BOMB 123/Spring 2013
Artist Michael Jenkins discusses with gallerist and BOMB Contributing Editor Bill Arning how early psychological experiences condition our reaction to artistic images.
A conversation with Derek Walcott, “the most important writer that the English-speaking Caribbean has ever produced,” according to Caryl Phillips. He speaks about his views of America and ideas of home.
Poem by Sivaramani, translated from the Tamil by Indran Amirthanayagam, R. Charan, and P. Manikkalingam—for the Sri Lankan Poetry portfolio.
Several poems by Sri Lankan writers from the book The Elephants of Reckoning, organized and translated by Indran Amirthanayagam.
Often highly charged, humorous, and personal, Camille Billops’ uncompromising documentaries burst the taboo bubble around such topics as race, sex, age, and adoption. Here, she speaks her mind with Ammena Meer on the challenges of filmmaking and racism.
Eric Stoltz may be playing a robot-inventing mad scientist on the Syfy channel’s Caprica now, but here in this 1992 conversation with Neal Jimenez he discusses actor/director dynamics, and honest-portrayal sex-scenes.
“I love that you can be in a completely black space with only two chairs and go anywhere,” says actor/director Joe Mantello on the versatility of theater acting. He discusses the magic of theater companies and the Catholic Church with Nicole Burdette.
Reno presents subjects such as politics, rape and abortion on an unlikely stage. She gets her message across by making audiences laugh about material that is often avoided.
In this imagined interview, Carlos Brillembourg transforms the elegant writings of legendary architect Louis I. Kahn into a revelatory conversation on the aesthetics and ideology of his craft.
Two paintings, images from Durer’s Resurrection, Naz Dur screen ink and enamel on veneered plywood, titled R310 and R311, by Carl Fudge. This article is only available in print.
Two paintings of gouache and ink on paper, titled Adam and Eve in Therapy, by Judith Shea. This article is only available in print.
Poem by Richard de Zoysa from the Sri Lankan Poetry portfolio. This article is only available in print.
A short story, “Benjamine,” by Angela Himsel. This article is only available in print.
Three untitled slides, from the Boys’ House project, by Patty Martori. This article is only available in print.
Remembrance of Craig Gholson, 1951–1992. This article is only available in print.
A short story, titled “Crocodile Tears,” by contributing BOMB editor, Liza Béar. This article is only available in print.
“I got mugged the day that I turned in my manuscript…” Christian Haye talks with Darius James about racism, racial interactions in America, and his first novel, Negrophobia.
Two wall drawings, from the Erasure Series, by Gary Simmons. This article is only available in print.
Four enamel paintings on metal, titled Lipservice, Fun House Mirror (White Series One), Cherrys, and Glory Hole, by Marilyn Minter. This article is only available in print.
George Condo’s retrospective, Mental States, opens January 26th at the New Museum. The artist, whose “revelatory paintings span the centuries between Madness and Beauty,” spoke with painter Anney Bonney in 1992.
A painting of oil on canvas, titled Metropolitan III, by Matthew Radford. This article is only available in print.
Poem by Jean Arasanayagam—from the Sri Lankan Poetry portfolio. This article is only available in print.
A short story, “Sweetness and Light,” by University of Iowa International Writing Program Director Clark Blase. This article is only available in print.
A short story, titled “The Four Horsemen of Avenue B,” by Puerto Rico-born author Ed Vega. This article is only available in print.
Three poems, titled “I am on My Way to Oklahoma to Bury the Man I Nearly Left My Husband For,” “Cloud,” and “Black Lace Bra Kind of Woman,” by Sandra Cisneros. This article is only available in print.
Three poems, titled “Fireflies,” “All Yours,” and “Nature Of The Sun,” by Cory Brown. This article is only available in print.
Poem by Reggie Siriwardeena from the three poem series Three Variations for Cassia—for the Sri Lankan Poetry portfolio. This article is only available in print.
Two paintings, watercolor on paper and oil on linen, titled The Artist, and Prick, by Katharine Kuharic. This article is only available in print.
Two poems, “To My Autistic Son, Revantha” and “Return to Sri Lanka, 1991” by Guy Amirthanayagam—for the Sri Lankan Poetry portfolio. This article is only available in print.
A short story, titled “Van,” by David Rattray. This article is only available in print.
