Media theorist, artist, and novelist Mark Amerika explores the book as a live, “liquid” object and uncovers its potential beyond the printed word. Today, he discusses his own research-and-perform methodology as well as a sampling of remix projects that utilize the works of Jack Kerouac, Jacques Derrida, and Sol Lewitt, among others. BY MARK AMERIKACult … More Mark Amerika: The art of literary mashup
Should anyone think that pondering over the significance of clothes is a frivolous practice, let us read what William James had to write about them: “The old saying that the human person is composed of three parts — soul, body, and clothes — is more than a joke. We […] appropriate our clothes and identify … More On accessories: Why do we study the habits of dress, and what happens when it gets taken to an entirely new level (as with Shanghai)?
The Portland Rose, from Henry Charles Andrews, Roses, Or, A Monograph of the Genus Rosa (London: Printed by R. Taylor and Company and published by the author, 1805-28). As a leading botanist, the Duchess of Portland had many plants named for her, including this rose, which Mary Delany called an “emblem of Friendship’s sacred tie.” … More Putting the "Sister" in the Sister Arts
This week we have been thrilled to learn of several prizes awarded to UMP authors: Anatoly Liberman is the recipient of MLA’s Prize for Distinguished Bibliography for A Bibliography of English Etymology. The prize is awarded every even-numbered year, and will be presented during the annual MLA convention on January 7th, 2011. Click here for … More UMP book awards: MLA, International Tribal Art
Sharon Irish holds a joint appointment in the School of Architecture and the Community Informatics Initiative/Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign. She is the author of Suzanne Lacy: Spaces Between (Minnesota, 2010) and Cass Gilbert, Architect: Modern Traditionalist. *Title is an ode to Barbara Creed’s The Monstrous-Feminine: Film, … More The Monstrous Feminine*: Lady Gaga in a Meat Dress
Today’s Q&A feature is with Amanda Boetzkes, assistant professor of art and design at the University of Alberta and author of the soon-forthcoming The Ethics of Earth Art. ——- Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty, 1970. Photograph JEK 2005 ©. Art © Estate of Robert Smithson/ Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY. Photo from CreativeCommons.org. Q: You … More The ethics of earth art — different approaches to understanding ourselves in relation to the planet.
Today’s post is an open letter to the editor from John Peffer, founding editor of Critical Interventions: Journal of African Art History and Visual Culture, which began publication in 2007. He teaches at Ramapo College in New Jersey. He is author of Art and the End of Apartheid. ——- Thank you for asking me to … More How will South Africa subsist in the public’s memory now that the World Cup is over?
Today we present a Q&A with curator Wendy Grossman, compiler of Man Ray, African Art, and the Modernist Lens, an illustrated volume that uncovers a virtually unknown chapter in the inventive activities of Man Ray and raises thought-provoking questions about the role photographs played in shaping perceptions of African art. The publication accompanies the traveling … More Q&A with curator Wendy Grossman: On the popularity of Man Ray, his unique approach to African art, and his lasting influence on modernist art.
We are happy to report that UMP’s A Ver Series has taken both first and second place in the Best Arts Book category at the 12th annual International Latino Book Awards. María Brito, by Juan A. Martínez, received first place and was designated a “Triple Crown Winner” — which means it was a unanimous vote … More A Ver Series gets top honors at International Latino Book Awards
Professor, author and “ecofashionista” Regina Root has not only been selected to serve as president ad honorem of Latin America’s largest fashion congress, Ixel Moda. This College of William and Mary professor has also pioneered a new “Ethical Fashion” course that promotes knowledge about fair-trade apparel and discusses topics related to the global fashion industry. … More Ecofashion link round-up: Ethical Fashion Show promotes awareness of what we wear.
