Larissa Pham

lrsphm

is an artist and writer in Brooklyn, N.Y. She is the author of the essay collection Pop Song.

Kate Zambreno’s Lessons in Looking

Kate Zambreno’s Lessons in Looking Kate Zambreno’s Lessons in Looking

A conversation about how the pandemic changed our relationship to the natural world, distrusting beauty, the challenges of writing about climate change, and her new book, The Ligh...

Sep 12, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Larissa Pham

A scene from Women Talking

The Lessons of “Women Talking” The Lessons of “Women Talking”

A recent adaptation of the Miriam Toews novel asks a difficult question: What if the people we love are the people we fear?

Feb 14, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Larissa Pham

Em Rata

Emily Ratajkowski: “I’m Very Displeased With Capitalism” Emily Ratajkowski: “I’m Very Displeased With Capitalism”

A conversation with the essayist and model about her debut collection My Body, critiquing capitalism, the commodification of one’s image, and much more.

Nov 17, 2021 / Highlights / Larissa Pham

Anthony Veasna So’s Portraits of Diaspora

Anthony Veasna So’s Portraits of Diaspora Anthony Veasna So’s Portraits of Diaspora

His posthumous collection Afterparties is part of a new wave of writing on the cultural memory and historical traumas of Southeast Asian immigrants. 

Oct 5, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Larissa Pham

The Limits of the Viral Book Review

The Limits of the Viral Book Review The Limits of the Viral Book Review

Why are literary critics fixating on one quality nowadays?

Nov 10, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Larissa Pham

C Pam Zhang’s Radical Retelling of Western Myths

C Pam Zhang’s Radical Retelling of Western Myths C Pam Zhang’s Radical Retelling of Western Myths

Her novel How Much of These Hills Is Gold follows two Chinese American siblings’ quest to find home amidst the prejudice and danger of the frontier. 

Sep 8, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Larissa Pham

Fast Days, Slow Company: The Art of Vija Celmins

Fast Days, Slow Company: The Art of Vija Celmins Fast Days, Slow Company: The Art of Vija Celmins

An immersive retrospective of the Los Angeles painter’s work luxuriates in attention to detail.

Dec 11, 2019 / Larissa Pham

Chia-Chia Lin’s Haunting Immigrant Novel

Chia-Chia Lin’s Haunting Immigrant Novel Chia-Chia Lin’s Haunting Immigrant Novel

Set in a dreamlike Alaska, The Unpassing examines the hope and tragedy of a Taiwanese-American family. 

Jul 30, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Larissa Pham

Ling Ma’s Disaster Fiction

Ling Ma’s Disaster Fiction Ling Ma’s Disaster Fiction

Part sci-fi thriller, part genre-fiction, Severance follows a millennial New Yorker’s struggle to survive.

Oct 2, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Larissa Pham

The Ubiquitous Medium

The Ubiquitous Medium The Ubiquitous Medium

Carissa Rodriguez’s work leads viewers to scrutinize our choices and values as they relate to video—to recording and being recorded.

Mar 30, 2018 / Larissa Pham

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