BOMB 118/Winter 2012
Revisiting New York School Abstract Expressionism, David Kapp speaks to Georgia Marsh about the importance of finding a subject matter and content as means to claiming our traditions and making myth again.
Roni Horn’s conical pairs and landscape-inspired pieces question the ideas of minimalism. Her new show, Roni Horn aka Roni Horn, is up at the Whitney now.
Two photographs, No Room For Squares and I Feel the Goodness Going Out of Me, by Elliott Schwartz.
From her home in rural Pennsylvania, Bobbie Ann Mason examines life in her native Kentucky, writing about homespun characters whose lives are spinning after being cut loose from all sense of home.
Writer Gary Indiana discusses his first novel Horse Crazy, in which an anonymous narrator details his tumultuous love affair with the beautiful, sociopathic, drug-addled, HIV-positive man with whom he is obsessed.
Conjunctions editor Bradford Morrow discusses Gothic writing past and present with novelist Patrick McGrath shortly after the publication of his first novel, The Grotesque.
Guy Gallo’s screenplays are works of poetic artistry with a spiritual air. His produced adaptations such as, Under the Volcano, A Flag for Sunrise and Prince of Peace speak to the unavoidable dilemnas of passion.
“What I’m really great at is looking.” Mary Ellen Mark says, commenting on her ability “to see what’s strange and real.” From the streets of Calcutta to the slums of Seattle, she captures the strange realities of human life in the roughest of conditions.
Actor and erstwhile musician Richard Edson talks with Lynn Geller about loss of innocence, the pitfalls of industry, and the thrill of extemporaneous performance on and off camera.
Poet Roland Legiardi-Laura talks about his first film set in the war-torn but poetic landscape of the Segovia Mountains of Nicaragua.
Craig Lucas’ plays include Blue Window, Reckless and Prelude to a Kiss. His 10-minute play, The Sell, will be staged at Atlantic’s 10X25 festival in New York this June.
John Ford Noonan discusses a central theme in his own life and play A Critic and His Wife: that of familiarity vs. intimacy as manifested in art and human relationships.
Isabel Toledo tells fellow clothing designer Elizabeth Cannon about the inspiration behind her eclectic collection of voluminous shawls, hoods, and gowns which range from modest and traditional to erotic and futuristic.
A poem titled “A Dedication for H.J.B.,” by Amelia Blossomhouse—from the portfolio of African poetry. This article is only available in print.
A short story, titled “Another Winter,” by Klaus Kertess. This article is only available in print.
A short story, titled “Between Planes,” by American Playwright and Actor Jon Robin Baitz. This article is only available in print.
A poem, titled “Blackbird Bye Bye,” by Poet April Bernard. This article is only available in print.
An installation of steel in Los Angeles, titled Dniee, inset with a photograph titled Lucifer Landing (Reel Snake In Imaginary Garden), by Richard Nonas. This article is only available in print.
Four poems titled “Determination,” “Dear Death:,” “Tell ‘Em I Ain’t Home,” and “An Ode To Queen Mumbi,” by Waithira Mbuthia (Karanja)—from the portfolio of African poetry. This article is only available in print.
A short story, titled “Her Story With Mine,” by New York Author David Means. This article is only available in print.
Poem “Kunyenyeza Ezikhotheni (Voices In The Wilderness)” by Duma Ndloru—from the portfolio of African poetry. This article is only available in print.
Installation view and Mountain Series III drawing, by Mia Westerlund Roosen. This article is only available in print.
A painting of oil pastel on paper, titled Page of Signs, by Marilyn Lerner. This article is only available in print.
A painting of ink and spray paint, cut and glued to ink on paper, titled Sculptured Activites, by American sculptor Barry Le Va. This article is only available in print.
A short story, titled “Sidewinder,” by Liza Bear. This article is only available in print.
Poems “A Poem For Martyr’s Day,” “Nightmare,” and “Wizard,” by Zambian poet Frank M. Chipasula—from the portfolio of African poetry. This article is only in print.
Three poems titled “Appearance-1,” “Appearance-2,” and “Detained,” by Kenyan poet Rashidah Ismaili—from the portfolio of African poetry. This article is only available in print.
Two poems titled “Attending A Demonstration In The United States,” and “Southern Town,” by South African poet Keith Adams—from the portfolio of African poetry. This article is only available in print.
Two sculptures, titled Scientific America, and Reel, by Berlin Artist Heide Fasnacht, photographs by Lisa Kahane. This article is only available in print.
