Writer and curator Ikram Lakhdhar looks at a selection of artworks in “Poetry is Not a Luxury,” an exhibition at the Center for Book Arts, to find her own histories emerge from the works on view.
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PLATFORM PROJECTS/WALKS positions Julie Poitras Santos as artist-as-curator, who has included fifteen artists and practitioners who’ll be leading walks, giving lectures, discussing readings, and presenting video works through August 14.
Narciso Philostratus’ review of Elizabeth Fox’s latest paintings reveals unabashed religiosity, technical sophistication, and a fresh sense of humor. by Jeffrey Ackerman
Julie Poitras Santos’ essay takes the act/ion of translation as its territory and looks at Jimmy Riordan’s translation of Francis Jammes “Le Roman de Lièvre” into English, as well as into various representations and reflections of the work in visual form.
A found review by Narciso Philostratus looks at Kenny Cole’s show at BUOY, outlining a history of mimetic complexity in works we often don’t (or can’t) read in their totalities. by Jeffrey Ackerman