BOMB Magazine

08/16/2021

In 1991, writer, producer, and director Whit Stillman sat down with editor-in-chief Betsy Sussler to discuss the making of his debut film METROPOLITAN, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Stillman would go on to write and direct five more feature films, including DAMSELS IN DISTRESS, which closed the 68th Venice International Film Festival.

#BOMBRetrospective: Whit Stillman by Betsy Sussler

https://bombmagazine.org/articles/whit-stillman/

In 1991, writer, producer, and director Whit Stillman sat down with editor-in-chief Betsy Sussler to discuss the making of his debut film METROPOLITAN, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Stillman would go on to write and direct five more feature films, including DAMSELS IN DISTRESS, which closed the 68th Venice International Film Festival.

#BOMBRetrospective: Whit Stillman by Betsy Sussler

https://bombmagazine.org/articles/whit-stillman/

08/16/2021

There are only 3 DAYS LEFT to grab a BOMB and TheBeliever bundle!

Subscribe today to read new work by writers like Brontez Purnell. From New York to Nevada (and the west coast too), BOMB and The Believer delivers the best in art and literature.

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08/16/2021

Portfolio by Anri Sala - BOMB Magazine

"To seek, as Sala does, to remember-having-been is to desire the echo with the same fervor as the fantasy." —William J. Simmons

Portfolio by Anri Sala

An installation memorializes history and music.

08/15/2021

BOMB Retrospective: Pauline Oliveros by IONE​ - @BOMBmagazine

"In order for us to survive, there has to be creative action, creative expression at every level of society without exception." —Pauline Oliveros

#BOMBRetrospective: Pauline Oliveros by IONE

IONE is Pauline Oliveros's partner and collaborator of thirty-two years. Oliveros passed away in November 2016, but her powerful presence has left a lasting mark on experimental and electronic music globally....

08/15/2021

I Have Had Enough Conversations To Know That Flowers Sell: Jeffrey Augustine Songco Interviewed by Jessica Lanay - @BOMBmagazine

Jeffrey Augustine Songco: Society of 23’s Trophy Game Room is on view at the Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh until November 14.

Songco's interview with BOMB:

Objects and installations that redirect symbolic systems.

08/15/2021

Repping the south is poet Jericho Brown, who also edits poetry for TheBeliever. Subscribe to BOMB and The Believer to discover the best in art, poetry, and literature. There are only FOUR more days to take advantage of this one-time deal!

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08/14/2021

We started our road trip with TheBeliever from NYC, kicking things off with Iranian artist Shirin Neshat.

Subscribe to BOMB and The Believer to discover trailblazing artists from all over the world. Act fast—this offer only lasts for five more days!

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08/14/2021

It's Always a Collaboration: Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman Interviewed by Vanessa Chan - @BOMBmagazine

“No one is writing in isolation. It’s always a collaboration—so you may as well put more than one name on the book.” —Eve Gleichman

Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman Interviewed by Vanessa Chan

A funny coauthored novel about the times we live in.

08/14/2021

Kader Attia by Sergio Vega - @BOMBmagazine

"I started to dream, to imagine that when we repair something broken in our daily lives, we are probably moved by an agency that is before us and beyond us." —Kader Attia

From BOMB #156: Kader Attia by Sergio Vega

The artist, who reproduced the city of Ghardaïa in couscous, examines architecture as a tool of control, repair as a form of resistance, and the imperative to invent new forms of care.

08/14/2021

We're at the Brooklyn Public Library from 10AM – 4PM ET today for #SPF21! Swing by to pick up the latest copy of BOMB and browse through the catalogs of our 20+ participating publishers. Plus, grab a cold seltzer from Topo Chico and Vacation, Inc.

We're at the Brooklyn Public Library from 10AM – 4PM ET today for #SPF21! Swing by to pick up the latest copy of BOMB and browse through the catalogs of our 20+ participating publishers. Plus, grab a cold seltzer from Topo Chico and Vacation, Inc.

08/13/2021

The deadline to submit is TODAY! Read up on the guidelines and submit your flash fiction or nonfiction here:

https://bombmagazine.org/articles/open-call-for-flash-fiction-and-nonfiction/

The deadline to submit is TODAY! Read up on the guidelines and submit your flash fiction or nonfiction here:

https://bombmagazine.org/articles/open-call-for-flash-fiction-and-nonfiction/

08/13/2021

Last but not least, our SPF line-up also includes bookmakers and specialist presses, like...

3 Hole Press: publishes performances in book form
@uglyducklingpresse: a press that doubles as a letterpress workshop
@SmallEditionsNY: makers of bespoke books

See them and all the rest of our partners tomorrow @BKLYNlibrary!

Last but not least, our SPF line-up also includes bookmakers and specialist presses, like...

3 Hole Press: publishes performances in book form
@uglyducklingpresse: a press that doubles as a letterpress workshop
@SmallEditionsNY: makers of bespoke books

See them and all the rest of our partners tomorrow @BKLYNlibrary!

08/13/2021

Today, we're stopping by Houston to pop into Trenton Doyle Hancock's universe. Take a peek into artists' unique worlds by subscribing to BOMB and @thebeliever for 20% off the normal cost. Only available until August 19!

