Center for Art Research publishes “Papers on Power” ///
“Language Game #1” by manuel arturo abreu 

“Papers on Power” is a series of commissioned essays for which artists, writers, activists, and cultural producers have been asked to respond to the question “What is power?” in whatever form best relates to their work and thinking. For more information about the series and to download a pdf of  “Language Game #1” click here.

About the Author

manuel arturo abreu (b. 1991, Santo Domingo) is a poet and artist from the Bronx. They studied linguistics (BA Reed College 2014). abreu works in text, ephemeral sculpture, and what is at hand in a process of magical thinking with attention to ritual aspects of aesthetics. They are the author of two books of poetry and one book of critical art writing. Their writing has appeared at Rhizome, Art in America, CURA, The New Inquiry, Art Practical, SFMoMA Open Space, AQNB, etc. abreu also composes club-feasible worship music as Tabor Dark, with 13 releases to date. They also co-founded and co-run home school, a free pop-up art school in Portland in its sixth year of curriculum. Recent solo and duo shows: Portland State University, Portland; Yaby, Madrid; the Art Gym, Portland; Open Signal, Portland; Institute for New Connotative Action, Seattle. Recent group shows: Kunstraum Niederösterreich, Vienna; Superposition, LA; Haus Wien, Vienna; Veronica, Seattle; Felix Gaudlitz, Vienna; Critical Path, Sydney; Studio Museum in Harlem, NYC; NCAD Gallery, Dublin; online with Rhizome and the New Museum; Centre d’Art Contemporain, Geneva. abreu has also curated projects at: Yale Union, Portland; Center for Afrofuturist Studies, Iowa City; SOIL, Seattle; Paragon Gallery, Portland; old Pfizer Factory, Brooklyn; S1, Portland; AA|LA Gallery, LA; MoMA PS1, NYC.

Currently on view at the Center for Art Research Exhibition

Garrick Imatani: Monologue
ANTI-AESTHETIC, 245 W. 8th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401
Gallery hours: Saturdays & Sundays from noon-4:00p.m. by appointment through May 1

Upcoming public program:

Making After Melancholia: A discussion between Garrick Imatani, Lynn Yarne and Lu Yim
Sunday, April 18th at noon
Free, via Zoom with registration

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