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NICOLE LOMANGINO

Posted on May 17, 2013

NICOLE LOMANGINO @STANFORD UNIVERSITY ART SPACE by Anthony Torres Now at Stanford University Art Space is the work of Nicole Lomangino, an artist whose personal translations and representations of geishas articulate a longstanding interest in Japanese art and myths. The … Continue reading →

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EVA HESSE

Posted on March 21, 2013

Eva Hesse, paper collage, 9 1/2 x 6 1/8 inches (1959). Private collection. EVA HESSE AND THE COLOR COLLAGE FROM 1959 by Matt Gonzalez “Eva was a very good collagist, a great arranger; she could take anything and arrange it.” Ellen … Continue reading →

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MINIMA MORALIA, No. 72

Posted on November 22, 2012

MINIMA MORALIA: Reflections from the damaged life. By THEODOR ADORNO PART TWO: 1945. Aphorism #72: Second harvest. Translated by Dennis Redmond 72 Second harvest. – Talent is above all perhaps nothing other than serendipitously [glücklich] sublimated rage, the capacity to … Continue reading →

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A MEMOIR

Posted on November 21, 2012

TRAUMA HISTORY by Michael Lasher I guess that I am glad that a chain link fence blocks me from the only inhabited house on this street.  To the right is a cemetery for backhoes.  Behind me is some sort of … Continue reading →

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RESTORE HETCH HETCHY VALLEY

Posted on November 4, 2012

The Hetch Hetchy Valley as it looked in 1913. Photo from the archives of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. RESTORE HETCH HETCHY VALLEY, VOTE YES! ON PROPOSITION F by Matt Gonzalez A fascinating challenge facing today’s environmental movement is … Continue reading →

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ADAM BENEDETTO

Posted on October 10, 2012

The Place I’m At By Adam Benedetto “And what happened that you two broke up?” It was a simple question but in trying to relate the answer to Kate it would take long explanations of the people involved, their backgrounds, … Continue reading →

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BARRY McGEE

Posted on September 6, 2012

Crushing the Non-State! Matt Gonzalez questions Barry McGee Editors note: This interview took place at a secret location on York Street in San Francisco during 2005. Q: Let’s start off with an easy one – how would you describe your … Continue reading →

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Death Wishes by Vilaska Nguyen

Posted on July 5, 2012

Photograph by Bahman Farzad. Death Wishes by Vilaska Nguyen      It was seven in the evening and I was surprised to see my wife Minh awake and sitting upright.  The blinds to the hospital room were wide open and the … Continue reading →

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The Woman In The Photograph

Posted on June 27, 2012

What is not conscious, comes to us from outside ourselves, as if by chance. –– CARL JUNG   THE WOMAN IN THE PHOTOGRAPH Chapter One THE WALL by Mani Feniger      As a crowd of 20,000 of his countrymen implored … Continue reading →

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Albert Herter

Posted on June 15, 2012

“Woman with Gibbon” by Guy Colwell.   Magic and the Link Compliment of the Borromean Rings in America by Albert Herter A salvo The Lacanian want-to-be-analyst in America is not unlike John the Baptist who when asked to identify himself … Continue reading →

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