Name: Erasures
Start: 2022-03-25T16:30:00-05:00
End: 2022-04-15T15:00:00-05:00
Location: High Low Gallery

Erasures

Kranzberg Arts Foundation

Vermont Poet Laureate Mary Ruefle has produced a series of altered books from which she creates poetic texts in a process called “erasures".

High Low Gallery

This form is to reserve a private appointment only, walk-ins are welcome in the gallery from 8am to 3pm , seven days a week. By booking a private appointment, you will also have the opportunity to interact with a completed book. Mary has generously designated this book for perusing the pages, and only visitors with private appointments are permitted to handle the artwork.Beginning in 1998 and continuing as part of her ongoing work, Vermont State Poet Laureate Mary Ruefle has produced a series of altered books from which she creates poetic texts in a process called “erasure,” which Ruefle has defined as an act of “creating a new text by disappearing the old text that surrounds it.” Using correction fluid, markers, and gouache, and often incorporating collaged found images, the original texts are partially covered over to reveal new and surprising voices, phrases, narratives, and fragmented poems. Extending the Modernist project that includes the collage artists Hannah Hoch, Joseph Cornell, and Alexander Rodchenko, Ruefle’s postcard collages, altered books, and erasures blend images and text, creating new poetic artifacts that establish a counterpoint between verbal and visual syntax. Publishers Weekly, in a starred review, described her book of erasures, A Little White Shadow, as containing, “haiku-like mini-fables, sideways aphorisms, and hauntingly perplexing koans.” Widely recognized as a major figure in American poetry, this is Mary Ruefle’s first solo exhibition of her visual work. **Please reserve one ticket per person. Due to internal scheduling requirements, appointments must be made 24 hours in advance.**It is possible that different groups will arrive at the same time due to our ticketing system, but rest assured that our space is large enough to accommodate social distancing for everyone. Our capacity for this show is 5 and we sell no more than 5 tickets per half-hour appointment slot.If you are unable to make your appointment, please email janae@kranzbergartsfoundation.org or call (314)533-0367 ext 105. This helps us manage appointment availability and our workflow for the day. Should you be interested, we will also assist with rescheduling at this time.Before arrival to your appointment, we ask that you and your guests please take this quick survey <a href="https://www.kranzbergartsfoundation.org/covid-19/health-screening-questionnaire/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">(click here)</a>. If you need to reschedule, we will shift your appointment. More info on our COVID-19 policies can be found <a href="https://www.kranzbergartsfoundation.org/covid-19/gallery-policies/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>. Please review it with your guests, noting face coverings are required.Upon arrival to your appointment, please call (314)533-0367 ext 118. We will then let you into the gallery. Thank you!For inquiries or cancellations please call (314)533-0367 ext 118 or email janae@kranzbergartsfoundation.org

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