Publications

Since 1993 Kore Press has been dedicated to publishing women’s literary art.  Situated in Tucson, Arizona, it embodies the spirit of “literary activism”.  Kore, pronounced (koray), is the Greek word for daughter and another name for the goddess Persephone.  The press was founded by Lisa Bowden and Karen Falkenstrom, and Shannon Cain is currently the…

The Novelty Is Gone, and That’s the Perfect Place to Begin. (2008) Biennials have lost their novelty. Does that mean Bergen shouldn’t host one? On the contrary, this is perhaps the perfect time to set a biennial in motion. As the 53rd Venice Biennale rolls into action, it has spawned a legion of other biennials.…

Fucking Good Art also known as FGA held a launch event at WORM for a small publication featuring various artists who have gardens in the city of Rotterdam – our volkstuin at SNV was featured when it was entirely flooded due to weeks of heavy rain. By the way, take a good look at the…

(Written in 2006 ) Launching my browser I’m greeted by the words: Google. Sometimes decorated with spiders for Halloween, holly at Christmas and clovers on St. Patrick’s day, whatever fripperies adorn it, Google has ooched its way into being my preferred portal to the world wide web. It’s difficult to imagine a time without the…

The Phenomenology of Licorice and Other Dutch Myths, Renée Turner, Ordinary Marvel, YYZ Books, 2003 Susan Kealey was a friend. In the early nineties we were at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam and both grappled with being displaced North Americans in the heart of the Lowlands. Sometimes we coped with laughter and other times we had…

This essay commissioned by the Witte de With, looks at the relation between art and theory. It was written in 1999. While still on the site, it is sold out. A Journey from Démodé to Displacement: Some Reflections on the Relation between Art and Theory small excerpt from the essay: I still believe the relation…