Friday, March 12, 2010

outside the attic

“Remember,” pastel portrait by Leo Neufeld
“Remember,” pastel portrait by Leo Neufeld


 reprinted from alibi
v.19 no.10 | march 11 - 17, 2010

Outside the Attic 

Anne Frank: A History for Today

“Will I ever become a journalist or a writer?” wrote Anne Frank while her family hid from the Nazis in a secret annex in Amsterdam. “I hope so, oh I hope so very much ... ”

Though Frank died just two years later at age 15, her wish did in fact come true. Her diary, published posthumously first in 1947, has since become one of the most widely read books in the world.

Friday, February 19, 2010

pick up your toys:

alibi v.19 no.7 | february 18 - 24, 2010

the art of play

Not Teeth just want to be loved.
Not Teeth just want to be loved.
On Albuquerque’s north side, in a dimly lit studio choked with cigarette smoke, Jonathan Perea leans over a cluttered work desk and pours resin into a mold. In 20 minutes, he cracks the mold open, and a naked figurine emerges: Another Not Tooth is born. Part playthings, part artworks, these Not Teeth, customizable and “ready for your imagination,” are Perea’s contribution to the strange and adorable world of art toys.