Erasing the Kung-Fu Judge
by Christopher KetchamLocal
The case of the plundering of the estate of retired judge John L. Phillips is the nexus where corruption and a rainbow coalition of cliché meet, Brooklyn-style.
Bring on the Iraq Syndrome
by Theodore HammExpress
In the 1960s Tom Hayden was a founder of the Students for a Democratic Society, a member of the Chicago Eight, and a leading figure in the movement against the Vietnam War. His latest book, Ending the War in Iraq, was published in June by Akashic Books.
Robert Storr with Irving Sandler
by Irving SandlerArt
I have been concerned that in the critical community, there is this insistence that art is about beauty versus politics, criticality versus sensuality, or all these absolutely ridiculous dichotomies.
Rosalyn Drexler with John Yau
by John YauArt
After her mini-survey I am the Beautiful Stranger, Paintings of the 60s, which was sensitively curated by Arne Glimcher at PaceWildenstein (March 16April 21), Rosalyn Drexler paid a visit to the Rails Headquarters to talk with Art Editor John Yau about her life and work.
Sculpture is a very rich dialogue Carmen Giménez with Michael Brenson
by Michael BrensonArt
During the last 25 years Carmen Giménez has built a reputation as the most important curator of modernist sculpture in the world. During her most recent Guggenheim exhibition, Spanish Painting from El Greco to Picasso: Time, Truth, and History, Carmen spoke about her remarkable life and career.
Speaking of Iraq…
by Theodore HammI’m not trying to be the guy who gets heavy on you at the bbq, but at the very, very least, revivifying local discussion of the war is way, way overdue.
- Ready Mades at Urban Outfitters by Cassandra Neyenesch
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Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns, and Mermaids
Frogs: A Chorus of Colors by Thyrza Nichols Goodeve - LuminaTO Arts Festival: Cultural Makeover for New York's Northern Counterpart by David Markus
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Richard Tuttle
Memory Comes from Dark Extension by Jeremy Sigler - Liz Brown Most Triumphant by James Kalm
- Marilyn Bridges In the Footsteps of Alexander by Stephanie Buhmann
- Letter from London by Sherman Sam
- Brooklyn Dispatches by James Kalm
- Art 38 Basel and Beyond by Shane McAdams
- Don Van Vliet (Captain Beefheart) 19851995 by Craig Olson
- Don Van Vliet by John Yau
- Stuart Arends Wedges and A-Squares by John Yau
- From Berlin to Broadway: The Ebb Bequest of Modern German and Austrian Drawings by Stephanie Buhmann
- Realicide by Warren Fry
William Anastasi with Phong Bui
by Phong BuiArt
On the occasion of his recent exhibition, William Anastasi: Raw at the Drawing Room of The Drawing Center, which will be on view till July 21st, the artist paid a visit to the Rails Headquarters to talk about his life and work.
A TRIBUTE TO SABRINA SEELIG (19842007)
by Phong Bui, David Varno, Nora Griffin, and Erin DurantLastWords
One could describe Sabrina to those who never met her as a J.D Salinger character, a brilliant precocious individual. A true New Yorker who loved the city and its people unequivocally, with an enormous appetite for life, she directed her energy to describing her adopted home.
Poetry: Mister I Think
by James O'ConnorBooks
Herbert, who won the T.S. Eliot Prize in 1995, is a titan of not only Polish poetry, but of twentieth-century European poetry. His celebrated alter ego, Mr. Cogito, ranks as the one of the most original characters in modern poetry.
The New New York Songstress
by Katy HenriksenMusic
The New York songstress is not so easily defined. Breaking out of genres, blending formerly opposing sounds, she absorbs everything around her to invent a style that is completely distinct and as vast as the city itself.
The Convicts Tale: A Sydney Chronicle Exclusive
by Michael WashburnFiction
On June 5, 2011, reporters from the Sydney Chronicle gained access to a written statement by David Heath, a felon incarcerated the previous summer. His narrative has made its way to the halls of parliament in Canberra, and is already the subject of heated debate.
