BOMB 119/Spring 2012
On the crest of the new British invasion, Sam Taylor-Wood’s surprising photographs and films catch their subjects in isolated moments, dramas, arguments. Her work is reminiscent of early Warhol, with an operatic style all her own.
“What is it like to make a painting?” inquires writer Francine Prose. An opaque question laid bare by painter Thomas Nozkowski, who lets us see the machinations of the mystery that can’t be solved.
According to Alexander Nehamas there is an art to living—it’s found in television, Montaigne and Nietzsche. Fellow philosopher David Carrier challenges Nehamas to explain what he means by the “philosophical life” and how writing fits into it.
Geoffrey O’Brien and Luc Sante unearth the subtext that was Times Square in the ‘60s, “the round-the-clock festival of junk culture and lyrical sleaze.”
Inept con-men, petty smuggler and crippled children people Mark Richard’s stories in his book, Charity. This writer slaps the senses, building worlds both mythical and familiar. J.D. Dolan tracks the life and times of the author.
American poet Yusef Komunyakaa and Irish poet Paul Muldoon talk of T.S. Eliot and racism, poetry and music, Native Americans and the self—as a writer and a reader—in a culture that is as global as it is specific.
Ian McKellen’s legendary performances have braced audiences for several decades. En route to LA to tackle Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People, Sir Ian McKellen, actor and activist, has a drink with playwright Scott Mendelsohn.
Betsy Sussler reflects on four of Clifford Ross’s Wave paintographs which portray luminous seascapes while experimenting with the power of chemistry and light.
This First Proof contains the story “At Night.” For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
This First Proof contains an excerpt from Cracks. For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
This First Proof contains the poem “F-105 Over Red River.” For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
This First Proof contains the story “Leadership.” For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
This First Proof contains the poem “Morning Exercise.” For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
Several photographs of sculptures of wood, aluminum, rattan, and Twaron, titled Arena, National Chain, and Toyota, by Rita McBride, with text by Mimi Thompson. This article is only available in print.
This First Proof contains the story “Sympathy.” For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
An excerpt from a speech, titled “Tall Kafka and His Sisters,” by Cynthia Ozick, given at Metamorphosis: A New Kafka, a symposium sponsored by the PEN American Center. This article is only available in print.
This First Proof contains five sculptures by Tom Butter with a reflection on the work by Mark Magill.
This First Proof contains the poems “Raft” and “Speech for Myself as a Ghost.” For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
This First Proof contains the poems “Epicurean Portraits” and “After the Fight.” For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
This First Proof contains the story “Under the House.” For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
Two paintings of oil on linen, both titled Untitled (detail), by Y.Z. Kami, accompanied by text by Goran Tomcic. This article is only available in print.
