BOMB 123/Spring 2013
Olivier Mosset’s monochrome paintings became figurative walls for graffiti artist Fred Brathwaite. The two artists discuss their work’s purposeful and inherent intersections in “Clinton Street.”
A storyteller of dream and landscape, Duncan Hannah paints quietly disquieting scenes. He speaks with Simon Lane on his approach to figurative painting and narrative.
Finding pleasure in the color and order of the grid, painter Georgia Marsh speaks with Betsy Sussler about art as a means of description and finding rhythm in the world around us.
Richard Armstrong discusses the abstract paintings of Ellen Phelan and Mary Heilmann whose vibrant compositions, inspired by natural and architectural structures, hold their own despite the widespread argument that abstraction is “over”.
Painter Michael McClard talks with Betsy Sussler about his newest works, which focus on science and the stars.
Tall, thin fiberglass sculpture, O.B. by Tom Butter.
Oil on canvas painting, Shitting and Laughing (detail) by Ross Bleckner.
Two “hard-hitting and marginally factual” films take on physics and philosophy, Lighter Than Air and The Theory of Ideas by Mark Magill.
The entertaining exploits of a party acquaintance, “Baltimore 1969” by Cookie Mueller.
Novelist, translator and editor Paul Bowles tells David Seidner about his literary career and life, spanning the greater part of the 20th century: working with Tennessee Williams, moments with Gertrude Stein, and a distaste for Wagner.
A brief stream-of-consciousness piece on “the kiss,” “Summer 1980” by Luc Sante.
A detached, uncomfortable man encounters problems preparing for a friend’s wedding, The White Shirt by Burt Barr.
Shaped oil on canvas painting by Elizabeth Murray. This article is only available in print.
The women of a family break the hearts of their men, Evening by Barry Yourgrau. This article is only available in print.
A woman enjoys taking photographs, “Some Photographs and Brian” a short story by Jane Warrick. This article is only available in print.
A man goes to the brink of death over a broken heart, “The Hour of the Fey” by Terense Sellers. This article is only available in print.
#45, 1982, by Robert Mangold. This article is only available in print.
Oil on canvas painting, After the War by Ginger Levante. This article is only available in print.
Acrylic and oilstick painting on canvas, Agony of the Feet by Jean Michel Basquiat. This article is only available in print.
Charcoal drawing of ghostly reeds, Altar of Good Fortune by Jack Barth. This article is only available in print.
Oil on canvas portrait of Anya Phillips by Walter Steding. This article is only available in print.
Acrylic, wax on canvas painting of a large stone head, Archaic Head by Brett DePalma. This article is only available in print.
Pat Steir’s Beautiful Italian Painting and detail. This article is only available in print.
Pastel portrait from 1982 by Billy Sullivan. This article is only available in print.
Oil on canvas painting Burnt Umber by John Egner. This article is only available in print.
Oil on wood panel painting, Bwana’s Night by Jonathan Lasker. This article is only available in print.
Oil on linen painting of a city street, Casanova Street by David Kapp. This article is only available in print.
Altered photograph and caption text, Cathexsis 48 by Joseph Kosuth. This article is only available in print.
Collage, 1982, by David Shapiro. This article is only available in print.
Crucifix made with paint, glass jewels, and silicon glue on solid wood, Cruciform with Red Marks by John Torreano. This article is only available in print.
