BOMB 119/Spring 2012
In Memoriam: Mike Kelley, 1955–2012. With influences as diverse as his mediums, Kelley remains one of the most important artists of the late 20th century.
In his artwork, Ayoung aims to reconstruct and recontextualize the “imaginary community” projected onto racial minorities by white society. He discusses the challenges faced by nonwhite artists as they strive for recognition and self-discovery.
Painter Valerie Jaudon positions her work between fine and decorative arts reconciling modernist and post-structuralist polemics with ease through open ended methods and interrogations that take on a uniquely seductive and feminine point of view.
Caryl Phillips speaks to his friend Graham Swift about the origins and writing of Cambridge, a novel which speaks to the “historic, primal, terrible” journey of the African slave trade.
Roland Legiardi-Laura invokes documentarian Barbara Kopple’s modesty as they discuss the extreme hardships and tensions involved in making Oscar-winning films such as American Dream and Harlan County, U.S.A.
With songs that explored the darker sides of LA’s culture in the early ’80s, Exene Cervenka and her band X’s unique brand of folky punk rock has made them a permanent fixture in LA’s musical history.
Fresh from recording a new album (Storyville), folk rock singer-songwriter Robbie Robertson discusses his love of New Orleans with John Sinclair.
A conversation between Craig Lucas and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee about his seminal works and future goals in theater. Mr. Albee has recently been awarded the 2011 Edward MacDowell Medal.
Nicole Burdette discusses her writing process and her play Busted with director Roger Hedden and actors Victor Slezak and Martha Plimpton.
Colm Toíbín’s new book of stories, The Empty Family was just released. Read Toíbín’s discussion of the power of the written word in this eloquent conversation with Lynne Tillman from 1992.
Two untitled works, by Charles Lahti. This article is only available in print.
A poem, titled “American Football (Reflection On The Gulf War),” by Harold Pinter. This article is only available in print.
A collection of photographs, prints, and paintings curated by Douglas Blau. Pictured are various kinds of collections through history from artists such as Jan Steen, Albrecht Dürer, and more. This article is only available in print.
A short story, “Cornsilk,” by North Carolina Born Author Randall Kenan. This article is only available in print.
Pattern and instructions for a “wall tattoo,” titled Double-Num Wall Tattoo, by Gretchen Faust. This article is only available in print.
Four poems, titled “Tremont Street,” “April,” “With Willa In Mount Auburn Cemetary,” and “April 1990,” by David Mamet. This article is only available in print.
Four poems titled “Poets,” “Untitled,” “Untitled,” and “York Beach,” by A. C. Purcell. This article is only available in print.
Metal, wood, and glass sculpture, Mantle, by Tom Brokish. This article is only available in print.
A short story, “Mars Bluff,” by Hilton Caston from her days as a student at Columbia University. This article is only available in print.
A mixed media collage of photographs and text, titled Minority Pin-Ups, by Hilton Als and Darryl Turner. Photo sources: Melodie McDaniels and others. This article is only available in print.
Two images, a photograph and a drawing based on it, titled Project for BOMB by Carter Hodgkin. This article is only available in print.
A short story, titled “Succulence,” by Trinidadian-born Author Kelvin Christopher James. This article is only available in print.
Two ink on paper paintings, titled The Rules of Engagement, and Dispensation by Richard Kalina. This article is only available in print.
“Your Thumb Hooked Me,” and “I Am Waiting Still,” by Michael O’Keefe. This article is only available in print.
