NYC vs. First Amendment
By Williams ColeIn the “new” New York City, the fight against commercialization of public space can sometimes seem as effective as inserting a needle into the belly of a whale.
Express In Conversation
HOWARD ZINN with Theodore Hamm
Brooklyn native Howard Zinn is the author of more than 20 works of American history, including A People’s History of the United States and, most recently, Terrorism and War (Seven Stories) and Emma (South End), a play about the anarchist Emma Goldman.
Art In Conversation
Mira Schor with Joan Waltemath
Mira Schor is a painter and writer. She is the author of Wet: On Painting, Feminism, and Art Culture, and the co-editor of M/E/A/N/I/N/G: An Anthology of Artists’ Writings, Theory, and Criticism.
Art In Conversation
Ultra Violet with John Merchant
“Well I guess it was my own revolution— internal revolution. You know I disagreed with the hypocrisy of society and I disagreed with my Catholic upbringing and I disagreed with everyone. . . . It was sort of natural that I met Warhol— you know in the ’60s you met everybody, so I was doomed to meet Warhol.”
Judy Chicago, The Dinner Party
Brooklyn Museum of Art
By Rachel Youens
Twenty-two years after its blockbuster opening at the San Francisco Museum of Art in 1979, Judy Chicago’s “The Dinner Party” has been donated and permanently installed at the Brooklyn Museum of Art.
William Phillips 1907-2002
By Phong BuiAnyone who is remotely familiar with the history of New York intellectual life, especially from the 1930’s onward, will associate the name William Phillips with the legendary Partisan Review, otherwise known to some as P.R.
Who’s Afraid of Atom Egoyan
By Hrag VartanianWhen I interviewed Atom Egoyan in 1999, he hesitated to tell me about Ararat, the new project he was poised to announce, which addresses the Turkish Empire’s genocide of Armenians in 1915.
Editor's Message
We’ve only Just Begun…
By Theodore HammI would say that I’m ready to lay down my sword and shield, except that I own neither. I also could serve up a cliché about pens and swords, but it seems totally irrelevant.
ArtSeen
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Queens International
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Elusive Boundaries
– By Hrag Vartanian -
Bellwether Now
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GALLERIES
– By Tomassio Longhi, John Hawke, and Jennifer Coates
Table of Contents
Editor's Message
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We’ve only Just Begun…
– By Theodore Hamm
Local
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Al the Barber: the Luckiest Man in Williamsburg
– By Sean Silleck -
A Koolman’s Travels
– By Claire Hoffman -
Furry Memories from an Old Stuffer
– By P. Worty Heffington III -
Lettin’ it All Hang Out
– By Diana Wurn -
NYC vs. First Amendment
– By Williams Cole -
Here Comes the Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
– By Eric Neutuch -
BAM Meets its Critics
– By Claire Hoffman -
Introducing Councilwoman Diana Reyna
– By Robin Rogers-Dillon
Express
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OPINIONS: A Brief History of the Brooklyn Rail
– By Theodore Hamm -
Money for Nothing
– By Emily Genao -
Loss, Pop, and The Boss
– By Martin Harries -
Art vs. Hacks: A Letter from Transylvania
– By Dimi Rose -
American Mengele: Human Radiation Experiments
– By Ryan Grim -
HOWARD ZINN with Theodore Hamm
Art
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2002 Painting Report, Plane: The Essential of Painting
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Judy Chicago, The Dinner Party Brooklyn Museum of Art
– By Rachel Youens -
Mira Schor with Joan Waltemath
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Ultra Violet with John Merchant
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William Phillips 1907-2002
– By Phong Bui -
A Tribute: Andrew Forge 1923-2002
– By John Hollander -
ARTBEAT: The Brooklyn Public Library Looks to the South
– By Nick Stillman -
ARTBEAT: An Artist's Workshop for the World
– By Valerie Livingston -
ARTBEAT Column: Living & Thriving in Brooklyn
– By Paula Trotto
ArtSeen
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Queens International
– By Megan Heuer -
Elusive Boundaries
– By Hrag Vartanian -
Bellwether Now
– By Kate Forde -
GALLERIES
– By Tomassio Longhi, John Hawke, and Jennifer Coates
Books
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Still Seeing: Berger's Critique of High Art Turns 30
– By Heather Rogers -
Dance Machine
– By Paul Grimstad -
Clearing the Wreckage
– By Paul McLeary -
In the Land of The Free
– By Paul McLeary -
A Work in Progress
– By Matthew Wills -
Missionary Creeps
– By Emily Votruba -
War Clips
– By Amanda Luker -
A Modern Hobo?
– By Bradley Kerr -
Paul’s Ostiary
– By John Reed -
Controlled Emotions
– By Margaux Wexburg -
The Atmospherics of Plague
– By Christian Parenti -
Hanging Loose with Robert Hershon
– By Margot Farrington
Music
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Chocolate Genius: Next Wave Songwriter Resting at BAM
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From the Depths
– By Steve Rogenstein -
Song of Peace
– By Amy Ritchie -
Live is Good
– By Grant Moser -
Dimensions in Music: Michael J. Schumacher's Sonic States
– By Alan Lockwood
Dance
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Dancenow at the Joyce
– By Vanessa Manko
Film
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Who’s Afraid of Atom Egoyan
– By Hrag Vartanian -
Outtakes: On Movies (Isabelle Huppert)
– By Galen Williams -
A Woman Fighting: Karyn Kusama
– By Williams Cole
Theater
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Moment to Moment: with Maria Irene Fornes
– By Michelle Memran
Fiction
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Excerpt from The Artificial Silk Girl
– By Irmgard Keun -
Ms. Munch
– By Kurt Strahm -
The Drink
– By Pier Paolo Pasolini -
The Dogfish
– By Pier Paolo Pasolini -
Close Reading
– By Albert Mobilio -
Manifest Destiny
– By Bart Cameron -
Arabesque for Sauquoit #2
– By Donald Breckenridge
Poetry
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Some Brooklyn Northside Calaveritas
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excerpt: Color by Numbers (The Landscape Set)
– By Joanna Fuhrman -
Token Enabler
– By Anselm Berrigan -
Black Rot of Crucifers and Juniper Woes
– By Susan Swenson
LastWords
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Border Crossing: a letter from Chiapas
– By D.B. Leonard
