At the Columbia Journal, we believe in creating space for and celebrating traditionally underrepresented voices. While we pursue this aim year round, this February marks...
Grief, the Other Side of Gratitude
An Interview Conducted by Jai Hamid Bashir of artist, Lilly E. Manycolors “What is the difference between my personal experience and my inherited ones? I...
Vibrant Destruction
The first work I made in which I recreated an artwork from art history was “Among the Sierras with Woodpecker”. Up until this point, I...
Call for Submissions: Veterans Day Special Issue
At the Columbia Journal, we believe that the stories and voices of service members and civilians affected by war should be circulated and contemplated. This...
Fall 2019 Contest: Meet the Judges
The first-ever Columbia Journal Fall Contest is now open for submissions in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and, for the first time, art. Our judges will be...
Labyrinthine Cinema: Review of Manifesto, Julian Rosefeldt
Julian Rosefeldt’s thirteen-part film installation, Manifesto, is situated at the approximate midpoint of the Hirshhorn’s Manifesto: Art x Agency exhibition which comprises the entire outer...
Deadline Extended: Fall 2019 Contest Now Open for Submissions!
The editors are delighted to officially announce that the Columbia Journal Fall Contest is now open for submissions in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and, for the...
Mapping Emotions in the City: An Interview with Melanie Kruvelis
Melanie Kruvelis talks emotional mapping, grieving alone in New York City, and the catharsis of karaoke.
A Medium Between a Thought or a Feeling: An Interview with tarah douglas
tarah douglas talks about safe spaces, space for grief, and space for responding to the world.
Review: Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving
The exhibition displays Kahlo's persona: photographs, jewelry, clothing, makeup, home relics and sketches done by her and of her.
Come Softly to Me: An Interview with Louis Fratino
Where his previous work evoked comfort and shared domestic spaces, in this show, Fratino has expanded his gaze outward.
Review: Brave, Beautiful Outlaws: The Photographs of Donna Gottschalk
Gottschalk invites you into her world with a warning: you may find what you see and hear disturbing, and you may find it unbearably alluring.