February 2004
The “February 2004” Issue of the Brooklyn Rail was published on February 4, 2004.
Editor’s Message
A Better Idea…
– By Theodore Hamm
Local
Stadia Mania: The View from Prospect Heights
– By Brian J. CarreiraSunset Park's Garment Industry: The Costs of Making it in NY
– By Mo-Yain ThamDUMBO Makes a BID
– By Marjory GarrisonA Bone Marrow Crisis
– By Lela Moore
Express
The Alisha Thomas Story
– By William Upski WimsattStrom Thurmond's [Proposed] History of the African American People
– By Percival Everett and James KincaidAmidst the Rubble with Baghdad Squatters
– By Robert S. EshelmanChild of Tet: What Can 1968 Mean Now?
– By Williams Cole and Williams ColeVoter's Guide for the American Immoderate
– By John ReedLeaflets of the Coalition Forces
Art
Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective of Drawings
– By William CorbettLane Twitchell
– By Brian EvensonRIRKRIT TIRAVANIJA
with Delia Bajo and Brainard CareyJohn Waters
– By Nick StillmanKiki Smith: Prints, Books & Things
– By Daniel Baird
ArtSeen
The Russian Doll Show
– By Sonya ShrierFragmenting the Form
– By Benjamin La RoccoJacques Flèchemuller
– By James KalmOlaf Breuning: Metro Pictures
– By William PowhidaNorbert Bisky: The Proud, the Few
– By Stephanie BuhmannTim Wilson
– By Benjamin La RoccoJim Wright
– By James KalmFang Lijun
– By Stephanie BuhmannWilliam Pope.L
– By Nick StillmanLeon Golub
– By Phong H. BuiNatvar Bhavsar
– By Robert C. MorganTomie Arai
– By Denise McMorrowJaakko Heikkilä
– By Rachel YouensJoan Jonas: Five Works
– By Katie StoneEunice Kim and Joe Bradley & Ward Shelley
– By Megan Heuer
Books
Meera Nair
– By Hirsh SawhneyT Cooper: Portrait of a Young Novelist
– By Randolph LewisOff the Shelves
– By Theodore Hamm, Megan Marz, Richard Klin, and Anne McPeakAnne Waldman, as told to Ellen Pearlman
– By Ellen Pearlman
Music
Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
– By Grant MoserSubway Records: A Platform for Independent Music
– By Neil ParmarRobert Ashley: Music With Roots in the Aether
– By Kenneth Goldsmith
Dance
Butoh: The Good of Going Out of Style
– By Alissa CardoneAnimating Sculpture: Cary Baker's Mimesis at Triskelion Arts
– By John Merchant
Film
Afro-Punk: The Rock and Roll Nigger Experience
– By Douglas SingletonDubious Honors: Movie Awards
– By Lisa RosmanOUTTAKES: Patricia Clarkson Humor & Rue without Ado
– By Galen WilliamsAmar Kanwar with Phong Bui
Theater
The in-between spaces with Melissa James Gibson
– By Anne Marie HealyRadiohole is Still Their Name
– By Brook StoweUncle Sam Has No Clothes
– By Kyle Thomas SmithEarthy Void: Plan for an Epic Play
– By Sonya Sobieski
Fiction
Contributer's Note
– By Michael MartoneTraub in the City
– By Brian EvensonShimmer
– By David LincolnOn the Other Side
– By Marie CarterShort and Lame
– By Marie CarterThe Tarantella
– By Marie Carter"Near the School's Playground"
– By Joseph Durickas
Poetry
Three Poems
– By Bruce AndrewsThe African Plains Episode
– By Lytle Shaw