Art in the Dark
Alan Gilbert06.21.06
Alan Gilbert launches an appeal to the Whitney Biennial curators, lamenting the overlooked Secretary of State Donald Rumsfeld for his prodigious obfuscating oratory. Critique, critique, critic. Gilbert reminisces on the 2006 Whitney Biennial. Cheers.
The World According to Mark
Casey McKinney06.19.06
Incorporating ’80s pop anthems like Stacey Q’s "Two of Hearts" into his work, Mark Ther brought his sometimes-absurdist and glacially paced short videos to the NYC Underground Film Festival in March. Travis Jeppesen brings us the man.
Hangmen of the Age of Electricity
Michael Louie05.31.06
With lethal injection encountering increasingly difficult legal hurdles, Michael Louie takes a step back to the days of death by electricity and examines the ways we have kept the executioner’s face hidden from past to present.
Interview with William T. Vollmann
Ben Bush05.18.06
Stargazing? Actually that’s somewhat misleading in the title. Copernicus, one of Vollmann’s recent subjects, had to rely more on the careful study of the work of his compatriots and predecessors, than on actual stargazing. Vollmann takes Copernicus to heart, especially in terms of dutiful research. Why does America have George W. Bush for another terrible term? Not enough reading Vollmann says.
Breeders, Part 1: Semen Collection Deep in the Heart of Dubya
Robyn Weisman04.19.06
Ah, horse breeding in Crawford, Texas…What’s with those Shetland Pony penises? Do Republicans really jack off horses? Not all Arabian horse breeders are as bad as "hell-uv-a-job" Michael "Brownie" Brown. Robyn Weisman explains why.
I Think You’re Great: OVERUNDERSIDEWAYSDOWN
Kevin Killian04.17.06
Kevin Killian’s essay for the San Francisco group show at Queen’s Nails Annex that includes work by David Hatcher, Mitzi Pederson and Wayne Smith…. Fruit Stripes, Blotter Paper, Doorskin, Surfing and Johnny Carson.
The Final Four Finally: The Phenom of George Mason
Dallas Hudgens03.30.06
There are those schools that nobody ever hears about because, well, even if they have a sports team, they have never made it to any of the big dances. George Mason Alumnus Dallas Hudgens writes about the wild ride it has been for The Patriots this season, making it to the Final Four of the NCAA Championship, a feat that has put this rather unkown school on the map.
M.S.G.: Stop Calling it The Basketball Mecca
Adam Underhill03.29.06
With the Nicks screwing around for yet another season as NCAA championship history is being made throughout March Madness with cinderella upsetters like George Mason knocking off one big name seed after another, Adam Underhill asks why do we still hold Madison Square Garden in such high basketball esteem?
Devotional Materialisms: on Thomas Hirschhorn’s Superficial Engagement…
Thom Donovan03.28.06
We hardly ever see what really is going on in war, especially filtered intelligently through art. At a recent show at Barbara Gladstone’s Gallery in New York, Thomas Hirschhorn came as close to any artist in recent memory to bringing home the horrors happening in the middle east currently. If you missed it, read Thom Donovan’s insightful take.
Hacking Art: Interview with Cory Arcangel
Paddy Johnson03.27.06
Paddy Johnson raps with new media artist Cory Arcangel about hacking video game cartridges, teaching people how to make bad websites, and muses about his constancy in fashion sense.
