A Rookie Quarterback, Columnist, and Two Footballs
By Jill MagiI wanted to begin this inaugural sports column with something about Brazilian soccer. Such would be a global approacha corrective to the myopia of mainstream U.S. sports coverage. Football? Do you mean, soccer? So thats where I wanted to start.
Art In Conversation
LYNDA BENGLIS with Phong Bui
On the occasion of the artists traveling survey, currently at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin, Ireland, and her current exhibit at Cheim and Read, Lynda Benglis welcomed Rail Publisher Phong Bui to view her new work on site.
Art In Conversation
NORBERT SCHWONTKOWSKI with Phong Bui
A day before the opening reception of his current exhibit Ångström, the painter Norbert Schwontkowski welcomed Rail publisher Phong Bui to see a group of new paintings, on view at Mitchell-Innes & Nash in Chelsea until January 9, 2010, and to discuss his life and work.
Art In Conversation
DAVID ANFAM with John Yau
While in New York for the opening of Norman Lewis: PulseA Centennial Exhibition at Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, David Anfam met with Art Editor John Yau to talk about his life and work.
Art In Conversation
SYLVIA PLIMACK MANGOLD with John Yau
On the day before her exhibition Natural Sympathies opened at Alexander and Bonin, Art Editor John Yau sat down with Sylvia Plimack Mangold at the gallery to discuss her recent work.
MET 2.0
By George GrellaLincoln Center is different nowadays. Outside, there is a sleek new fountain and a Parisian-style grove.
DEPTH IN A DECADE OF DISTRACTION: The Twenty Best Films
By David N. MeyerThe best films of the last ten years resisted the distraction or distractedness which seems to be the decades signature.
RERUNS REZOOMED: a serial novel
By Jonathan BaumbachHerewith, the finale of Reruns Rezoomed.
hrzn
By Marcella DurandMarcella Durand is the author of AREA and Traffic & Weather. Her collaboration with Tina Darragh, Deep Eco Pre, is forthcoming this winter from Little Red Leaves.
Editor's Message
Help Haiti Now
By Theodore HammOur heart is with the people of Haiti. Here is a list of a few relief organizations.
ArtSeen
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Roni Horn aka Roni Horn
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WALID RAAD: Scratching on Things I Could Disavow: A History of Art in the Arab World/Part 1_Volume 1_Chapter 1 (Beirut: 1992-2005)
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RAILING OPINION: Batman, Bernini and Young Romantics
– By Lisa Corinne Davis -
NICOLE EISENMAN
– By John Yau -
Letter from BERLIN: FRANK BADUR, Why Pattern?
– By David Rhodes -
Letter from LONDON: JON THOMPSON, Paintings from The Toronto Cycle
– By Sherman Sam -
MARILYN MINTER, Regen Projects, Los Angeles
– By Terry R. Myers -
SAARINEN: ONE OF US?
– By Joseph Masheck -
ALBERS RECORD JACKETS: Doing an Artful Job
– By Joseph Masheck -
Picasso and the Allure of Language
– By Kimberly Lamm -
ARSHILE GORKY: A Retrospective
– By Emily Warner -
ANNE TRUITT: Perception and Reflection
– By Anne Byrd -
NORMAN BLUHM: A Retrospective of Works on Paper, 1948-1998
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THE BAUHAUS IDEA: How To Live with Art
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FOOTLOOSE AMONG THE FUNCTORS
– By Shane McAdams -
Metamorphosis Victorianus
– By Valery Oisteanu -
Alias Man Ray
– By Ben La Rocco -
URS FISCHER: Marguerite de Ponty
– By Kathleen Massara -
Social Curiosities: An exhibition of new work by the 2008-2009 Fellows of the New York Academy of Art
– By Sharon L. Butler
Table of Contents
Editor's Message
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Help Haiti Now
– By Theodore Hamm
Local
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The Church of the Divine Heckle
– By Reverend Billy -
ON THE ISLE OF ROCKS
– By Sabine Heinlein -
JOSHUA DERR: Bearing Witness to Gentrification
– By Eleanor J. Bader
Express
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The Brooklyn Rails Player of the Year 2009
– By Theodore Hamm -
Report from Jacmel
– By Jacques Africot -
A Rookie Quarterback, Columnist, and Two Footballs
– By Jill Magi -
FALLOUT
– By Katy Bolger -
Dreams
– By Toni Cela -
RUDY WURLITZER with Theodore Hamm
– By Theodore Hamm -
Dreams From Obama
– By Richard Wells -
Inside The Hive Mind
– By Christopher G. Moore -
Your Words Have Iron in Them
– By Jason Flores-Williams -
A Rotten Legacy?
– By Stuart Schrader -
Docs in Sight: Coming to a Theater Near Youbut Only for One Night
– By Williams Cole -
In Mammon We Trust
– By Daniel Colucciello Barber -
At the Crossroads
– By Riddhi Shah -
Laying the Groundwork
– By Jenny Hendrix -
Inside the Inbox
– By Alex Gallo-Brown -
The Chabon Method
– By Kaitlin Bell -
Cut Him Off
– By Christopher Michel
Art
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LYNDA BENGLIS with Phong Bui
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NORBERT SCHWONTKOWSKI with Phong Bui
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DAVID ANFAM with John Yau
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SYLVIA PLIMACK MANGOLD with John Yau
ArtSeen
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Roni Horn aka Roni Horn
– By R. H. Lossin -
WALID RAAD: Scratching on Things I Could Disavow: A History of Art in the Arab World/Part 1_Volume 1_Chapter 1 (Beirut: 1992-2005)
– By Kara L. Rooney -
RAILING OPINION: Batman, Bernini and Young Romantics
– By Lisa Corinne Davis -
NICOLE EISENMAN
– By John Yau -
Letter from BERLIN: FRANK BADUR, Why Pattern?
