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Issue 104 Summer 2008
THE BOMB BLAST
Well before it evolved into a 200-channel entertainment behemoth, Birnbaum was making now canonical avant-garde videos critiquing television’s celebration of passive consumerism and exploitation of human drama for mass consumption.
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Peter Saul—painter of satirical and ribald images since the 1960s—on his recent move to New York City, assimilation into the art world, and his big, bad subjects.
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Sullivan’s film installations combine performance, dance, original scores, and song. With choreographer and dancer Stuart on misfire, the body politics, and controlling chaos in ensemble-based work.
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The John Waters of YouTube, Linzy discusses his family’s southern history and the characters in his ongoing series of camp soap operas. WEB EXTRA: Watch the exclusive music video of Linzy’s Asshole Remix.
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WEB EXTRA! Watch the premiere of Kalup Linzy’s music video for Asshole Remix! Disclaimer: Intended for mature audiences only. Read Linzy’s interview with BOMB Managing Editor Nick Stillman.
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The booming business of the Mexico/U.S. border: Davis, chronicler extraordinaire of these apocalyptic times, connects the dots between the War on Terror, the War against Drugs, Immigration and Homeland Security.
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OUTTAKE! In BOMB’s print issue, Mike Davis and Lucy Raven tour California’s El Cajon, the author’s hometown. Read on for more of Davis’s perspective on the unique growth and evolution of El Cajon.
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The projects undertaken by the architecture and design firm KieranTimberlake Associates have redefined green design and off-site fabrication. Timberlake discusses their project for MoMA’s Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling.
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