BOMB 123/Spring 2013
Barry Le Va has been making situational sculptures since the late ’60s. He and his cohorts, Bruce Nauman, Gordon Matta Clark and Carl Andre, helped reinvent what sculpture could become. Le Va and Saul Ostrow unearth the past and overturn the present.
Dickson’s paintings documented the isolation and the life of Times Square pre-vamp. She and Sylvère Lotringer discuss the suburbs, demolition derby and becoming American.
Che Guevara: celebrated warrior, revolutionary leader, figure of myth. In his biography of the Argentine-turned-Cuban hero, John Lee Anderson goes behind the scenes to unearth the man. This article is part of the Bohen Series on Critical Discourse.
The title of Lydia Davis’ story collection, Almost No Memory, belies the author’s capacity for nuance and detail. Fellow writer Francine Prose discusses the sensuality of structure and the perfection of shape.
The consummate actress, Judy Davis talks about her starring role in the epic satire, Children of the Revolution.
The architect of dreams, filmmaker Peter Greenaway describes his film, The Pillow Book, an ode to Sei Shonagon’s 10th century vernacular sex diary and CD-roms.
Roger Guenveur Smith’s new play, Juan and John, is up at the Public now. In this ‘97 interview, Coco Fusco probes the man and his narrative, a complex and riveting portrayal of a ‘60s icon, and a fast-fire delivery.
Composer David Del Tredici is playing at Bargemusic as part of their Labor Day Music Festival.
Uhry’s first play, Driving Miss Daisy, won a Pulitzer Prize. His Obie-nominated play, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, is a poignant and hilarious encounter with an Atlanta family of German-Jewish descent just before the outbreak of WWII.
This First Proof contains the poems “The Unwashed Glass,” and “Remark.”
This First Proof contains the story “A Man of Small Volume” from Stories on Volume. For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
This First Proof contains an excerpt from the novel Already Dead. For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
A drawing of graphite on mylar, titled Black Maps by Rome Artist Sharon Horvarth. This article is only available in print.
A portfolio of photographs from the artist’s book The Silver Cord. This article is only available in print.
A collection of photographs, titled Decor #1: Bavaria by Artist from the American Academy in Rome Mark Robbins. This article is only available in print.
A digital image titled Domain by Artist from the American Academy in Rome, Marcia Lyons. This article is only available in print.
This First Proof contains the poems “Miscellaneous Costs,” “Taxes,” “Grocery Money,” and “Exact Change.” For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
Three photographs, one a video still, two of laminated cibachrome mounted on plexiglass, Icing, Head 2, and Head 8 by Jeanne Dunning, with by text from Mimi Thompson. For copyright reasons his article is only available in print.
This First Proof contains the poem “In Bosnia.” For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
This First Proof contains the story “La Zona Roja.” For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
A series of pieces from artists at the American Academy in Rome, titled On The Tallest Hill In Rome by Roberto Juarez. This article is only available in print.
This First Proof contains an excerpt from the novel Resentment: A Comedy. For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
Two photographs of an installation viewing of hair, monofilament, titled Spirits of Manhattan by Kathleen White. This article is only available in print.
Untitled ink drawings by poet Mark Strand. This article is only available in print.
