Chris Kraus is the author of four novels, most recently
Summer of Hate (2012) and two books of art criticism. She writes
frequently about visual and literary culture for Art in America,
Artforum, May Revue, Los Angeles Review of Books, and other
publications. The recipient of a Warhol Foundation Arts Writing
grant, she has published essays and monographs on contemporary
artists including Jorge Pardo, Moyra Davey, Elke Krystufek, Tiny
Creatures, The Bernadette Corporation, among many others. With
Richard Birkett and Marco Vera, she organized the Artists Space
exhibition “Radical Localism–Media and Art from the Pueblo Nuevo
Gallery Mexicali Rose” in 2012. She teaches writing at European
Graduate School.
John Kelsey is a writer, artist, and activist based in New York
City. He is a member of the collective Bernadette Corporation and
co-founder of the gallery Reena Spaulings Fine Art. His texts on
contemporary art have appeared frequently in Artforum, where he is
a contributing editor. He is the author of Rich Texts: Selected
Writing for Art (Sternberg Press, 2010).
Gus Van Sant is a filmmaker, writer, artist and musician.
His films include Drugstore Cowboy, Gerry, and My Own Private
Idaho. He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best
Director—in 1998 for Good Will Hunting and in 2009 for Milk. His
films Paranoid Park (2007) and Last Days (2005) were both nominated
for the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or. In 2003 Elephant
garnered that prestigious honor and Van Sant received the award for
Best Director.
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