BOMB 118/Winter 2012
“Paintings are like angels” says painter Dorothea Rockburne, “they go out and plant their messages.” Her first career retrospective Dorothea Rockburne: In My Mind’s Eye is on view at the Parish Art Museum through August 14.
Gary Stephan aims for a middle ground between “the joke” and “the big deal” with the template-like forms in his paintings.
Of Frederic Tuten’s novel, Tallien: A Brief Romance, Susan Sontag wrote “Tallien is a wonderfully high-flying tale of two woes, made out of juicy just-right sentences [...] unforgettable.” Tuten speaks with writer and editor Bruce Wolmer.
A World Apart explores apartheid through the eyes of the young daughter of political activists in Johannesburg in 1963. This interview is the second in a three-part dialogue with screenwriter Shawn Slovo, director Chris Menges, and actor Linda Mvusi.
A World Apart explores apartheid through the eyes of the young daughter of political activists in Johannesburg in 1963. This interview is the third in a three-part dialogue with screenwriter Shawn Slovo, director Chris Menges, and actor Linda Mvusi.
A World Apart explores apartheid through the eyes of the young daughter of political activists in Johannesburg in 1963. This interview is the first in a three-part dialogue with screenwriter Shawn Slovo, director Chris Menges, and actor Linda Mvusi.
The Emmy and Tony Award winner on her turbulent career, the artifice of theater, and creating whole characters.
Portfolio and essay on the role of the fashion photograph, the short skirt, and the model in the 20th century.
Mixed media piece, 1450 by Andrew Masullo. This article is only available in print.
A young, melancholic girl lives with her feudal family, “Anna, Who Didn’t Believe In The Sea” by Marguerite Feitlowitz. This article is only available in print.
A multi-angle fiction based on the Cuban Revolution, “Batista’s Lieutenant” by Todd Grimson. This article is only available in print.
Nine brief pieces written for various animals such as the giraffe, the mongoose, and the unicorn, “Bestiary” by Bradford Morrow. This article is only available in print.
Sand, soil, and resin on canvas, Binding Difference by Michael Young. This article is only available in print.
A playwright arrives in Berlin to put on a production, “Black Rainbow” by Klaus Kertess. This article is only available in print.
Artwork by Michael Hurson, 1988, linoleum cut—four colors, accompanying Bradford Morrow’s piece Bestiary. This content is only available in print.
Untitled casein painting on wood, by Moira Dryer. This article is only available in print.
A woman ponders the nature of adultery, “Repetition” by Leslie Dick. This article is only available in print.
Mixed-media sculpture, Rooster by Brett DePalma. This article is only available in print.
Three poems, “Draining Fox Hill Pond,” “These Are The Nights,” and “Our Bedroom Walls” by Martha Rhodes. This article is only available in print.
Two oil and flashe paintings on linen, Souilliac: The Story of Theophilus and Psychostasis by Cora Cohen. This article is only available in print.
Two works by Jene Highstein—one bone black pigment drawing on rag paper and one sculpture of carved elm. This article is only available in print.
Oil on linen on wood, Untitled (II) by Richmond Burton. This article is only available in print.
Oil on canvas painting, Untitled, XXI, 1986, by Willem de Kooning. This article is only available in print.
A poem in two parts, “Window Life” by Vincent Katz. This article is only available in print.
