But the idea of transformation has always been something that I romanticize in a work. I’m cautious of it but I also need it to connect my thoughts with the process of making. That’s really important.
—
Nari Ward
Christian Lacroix by Billy Sullivan
Two works on paper, Christian Lacroix, by Billy Sullivan—from the Artists Choose Designers portfolio, where nine New York artists interpret the work of nine fashion designers.
- John Patrick Shanley by Craig Gholson
- Sandra Bernhard by Gary Indiana
- Gregor Von Rezzori by Bruce Wolmer
- Richard Prince by Marvin Heiferman
- The Round Table Project: Part II by Saul Ostrow
Interviews
- Four Poems by Roberto Sosa
- Three Poems by Roque Dalton
- The Dogs by Burt Barr
- Four Poems by Claribel Alegría
- The Simplest Thing by Cookie Mueller
- Two Poems by Daniel Flores y Ascencio
- Shadow of Angels by Gary Indiana
- Seven Poems by Henrik Ibsen
- Twisted Intentions by Lynne Tillman
- Paulie Is Born by Michael Greenberg
First Proof
- Eagle Mound Earthworks, Newark, Ohio by Suzanne Williamson
- Elizabeth Cannon by Taro Suzuki
- Untitled by William Anastasi
- Two Photographs by Adam Fuss
- Playing on the Girls’ Team by Katherine Kreisher
- Remembering Barbara Ess: Untitled Photograph by Barbara Ess
- Standard Wait (silent C for MD) by Alan Scarritt
- John Galliano by Lynda Benglis
- Christian Lacroix by Billy Sullivan
- Classroom by Lynne Cohen
- Artists Choose Designers by Elizabeth Cannon
- Azzedine Alaïa by David Walter McDermott & Peter McGough
- Sally Beers (Umbrella Raincoat) and Yorke & Cole by Ray Smith
- Cristobal Balenciaga by David Seidner
- Fallingwater by Dennis Adams
- Yohiji Yamatoto by Robert Longo & Frank Okenfels
- Sixth Leaf by Sokhi Wagner
- Embrasure II by Georges Rousse
- David Mark Winfield by Susan Grayson
- Isaac Mizrahi, #104, 605, 200 (1988) by Suzan Etkin
- Kitchen Window with Corrall by James Casebere
- Charge II by Jane Dickson
More
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Billy Sullivan, Christian Lacroix, 1988, ink on paper, 51 × 74 inches. Courtesy Fishbach Gallery.
Billy Sullivan, Christian Lacroix, 1988, pastel on paper, 51 × 74 inches. Courtesy of Fishbach Gallery.
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Austin English is an artist living in New York. His book Gulag Casual was recently published by 2dcloud. He has exhibited his artwork and drawings in the US and abroad.
Originally published in
BOMB 24,
Summer 1988
Richard Prince by Marvin Heiferman, Christian Lacroix, Sandra Bernhard by Gary Indiana, John Patrick Shanley, Gregor von Rezzori, Cristobal Balenciaga, and more.
