“The wound is the place where the light enters you.” —Rumi
In Japan, there is an artform known as Kintsugi (金継ぎ, ... Read the full article
Verónica Pamoukaghlián examines the portrayal of women in fiction, particularly in books by Michel Houellebecq. Is he deliberately politically incorrect? Or is it banality?
Artist Julie Mehretu created Epigraph, Damascus, providing a vivid and chaotic statement about the current circumstances of Syria. Sara Kellel takes a closer look at this stunning work.
Back in 1980, photographer Mike Emery was one of the first to document China. Now, 39 years later, he has returned to see a country transformed.
Brussel sprouts, rotten fruit in a drawer, lederhosen kink. It seems the more creative an artist is, the more creative they are with their habits.
Tom Lutz has quietly been structuring one of the four corners of the Southern California literary scene. Patrick A. Howell spoke with Dr. Lutz about receiving the American Book Award in 2008 and his take on current events.
Patrick A. Howell interviews Tyehimba Jess, the Pulitzer Prize winner who inverts the poetry of hip hop and summons the ancestors.
In times of short attention, art seems to be a passe institution. However, the more things change, the more we should covet the methods of the old masters.
The name Hercules is famous the world over. He’s been a cartoon, an adhesive pitchman, a punchline to an Eddie Murphy joke. But what did he actually do? Well …
In an age where we overanalyze art (and those who created it) to death, poetry is a singular force. It is what it is and forever has value because of it.
