The Drama & Rachell Sumpter

OK, here’s a very quick one. I’ve been dying to get this out all week, but I’m no longer able to steal wireless from home, so internet access has been touch-and-go all week. I want to say that I “discovered” (I put that word in quotes because it gives me way too much credit) an art magazine called The Drama at an indie bookstore near my house. The magazine is a quarterly conglomeration of art, interviews, music reviews, features on artists of all kinds and comics. I’d say the magazine is curated, as there are lots of beautiful reproductions of artists’ work and full spreads by artists. The current issue on stands is their eighth but apparently the first in wide distribution. From what I can tell, the mag has gone from very low-budget, black and white to beautiful full-color. The cover artist of the current issue is Josh Petherick, who also gets a feature and interview inside. Rachell Sumpter, a California artist, is also a contributer (of art and writing) to the magazine. Coincidentally, I also encountered her work at Giant Robot (arty gift shop/bookshop/gallery space in the Haight, as well as the East Village in NYC, and they also have a magazine). Her show at Giant Robot just opened, and I really liked it. It reminds me of Marcel Dzama but even more sparse and delicate. I’ve included a few images to give you a sense…

Now I have to finish the mad amounts of homework that have been pushed to the last minute…more later.