Penciling Discomfort: Sam Alden’s “New Construction”
There is a kind of subtle violence in Alden's gutted illustrations.
By Nick Francis PotterJanuary 2, 2016
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New Construction by Sam Alden. Uncivilized Books. 208 pages.
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Nick Francis Potter is the author of New Animals, forthcoming from Subito Press. Find more of his work at nickfrancispotter.tumblr.com.
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