They put very few small press writers in that magazine. Most publish with major
houses. There's a very big "small press" movement going on in this country. There are
a lot of great writers who get ignored by Bomb. It's almost like you have to live in
New York or write poetry that lacks guts in order to get in there. It's the same with
the fiction.
Jay
Patricia wrote:
> Inside? I don't agree. The schemata of writers interviewing painters, poets
> interviewing conceptual artists, musicians interviewing photographers, etc. is
> very appealing and not at all inside. Where else is it done? It's a different
> slant. Same old lit crowd? Again, I don't agree - most of these people are not
> mainstream "Art News" kinda stuff. Where I do agree, they aren't particularly
> outsiders, they are mostly rebels who may have made it, but there's nothing wrong
> with gaining a following when the concept is heartfelt. Unortunately, as the case
> may be, "outsiders" are mostly selfpublished zines, as far as I've found.
>
> Best,
> PK
>
> Jay Marvin wrote:
>
> > Bomb is to inside for me. Same old lit crowd. I'd like to find something more
> > for outsiders.
> >
> > jay
> >
> > Patricia wrote:
> >
> > > Brad:
> > >
> > > I appreciate your wont to express visually - one of my favorite magazines
> > > isn't particularly slick, but, in the words of Brice Marden, "You can't beat
> > > the real thing."
> > >
> > > http://www.bombsite.com/
> > >
> > > Best,
> > > Patricia
> > >
> > > { brad brace } wrote:
> > >
> > > > I confess: I've been a usual fan of this magazine... maybe I just liked
> > > > the concept of slickeroo artists' editions financing the publication of a
> > > > slick magazine/book-really for everyone-else... (?)
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, I've been spending a lot of years becoming quite adept at offset
> > > > printing processes... and I keep trying to contact Parkett with the hope
> > > > of working with them on the production of their publications (frankly they
> > > > often appear to need assistance). I write, call, email, fax... they seem
> > > > to be unreachable. Any leads? Know of any other similar 'hi-end'
> > > > productions?
> > > >
> > > > Having said that, my other favourite art-publication is ArtIssues --
> > > > slender, elegant, of-modest-means.. well, that could work-too!
> > > >
> > > > The 12hr-ISBN-JPEG Project >>>> since 1994 <<<<
> > > >
> > > > + + + serial ftp://ftp.wco.com/pub/users/bbrace
> > > > + + + eccentric ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/bb/bbrace
> > > > + + + continuous ftp://ftp.teleport.com/users/bbrace
> > > > + + + hypermodern ftp://ftp.rdrop.com/pub/users/bbrace
> > > > + + + imagery ftp://ftp.pacifier.com/pub/users/bbrace
> > > >
> > > > > News://alt.binaries.pictures.12hr ://a.b.p.fine-art.misc
> > > > > Mailing-list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] / subscribe 12hr-isbn-jpeg
> > > > > Reverse Solidus: http://bbrace.laughingsquid.net
> > > > > http://www.teleport.com/~bbrace/bbrace.html
> > > >
> > > > { brad brace } <<<< [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> ~finger for pgp
> > > >
> > > > __
> >
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