Articles of ‘Briana Gervat’

The Penetrating Epic Poem. A Conversation with Alfredo Jaar

The Penetrating Epic Poem. A Conversation with Alfredo Jaar

By Briana Gervat
For his retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma in Helsinki, Finland (April 11 - Sept. 7, 2014), Chilean artist Alfredo Jaar paid homage to the late American poet Adrienne Rich by choosing as his epitaph: “Tonight No Poetry Will Serve.” That these words, written by a poet who dedicated [...]