BOMB 111/Spring 2010
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Ellen Phelan’s art evokes the experience of her singular vision: a remembrance of things past so firmly rooted in collective longing that no matter the medium she chooses, this longing becomes tangible and observable.
Since the late ‘80s, Olafur Eliasson has been evolving a body of “objectless” work ranging from discrete installations to museum-wide environments, employing shifting frames of reference that are shared with science, psychology and architecture.
Francisco Goldman’s third novel, The Divine Husband, a tale of epic love in the U.S. and Latin America (forthcoming from Grove in August), revolves around José Martí, the august poet, essayist, journalist, orator and Cuban revolutionary.
Novelist Percival Everett may shy away from media attention, but this author of more than 15 works of well-received fiction has a hard-earned reputation for the integrity and honesty of his writing—not to mention his stylistic range.
Since his earliest documentaries, Danish filmmaker Jørgen Leth has always worked with a set of strict principles that he lays out for himself at the beginning of each project—a technique that inspired Denmark’s Dogme movement.
Born in Buenos Aires in 1931, Mauricio Kagel is one of the most distinctive and prolific composers in contemporary music. Keyboardist Anthony Coleman took a seminar from Kagel in 1981 that was a turning point in his career.
New York-based cartoonist Ben Katchor is a recorder of vanished and vanishing places. His latest project, a full-blown musical-theater production titled The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island, brings his drawings and writings to the stage.
Michael Bell represents a new breed of architectural practitioner and professor: one who maintains the centrality of the political while deploying the latest forms of design practice.
Sue de Beer on how the paintings and sculptures of Banks Violette hauntingly mirror the teenage experience. This article is only available in print.
Tom Healy on how an interest in science, nature and the sun influences and defines the photography of identical twins Doug & Mike Starn. This article is only available in print.
Hernan Bas was one of the 2007 Miami Art Fairs’ stars, combining a fey vision with an expressionist brush. Catch Roberto Juarez’s early take on the artist.
Mary Ellen Mark on Kathleen Gilje’s devotion to restoring- and reinterpreting- Old Master paintings. This article is only available in print.
This First Proof contains the story “Collusions.” For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
This First Proof contains Chapter Eight from her first novel Desire. For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
This First Proof contains the poems “Cat Radio,” “What I Need,” “Ancient Sorrow Sleep Already” and “More Trees.” For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
This First Proof contains the story Hate. For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
This First Proof contains an excerpt from the poem “Poem Written From November 30 to March 27.” For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
This First Proof contains Chapter Four from the novel Port Mungo. For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
This First Proof contains the stories “I Was Very Hungry!,” “Opening the Closing Mouth of the Woman,” and “The Ring Stuck On.” For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
This First Proof contains the poems “Rituals of Marriage” and “Suburban Life.” For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.