by Selen Ozturk “‘Form follows function’ is a planetary lie.” —Paolo Soleri In a Rolling Stone feature on the architect Paolo Soleri, Thomas Albright describes architecture as a compromise between prostitution and dictatorship, between developers plying drafts to bidders and visionaries plying societies by their schemes. Arcosanti welds Soleri to the latter. Arcosanti is a …
This is a re-edited excerpt from Create or Die: Essays on the Artistry of Dennis Hopper, first published by Amsterdam University Press (2016). One of Dennis Hopper’s last film appearances was in Belgian artist Nicolas Provost’s 22-minute short film Stardust (2010). The film featured Las Vegas cityscapes, busy street scenes, members of the public, and …
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by L. Malik There is a story my mother used to tell. On a belated honeymoon with my father to Kabul, Tehran, and Istanbul from Kampala in 1968, she went to offer her prayers at the Blue Mosque. Svelte in her cotton churidar pajama, she was kneeling in supplication when she felt a sharp tug …