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John Preus: The World as Text

posted June 25, 2011 in events , news

THE WORLD AS TEXT
DESIGNED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF JOHN PREUS

At the Reading Room // Columbia College Center for Book and Paper Arts

"writerly text is ourselves writing, before the infinite play of the world is traversed, intersected, stopped, plasticized by some singular system
(Ideology, Genus, Criticism) which reduces the plurality of entrances, the opening of networks, the infinity of languages"   -Roland Barthes

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THURSDAY, JUNE 16: 5-8PM
Opening Reception

TUESDAY, JUNE 21: 6-8PM
Panel Discussion / On Furniture
Is the relationship between art and craft a collusion,
a collision, a collaboration or a constellation?
Depends on who you ask. For the panelists in On
Furniture, unpacking the well-crafted object is at
once an intellectual, conceptual and formal project.
With a focus on productive dialogue that addresses
this subject from multiple angles, panelists will
address furniture, artists’ books, contemporary craft,
designed objects and architecture. Panelists:  John Preus,
Shannon Stratton, Lane Relyea, others TBA

SATURDAY, JULY 16: 3-5
Music by John Preus, Matthew Joynt, Theaster Gates,
Sarah Lawrence, special guests TBA

TUESDAY, JULY 19: 6PM
Curator Tour  Led by Jessica Cochran, Curator of
Exhibitions and Programs

PUBLIC PROGRAMS & EVENTS
Readings, performances and
panels on topics related to
the art and craft of books, the
interpretive act of reading and
the world as text.

THURSDAY, JUNE 30: 6-8PM
Panel Discussion
Re-Reading the Artist’s Book,
an artists’ book show and tell
featuring guest curators from


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