Paper Clip #20 by Tyler Curtis Paper Clip is a weekly compilation of online articles, artifacts and other—old, new, and sometimes BOMB-related.
Damion Searls by Larissa Zimberoff Damion Searls on the transformation of English to English and the perception of American culture in his translation of Christa Wolf’s City of Angels: or The Overcoat of Dr. Freud.
Sam Fleischner by Liza Béar Sam Fleischner discusses the creation of his moving and cinematographically intricate drama Stand Clear of the Closing Doors (winner of a Special Mention at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival).
Ashley Paul by Sean Higgins Brooklyn musician Ashley Paul on lyrical development, the conservatory, and the Third Stream between jazz and classical.
Portfolio by Jim Torok This installment of Portfolio features fourteen drawings from Jim Torok’s 2013 Jesus series. A painter by training, Torok’s often satirical work combines humor with a deep cynicism, tempered by a cartoon-like, storyboard aesthetic. He was featured in The Wick in BOMB 124/Summer 2013.
The Loneliness of Certain American States by Catherine Lacey Word Choice features original works of fiction and poetry. Read The Loneliness of Certain American States by Catherine Lacey, selected by Jozeph Herceg.
Todd Lester by Lorena Vicini Todd Lester discusses his new personal project, Lanchonete, and the status of contemporary artist residencies.
Paper Clip #19 by Tyler Curtis Paper Clip is a weekly compilation of online articles, artifacts and other—old, new, and sometimes BOMB-related.
Trans-Siberian Brooklyn by Sophie Pinkham How the films in BAM’s TransCultural Express: American and Russian Arts Today shed light on the similarity between Siberia and Brooklyn.
Lost Time by Leah Umansky Andrew Sean Greer on time travel and the living of life in his new novel The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells, out June 25.
Adrienne Antonson by Effie Bowen Adrienne Antonson on designing artist smocks, making sculptures out of human hair and the problems of sustainable design.
Highlights of Bushwick Open Studios, 2013 by BOS Critics Eight young artists, curators, writers and art historians tell BOMB their top picks at this year’s BOS, May 31—June 2, 2013.
Three Poems by Tommy Pico Word Choice features original works of fiction and poetry. Read three poems by Tommy Pico with art by Bridget Collins, selected by Jozeph Herceg.
Poet on New York by Luis Méndez Domínguez A newly translated interview with Federico García Lorca by Luis Méndez Domínguez from 1933.
Paper Clip #18 by Tyler Curtis Paper Clip is a weekly compilation of online articles, artifacts and other—old, new, and sometimes BOMB-related.
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