Art In Conversation
THOMAS KOVACHEVICH with Raymond Foye
“I’m exploring the world at large and my interior dialogues at the same time.”
Art In Conversation
Y.Z. KAMI with Francesca Pietropaolo
“The surface is the main thing and I believe that a painter has to invent their own surface.”
Art In Conversation
HELEN PASHGIAN with Michael Straus
“So the basic question is: Why am I interested in things that either have no edges, or have images that appear, distort, and disappear? It perhaps has to do with the ephemeral quality of life.”
Art In Conversation
BERNAR VENET with Robert C. Morgan
“I think an artist should never have a sense of a work before they start to make it art. We have to be adventurous and just try, allowing our personality to take over.”
Art In Conversation
ELEANOR HEARTNEY with Barbara Rose
“The word Apocalypse itself means unveiling—it’s about revealing the hidden meanings of history. And we want history to have a meaning.”
From the Publisher & Artistic Director
Dear Friends and Readers,
By Phong BuiMany of us are aware of our inexplicable craving for any kind of doctrine of the absolute, any form of rigid structure, or any sort of simple dichotomy, especially in times of disproportionate crisis as we’re currently confronting—which we know too well can lead to actual devastating consequences.
Editor's Message Guest Critic
The Death Issue
By Alvin HallDeath references were so frequent in my life that I found myself wondering: Is this simply a strange coincidental cause of my increased awareness or is it confirmation of the saying that death is always with us?
Critics Page
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A Dying Fall
– By Fraser Brough -
Ride or Die
– By Jonathan Calm -
End of the Line
– By Dan Cameron -
Pushing through a Public Memorial
– By Natasha Becker -
Pentimenti
– By Wardell Milan -
“I am as you shall be”
– By Stephen Perkinson -
La Petite Mort
– By Nico Wheadon
ArtSeen
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Merlin Carpenter: Paint-it-Yourself
– By Barbara A. MacAdam -
9th St. Club
– By Chloe Stavrou -
Melissa McGill
– By Mengna Da
RED REGATTA: riflessi -
Lucas Samaras: Me, Myself and …
– By Phillip Griffith -
Sally J. Han: Foreplay
– By Everett Narciso -
Catherine Telford Keogh: Nervous System
– By Blake Oetting -
Joris-Karl Huysmans Art Critic
– By William Corwin -
Nina Hartmann: FOGBANK
– By Nicholas Heskes -
Josephine Halvorson: On the Ground
– By Alfred Mac Adam -
Alma Allen
– By Jonathan Goodman -
Teresa Margolles: El asesinato cambia el mundo / Assassination changes the world
– By Susan Breyer -
Noah Davis
– By Jessica Holmes -
Hannah Levy: Pendulous Picnic
– By Nina Wolpow -
Robert Grosvenor
– By William Whitney -
Tiffany Jaeyeon Shin: Microbial Speculations on Our Gut Feelings
– By Simon Wu -
CONDO London 2020
– By Bartolomeo Sala -
Doreen Garner:The Remains
– By Amber Jamilla Musser -
Dan Walsh
– By David Rhodes -
Acquired on eBay (and from other surrogate sources)
– By David Carrier -
Becca Albee
– By Hồng-Ân Trương -
Madeline Hollander: Heads/Tails
– By Madeleine Seidel -
Luis Camnitzer: Towards an Aesthetic of Imbalance
– By Lyle Rexer -
Jackie Saccoccio: Femme Brut
– By Barbara A. MacAdam -
Michael Rakowitz: The invisible enemy should not exist
– By Amanda Gluibizzi -
Ken Grimes: Alien Variations
– By Lyle Rexer -
JR: Chronicles
– By Hovey Brock -
Marlene McCarty: Into the Weeds
– By Marie Catalano -
Max Ernst Collages
– By Mary Ann Caws -
A Wonder to Behold: Craftsmanship and the Creation of Babylon's Ishtar Gate
– By Ann McCoy -
Fiona Tan: Archive / Ruins
– By Will Fenstermaker -
David Reed: New Paintings
– By Charlotte Kent -
Kent Monkman: mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People)
– By Ann C. Collins -
Specific Forms
– By Mary Ann Caws -
Taking Shape: Abstraction from the Arab World, 1950s–1980s
– By Sahar Khraibani -
Zilia Sánchez
– By Tausif Noor -
Lynda Benglis: In the Realm of the Senses
– By Daniel Pateman -
Graham Lambkin
– By Zeny May Recidoro -
Susan Rothenberg
– By Alfred Mac Adam -
Pat Steir: Color Wheel
– By Susan Harris -
The Life and Times of Alvin Baltrop
– By Francesco Gagliardi -
Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds: Standing Rock Awakens the World
– By Susan Harris -
