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Rye Dag Holmboe
Rye Dag Holmboe is a writer and PhD candidate in History of Art at University College, London. He has recently co-authored and co-edited the book JocJonJosch: Hand in Foot, published by the Sion Art Museum, Switzerland (2013). He has recently edited Jolene, an artist's book which brings together the works of the poet Rachael Allen and the photographer Guy Gormley, which will be published later this year. His writings have appeared in The White Review, Art Licks and in academic journals.

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Art and its Functions: Recent Work by Luke Hart

Art

June 2016

Rye Dag Holmboe

Art

June 2016

Luke Hart’s Wall, recently on display at London’s William Benington Gallery, is a single, large-scale sculpture composed of a series of steel tubes held...

Art

February 2015

Filthy Lucre

Rye Dag Holmboe

Art

February 2015

White silhouettes sway against softly gradated backgrounds: blues, purples, yellows and pinks. The painted palm trees are tacky and...

He said, ‘Tell me about yourself’ He said, ‘Tell me about you’ He said, ‘Tell me everything I’m interested’ He said, ‘I want to know’ He said, ‘I want to know where you’re from’ He said, ‘What you do’ He said, ‘Do you like what you do?’ He said, ‘Who does’ He said, ‘I’m lucky to be doing something I love’ He said, ‘But you are who you are’ He said, ‘Not what you do’ He said, ‘What do you do at the weekend?’ He said, ‘In your free time?’ He said, ‘Do you like music?’ ‘Films?’ ‘Art?’ ‘Books?’ He said, ‘Sport?’ ‘Gym?’ ‘Cycling?’ ‘Walks?’ He said, ‘Can you drive?’ He said, ‘What are your ambitions?’ He said, ‘What are your goals?’ He said, ‘Hopes’ He said, ‘Dreams’ He said, ‘This is cheesy, I know, but what would your wish be if we saw a shooting star? He said, ‘What star sign are you?’ He said, ‘No, I don’t believe’ He said, ‘It’s nonsense, of course, but isn’t that the fun?’ He said, ‘I’m a Libra It means I’m easygoing and urbane It means I’m an idealist’ He said, ‘Of course I don’t believe’ He said, ‘I don’t believe how good this is’ He said, ‘Have you tried it?’ He said, ‘Try it Honestly Take a sip’ He said, ‘I told you’ He said, ‘Didn’t I tell you it was good?’ He said, ‘One more before we leave’ He said, ‘I’m going to get you drunk’ He said, ‘I’m not drunk’ He said, ‘Look, I’m fine’ He said, ‘I’m fine doing whatever you want’ He said, ‘I’d rather not’ He said, ‘How about this place I know?’ He said, ‘Only if you’re sure’ He said, ‘I’m sure this is the way’ He said, ‘This is definitely the way’ He said, ‘Of course I know how to get there I go there all the time’ He said, ‘It’s down here’ He said, ‘Trust me, it’s great’ He said ‘Let me show you’ He said, ‘I’m very impressed’ He said, ‘You’re a

Contributor

August 2014

Rye Dag Holmboe

Contributor

August 2014

Rye Dag Holmboe is a writer and PhD candidate in History of Art at University College, London. He has...

feature

October 2012

Pressed Up Against the Immediate

Rye Dag Holmboe

feature

October 2012

The author Philip Pullman recently criticised the overuse of the present tense in contemporary literature, a criticism he stretched...

Existere: Documenting Performance Art

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September 2012

David Gothard

Jo Melvin

John James

Rye Dag Holmboe

feature

September 2012

The following conversation was held at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, in May 2012. The event took place almost a year after a...
Gabriel Orozco: Cosmic Matter and Other Leftovers

Art

March 2011

Rye Dag Holmboe

Art

March 2011

‘To live,’ writes Walter Benjamin, ‘means to leave traces’. As one might expect, Benjamin’s observation is not without a certain melancholy. Traces are lost...

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Prize Entry

April 2016

Role Play

Naomi Frisby

Prize Entry

April 2016

Your right hand is the first to go. One Sunday afternoon as you’re sitting on the sofa reading the...

fiction

February 2013

The Currency of Paper

Alex Kovacs

fiction

February 2013

‘Labour is external to the worker, i.e. it does not belong to his essential being; that in his work,...

Interview

January 2016

Interview with Fiston Mwanza Mujila

Roland Glasser

Interview

January 2016

Roof terrace of the Shangri-La hotel, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, USA; late afternoon, 8 October 2015. We ensconce ourselves in...

 

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