Tag Archives: poetry

Teaching with Contemporary Art

The Power of Words

by Jeannine Bardo | Sep 7, 2018

Teaching with Contemporary Art

The Power of Words

by Jeannine Bardo | Sep 7, 2018

Educator-in-Residence Jeannine Bardo shares her unit plan on language, in which students investigate the power of text through art.

An inner truth

by Lee Plested | Jul 6, 2017

An inner truth

by Lee Plested | Jul 6, 2017

Curator Lee Plested and Anishnabe Ojibwa artist Charlene Vickers uncover the complexities of displaying indigenous work.

ruminations on rust

by adrienne maree brown | Jun 26, 2017

ruminations on rust

by adrienne maree brown | Jun 26, 2017

Writer Adrienne Maree Brown offers a poetic tribute to her adopted city of Detroit.

“Balance In B-Flat Minor”

by Annah Anti-Palindrome | Apr 4, 2017

“Balance In B-Flat Minor”

by Annah Anti-Palindrome | Apr 4, 2017

Annah Anti-Palindrome’s original poem for the issue, “Balance In B-Flat Minor,” is a visual interpretation of Chopin’s Sonata No.2, Op. 35, and takes the form of annotated sheet music.

Moonwork, or the art of revaluing

by A-lan Holt | Feb 13, 2017

Moonwork, or the art of revaluing

by A-lan Holt | Feb 13, 2017

A-lan Holt shares five love poems from her debut book, “Moonwork.”

Geoffrey Goes to Venice

by Michael Turner | Dec 20, 2016

Geoffrey Goes to Venice

by Michael Turner | Dec 20, 2016

Michael Turner introduces Vancouver artist Geoffrey Farmer and his plans for representing Canada at the 57th Venice Biennale.

Excerpt from “The Eyelash and the Monochrome”

by Tiziana La Melia | Nov 16, 2016

Excerpt from “The Eyelash and the Monochrome”

by Tiziana La Melia | Nov 16, 2016

Vancouver artist Tiziana La Melia shares an excerpt of poetry from her new book, “The Eyelash and the Monochrome,” exploring the complexities of language in the digital age.

Writer-in-Residence

Testament to Long Loves

by Mimi Cheng | Nov 3, 2016

Writer-in-Residence

Testament to Long Loves

by Mimi Cheng | Nov 3, 2016

Writer-in-Residence Mimi Cheng uncovers the love and loss explored in Christina P. Day’s exhibition “Stills and Composites,” on view through December 16, 2016 at CUE Art Foundation.

Booked

The Variations of its Shadows: An Interview with Jorge Méndez Blake

by Caroline Picard | Nov 3, 2016

Booked

The Variations of its Shadows: An Interview with Jorge Méndez Blake

by Caroline Picard | Nov 3, 2016

Artist Jorge Méndez Blake discusses his method of translating the psychological places within books and poems into sculptures and installations.

Speaking Without Words

by Siobhan Aluvalot | Jul 28, 2016

Speaking Without Words

by Siobhan Aluvalot | Jul 28, 2016

Part poetry, part proclamation, this experimental text by artist Siobhan Aluvalot reveals the motivations driving her work.

The New Situationists

Everyone Gets Lighter: On John Giorno, Ugo Rondinone, and the Gift of Exchange

by Erin Sweeny | Apr 11, 2016

The New Situationists

Everyone Gets Lighter: On John Giorno, Ugo Rondinone, and the Gift of Exchange

by Erin Sweeny | Apr 11, 2016

This inaugural article of a new column titled “The New Situationists” investigates the romantic and collaborative relationship between poet John Giorno and artist Ugo Rondinone.

Affixing Ceremony: Four Movements for Essex | An Interview with Tiona McClodden

by Jessica Lynne | Mar 23, 2016

Affixing Ceremony: Four Movements for Essex | An Interview with Tiona McClodden

by Jessica Lynne | Mar 23, 2016

An interview with filmmaker Tiona McClodden about her digital project memorializing poet and activist Essex Hemphill.

Found Magic

by Stephanie Barber | Jan 19, 2015

Found Magic

by Stephanie Barber | Jan 19, 2015

A slideshow of found photographs on the theme of magic.