Desire in Search of an Object: Spectacle and Longing in the Art of Paul Pfeiffer
By Visual Art Issue 122
When a desire remains unfulfilled—when, for example, our viewing of a televised sporting event is interrupted—our frustration can create a sense of discomfort or longing, directing our focus toward the presence and intensity of desire itself.
Read MoreIn the Studio
By Visual Art Issue 122
From conversations with viewers, I’ve learned that their experience depends a lot on the physical presence of my work, not just the size but also how it connects with its surroundings.
Read Moreunfinished sonnets 4G—I meant to make you more
By Poetry Issue 122
my own fog
belt/belly,
short of room
to fit both
my father’s house
By Poetry Issue 122
morning air on my face like cold water
Read MoreGhost Story
By Essay Issue 122
We were at war, Christian soldiers, and on October 31, the war spilled out onto every street in the city, Satan rising, only the truest of saints fighting back.
Read MoreRaising Children God’s Way
By Poetry Issue 122
He folds me / over his knee
Read MoreLegend has it
By Poetry Issue 122
shortly after i was born my father took me to visit his father’s grave he carried my body to the top of a hill where his father was buried this story has become a family…
Read MoreThe Trapeze Dress
By Essay Issue 122
It was during Holy Week last year when E, wearing her fake Gucci butterfly necklace, tried to light herself on fire.
Read MorePrayer for Opening
By Poetry Issue 122
Lord, it is dark in here.
Read MoreSanctuary
By Essay Issue 122
I was six when my sister had her first breakdown.
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