A
book-launch celebrating Shifter’s 23rd issue, with readings and presentations
by Bruce Andrews, Thom Donovan, Ian Dreiblatt, Robert Kocik, Sreshta Rit
Premnath, Eléna Rivera, Gregory Sholette and
Kathy Westwater.
Saturday
Nov 12, 4-6pm
Printed
Matter
231 11th
Avenue
New York,
NY 10001
A book of
metadiscourse, Withdrawn: A Discourse consists of 50 letters
composed by Thom Donovan to the proper names of living personages which appear
in his currently unpublished second book of poems, Withdrawn. In
response to his letters and copies of Withdrawn in manuscript, thirty-two
addressees offer images, letters, drawings, poems, essays, dream journal
entries, art works, documents, and manifestos. Withdrawn: a Discourse
also includes Donovan’s correspondence for the project; an essay regarding the
“authorless” book; as well as a review of Withdrawn by poet and
translator, Ian Dreiblatt.
Other
contributors include: Adam Pendleton, Not an Alternative, Ben Kinmont, Bhanu
Kapil, Brandon Brown, Brian Holmes, Brian Whitener, Bruce Andrews, CA Conrad,
Charles Bernstein, Chase Granoff, Claire Pentecost, cris cheek, David Buuck,
Dodie Bellamy, Jordan Scott, Eléna Rivera, Etel Adnan, Fred Moten, Fred
Tomaselli, Gregory Sholette, Jennifer Scappettone, Kathy Westwater, Mary Austin
Speaker, Melissa Buzzeo, Rigo 23, Rob Halpern, Robert Kocik, Sanford Biggers,
Sreshta Rit Premnath, Stephen Collis, and Tyrone Williams.
Edited by
Thom Donovan & Sreshta Rit Premnath
Shifter is a topical publication that
aims to illuminate and broaden our understanding of the intersections between
contemporary art, politics and philosophy. Shifter remains malleable and
responsive in its form and activities, and represents a diversity of positions
and backgrounds in its contributors.