ArtBabble: Poetry

The Glitters

Asian Art Museum — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 23:24:19 +0000

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Phantoms Arise!

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Asian Art Museum

Justin Chin reads a poem he wrote in response to the artwork, "Absence of God VII," 2008 by Raqib Shaw. This work is in the exhibition "Phantoms of Asia: Contemporary Awakens the Past" (on view at the Asian Art Museum from May 18-September 2, 2012). For more information: http://www.asianart.org/phantoms/ This presentation was part of MATCHA: Phantoms Arise! For more information: http://www.asianart.org/matcha/pastevents.htm#m2012 Co-presented by Litquake.

Anju, from the Far World (after seven paintings by Fuyuko Matsui)

Asian Art Museum — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:58:54 +0000

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Phantoms Arise!

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Asian Art Museum

Mari L'Esperance reads a poem she wrote in response to seven paintings by Fuyuko Matsui in the exhibition "Phantoms of Asia: Contemporary Awakens the Past" (on view at the Asian Art Museum from May 18-September 2, 2012). For more information: http://www.asianart.org/phantoms/ This presentation was part of MATCHA: Phantoms Arise! For more information: http://www.asianart.org/matcha/pastevents.htm#m2012 Co-presented by Litquake.

Krishna Takes a Picture

Asian Art Museum — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 20:18:29 +0000

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Phantoms Arise!

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Asian Art Museum

Paul Hoover reads a poem he wrote in response to the works "Anonymity," 2008-2011 (eight from a series of nine light boxes) by Poklong Anading and Chinese bronze mirrors (from the Asian Art Museum's collection). These works are on view as part of the exhibition "Phantoms of Asia: Contemporary Awakens the Past" (on view at the Asian Art Museum from May 18-September 2, 2012). For more information: http://www.asianart.org/phantoms/ This presentation was part of MATCHA: Phantoms Arise! For more information: http://www.asianart.org/matcha/pastevents.htm#m2012 Co-presented with Litquake.

The Art of Making

Asian Art Museum — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 20:18:07 +0000

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Phantoms Arise!

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Asian Art Museum

Truong Tran reads a poem he wrote in response to the artworks, "Frozen Waves," 2010 and Terra Incognita Theta," by Bae Young-whan. This work is in the exhibition "Phantoms of Asia: Contemporary Awakens the Past" (on view at the Asian Art Museum from May 18-September 2, 2012). For more information: http://www.asianart.org/phantoms/ This presentation was part of MATCHA: Phantoms Arise! For more information: http://www.asianart.org/matcha/pastevents.htm#m2012 Co-presented by Litquake.

What is it?

Asian Art Museum — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:23:47 +0000

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Phantoms Arise!

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Asian Art Museum

Arisa White reads a poem she wrote in response to the artwork, "Jingming Point," 1990 by Guo Fengyi. This work is in the exhibition "Phantoms of Asia: Contemporary Awakens the Past" (on view at the Asian Art Museum from May 18-September 2, 2012). For more information: http://www.asianart.org/phantoms/ This presentation was part of MATCHA: Phantoms Arise! For more information: http://www.asianart.org/matcha/pastevents.htm#m2012 Co-presented by Litquake. This presentation was part of MATCHA: Phantoms Arise!

Gold Dolt

Asian Art Museum — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:06:19 +0000

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Phantoms Arise!

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Asian Art Museum

Farnoosh Fathi reads a poem she wrote in response to the artwork, "Untitled 1 (Peacock with Missiles)," 2010 by Adeela Suleman. This work is in the exhibition "Phantoms of Asia: Contemporary Awakens the Past" (on view at the Asian Art Museum from May 18-September 2, 2012). For more information: http://www.asianart.org/phantoms/ This presentation was part of MATCHA: Phantoms Arise! For more information: http://www.asianart.org/matcha/pastevents.htm#m2012 Co-presented with Litquake.

Untitled by Kevin Simmonds

Asian Art Museum — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:05:55 +0000

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Phantoms Arise!

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Asian Art Museum

Kevin Simmonds reads a poem he wrote in response to the exhibition "Phantoms of Asia: Contemporary Awakens the Past" (on view at the Asian Art Museum from May 18-September 2, 2012). For more information: http://www.asianart.org/phantoms/ This presentation was part of MATCHA: Phantoms Arise! For more information: http://www.asianart.org/matcha

Face Jugs Poetry Slam

Chipstone — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 21:20:31 +0000

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Chipstone

A poetry slam was held in the exhibition Face Jugs: Art and Ritual in 19th Century South Carolina at the Milwaukee Art Museum on June 24, 2012. The exhibition includes 23 early African American-made Edgefield, SC face jugs, interpreting their connection to Africa. This video, filmed by Dan Ollman, features the winner of the poetry slam, Darian Wilson. It also features two poets, Destinny Fletcher and Denzel Taylor, both of whom performed powerful poems inspired by the face jugs.

The Dave Project- Teacher's Video

Chipstone — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:20:06 +0000

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The Dave Project

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Chipstone

The Dave Project celebrates the legacy of Dave the Potter, a slave potter and poet from Edgefield, South Carolina. Dave is best known for inscribing couplets onto his pots. The Dave Project took Dave's story on the road. In collaboration with Chicago poet, Orron Kenyetta, clay expert Jeremy Stepien, and the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Chipstone Foundation developed a 2-hour program that was brought to different communities around the city.

Zach Houston: Poem Store

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:24:24 +0000

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The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

San Francisco-based poet Zach Houston wrote poems for visitors at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art from June - July 2011. On Friday, July 1, Zach took his poemstore on the road to the Blue Gallery in the Crossroads for First Friday, where he took inspiration from visitors to write poems on his manual typewriter. More information about zachhouston:poemstore, please visit: http://www.nelson-atkins.org/art/exhibitions/poemstore/index.cfm