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Today, we're stopping by Houston to pop into Trenton Doyle Hancock's universe. Take a peek into artists' unique worlds by subscribing to BOMB and @thebeliever for 20% off the normal cost. Only available until August 19!

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08/13/2021

Lorna Simpson by Coco Fusco - @BOMBmagazine

Happy Birthday, Lorna Simpson!

“Silence immediately locks you in to a different kind of looking, there’s this sense of unreality when sound is taken away.” —Lorna Simpson

From the Archive: Lorna Simpson by Coco Fusco

Artist Lorna Simpson has turned from photography to film, creating three-dimensional installations on voyeurism, betrayal and desire. She has returned to photography for her show, Gathered, up at the...

08/13/2021

He Is Not Appreciated: Two Books on The Fall by Clinton Krute - BOMB Magazine

"Excavate!, with its variety of topics and approaches to the band, manages to evoke the multifarious voice of an artist whose work is inherently resistant to canonization." —Clinton Krute

He Is Not Appreciated: Two Books on The Fall by Clinton Krute

In the wake of Mark E. Smith's passing, two recent releases—Excavate!: The Wonderful and Frightening World of The Fall and Slang King: M.E.S on Stage 1977–2013—chronicle the legacy of The Fall.

08/12/2021

ICYMI, we're taking a literary road trip with @thebeliever and celebrating the best from New York to Nevada. Today's stop: Iowa city with Melissa Febos.

Subscribe to BOMB & The Believer to discover bold new voices in art and literature!

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ICYMI, we're taking a literary road trip with @thebeliever and celebrating the best from New York to Nevada. Today's stop: Iowa city with Melissa Febos.

Subscribe to BOMB & The Believer to discover bold new voices in art and literature!

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08/12/2021

2021 Small Press Flea by - @BOMBmagazine

In just two days, BOMB will be joined at SPF by not only radical presses and artists, but also a range of collectives (8-Ball), magazines (@nplusonemag, @BlackSunLit), cultural centers (@PioneerWorks_), and bookstores (@BooksofWonder). See you Saturday!

Small Press Flea is co-presented by BOMB Magazine and Brooklyn Public Library.

08/12/2021

The deadline to submit is TOMORROW! Get your flash fiction and nonfiction in by the end of Friday for a chance to have your work published online and win a BOMB subscription!

https://bombmagazine.org/articles/open-call-for-flash-fiction-and-nonfiction/

The deadline to submit is TOMORROW! Get your flash fiction and nonfiction in by the end of Friday for a chance to have your work published online and win a BOMB subscription!

https://bombmagazine.org/articles/open-call-for-flash-fiction-and-nonfiction/

08/12/2021

The Persona is Political: Laura Albert Interviewed by Lindsey Novak - @BOMBmagazine

"Once we can name and identify what our own story is, we can be advocates not only for ourselves but for others who name themselves." —Laura Albert

The Persona is Political: Laura Albert Interviewed by Lindsey Novak

On the new audiobook recordings that bring JT LeRoy to life.

08/11/2021

Radical, independent, resisting convention. Meet the publishers breaking all the rules at #SPF21 this Saturday: Common Notions, Inpatient Press, Nightboat Books, Soft Skull, Verso Books, & Zone Books.

Here are just a few of their books that can be on your shelf if you stop by.

https://bombmagazine.org/articles/2021-small-press-flea

08/11/2021

Mr. Apology, 1980 by Dylan Landis - @BOMBmagazine

“To perceive someone, that is a powerful thing. It is beyond sexual. You could be with a person forever and never see them.”

From "Mr. Apology, 1980" by Dylan Landis, a short story published in the summer issue

A new short story.

08/11/2021

"Your teachings and your work are really a recipe for survival, for thriving for many cultures, countries, over many lifetimes." —IONE

#BOMBRetrospective: Pauline Oliveros by IONE

https://bombmagazine.org/articles/bomb-retrospective-the-legacy-of-pauline-oliveros

"Your teachings and your work are really a recipe for survival, for thriving for many cultures, countries, over many lifetimes." —IONE

#BOMBRetrospective: Pauline Oliveros by IONE

https://bombmagazine.org/articles/bomb-retrospective-the-legacy-of-pauline-oliveros

08/10/2021

Only a few days left to submit your flash fiction and nonfiction! Submit by August 13 for a chance to have your work published on line and receive a complementary BOMB subscription.

https://bombmagazine.org/articles/open-call-for-flash-fiction-and-nonfiction/

Only a few days left to submit your flash fiction and nonfiction! Submit by August 13 for a chance to have your work published on line and receive a complementary BOMB subscription.

https://bombmagazine.org/articles/open-call-for-flash-fiction-and-nonfiction/

08/10/2021

2021 Small Press Flea by - @BOMBmagazine

These small presses put the artist first, by centering the artist’s voice, devoting their catalogues to artists’ writings, and being run by artists themselves.

Pick up your next end-of-summer read from them at SPF this Saturday:
After Hours Ltd (https://www.afterhourseditions.com/ltd)
@birdsllc
@PrimaryInformation
@dancingfoxespress
@endlesseditions

Small Press Flea is co-presented by BOMB Magazine and Brooklyn Public Library.

