God’s Gaultier
Derek McCormack09.01.06
Derek McCormack returns to Fanzine with more than a review of Dodie Bellamy’s "Kathy Forest"; in no small way celebrating the life of writer / poet / performance artist Kathy Acker, who died of breast cancer in 1997.
An Interview with Marc Handelman
Paddy Johnson07.13.06
Paddy Johnson brings us Marc Handelman, whose huge paintings are steeped in rich (perhaps ironic) color, nationalist icons and creeping doom.
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.
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.
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.
Interview with artist Matt Greene
Amelia Saul02.02.06
Amelia Saul misses artist Matt Greene in Berlin, but catches his show there which left her brimming with questions. Greene, a nature lover was California dreamin’ and skipped his own opening, anxious to get back to his favorite mushroom trails, girlfriend and dog. But that’s okay, that’s what email is for! An insightful interview on a myriad of subjects.
Sailing With Artist Charles Ray
Richard Parks01.05.06
Richard Parks purposefully tacks off course in an intimate interview with artist Charles Ray, talking all sailing (and nothing about art), but then who’s to say this isn’t the best approach?
