike Kelley and Craig Gholson on the LA art scene. Part of Wade Saunder’s Los Angeles portfolio.
A fascinating discussion between long-time BOMB contributor Gary Indiana and the late Robert Mapplethorpe on the New York art scene of the late 1980s and the difficulties of intimacy, comfort and eroticism in photography and portraiture.
Novelist Nancy Lemann crafts languorous Louisiana dramas in her two books, Lives of the Saints, and The Ritz of the Bayou. Here, she discusses being a Jew in the south, the future of her characters, and the lingering memory of the Civil War.
Director Gleb Panfilov talks with Liza Bear about his struggles with GOSKINO, the Soviet film committee, and his previously censored film Tema.
Featuring the English stage, Allen Frame interviews Gary Stevens and Rose English in a diptych of an interview called the “British Theatre.”
Featuring the English stage, Allen Frame interviews Gary Stevens and Rose English in a diptych of an interview called the “British Theatre.”
A fashion spread, titled All Through The Night, produced by Candace Allenson and Robert McElroy, photographed by Michael O’Brien.
Gouache on paper, titled A Star, by Ellen Phelan. This article is only available in print.
An anthropologist afflicted with malaria, an incestuous brother and sister, a story bound by blood, titled “Blood Disease,” by Patrick McGrath. This article is only available in print.
Latex, canvas, and rope work, titled Cross Disc, by Holt Quentel. This article is only available in print.
A short story in five sections, titled “Five Portraits of Hannah Burden,” by Bradford Morrow. This article is only available in print.
A sculpture of knotty pine and front faced mirror, titled From the Mirror Series, by John Knight. This article is only available in print.
An essay and portfolio by Wade Saunders presenting the contemporary LA art scene, including work by Ed Ruscha, Chris Burden, Dana Duff, John Knight, and more. This article is only available in print.
An excerpt from the novel Burma, “Love Isn’t Living, Life Doesn’t Live” by Gary Indiana. This article is only available in print
An installation view of Pair Object II (Spheres), solid machined copper spheres, by Roni Horn. This article is only available in print.
Collage, titled Selbstportrait, by Harry Kondoleon. This article is only available in print.
Wood sculpture, titled Stick Spiral Wood, by Meg Webster. Photograph by Peter Bellamy. This article is only available in print.
Acrylic transfer on canvas, titled The Bells of Hell Go Tinga-Ling-A-Ling, by David Wilson. This article is only available in print.
An addiction to sleeping pills and nearly poisoned by her husband, one woman’s story unravels, “The Sleeping Pills of the World (From the Desk of Bonnie Silvers),” by Harry Kondoleon. This article is only available in print.
Two untitled charcoal on paper drawings, 1957–62 and 1952–53, by Myron Stout. This article is only available in print.
On the illusion of appearances, a short story titled “Vacation” by Ameena Meer. This article is only available in print.
