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Bidoun
Posted by Periodicals/Reference Librarian
Bidoun
v.1:no.1(2004:summer) &
v.1:no.7(2006)- present
In Issue 14: Objects, Sophia Al-Maria writes through her newborn cousin’s Allah-shaped ear into the shimmer of sign, symbol and story, the difference that dissolves into image or mirage, distance that folds and enfolds, the mutable mystery of letters and language. The vectors, the reach of the issue (see sample TOC below) make it a worthy spot to begin to get lost, art’s challenge accepted, a labyrinth of the unshelved. Bidoun means ‘without’ in Arabic and Farsi and its push against the meaning of ‘Middle East’ is a breathing thing that flees easy grasp.

Safya, Issue 25

Issue 1: We Are Spatial

Issue 16: Kids

“Hand Baggage Control,” Issue 1: We Are Spatial

Issue 26: Soft Power

Issue 12: Projects

Lisa Farjam, “Sweet Sixteen,” Issue 16: Kids

Negar Azimi, “Brown Girl in the Ring,” Issue 18: Interviews

Issue 1: We Are Spatial
Posted in Art (Periodicals), Periodicals
Tags: art magazine, bags, beirut, bidoun, camels, egypt, kids, m.i.a., middle east, mubarak, new york, qurb, recipes, war
Circus – Clowns
Posted by Periodicals/Reference Librarian
The Circus category has been subdivided. Along with a general folder, you will find Circus – Acrobats, Circus – Clowns, and Circus – Posters & Advertisements. Please enjoy the below selections from the Clowns folder, which has 42 items packed clownishly into one folder. They run the gamut, from the manic and frightening, to the heartbroken and cabbage-coddling.

© Geo, Volume II, June 1980. Photo: Richard D Gordon. This clown is “One of the actors in a skit on the Gang of Four.”
Posted in Circus, Clowns, Picture Collection
Tags: al white, amusement, barnum & bailey, barnum and bailey, cabbage, carnival, child, children, chimp, chimpanzee, circus, circus clown alley, clown, clowns, costume, costumes, dennis stevens, disguise, dog, emotion, face paint, facepaint, felix adler, frankie saluto, fred freeman, funny, gag, gags, gene lewis, geo, gloves, greatest show on earth, hat, hats, hobo, hobo clown, humor, jimmy armstrong, juggle, juggler, juggles, juggling, kid, kids, kitsch, lighting, make-up, makeup, mime, monkey, myron orton, national geographic, owen mcquade, paul jerome, performance, portrait, prince paul, red nose, ringling bros, ringling brother, sad clown, stage lighting, stunt, stunts, sunpak, the greatest show on earth, trick, tricks