Charles Burchfield: Solitude
– By Alfred Mac Adam -
Artist's Choice: Amy Sillman—The Shape of Shape
– By Cynthia Cruz -
George W. Bush: Portraits of Courage
– By Gaby Collins-Fernandez -
Jesse Chun and Tiffany Jaeyeon Shin: stain begins to absorb the material spilled on
– By Diana Seo Hyung Lee -
Souls Grown Diaspora
– By Ksenia Soboleva
Table of Contents
Publisher's Message
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Dear Friends and Readers,
– By Phong Bui
Editor's Message
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The Death Issue
– By Alvin Hall
Art
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HELEN PASHGIAN with Michael Straus
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CHRISTIAN BOLTANSKI with Alexis Dahan
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THOMAS KOVACHEVICH with Raymond Foye
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Y.Z. KAMI with Francesca Pietropaolo
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BERNAR VENET with Robert C. Morgan
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ELEANOR HEARTNEY with Barbara Rose
ArtSeen
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Merlin Carpenter: Paint-it-Yourself
– By Barbara A. MacAdam -
9th St. Club
– By Chloe Stavrou -
Melissa McGill RED REGATTA: riflessi
– By Mengna Da -
Lucas Samaras: Me, Myself and …
– By Phillip Griffith -
Sally J. Han: Foreplay
– By Everett Narciso -
Catherine Telford Keogh: Nervous System
– By Blake Oetting -
Joris-Karl Huysmans Art Critic
– By William Corwin -
Nina Hartmann: FOGBANK
– By Nicholas Heskes -
Josephine Halvorson: On the Ground
– By Alfred Mac Adam -
Alma Allen
– By Jonathan Goodman -
Teresa Margolles: El asesinato cambia el mundo / Assassination changes the world
– By Susan Breyer -
Noah Davis
– By Jessica Holmes -
Hannah Levy: Pendulous Picnic
– By Nina Wolpow -
Robert Grosvenor
– By William Whitney -
Tiffany Jaeyeon Shin: Microbial Speculations on Our Gut Feelings
– By Simon Wu -
CONDO London 2020
– By Bartolomeo Sala -
Doreen Garner:The Remains
– By Amber Jamilla Musser -
Dan Walsh
– By David Rhodes -
Acquired on eBay (and from other surrogate sources)
– By David Carrier -
Becca Albee
– By Hồng-Ân Trương -
Madeline Hollander: Heads/Tails
– By Madeleine Seidel -
Luis Camnitzer: Towards an Aesthetic of Imbalance
– By Lyle Rexer -
Jackie Saccoccio: Femme Brut
– By Barbara A. MacAdam -
Michael Rakowitz: The invisible enemy should not exist
– By Amanda Gluibizzi -
Ken Grimes: Alien Variations
– By Lyle Rexer -
JR: Chronicles
– By Hovey Brock -
Marlene McCarty: Into the Weeds
– By Marie Catalano -
Max Ernst Collages
– By Mary Ann Caws -
A Wonder to Behold: Craftsmanship and the Creation of Babylon's Ishtar Gate
– By Ann McCoy -
Fiona Tan: Archive / Ruins
– By Will Fenstermaker -
David Reed: New Paintings
– By Charlotte Kent -
Kent Monkman: mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People)
– By Ann C. Collins -
Specific Forms
– By Mary Ann Caws -
Taking Shape: Abstraction from the Arab World, 1950s–1980s
– By Sahar Khraibani -
Zilia Sánchez
– By Tausif Noor -
Lynda Benglis: In the Realm of the Senses
– By Daniel Pateman -
Graham Lambkin
– By Zeny May Recidoro -
Susan Rothenberg
– By Alfred Mac Adam -
Pat Steir: Color Wheel
– By Susan Harris -
The Life and Times of Alvin Baltrop
– By Francesco Gagliardi -
Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds: Standing Rock Awakens the World
– By Susan Harris -
Charles Burchfield: Solitude
– By Alfred Mac Adam -
Artist's Choice: Amy Sillman—The Shape of Shape
– By Cynthia Cruz -
George W. Bush: Portraits of Courage
– By Gaby Collins-Fernandez -
Jesse Chun and Tiffany Jaeyeon Shin: stain begins to absorb the material spilled on
– By Diana Seo Hyung Lee -
Souls Grown Diaspora
– By Ksenia Soboleva
Critics Page
-
A Dying Fall
– By Fraser Brough -
Ride or Die
– By Jonathan Calm -
End of the Line
– By Dan Cameron -
Pushing through a Public Memorial
– By Natasha Becker -
Pentimenti
– By Wardell Milan -
“I am as you shall be”
– By Stephen Perkinson -
La Petite Mort
– By Nico Wheadon
Books
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LEIGH CLAIRE LA BERGE with Andreas Petrossiants
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Run Me To Earth
