Art – Nomadics

March 25, 2023

Homage to Edward Steichen who died on this day fifty years ago.

Born in Bivange, Luxembourg on 27 March 1897, the young Edward emigrated to the US with his parents when he was 18. His was a long, varied & rich artistic career: though mainly known...

Africa / Art / Human rights / Resistance / Unnatural Disaster

June 15, 2019

Against Erasure: Art and Sudan’s Sit-in

& once again via & thanks to the great work ArabLit is doing: JUNE 15, 2019 More than 100 people were killed and hundreds injured in the government’s June 3 attack on a sit-in...

Art / Celebration / Live Reading / Poetics / Poetry

May 22, 2018

Glasfryn Project: Black Mountain College, A Celebration

Nicole & I much looking forward to take part in this! Black Mountain College USA (1933 – 1957) comes to the Black Mountains of Powys, Wales. A full weekend exploration and celebration of the work,...

Arab Culture / Art Exhibition / Exhibition / Maghreb / Maghrebi Literature / Poetry / Uncategorized

February 6, 2018

AGADIR: Installation by Yto Barrada & texts by Mohammed Khaïr-Eddine

Today is the opening of Moroccan artist Yto Barrada’s installation AGADIR at the Curve Gallery of the Barbican Center in London. Below, the official announcement & a few of the pages from Mohammed Khaïr-Eddine’s...

Aesthetics / Art / Education / Poetics / Poetry

December 21, 2017

PJ on Black Mountain College in French

In June I recorded a talk about Black Mountain College (broadcast in early July) for France-Culture in the context of Charles Dantzig’s program “Le Secret professionel.” You can listen to it here: Pierre...

Art Exhibition / Painting / Performances / Poetry / Poetry readings / Translation

November 9, 2017

DomoPoetics Page

As follow-up on Nicole Peyrafitte’s & my performances/readings/installations at the Galerie Simoncini in Luxembourg, we have created a page that will gather the materials of our domopoetics collaborations. You can check it out by...

Art Exhibition / Autobiography / Book Launch / Live Reading / Poetry / Translation

October 23, 2017

Opening Weekend at la Galerie Simoncini Luxembourg

via Nicole Peyrafitte’s blog: October 22nd, 2017 Amazing week (preparing, setting up, installing) and uplifting weekend (painting, reading, performing) at the Simoncini Gallery in Luxembourg. We had a three-day opening party during which we nomadically...

Art Exhibition / Book Launch / Poetry / Translation / Uncategorized

October 4, 2017

Joris & Peyrafitte Book & Exhibition in Luxembourg

We are in the final stage of readying a 3-tier 5-week show at the Galerie Simoncini in Luxembourg-City. The opening is Friday 20 October at 6 p.m. and we will be conducting performances throughout the weekend. The...

Art / Education / Literature / Poetry / Uncategorized

July 2, 2017

On Black Mountain College: Pierre Joris interviewed by Charles Dantzig

For his France Culture radio programme Secret professionnel, today, 7/2 at 2p.m. EST on France Culture or podcast here: Quel est le secret professionnel du Black Mountain College, nous recevons pour en parler Pierre Joris,...

Art / Art Exhibition / Poetry

May 9, 2017

A Painting by Allen Fisher & Two Poems by Kenneth Irby

Allen Fisher: Frenzy & Self-Control, second series after Blake’s Newton #3, 2013 ink, graphite and watercolour on paper 66 x 77 cm (26 x 30”) This painting is exhibited right now at: Hereford Magna...