I find the idea that we write alone laughable, even egotistical. Poetry is a palimpsest that has been endlessly rewritten—it’s a social space we share with others.
—
Jen Bervin
Two Paintings by Ed Baynard
- Frank Pugliese by Nicole Burdette
- Diamanda Galas and John Paul Jones by Michael Albo
- David Bowes by Anney Bonney
- Stephen Malkmus by Tim Nye
- Fiona Rae by Shirley Kaneda
- Tom Noonan by Alison MacLean
- John Edgar Wideman by Caryl Phillips
- Kiki Smith by Chuck Close
- Jayne Anne Phillips by A.M. Homes
- Arthur Miller by Ron Rifkin
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Ed Baynard, 21st Century Problem, 1994, acrylic ink, ink and watercolor, 20 × 27 inches. Collection Andrew Ong.
Ed Baynard, Map of the Big City, 1994, acrylic, ink and watercolor, 20 × 27 inches. Courtesy Paul Morris.
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Pacale Marthine Tayou is a Cameroonian artist based in Belgium. His work has appeared in documenta11 (2002) in Kassel, two Venice Biennales (2005 and 2009), and numerous international exhibitions. Recent solo exhibitions took place at the Serpentine Galleries, London, and Fowler Museum, Los Angeles, both in 2015.
Thomas Shannon’s floating world has a precision that can be paired with dreams. Using Earth’s gravity as mean point, a kind of beginning, Shannon guides inert materials such as aluminum and wood to release their weight.
Originally published in
BOMB 49,
Fall 1994
Featuring interviews with Kiki Smith, Arthur Miller, Steve Malkmus, Jayne Anne Phillips, Tom Noonan, Fiona Rae, John Edgar Wideman, Frank Pugliese, Diamanda Galas & John Paul Jones, and David Bowes.
