BOMB 123/Spring 2013
What unites the work of Polly Apfelbaum, Bill Barrette, and Nancy Shaver is their incorporation of “found” objects and images. This interview is the second in a three-part series of interviews by Stephen Westfall.
In a process of material and poetic interrogation, James Nares shares his practice, a return to origins, with Betsy Sussler.
Painter Michael Tetherow discusses his view of the role of the abstract artist, the magical qualities he finds in certain aspects of nature, and the excitement of the “process of making.”
What unites the work of Polly Apfelbaum, Bill Barrette, and Nancy Shaver is their incorporation of “found” objects and images. This interview is the last in a three-part series of interviews by Stephen Westfall.
Elenor Trifon gives a thorough account of her trip to Marseilles, augmenting her description of the weather patterns, cuisine, history, music, and art with whimsical details that bring her story to life.
Instructions and agreement for an advertised painting to order by Lucio Pozzi. This article is only available in print.
What unites the work of Polly Apfelbaum, Bill Barrette, and Nancy Shaver is their incorporation of “found” objects and images. This interview is the first in a three-part series of interviews by Stephen Westfall.
In imagining escape from urban life, Robert Greene composes paintings full of sky, friends, and full bred dogs creating stylish fictional scenes. With beauty, he claims “painting can make that magic place.”
Bored? Try picking up Dennis Cooper’s Closer in which he explores seeking transcendence in spite of impending bleakness and boredom.
Despite death threats and religious edict, subversive novelist and essayist Salman Rushdie has won numerous awards and remains a prominent voice in global politics.
Filmmaker Alexander Kluge delves into the cultural significance of film and television with Gary Indiana in this 1989 conversation. A series of Kluge’s films is currently screening at Spectacle Theater in Brooklyn.
Channeling New York’s most notorious divas, Penny Arcade reveals the inspiration and connection she finds from her subjects.
Terry Kinney, a founding member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, talks about his play, Brilliant Traces, and why he prefers acting over directing.
Fashion designer Abbijane speaks to Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe on the naturalism of platinum blonde, the color theory behind a “tulip period,” and what elegance truly means.
A fashion interview between designer Carmelo Pomodoro and Elizabeth Cannon. This article is only available in print.
Five poems, titled “Seacoast,” “Sundown,” “Poem,” “Earring,” and “In the Elevator,” by Michael O’Brien. This article is only available in print.
A series of four poems, “Verdict,” “Vigil,” “Vision,” and “Finale,” from the series Holy Pictures: Poem for Robert Mapplethorpe, by Paul Schmidt. This article is only available in print.
C-Print, titled Imprese, from the series From Near and From Afar by Olivier Richon. This article is only available in print.
Oil and acrylic on canvas, titled Learning about Women, by Kenny Scharf. This article is only available in print.
Profile and portfolio of Mats Gustavson by David Seidner. This article is only available in print.
Acrylic painting with charcoal on canvas, titled Party on a Plain, by Dona Nelson. This article is only available in print.
Acrylic painting on canvas, Plethora by Joseph Nechvetal. This article is only available in print.
Drawing, with text titled Seated Figures and Two Poems respectively, by Jean Michel Basquiat. This article is only available in print.
Two pencil and ink and ink drawings, titled Charm Study and Angel Babies, by William T. Wiley. This article is only available in print.
Rector Gate, Battery Park City, stainless steel, bronze, granite, and electric lights, 1985–89; Mac Arthur Park Gate, Los Angeles, steel, aluminum, brass, zinc, concrete, and electric lights, 1985. This article is only available in print.
Untitled wood fiberglass, epoxy resin, epoxy paint, and rubber sculpture and Cat Scan silkscreen and Xerox process print on Masa Japanese paper, edition of 25, by Steve Keister. This article is only available in print.
Untitled Furniture Sculpture, by John Armleder, 1988. This article is only available in print.
An excerpt of “Violet Hair” from The Rainbow Stories by William T. Vollmann. This article is only available in print.
A short story, titled “Virago,” by Lorena Cassady. This article is only available in print.
One shut-in woman and her overweight roommate find escape through Wheel of Fortune and the company of a close friend. This article is only available in print.
