GENERATION GAP #3: Vickrey After Salinger
Why has the work of Robert Vickrey, one of the last living masters of egg tempera, remained so obscure?
Art
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Elfin Annie and Straw Hubert
Viktor Pivovarov’s illustrations for a 1980 Soviet edition of Elfin Annie and Straw Hubert by the Czech Surrealist Vítězslav Nezval:
Men with Balls
“This show is an act of complete personal indulgence. When the good people at apexart approached me about curating something in their space, they made a huge mistake. After some…
Gulliver’s Travels to Prague
Bohumil Stepan’s illustrations for Gulliverovy Cesty (Gulliver’s Travels), Prague 1968:
Notable San Francisco, This Week: 6/7-6/13
This Week: check out an “occurrence” in a motel at Mugwumpin’s Get This Go, The Rumpus hosts an evening of music and film with The Yellow Dress at The Rickshaw…
Summer Comics
Just in case “a single, immense, thrilling work of literary theory disguised as a reference book” doesn’t sound like the most exciting way to fill up your summer reading list,…
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #2: Deborah Hampton in Conversation with Kellesimone Waits
Kellesimone Waits–on the heels of her new show Venus Fly Trap, sat down with me to discuss political S&M, strippers in doll houses, and the process behind her genius paintings.
Every Person In New York
Woman at Taco Bell on 14th Street. Man Sleeping on a bench in Madison Square Park, May 30, 2010. He is wearing 3-D Movie Theatre Glasses. Lewis Lapham. Three people…
Rumpus Original Art By Ian Huebert
Today’s hilarious send-up of teaching in the modern age by Daniel Stolar, “RE: Online Course Evaluations,” features art by Rumpus contributor Ian Huebert. Be sure not to miss Ian’s fantastic comic,…
“I’m gonna meet you on the astral plane”
The UFO-inspired works of Uruguayan artist Alexandro Garcia (born 1970), courtesy of Galerie Christian Berst:
“Manual for a Productive Everyday Life”
Ever think that your day-to-day hum drum simply isn’t productive enough? Do you feel bogged down by a sense of overall disappointment or lethargy? Well we’ve got answers for you!…