Category Archives: publishing

“The Hereditary Estate” by Daniel W. Coburn, for Art Practical

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Larissa Archer

Along the road as I walked, thinking about the mysteries of Easter, veils—seemed to drop off my eyes! Light, oh light! I have never seen such brilliance! It pricked my eyeballs like needles!…yes, yes, light. You know, you know we … Continue reading →

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“Silver Meadows” Revisited, Huffington Post

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Larissa Archer

First off, I should say that I appear in this book as a model. Todd Hido‘s Excerpts from Silver Meadows (Nazraeli Press 2013) describes what might be a recognizable place, geographically speaking, to anyone familiar with midwestern suburbia. Hido has taken as … Continue reading →

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“Without Further Ado, Pop-Up is Live!” for SF Weekly

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Larissa Archer

Can you envision a “live magazine?” How about an event that combines the best parts of your favorite magazine, like great writing, unusual and illuminating topics, and beautiful, challenging images, with the spontaneity, ephemerality, and added sensory elements such as … Continue reading →

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Alain de Botton’s “Religion for Atheists”: Zyzzyva

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Larissa Archer

Atheists and agnostics often dismiss religion’s tenets and rituals as being fashioned to exploit the human need for such things. Our fear of death is assuaged by the promise of an afterlife. Our despair in the face of injustices that … Continue reading →

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I’m going to Pop-Up Magazine on Wednesday. Are you?

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Larissa Archer

I’ve never been to Pop-Up Mag because my internet connection isn’t fast enough for me to buy tickets in the first nano-second after they go on sale, and then it’s too late. My understanding of what Pop-Up Mag actually is … Continue reading →

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I’m going to the Zyzzyva Spring issue launch at Catherine Clark Gallery. Are you?

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Larissa Archer

 This Saturday, April 7, at 4 we’re launching the spring issue of Zyzzyva magazine at Catherine Clark Gallery at 150 Minna St. in conjunction with the gallery’s 21st anniversary celebrations. Zyzzyva managing editor and illustrious book reviewer Oscar Villalon, Jonathan Keats, … Continue reading →

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Paul Madonna’s Everything is its Own Reward, Art Practical

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Larissa Archer

In 1955, the French theorist, writer, and filmmaker Guy Debord defined the term psychogeography as “the study of the precise laws and specific effects of the geographical environment, consciously organized or not, on the emotions and behavior of individuals.”1 The art that charges … Continue reading →

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Zines, awkward sales pitches, and awful fonts at the Zine Fest, SF Weekly

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Larissa Archer

Small-press publishers don’t slack off. Over the weekend at SF Zine Fest, the County Fair Building’s two halls and a reading room were filled with independently produced artwork and literature. And if that weren’t testament enough to their productivity, many … Continue reading →

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Jonah Raskin writes about pot; I write about him for SF Weekly.

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Larissa Archer

  “If baseball is the opiate of the masses, why aren’t opiates given to the masses?” This was possibly the most cogent question posed to Jonah Raskin on Thursday at Canessa Gallery after he read from his new book, Marijuanaland: Dispatches from an … Continue reading →

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The Cries of San Francisco in SF Weekly

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Larissa Archer

You don’t have to pick a special day on Market Street to be yelled at by strangers. And it’s not that unusual to encounter those in odd outfits trying to sell you objects and services of ostentatious uselessness. But Saturday, … Continue reading →

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