A record keeper in both her drawings and story telling, Lauren Redniss holds tight to details to keep them from being stolen by the pitfalls of memory. Embedding herself within a story by recording interviews and drawing on-site during the conversations, one becomes tangled within the thoughts and learn that all stories are interconnected.
PODCAST In his latest collaborative dance piece In I, Akram Khan invites actress Juliette Binoche to dance out a highly charged romance against a pared down domestic theater set by Anish Kapoor. For Khan, dance provides a means to not only reveal, but to relive personal experience on stage.
In his latest show at Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, photographer Barney Kulok leaves his camera behind to picture how we are constructing an invisible territory in the wireless domain.
Kadar Brock is focused on the abstract presentation of a fantastical world and creating an analogy for art making and viewing. The stripped down and simple patterning struck me with its rhythmical geometry. The crude markings appear to be left behind by group of cool teenagers bent on creating hazing rituals.
Frame, time, narrative, action—is this the language of painting or cinema? Whether it started with Barthes, Bacon, Buñuel, or (cut to slow motion) Warhol; and whether the screen is silver, silk, or canvas, the developments and history of the two media are undeniably intertwined. In an attempt to unravel the ties, BOMB On the Inside: On the Scene presents a two part series in conversation with Angela Dufresne and Amy Longenecker-Brown. From their painter’s perspective, film means painted surface and celluloid…ever viscous and visceral.
Mark Borthwick’s new show If We’re Pioneer’s opens tonight (Sept 25-Oct 19) at The Half Gallery ( 208 Forsyth Street, NYC).
I just received an update from Amir Mogharabi. He’ll be performing “Discussion Around a Stone” at X Initiative this Thursday (Sept 24). So, RSVP ASAP, read our BOMB On The Inside conversation, and then head over to this dynamic event. Amir has created a performance that should not be missed.
Nathalie Ours-Choussat is the Editor in Chief of A Magazine Curated by …, which biannually champions the unique voice of a fashion designer. In our conversation, her voice resonated with such passion and a deep commitment to provide a platform to break down barriers of false perceptions and open eyes to the inspiration behind masterful collections.
I am wrapped in a universe of temporal distortion when looking at Mark Borthwick’s photography. His images and installations, a constant fixture in both the pages of the world’s leading fashion magazines and on the walls of museums and galleries, are dedicated to creating an awareness of who he is at that moment.
A scene of magic, love and a real place that lives inside us all.
BOMB’s legendary extended family continues to contribute to the new American creative landscape in the recently released A Magazine (#9).
Speeding through creative thoughts and curatorial vision with Liutaurus Psibilskis, a truly independent curator whose focus is to awaken the public to both the unrecognized historical presence and contemporary significance of, primarily, video and performative artwork.
As if playing the ghost of an instrument, a Thereminist’s role appears to be part musician part conjurer; though after listening to Armen Ra’s playing and point of view, you most likely will believe the latter.
Eric C. Shiner, The Milton Fine Curator of Art at The Andy Warhol Museum, slides through the rubble of the art world clad in his Japanese inspired looks and Tom Binns necklace.
