October 14 - November 12, 2023
From Prizer Arts & Letters:
“On Saturday, October 14th, in partnership with the Texas Book Festival, Prizer is hosting an opening reception and reading with celebrated writer Nick Flynn. The exhibition, titled Sacred Trash, contains gathered ephemera collaged by Flynn over many years. During the pandemic, Flynn started writing a poem a day in response to his collages. These poems are now part of his forthcoming book, LOW (Graywolf, 2023), from which Flynn will read at the opening.
Doors open at 6pm, and the reading and interview with Flynn will begin at 6:30pm.
About the exhibition, Flynn writes: “Throughout my life I’ve gathered ephemera (from sidewalks, brochures, magazines, children’s drawings). I cannot say why I do this, but I’ve always had a hard time ignoring an interesting scrap of paper, especially one with some scrawl on it. From this gathering I developed a collage practice, which continues to this day. I’m thrilled to have this chance to present these collages at Prizer Arts and Letters, in collaboration with the Texas Book Festival.”
About the artist: Nick Flynn is a writer, poet and memoirist. Selected books include Some Ether (2000), Blind Huber (2002), The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands (2011), My Feelings (2015), Another Bullshit Night in Suck City (2004), Being Flynn (2005), The Ticking is the Bomb (2010), The Reenactments (2013) and This IS the Night Our House Will Catch Fire (2020). Many of Flynn’s books are structured by using a collage technique, and he carries this format into his visual work.”
Reception: October 14, 2023 | 6–9 pm
2023 E Cesar Chavez St.
Austin, 78702 Texas
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