The Art of Trauma: On Chelsea Hodson
Eîlot Tuerie12.06.16
Eîlot Tuerie unpacks how performance artist and author Chelsea Hodson’s work explores the boundaries of the body and the nature of power.
Wish In One Hand, Shit In The Other
Scott Creney12.05.16
Scott Creney dissects the ‘#mswl’ phenomenon, by which literary agents taken to broadcasting their desires for new work, essentially turning the lit world into a who-can-namecheck-the-hottest-tv-shows-in-their-pitch game, one where everyone loses.
Count Backwards From Ten: Benoît Pioulard’s Ten Songs That Sound Like They Spontaneously Generated in a Forest
Steven T. Hanley11.29.16
A primer in ambient music as environment, from Benoît Pioulard, upon the release of his latest album, The Benoît Pioulard Listening Matter, from Kranky Records.
Crazy From the Heat
Adam Tedesco11.28.16
Partially inspired by David Lee Roth’s authobiography Crazy From the Heat, Adam Tedesco’s personal essay ruminates and reflects on everything from the poetical to the sublime to the scatological: “I was being absorbed into the fire. I remember feeling sorry for those on the ground because they were safe.”
The Event Vanishes
Ella Longpre11.22.16
Ella Longpre thinks about how violence affects the very perception of its victim, begetting doubt, erasure, self-censorship.
ELEVEN DRONES TO ACCOMPANY A MONTAGE CONSISTING OF SEVERAL CENTERS OF GRAVITY
Claire Donato11.21.16
“At once, you are in the foreground and the background of your life.” Claire Donato explores projection, avatars, access, and more, in eleven parts, with drone accompaniments.
Haunted & Uplifted: An Interview with Tommy Pico
Gina Myers11.15.16
Gina Myers and Tommy Pico explore New York, Tumblr, and his new book, IRL, from Birds LLC.
ON THE NECESSITY FOR A SERIOUS NOW
Brian Foley11.14.16
Brian Foley argues for a return to seriousness and responsibility in the wake of a new era.
Geometries Are A Balm: Six Questions with Dara Cerv
Danniel Schoonebeek11.10.16
Danniel Schoonebeek talks with collage artist and poet Dara Cerv about symbolism, process, and composition in her visionary collage work.
In Search of Duende: The Fits
M. Milks11.08.16
M. Milks reports on desire and acceptance in The Fits, a film about a young dancer who begins to suffer spasms as a member of a troupe, raising important questions about the lines between sickness and art.
