PoesiePoems
Artist, poet, performer, essayist, and activist, Jimmie Durham (1940–2021) is one of the most radical and unpredictable figures in international art of the past fifty years. His work unsettles established categories within European and North American culture and deconstructs codified images and symbols, revealing the mechanisms that sustain dominant cultural systems. With sharp humor, Durham introduces fractures into language and systems of knowledge, opening up unexpected spaces for thought.
PoesiePoems presents a selection of poems drawn from the author’s three collections—Columbus Day (1983), Poems That Do Not Go Together (2012), and Particle/Word Theory (2020)—here appearing for the first time in Italian translation by Sacha Piersanti, and enriched with previously unpublished texts and drawings from the artist’s archive.
For poetry readers, an opportunity to discover a unique and surprising voice; for the art public, a chance to explore the linguistic and poetic dimension of an artist who redefined the boundaries of visual language and contemporary thought.
Edited by Maria Thereza Alves and Salvatore Lacagnina, the book is published by NERO with the support of GHELLA, as part of LAVINIA, a contemporary art programme in the Villa Borghese park.
The book is currently available for PREORDER. Shipping will begin on May 18th.
- 17 x 24 cm
- 204
- EN / IT
- 2026
- 978-88-8056-349-5