Full Contents
Local
- Fingers for Fighting by Ray Huling
- Tony Avella with Theodore Hamm by Theodore Hamm
- Home is Where the Work Is, Domestic Workers Unite by Eleanor Bader
- Along for the Ride by Brian Childs
- As the Neighborhood Grows, Will Schools Adapt? by Williams Cole
- Erasing the Kung-Fu Judge by Christopher Ketcham
- Outer Borough by Matthew Wills
Express
- Bring on the Iraq Syndrome by Theodore Hamm
- Dark Hopes for Peace in the O.T. by Gabriel Thompson
- Letter from Bad Heiligendamm by Robert S. Eshelman and Tina Gerhardt
- Kenneth Foster and the Texas Death House by Liliana Segura
- Rant Rhapsody: On Duty with Officer H. by Sabine Heinlein
- Excerpt from Lincoln Ocean Victory Eddy by Jill Magid
Art
- Richard Serra
- Biennale de Venezia: Opening Remarks by Robert Storr
- Robert Storr with Irving Sandler by Irving Sandler
- Sculpture is a very rich dialogue Carmen Giménez with Michael Brenson by Michael Brenson
- Death in Venice by Kim Levin
- One Venice After Another: The Present Tense of the Future-Past at the 52nd Biennale by Jennifer Scappettone
- Think with the SensesFeel with the Mind: Art in the Present Tense by Thomas Micchelli
- Lee Ufan Resonance & Artempo: Where Time Becomes Art by Robert C. Morgan
- Rosalyn Drexler with John Yau by John Yau
- William Anastasi with Phong Bui by Phong Bui
ArtSeen
- Ready Mades at Urban Outfitters by Cassandra Neyenesch
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Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns, and Mermaids
Frogs: A Chorus of Colors by Thyrza Nichols Goodeve - LuminaTO Arts Festival: Cultural Makeover for New York's Northern Counterpart by David Markus
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Richard Tuttle
Memory Comes from Dark Extension by Jeremy Sigler - Liz Brown Most Triumphant by James Kalm
- Marilyn Bridges In the Footsteps of Alexander by Stephanie Buhmann
- Letter from London by Sherman Sam
- Brooklyn Dispatches by James Kalm
- Art 38 Basel and Beyond by Shane McAdams
- Don Van Vliet (Captain Beefheart) 19851995 by Craig Olson
- Don Van Vliet by John Yau
- Stuart Arends Wedges and A-Squares by John Yau
- From Berlin to Broadway: The Ebb Bequest of Modern German and Austrian Drawings by Stephanie Buhmann
- Realicide by Warren Fry
Books
- Poetry: Mister I Think by James O'Connor
- Fiction: Clap Trap by Alexander Zaitchik
- Nonfiction: The Poetics of Sociability by Benjamin Tripp
- Fiction: Honeymoon Humiliation by John G. Rodwan Jr.
- Nonfiction: East of Classic by Naomi Karavani
- Nonfiction: The Taxonomy of Melancholy by Ben Gore
- Fiction: Lyrics of the Past by Jim Feast
- Poetry Roundup by Jeffrey Cyphers Wright
- Scenes from the End of the World by Laura Stokes
- Jon Savage with Karen Rester by Karen Rester
- To Live in a Culture by Nora Griffin
Music
- A Few Good White Men by Dann Baker
- Diamanda Galás with Sergei Tcherepnin
- free 103point9: Ten Years of Transmission Arts by John MacDonald
- The New New York Songstress by Katy Henriksen
- Third Party Beethoven by Cleve Wiese
Dance
- The Real Tomato by Susan Yung
- Neta Pulvermacher’s Afterlife Trilogy by Carley Petesch
- Alexandra Bellers us by Carley Petesch
Film
- Japan Cuts by David Wilentz and David N. Meyer
- Nothing At All by Jenny Schlenzka
- Which One Betrays? by Jesi Khadivi
- Try to Make Me Go to Rehab by Tessa DeCarlo
- The Old Insincerity by Sarahjane Blum
- The Land Of Fatherless Boys by Karl O'Toole
- Freedom, Misery, Tenure by Jed Lipinski
- The Horror Of Bollywood by Br. Cleve
Theater
- Code Word Reform: Taking another look at the Actors Equity Showcase Code by Emily DeVoti
- Reclamation and Resistance by Rania Jawad
- Code Word Reform by Emily DeVoti
- It Feels Damn Good To Speed by Kristoffer Diaz
- Excerpts from other work by Janet Allard
Fiction
- The Accidental Oracle by Kurt Strahm
- THE STORY OF WOODCHUCK by Ted Pelton
- The Convicts Tale: A Sydney Chronicle Exclusive by Michael Washburn
Poetry
- Truth Be Told by Charles Bernstein and Charles Bernstein
- from luce a cavallo by Thérèse Bachand
LastWords
- A TRIBUTE TO SABRINA SEELIG (19842007) by Phong Bui, David Varno, Nora Griffin, and Erin Durant
Editor's Message
- Speaking of Iraq… by Theodore Hamm



