Drifters, 2009. © Amy Bennett
Paintings by Amy Bennett and Christine Gray in the current issue of Guernica. Also make sure to check out the selection of contemporary female fiction writers guest-edited by Claire Messud.
StudioBooth made its first journey abroad to represent PUMA at Bread & Butter in Berlin. Even though it was really cold and we were working most of the time, we made sure to eat our share of wienerschnitzel and currywurst, drink lots of tasty German beer and get a glimpse of what this exciting city has to offer. Check out the full gallery here.
From the series Less than One © Alexander Gronsky
This issue features mind-bending claymation by Allison Schulnik and photos by Alexander Gronsky. See the rest of the issue at www.guernicamag.com.
A selection of pics taken with the very cool Shakeit iPhone app on our recent trip to Rome.
From Tel Aviv Paramedics by Amnon Gutman
Here are the highlights from the June 15th issue of Guernica:
Photographer Amnon Gutman documents the daily work of Israeli paramedics who respond to heart attacks and terrorist attacks alike in Tel Aviv Paramedics.
Going Too Far: Longtime Africa correspondent Michela Wrong discusses the Kenyan whistleblower who risked his life to end corruption, why she rejects Dambisa Moyo’s thesis about democracy & aid, and how she learned to love Paul Wolfowitz.
On the Beauty of Violence: Katherine Dunn, author of Geek Love (which turns 20 this year) on her new book, the cultural value of boxing, & why pugilism is superior to ballet.
Dreaming in Hindi: In an excerpt from her new book, Katherine Russell Rich, fighting cancer, escapes to India to learn Hindi & throw her life “in the air for a passion.
In Romania. A Post-History Hysteria, Chris Tanasescu captures the loneliness of his country’s history: “It’s as if we’ve always needed translation.” (Translated by David Baker & the author.)
In Sarverville Remains, from Josh Weil’s novella collection The New Valley, Mr. Podawalksi learns some surprising details about his wife.
Illustration by Dewey Saunders
Here are the highlights from the June 1st issue of Guernica:
Wasteland: This stunning multimedia video by Bombay Flying Club brings you into the burning Jharia coal fields and chronicles the lives of those who struggle to make a living there.
In 10 paintings, John Westmark considers the function of myth and folklore in an age of rapid technological advancement.
A Lousy Deal: On the 20th anniversary of Tiananmen Square, Wuer Kaixi, the student leader made famous for scolding the premier in his hospital gown, discusses exile, guilt over student deaths, and how his movement was a mere first step toward greater political freedom in China.
Hurt to Read: Back in the Mississippi Delta for the first time in four years, a teacher comes face to face with what he left behind.
Khaled Mattawa’s translation of Amjad Nasser’s The Bleating of Copper captures the intensity and insight of the Jordanian poet’s work.
Erik Raschke’s story, A Rare Sighting, explores the true nature of the legendary Bigfoo
From the Nomads Series by John Sevigny
Here are the highlights from the May 15th issue of Guernica:
100 years after Lewis W. Hine started work on his Ellis Island portraits, John Sevigny captures Latin American immigrants, hoping to give faces to the catch-all masses lambasted by Lou Dobbs and Pat Buchanan, who equate immigration with crime, in Nomads.
The Genocide Myth: In his latest book, Mahmood Mamdani attacks the Save Darfur Coalition as ahistorical hype-peddlers, and argues that the conflict in Darfur is more about land, power, and the environment than it is directly about race.
Standing Before History: On May 26, Shell goes to court on its role in the 1995 execution of iconic Nigerian writer & environmentalist Ken Saro-Wiwa. His son, and a bestselling novelist with a new book about the case, discuss his legacy, Nigeria now, and the landmark trial.
In Praise of Failure: Citing French literary gods like Proust and Moliere, the French prankster extraordinaire, in a new translation, asks, “Isn’t it hight time we started thinking about all the crap good writers make?”
Gabrielle Calvocoressi gives too-late advice to a father in Acknowledge, 1964.
Jennifer Pieroni contributes three short-short stories that take place near the beach, where people inflict damage or are hurt by the world around them.
© Wayne Liu
Here are the highlights from the April 15th issue of Guernica:
Self-taught photographer Wayne Liu chronicles contemporary China from the perspective on both insider & outsider in China, You Are a Luck Star.
In Gaza Laid Bare , Jason Larkin takes us up close to the Israeli destruction in Gaza in an arresting photos essay.
Human Nature : In this excerpt from his new book Conservation Refugees, investigative historian Mark Dowie argues the concept of “nature” is not universal.
Chain Reaction: One year after the earthquake that devastated China, the author contemplates the connection between the quake, Chinese history, and his father’s death.
Finding the Comfortable Spots: Emerging novelist Jesse Ball on the ideal reader, Abraham Lincoln as a shaman, how poetry and fiction go together, and the greatness of a mongoose.
In Geomancy
, F.Daniel Rzicanek applies an early divination technique to the American West, complete with saints and a good dog.
From Jay Johnson, Anaphylaxis
: Anaphylactic shock: that can come from a single bee sting. Alone and thirty-six miles out of Soweto, it can lead to death.
I’d been keeping track of the demolition of Shea Stadium and the construction of the new Citi Field from across the way at Willets Point and was excited to finally see the new field. While I don’t know if two new baseball stadiums were the best way to spend tax dollars during a recession, I have to say I was impressed with this one. Its open design and public areas set it apart from other ball parks and the Shack Burgers are a nice touch too!
Rwanda. 2007. © Ted Alcorn
Here are the highlights from the April 15th issue of Guernica :
15 years after the beginning of the genocide, Ted Alcorn reports from Rwanda on what has changed, and, sadly, what has not, in Picturing History in Rwanda .
Via metaphysics, Angela Gualdoni’s paintings try to fashion scraps into modest and humble metaphors
We Need to Win : Environmental child prodigy Severn Suzuki on how the economy can benefit from green initiatives, why Canada & the U.S. must lead, & the role for native peoples in conservation.
Guided by Voices: In the stories of Palestine & Israel, the author sees a disturbing parallel to what is happening to the “poem” that is the United States.
Our Reality Has Not Been Magical: With a newly elected leftist government in El Salvador, exiled Salvadoran novelist Horacio Castellanos Moya is optimistic about the future of a country that once responded to his novels with death threats.
Patricia Engel’s Dia explores the sexual tensions that can exist between long-time friends of the opposite sex.
In Canada, Henrietta Goodman writes: When he rows out to collect the geese, / they see him floating like an unexpected god…