From 2012 to 2017, I gave a series of lectures at a variety of museums that explored the relationship between contemporary art and literature.
“Except Perhaps a Constellation: The Temporal Poetics of Studio for Propositional Cinema,” at the Kunstverein Düsseldorf on 8 January 2017.
“‘Exhibition Reading’ of “In The Belly of The Whale,”” at Witte de With (now: Kunstinstituut Melly) on 18 November 2016.
“Speech Impediments: On the Poetry of Carl Andre,” given at Dia:Beacon on 9 August 2014.
“Why Does France Have So Many Kings? On Elaine Sturtevant, Andre Aciman, and Eric Rohmer,” given at the Serpentine Galleries, as part of “Sturtevant Study Day,” on 13 July 2013. For footage of the talk, click here.
“That Sound Should Have Been Our Title: Ekphrasis and the Novel in Contemporary Art,” given at Documenta 13, Kassel, Germany, 11 July, 2012, The Stoschek Collection on 19 July, 2012, and The Western Front on 26 January 2013.
“Exhibition Tour” of “Phantasmagoria” at the Presentation House (now Polygon Gallery), 23 June 2012. A review of the tour by Liza Montgomery can be read here.