Ulises

Join interdisciplinary artist Michelle Lopez, on Sunday, September 29, from 2 - 3:30 pm, for the next iteration of “Dear Reader,” as she leads a conversation on Ken Lum’s Commodities reading list and its connection to his work.

“Dear Reader” is a programmatic series that follows the model of an informal book club to delve into Ulises’s reading lists through facilitated workshops, lectures, performances, and screenings.

Michelle Lopez (), a sculptor and installation artist, is known for her inventive use of industrial materials to challenge cultural tropes and critique societal structures. Her recent work, WHEN UNDER ONE SKY, installed at Ray Philly (), reflects on collective healing through text-based public art.

📅 Sunday, September 29, 2–3:30 PM

Reading 🔗ed in Linktree: Introduction and Part Two of “Japanese Death Poems: Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death,” compiled by Yoel Hoffmann

This fall, as part of “Ulises: Assembly” , we’ve organized three workshops. Nontsikelelo Mutiti (), Director of Graduate Studies for Graphic Design at Yale School of Art is kicking off the series. She will lead a book conception workshop this Friday, September 6 from 12-2pm.

Mutiti is a Zimbabwean-born visual artist and educator. She is invested in elevating the work and practices of Black peoples past, present, and future through a conceptual approach to design, publishing, archiving practices, and institution building.

Much of Mutiti’s printed work exists in multiples — from booklets and print runs of posters to zines and pin-back buttons. She is committed to public engagement and works to create environments that encourage the exchange of experiences. As long-time fans of Mutiti’s practice we’re thrilled to hear her address the work of and the why of a book.

Registration RSVP at the link in our bio 🔗

Images:
1. Nontsikelelo Mutiti. Image by Katharina Brenner. Photo by Dominique Sindayiganza.
2. Image courtesy of the artist
3. Nontsikelelo Mutiti, A-A-A, folded poster, 2012.
4. “Àsìkò: On the Future of Artistic and Curatorial Pedagogies in Africa,” desiged by Nontsikelelo Mutiti

There’s a lot going on right now, so we’re gonna wrap it up for September. Our last day of Summer operations will be this Sunday, August 20, so come by, say “hi” and buy some books📚☀️

See ya soon!

📸: for residency, “You Can Never Silence the Mosquitos”, Publishing As Practice: Hardworking Goodlooking, 2017