BOMB 119/Spring 2012
In conversation with David Pagel, Buzz Spector pins down the meaning of nostalgia and the persistence of revolutionary ideas through it.
Luciano Perna delves into his interest in creating “drugless hallucinations”; he achieves this as his use of common materials translate into new shapes and forms.
Verging on the invisible, Pae White’s sculptural work and installations question use and value in provocative ways so that art making isn’t just about the process, but looking.
Artists Sally Gall and April Gornik, friends and admirers of each others work, share their intimate, ongoing conversation about landscape with BOMB.
Bruce Wagner’s hyper-real stories of suburbia plunge deep into melodrama and the Californian landscape. Extreme as they maybe, his tales are something we can all relate to.
Novelist Melanie Rae Thon talks about the importance of teaching, the pursuit of truth and the dangerous lives of writers.
A woman recalls her own memories of femininity and sexuality and those written by Flaubert and Said, “The Hemisphere: Kuchuk Hanem” by Kimiko Hahn.
Novelist Walter Mosley addresses the craft of his characters, the promise of the Clinton Presidency, and the undying importance of the Blues.
Writer and actor Robert Sullivan interviews actor, director, and poet Darrell Larson. From parenting to obscure poems, Darrell discusses the notion of ambivalence, and the ambiguity he faces as a multimedia artist.
Armed with a Fisher-Price Pixelvision camera, Sadie Benning broke new ground in video by turning the lens inwards and revealing a confessional intimate world.
In anticipation of the re-release of Orlando, MoMA is holding a retrospective of Potter’s work throughout her career. She speaks with Shari Frilot about her relationship to mathematics and her interpretation of feminism.
David Baerwald discusses the conspiracy theories that influence his new album Triage. Despite his apparent ruffian facade—he once played in L.A.’s worst punk band, The Spastics—he speaks of his docile side and St. Francis’ forgiveness.
Rosanne Cash’s new memoir Composed is out now. The singer-songwriter chats with David Byrne about the rituals of songwriting. With special guest John Leventhal.
BOMB remembers poet and contributing editor David Greig Rattray. This article is only available in print.
Collage for David Rattray by Charles Henri Ford. This article is only available in print.
Four flash fiction pieces, “Twins,” “My Battle,” “Tips From The Sensual Man,” and “Honey Creep,” and drawings by Benjamin Weissman. This article is only available in print.
Four poems, “Forgiveness,” “Riverbend,” “Additions,” and “Lilac” by Gigi Marks. This article is only available in print.
A woman shoots her life with a video camera, an excerpt from the novel In a Country of Mothers by A.M. Homes. This article is only available in print.
Selection of landscape photography by Sally Gall and April Gornik including works by Gall, Lynn Davis, Mark Klett, Barbara Ess, Lynn Geesaman, and Linda Connor.
Two photographs of foreign wonders, Apollo, Mt. Nemrut, Turkey and Tree, Japan by Linda Connor. This article is only available in print.
A man in search of luck is murdered, “Luck” by Jim Krusoe. This article is only available in print.
Two photographs of beautiful areas of European parks, Parc de Sceaux, France and Ostia Antica, Italy, part of the Landscape portfolio selected by Sally Gall and April Gornik. This article is only available in print.
Three drawn self-portraits by Kiki Smith. This article is only available in print.
A teenager leaves Lincoln, Nebraska for a more rural life—an excerpt from the novel Sister by Jim Lewis. This article is only available in print.
Abstract charcoal, ball point pen, and magic marker drawing, So on by Suzanne McClelland. This article is only available in print.
A man spends time in an erotic steam room and thinks about the expressway, “South Brooklyn Casket Company” by Klaus Kertess. This article is only available in print.
Posthumously published poem, “The White Butterfly” by David Rattray. This article is only available in print.
Three black marker drawings of a jumble of various objects and images, Untitled (Monday Nov 2), Untitled (Sunday, April 18) and Untitled (Martes 20 April) by Jiri Georg Dokoupil. This article is only available in print.
An articulate couple consider separating, an excerpt from the novel Tintin in the New World by Frederic Tuten. This article is only available in print.
View of the Grand Canyon in homage to William Bell, east of Toroweap and Camp No. 2 at the end of Desolation Canyon, Lake Powell by Mark Klett, part of the Landscape portfolio.This article is only available in print.
