Along with our friends at Ballroom Marfa, we hosted curator and writer, Anthony Elms, on Thursday, April 4th, 2013. Elms, who is Associate Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia and the editor of WhiteWalls, an independent publisher distributed through the University of Chicago Press, will be talking about White Petals Surround Your Yellow Heart, which he recently presented in Philly.
KEEANGA-YAMAHTTA TAYLOR
Joshua Edwards, Lynn Xu and Nick Twemlow
HELEN DEWITT
Helen Dewitt, author of The Last Samurai and Lightning Rods will be speaking about her work.
DAVID KIMBLE
David Kimble will be talking about his work as an illustrator and the publication of his new book Corvette Racing this evening at 6 pm.
RIO BRAVO & MBCO.
For three Thursday evenings in April, Marfa Book Company is pairing with artist Joachim Hamou to reanimate Rio Bravo, the artist space Hamou operated for several years in Copenhagen, Denmark. During these evenings, Hamou intends to challenge the representation of the river boundary between the U.S and Mexico as an abyss, a liminal place between places.
RIKKI DUCORNET, “NETSUKE”
JENNIFER LANE, “BC”
Marfa-based artist and filmmaker Jennifer Lane presented a beautiful new group of works on paper in March 2013 entitled "bc". Lane works in a variety of media, including film, guache, and collage. For this exhibition, she has produced a number of large prints that resemble ancient stone steles or statues.
DEBORAH EISENBERG & WALLACE SHAWN: TWO READINGS
We're pairing with Chinati Foundation to present "Two Readings", one each by Deborah Eisenberg and Wallace Shawn. Here's the info:
- Wallace Shawn reads "The Fever" at the Crowley Theater, Wednesday, February 27th, 2013 at 7:30 pm. Free.
- Deborah Eisenberg reads "Your Duck Is My Duck" at the Marfa Book Company, Friday, March 1st, 2013 at 7:30 pm. Free.
ALI ABUNIMAH
Februrary 22nd, we hosted Ali Abunimah, author of One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse (Haymarket) and editor of The Electronic Intifada, an excellent online newsite for articles pertinent to the Palestinian community and the situation in Israel.
YOUTH MEDIA PROJECT
On Thursday, January 31st, 2013, we hosted a group of Marfa High School students, their friends and family, as well as a large number of members of the community, as the students presented original audio documentaries as a part of the Youth Media Project organized by Alice Quinlan and Marfa Public Radio.
KATE GREENSTREET
We're hosting Kate Greenstreet, who is touring in support of her new book Young Tambling, which Ahsahta Press has recently published. Kate will also screen several of her recent video poems, including Cloth, a "statement" of poetics she made for the journal Evening Will Come. She will be reading on Wednesday, February 6th at 6 PM.
ED SKOOG
Ed Skoog, author of Mister Skylight, gave a great reading at the Marfa Book Company on Saturday, January 19th, 2013.
EVER ENDING KICKS
DEREK HOLZER: LEARNING TO LISTEN
Sound artist Derek Holzer will be teaching a two-evening course entitled Learning to Listen at the Marfa Book Company on January 6th and 7th, 2013. Each class begins at 6 pm, will last about two hours, is free and open to people of all ages.