Jimmie Durham - 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- Columbus Day (1983), Poems That Do Not Go Together (2012), and Particle/Word Theory (2020), enriched with previously unpublished texts and drawings from the artist's archive.