BOMB 172 / Summer 2025 Special Exhibitions showcasing his vast knowledge of

showcasing his vast knowledge of the cultural

and incisive images by acclaimed Miami-based photographers like Rose Marie Cromwell

Jean-Michel Basquiat now reimagined as 'BASQUICAT

From the awe-inspiring and iconic formaldehyde series

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BOMB 172 / Summer 2025 Special Exhibitions showcasing his vast knowledge ofOur new issue features an interview with Ocean Vuong by Bjrk, a conversation between Lucy Dacus and McKinley Dixon, new fiction from Catherine Lacey, and so much more. The art collective CFGNY, whose work is featured on our cover, talks about their commitment to communal ways of being and working with artist Guadalupe Rosales. Ocean Vuong speaks with Icelandic icon Bjrk about his new novel, The Emperor of Gladness, and the importance of kindness