– By Joseph Peschel -
Gendering Biography
– By Stephanie Siu -
AMBER SPARKS with Nancy Hightower
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Soong's staging of pre-arrival: Near At, and the scene of the crash
– By Chris Campanioni -
CATHERINE BARNETT with Tony Leuzzi
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Mona Eltahawy's The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls
– By Deena ElGenaidi -
LANCE OLSEN with Andrea Scrima
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JUDITH BAUMEL with Catherine Parnell
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Cutting Edge: New Stories of Mystery and Crime by Women Writers
– By Yvonne C. Garrett -
The Once and Future Queen: Amber Sparks's Weird Realism
– By Kurt Baumeister
Music
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February Listings
– By George Grella and Brad Cohan -
LUCY DHEGRAE with Joanna McNaney Stein
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Winter Jazzfest 2020: My Kind of Marathon
– By Scott Gutterman -
Winter Jazzfest 2020: Groove is in the Heart
– By George Grella -
Winter Jazzfest 2020: There's No Such Place as Away
– By Matt Forker -
Abandon Expectations: Terry Riley Live at 85
– By George Grella -
Jazz Jantar Klub Żak, Gdańsk
– By Martin Longley
Dance
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Grace Notes: Pam Tanowitz and Simone Dinnerstein’s New Work for Goldberg Variations
– By Rachel Stone -
MELATI SURYODARMO with George Kan
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Training Devices
– By Katy Dammers
Film
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IDFA 2019: Of Warriors Past and Present
– By Marius Hrdy -
PEDRO COSTA with Ricky D’Ambrose
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ANGELA SCHANELEC with Hannah Gross
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Waiting for Something to Happen
– By Elspeth Carroll -
CORNELIU PORUMBOIU with Anthony Hawley
Theater
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Unraveling Realities with Christopher Chen
– By Jonathan Spector -
In Search of the Fandango
– By Daniel Jáquez -
Motherhood in the Raw: Medea Simon Stone with Ivan Talijancic
– By Ivan Talijancic
Fiction
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Seventh Letter to Uncle Sam
– by Saadat Hasan Manto, translated from the Urdu by Matt Reeck and Aftab Ahman -
A Civilized Cemetery
– by Saadat Hasan Manto, translated from the Urdu by Matt Reeck and Aftab Ahman -
Miss Tinman
– by Saadat Hasan Manto, translated from the Urdu by Matt Reeck and Aftab Ahman -
Miss Mala
– by Saadat Hasan Manto, translated from the Urdu by Matt Reeck and Aftab Ahman -
Comfort
– by Saadat Hasan Manto, translated from the Urdu by Matt Reeck and Aftab Ahmad -
The Silent (Silenced) Gap: Reading the Urdu Gothic through Foucault
– By Matt Reeck -
Adeel’s Journey
– by Julien Columeau, translated from the Urdu by Matt Reeck -
The Road to Golgonooza
– By T. Motley, Eno Emu, Art Schmart, and Sylvester Fordyce -
inSerial: part fourteen The Mysteries of Paris
– By Eugène Sue, translated from French by Robert Bononno
Poetry
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– By Bob Holman -
five
– By Brandon Downing -
three
– By Jennifer Rose Bonilla-Edgington -
from Story
– By Jennifer Firestone -
five
– By Vincent Katz -
five
– By Kathleen DelMar Miller -
from PERFORMANCE STUDIES (“TO BE TRANSFORMED”)
– By Lara Mimosa Montes -
four
– By Raquel Balboni -
Untitled #x
– By Oliver Baer
Art Books
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Tara McDowell’s The Householders: Robert Duncan and Jess
– By Phillip Griffith -
Francis M. Naumann’s Mentors: The Making of an Art Historian
– By Robert R. Shane -
Public Knowledge: Selected Writings by Michael Asher
– By Brianna Leatherbury -
Charles Fox’s Buried
– By Sarah Moroz
In Memoriam
Field Notes
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France: A Political Strike
– By Charles Reeve -
All Jails Fit to Build
– By Jarrod Shanahan and Nadja Eisenberg-Guyot -
Letter from Federal Prison
– By Keith "Malik" Washington -
Save the Bay View!
– By Nube Brown -
Berlin Wall: An Afterlife
– By Etan Nechin -
"Here Be Dragons"
– By David Schmidt
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