– By David Rhodes -
Letter from LONDON: JON THOMPSON, Paintings from The Toronto Cycle
– By Sherman Sam -
MARILYN MINTER, Regen Projects, Los Angeles
– By Terry R. Myers -
SAARINEN: ONE OF US?
– By Joseph Masheck -
ALBERS RECORD JACKETS: Doing an Artful Job
– By Joseph Masheck -
Picasso and the Allure of Language
– By Kimberly Lamm -
ARSHILE GORKY: A Retrospective
– By Emily Warner -
ANNE TRUITT: Perception and Reflection
– By Anne Byrd -
NORMAN BLUHM: A Retrospective of Works on Paper, 1948-1998
– By Craig Olson -
THE BAUHAUS IDEA: How To Live with Art
– By Robert C. Morgan -
FOOTLOOSE AMONG THE FUNCTORS
– By Shane McAdams -
Metamorphosis Victorianus
– By Valery Oisteanu -
Alias Man Ray
– By Ben La Rocco -
URS FISCHER: Marguerite de Ponty
– By Kathleen Massara -
Social Curiosities: An exhibition of new work by the 2008-2009 Fellows of the New York Academy of Art
– By Sharon L. Butler
Books
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FICTION: Tragedy with a Gentle Hand
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FICTION: Soviet Caesars and State Raincoats
– By Kseniya Melnik -
NON-FICTION: The Head Dead
– By Christopher Vola -
FICTION: Stairs and Flourishes
– By John Madera -
NON-FICTION: Down for Account
– By Christopher Vola -
FICTION: It Was Better Not to Be Born at All
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RAPID TRANSIT
– By Jeffrey Cyphers Wright -
TOKENS
– By Tatiaana Laine, Renee E. D'Aoust, Nils Stolpe, Cody Upton, and Amber Benham -
In Conversation with H. M. Naqvi
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NONFICTION: Are We Cool?
– By Anis Shivani
Music
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The 2009 New Yorker Festival: A MINI-MUSIC SAMPLER
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HOW WILL I GET PAID? Music Industry Execs Discuss Payment Models, Pirates, and Monetization at the CMJ Music Marathon
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MET 2.0
– By George Grella -
The Ouija Board of Sonic Energy Douglas Henderson: MUSIC FOR 100 CARPENTERS at Pierogi Gallery
– By Jamian Juliano-Villani -
Outsider Looking In DANIEL JOHNSTON: IS AND ALWAYS WAS (Eternal Yip Eye)
– By Katy Henriksen -
More Songs About Love, Desire, and Restlessness PAOLO CONTE: PSICHE (ECM Records)
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MAYER HAWTHORNE: Not Through Playin' the Fool for Love
– By Audrea Lim
Dance
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PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE: A Celebration of Dance at the 92nd Street Y
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BILL T. JONES: Serenade/The Proposition
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HIP-HOP CARNY: Teaching New Dancers Old Tricks
– By Joey Lico -
CAVE New York Butoh FestivalThe Butoh-Kan Phase October 23November 25, 2009
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ONWARD TO 2010
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A Man's World: CHARLIES ANGELS AT THE KITCHEN, October 22-24
– By L.J. Sunshine -
Preview THE GOOD DANCEDAKAR/BROOKLYN AT BAM, December 16th-19th
– By Dalia Ratnikas -
Traveling in Time, to the Pear Garden: HAN-TANG YUEFU ENSEMBLES THE FEAST OF HAN XIZAI AT THE JOYCE THEATER, November 3-8
– By David St.-Lascaux -
Replay as Revivification: PARADES & CHANGES, REPLAYS AT DANCE THEATER WORKSHOP, PERFORMA 09, November 18th, 2009
– By Thom Donovan
Film
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DEPTH IN A DECADE OF DISTRACTION: The Twenty Best Films
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When Men Were Thin
– By Sarahjane Blum -
BAD MOVIE, SILLY LIEUTENANT
– By Malcolm Wyer -
BEYOND THE ABSURD: Roland Tavel and Andy Warhol
– By Mary Hanlon -
CINEPHILIA: Port of Call Busan
– By Christopher Bourne
Theater
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Out of Body Experiments: LISA DAMOUR AND KATIE PEARL with Erin Courtney
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LEN JENKINS THE DREAM EXPRESS: The Outlaw Lounge Act Returns
– By Gary Winter -
Why Are We Sitting in the Same Room? CHAUTAUQUA!
– By Trish Harnetiaux -
The Personal Historical: ROGER GUENVEUR SMITH
– By Kathryn Walat -
The Excellent Fopperies of the World: YOUNG JEAN LEE TAKES ON LEAR
– By Alan Lockwood
Fiction
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RERUNS REZOOMED: a serial novel
– By Jonathan Baumbach -
VLAD
– By David Varno -
OLD MAN
– By Nancy Lynn Weber -
Tragic Strip
– By T. Motley
Poetry
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Silent Pictures Recognize the World II
– By Wanda Phipps -
Two
– By Robert Hershon -
geese
– By Evan Kennedy -
Los Angeles Series
– By Joshua Baldwin -
Motherfuckerless Brooklyn
– By Ron Singer