08/10/2021

For a limited time only, we're partnering with @believermag to offer a one-year subscription at over 20% off the normal subscription price! Plus, we're throwing in something a little extra: a special poster mapping artist liaisons in the 20th century.

https://shop.bombmagazine.org/products/bomb-x-the-believer-subscription-bundle

For a limited time only, we're partnering with @believermag to offer a one-year subscription at over 20% off the normal subscription price! Plus, we're throwing in something a little extra: a special poster mapping artist liaisons in the 20th century.

https://shop.bombmagazine.org/products/bomb-x-the-believer-subscription-bundle

08/10/2021

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"Today, we are at a crucial moment of desiring to unlearn our certainties established by an epistemology of the so-called 'winners'—the Western modern world." —Kader Attia

Unlocked from BOMB #156: Kader Attia by Sergio Vega

08/10/2021

Writing Against the American Dream: Anna Qu Interviewed by Yoojin Na - BOMB Magazine

"I wrote to reveal the reality of my childhood: the culture of abuse, the selfishness of survival, and the complex cost of immigration.” — Anna Qu

Written Against the American Dream: Anna Qu Interviewed by Yoojin Na

A memoir about immigration, childhood factory work, and the path to becoming a writer.

08/09/2021

Looking for a home for your flash fiction or nonfiction? Submit to BOMB by August 13 for a chance to publish your work online!

https://bombmagazine.org/articles/open-call-for-flash-fiction-and-nonfiction/

Looking for a home for your flash fiction or nonfiction? Submit to BOMB by August 13 for a chance to publish your work online!

https://bombmagazine.org/articles/open-call-for-flash-fiction-and-nonfiction/

08/09/2021

2021 Small Press Flea by - @BOMBmagazine

Join BOMB this Saturday at the Brooklyn Library to meet publishers like Inpatient Press, who champions work that "extends the imaginative plane and subverts hegemony."

Learn more about our participating publishers and RSVP for #SPF2021!

Small Press Flea is co-presented by BOMB Magazine and Brooklyn Public Library.

08/09/2021

It's #NationalBookLoversDay, and what better way to celebrate than to subscribe to BOMB and The Believer for a limited-time only price? Discover the best in art and literature from New York to Nevada by subscribing today!

https://shop.bombmagazine.org/products/bomb-x-the-believer-subscription-bundle

It's #NationalBookLoversDay, and what better way to celebrate than to subscribe to BOMB and The Believer for a limited-time only price? Discover the best in art and literature from New York to Nevada by subscribing today!

https://shop.bombmagazine.org/products/bomb-x-the-believer-subscription-bundle

08/09/2021

I Have Had Enough Conversations To Know That Flowers Sell: Jeffrey Augustine Songco Interviewed by Jessica Lanay - BOMB Magazine

"Maybe there’s a systemic issue with beauty, and I am simply a cog in that machine." —Jeffrey Augustine Songco

I Have Had Enough Conversations To Know That Flowers Sell: Jeffrey Augustine Songco Interviewed by Jessica Lanay

https://bombmagazine.org/articles/i-have-had-enough-conversations-to-know-that-flowers-sell-jeffrey-augustine-songco-interviewed

Objects and installations that redirect symbolic systems.

08/08/2021

2021 Small Press Flea by - BOMB Magazine

Need more poetry on your TBR list? Browse Wave Poetry's catalog, an indie press dedicated to publishing exceptional contemporary poetry, poetry in translation, and writing by poets.

Check out the latest from Wave Poetry at SPF on August 14!

bombmagazine.org/articles/2021-small-press-flea/

Small Press Flea is co-presented by BOMB Magazine and Brooklyn Public Library.

08/08/2021

An Act of Gathering: Whitney Lynn Interviewed by Kim Beil - @BOMBmagazine

“One of the things I love about art is that it can be a call to discover without the burden to prove.” —Whitney Lynn

Whitney Lynn Interviewed by Kim Beil

A public artwork layers history and language.

08/08/2021

Two Poems by Arthur Solway - @BOMBmagazine

"It comes from the Greek órkhis / meaning testicle.

Unlike the flowers / he didn’t care much for sunlight."

From BOMB #156: Two Poems by Arthur Solway, the 2020 finalist of Anhinga Press Robert Dana Prize for poetry

BOMB Magazine has been publishing conversations between artists of all disciplines since 1981. BOMB's founders—New York City based artists and writers—created BOMB because they saw a disparity between...

08/07/2021

Discover the newest in art and literature from New York to Nevada with a joint subscription to BOMB and @believermag. Until August 19, you can purchase a one-year subscription to both magazines for only $60—that's over 20% off the normal subscription price!

https://shop.bombmagazine.org/products/bomb-x-the-believer-subscription-bundle

Discover the newest in art and literature from New York to Nevada with a joint subscription to BOMB and @believermag. Until August 19, you can purchase a one-year subscription to both magazines for only $60—that's over 20% off the normal subscription price!

https://shop.bombmagazine.org/products/bomb-x-the-believer-subscription-bundle