Asymptote Journal interviews Can Xue: Author of ‘Five Spice Street’
Can Xue, meaning ‘dirty snow, leftover snow’, is the pseudonym of Deng Xiaohua, author of many novels and…
Interviews
The First Modern Woman Artist: Paula Modersohn-Becker
Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876-1907) was a groundbreaking painter whose often-overlooked place in modernism forces us to reconsider our understanding…
Strindberg, A Life – Sue Prideaux on the playwright’s relationships
The Swedish playwright August Strindberg was, amongst other things, a mercurial talent, artist, occultist, husband and father. He…
Investment in Blood: Ledwidge on the cost of war
Investment in Blood, the latest book by Frank Ledwidge, analyses the cost – both financial and human – of Britain’s…
An Animated World: Interview with Poet Arda Collins
Arda Collins is the 2008 winner of the annual ‘Yale Series of Younger Poets’ competition. Mesmerizing and electric,…
A Conversation with Pevsner editors Simon Bradley and Charles O’Brien
The Pevsner Architectural Guides were begun in 1951 by the architectural historian Sir Nikolaus Pevsner (1902-83) with the aim…
My Backyard Jungle – A Conversation with James Barilla
For James Barilla and his family, the dream of transforming their Columbia, South Carolina backyard into a haven…
An Interview with Poet Kiki Dimoula by Cecile Inglessis Margellos
Following a recent profile in the New York Times, we are pleased to release a special intimate conversation between Greek…
‘The First Ever Record of Everything Jewish’. An Interview with Felix Posen, Founder of the Posen Library
Felix Posen is a man deeply passionate about secular Jewish history, having himself moved from a religiously orthodox…
Faking It: Manipulated Photography Before Photoshop
The widely acknowledged use of Photoshop in modern photography does not mark the emergence of manipulated photography; rather,…
Bernd Brunner’s ‘Bears’ emerges from the wild
Bernd Brunner introduces an exclusive video trailer for his book Bears: A Brief History.
Bernd Brunner takes us on a trip to the moon
The moon has long held a special significance for the people of Earth and throughout our cultural history…
Author Video: Bernd Brunner talks about his charming seasonal classic ‘Inventing the Christmas Tree’
Bernd Brunner introduces his book Inventing the Christmas Tree from Berlin.
Sculptor Anthony Caro in conversation with Julius Bryant, Keeper of Word & Image at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Few men have had a bigger influence over their field than Sir Anthony Caro. This is a fascinating…
Author Interview: Sue Prideaux on August Strindberg and his Enduring Significance
Novelist, satirist, poet, photographer, painter, alchemist and hellraiser – August Strindberg was all these, and yet he is…