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Issue 105 Fall 2008
Jesse Reiser and Nanako Umemoto are renowned for both built and unrealized projects, from the small to the very large. Their unique designs focus on the relation between architecture, territory and systems of distribution.
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The Frances Dittmer Series on Contemporary Art. After nearly 40 years, Marina Abramovic’s performances and installations continue to make viewers squirm. Laurie Anderson, an old friend, queries the artist on dreams and Buddhism.
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Paul McCarthy’s radical approach has not been diluted over a lifetime of factory-like levels of production. The perverse psychosexual narratives he became known and admired for by fellow artists in the 1970s exploded the art world in ‘92.
>>>For over 20 years, Christian Marclay has been creating works that explore the intersection of the aural and visual. His early work in sampling and appropriation is now considered visionary—he has in large part pioneered the role of the dj in our culture.
>>>Poet and social activist Jimmy Santiago Baca is best known for his memoir, A Place to Stand: The Making of a Poet, and his poetry collection Earthquakes: Poems. This past fall, he came out with a book of poetry, C-Train and Thirteen Mexicans.
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In Aryeh Lev Stollman’s collection of short stories, The Dialogues of Time and Entropy, the author transposes the miracles of modern science with those of the Old Testament, filtering studies on time, entropy and chaos theory through the little miracl
>>>Before camcorders, webcams and reality TV, there was Harvey Pekar and his home-grown autobiographical comic book series, American Splendor. Culled from Harvey’s encounters in daily life, the series and their grumpy antihero attained cult status.
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New York composer, producer and improviser Elliott Sharp has famously fast fingers that are constantly giving shape to and executing numerous solo and collaborative projects. Sharp trades lively emails with writer and old friend Mike McGonigal.
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This First Proof contains the stories “Fig,” “Swinging in the Breeze,” and “Fortune.” For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
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This First Proof contains Chapter 2 from Trace Elements of Random Tea Parties. For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
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This First Proof contains the stories “Appreciation at the Door,” “The Rundown,” and “Keepsake.” For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
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This First Proof contains three poems. For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
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This First Proof contains the story “First Hair.” For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
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This First Proof contains four poems from She Says, translated by Marilyn Hacker. For copyright reasons this content is available in print only.
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