Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at the Kunsthalle Bern, Switzerland, October 9 - November 10, 2009. "Between Nietzsche's "death of God" and the ascent of Buddhism in twentieth-century America and Europe, the idea of "void" has permeated Western art and culture, and the means by which artists and thinkers have dismantled conventions of reality and perception with acts of emptying, removing, destroying, or emphasizing nothingness, are numerous, as this massive survey testifies. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held in 2007 to mark the 40th year since the release of the Velvet Underground and Nico album. Includes texts by Jon Savage, Jack Womack, Jonathan Richman, William Gibson and Richard Prince. [details]
Issue 53 of the biannual poetry and prose periodical The World. Edited by Ed Friedman and Jo Ann Wasserman. Poetry and prose by David Henderson, Sherman Alexie, Eileen Myles, Elaine Equi, Paul Violi, Carla Harryman, Amy Gerstler, Angie Mlinko, Wang Ping, Bill Luoma, Lorenzo Thomas, Merry Fortune, Richard Hell, Lewis Warsh, Elio Schneeman, Patricia Spears Jones, Connie Deanovich, Josie Foo, Jeffery Conway, Robert Hershon, Sparrow & Foamola, Tom Savage, Donna Brook, Jordan Davis, Mitch Highfill, Meena Alexander, Laurie Price, and Joe Elliot. ... [details]
Issue edited by Jack Bankowsky. Essays "After Words: Homi K. Bhabha on Hybridity," by Homi K. Bhabha; "Books: Miriam Rosen on Radical Noir," by Miriam Rosen; "Art in Public: Daniel Birnbaum on Jeff Wall," by Daniel Birnbaum; "Film: Howard Hampton on 'Irma Vep,'" by Howard Hampton; "Film: Dennis Cooper on 'Nowhere,'" by Dennis Cooper; "Q & A: Thyrza Nichols Goodeve on Copy Shopping," by Thyrza Nichols Goodeve; "Ads: Bruce Hainley on Robert Mapplethorpe for Helmut Lang," by Bruce Hainley; "Spin Cycle: K. ... [details]
Issue edited by Jack Bankowsky. Essays "Q & A: Andrew Hultkrans on the Year's Images," by Andrew Hultkrans; "Essay: Dennis Cooper on Tots and Toys," by Dennis Cooper; "Q & A: Peter Bowen on Film," by Peter Bowen; "Fashion: Hilton Als on the Prosthetic Aesthetic," by Hilton Als; "Q & A: Darryl Turner on Style," by Darryl Turner; "Essay: Bruce Hainley on the Tenderness of Wallpaper," by Bruce Hainley; "Q & A: Ernest Pascucci on Architecture," by Ernest Pascucci; "Slant: Bell Hooks on Backlash and Betrayal," by Bell Hooks; "Gadget Love: Andrew Ross on the Great Wired Way," by Andrew Ross; "Music: Evelyn McDonnell on Buzzsounds," by Evelyn McDonnell; "Q & A: Mark Van de Walle on Music," by Mark Van de Walle; "Real Life Rock: Jon Savage's Top Ten (Plus Three)," by Jon Savage; "The Best and Worst Exhibitions of 1996," by Mark Van de Walle, Peter Plagens, Dave Hickey, Linda Nochlin, Giorgio Verzotti, Benjamin H. ... [details]
Issue edited by Jack Bankowsky. Essays "Q & A: Thyrza Nichols Goodeve on Quotable Quoters," by Thryza Nichols Goodeve with Craig Baldwin, Avital Ronell, Michelle Cliff, Raymond Pettibon, Gregg Bordowitz, J. ... [details]
Issue edited by Jack Bankowsky. Essays "Passages: Thomas Crow on Meyer Shapiro," by Thomas Crow; "Film: Simon Reynolds on 'Transpotting,'" by Simon Reynolds; "Hot List: Mark Van de Walle on Art on the Web," by Mark Van de Walle; "Music: Mark Van de Walle on Tortoise," by Mark Van de Walle; "Music: Joel Segel on the Klezmatics," by Joel Segel; "Music: Bruce Hainley on Palace," by Bruce Hainley; "American Myths: J. ... [details]
Issue edited by Jack Bankowsky. Essays "Zeitgeist: Douglas Coupland On and Off Line," by Douglas Coupland; "Essay: Wayne Koestenbaum on the Art of the Fugue," by Wayne Koestenbaum; "Music: Jon Savage on the Graying of Rock 'n' Roll," by Jon Savage; "Fashion: Richard Martin on Couture Culture," by Richard Martin; "Film: Jonathan Rosenbaum on the Good, the Bad, and the Overlooked," by Jonathan Rosenbaum; "Weather Report: Andrew Ross on the State of the Union," by Andrew Ross; "Exhibitions," by David Rimanelli, Dave Hickey, Arthur C. ... [details]
Issue edited by Jack Bankowsky. Essays "Q & A: David Colman on the Radical Face of Fashion, " by David Colman; "Books: Linda Nochlin on Simon Schama's 'Landscape and Memory,'" by Linda Nochlin; "Press: Homi Bhabha on the New Black Intellectual," by Homi Bhabha; "Weather Report: Andrew Ross on the Highland Vogue," by Andrew Ross; "Film: Mark Van de Walle on Abel Ferrara's 'The Addiction,'" by Mark Van de Walle; "Real Life: R. ... [details]
Issue edited by Jack Bankowsky. Essays "All Around Esthetes: Jeffrey Slonim on the Book Picture, Take Two," by Jeffrey Slonim; "Music: Howard Hampton on the Plastic People of the Universe," by Howard Hampton; "Weather Report," by Andrew Ross; "Real Life Rock: Greil Marcus' Top Ten," by Greil Marcus; "Books: Thyrza Nichols Goodeve on 'The Diary of Jack the Ripper,'" by Thyrza Nichols Goodeve; "Letter: Lars O. ... [details]