Projects

2002

BALTIC Center for Contemporary Art, Newcastle on Thyne, England. …yvind Fahlstršm, Sound Poetry. (An exhibition of digitally animated poetry, sound and original manuscripts. In collaboration with Mattias Nilsson).

The Brewster Project, Brewster, NY, female/trouble. (Group exhibition with Karen Yasinsky, Trish Freer and Karin Campbell.)

Baumgartner Gallery, New York, Re: La Chinoise (Group exhibition with …yvind Fahlstršm, Carolee Schneemann, Rainer Ganahl, Denis Balk, Christopher Williams, Lily van der Stokker, D.A. Pennebaker & Jean Luc Godard).

2001

BAWAG Foundation, Vienna, Austria. …yvind Fahlstršm, Sound Poetry. (An exhibition of digitally animated poetry, sound and original manuscripts. In collaboration with Mattias Nilsson).

I.N.K. (Institute for Contemporary Art), Copenhagen, Three texts on architecture

2000

White Box, New York, Contract.

Apex Art, New York. Double Space (Group exhibition with Jorge Pardo, Carolee Schneeman, Fred Sandback, Lily Van Der Stokker, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Alain Resnais, Kenneth Goldsmith, Devon Dikeou and Robert Thill).

1999

Spak Galeri, UmeŒ, Sweden. Fountainhead

1998

Zingmagazine, New York. Historic Kiosk (Featuring an interview with Mike Kelley, and projects by Denis Balk, Erwin Pfrang, Raymond Pettibon, …yvind Fahlstršm, Roberth Thill and Cyrilla Mozenter.)

 

Lectures and Readings

2002

Line Reading. Poetry readings on the occasion of the exhibition of Ana Maria Maiolino. Readers: Odile Cisneros, A.S.Bessa and Cecilia Vicuna. Organized by Lytle Shaw. The Drawing Center, New York.

An Homage to Haroldo de Campos. Readings and panel discussion with Marjorie Perloff, Charles Bernstein, Odile Cisneros and Craig Dworkin. Moderator A.S.Bessa. The Guggenheim Museum, New York.

2001

White Box, New York, Textual Operations. (A series of ten monthly readings on art and writing featuring Bruce Andrews, Kay Rosen, Benjamin Binstock, Craig Dworkin, Eric Robertson, Marjorie Perloff, Richard Sieburth, Ulla Dydo, Carolee Schneemann.)

Word-Text-Image: Visual Poetry and the Brazilian Avant Garde. Panel-discussion with DŽcio Pignatari, K.David Jackson, Claus ClŸver, Odile Cisneros and Kenny Goldsmith. The Americas Society, New York.

2000

Drifting: Notes From Everywhere. Panel-discussion with James Hyde, Sam Samore, Cherryl Donegan and Rainer Ganahl. Moderator: A.S. Bessa. The School of Visual Arts. New York.

…yvind Fahlstršm and Deconstruction. Panel-discussion with Jasper Olsson, Mattias Nilsson and A.S. Bessa. New York University. New York.

MallarmŽÕs "Livre". With Richard Sieburth. Moderator: A.S. Bessa. Apex Art. New York. "Haroldo de Campos". With Craig Dworkin. Moderator: A.S. Bessa. Apex Art. New York. "Kenneth Goldsmith and Guests". With Christof Migone, Stephen Vitiello, Bruce Andrews, and others. Moderator: A.S. Bessa. Apex Art. New York.

 

Books

…yvind Fahlstršm: The Monopoly Paintings In collaboration with Mattias Nilsson. (Accompanied of interactive CD) Published by University of Skšvde, and The School of Design and Craft, University of Gšteborg, Sweden (Upcoming)

Textual Operations. Ten lectures on art and literature by Bruce Andrews, Kay Rosen, Ulla Dydo, Marjorie Perloff, Richard Sieburth, Craig Dworkin, Carl Skelton, Benjamin Binstock, Carolee Schneemann. Organized and edited by A.S. Bessa. White Boox, New York. (Upcoming)

The Selected Writings of Haroldo de Campos. Edited by A.S. Bessa and Odile Cisneros. Northwester University Press. 2003

Kenneth Goldsmith: 6799. Organized and introduced by A.S. Bessa. Zingmagazine Press, New York. 2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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