Constellations
Every other month, Quodlibetica’s home page foregrounds a featured constellation of essays, poems, or free-form writing that revolves around one central idea. For past constellations, browse the archive on this page.
Constellation 08
Art and Science
Struck by the slew of exhibits invested in the relationship between art, science, and wonder, we decided to devote our June constellation to that very intersection. From electricity to creativity, taxidermy to taxonomy, Greek myth to digital manipulations, this constellation speculates on just how manifold art’s interactions with science can be. For our editorial, please visit the News page.
Published 6.1.2010
Constellation 07
Fakeries and Fabulations
The fabulations and fakeries of tricksters, pranksters, conceptual artists, teachers and students of art take center stage in this constellation that investigates the allure, anger, and discomfort caused by uncertainty or the willing suspension of disbelief. Happy April Fools Day, everyone! For more on this issue see http://www.quodlibetica.com/news/
Published 4.1.2010
Constellation 06
Of Place and Patronage
The essays assembled in "Of Place and Patronage" wonder about where and how we see art, who chooses it and why. For a closer look at our goals and contributors in this constellation, click here.
Published 2.1.2010
Constellation 05
Death
Death is an ideal subject for art: marginalized, terrifying and ultimate. In our second constellation, Quodlibetica looks at death in contemporary art and invites writers and artists to talk about death, art, and ethics. Click here for details: http://www.quodlibetica.com/the-call-of-death
Published 11.23.2009
Constellation 04
Wilderness
For our inaugural edition, we have gathered a variety of voices centered on one idea: wilderness. Contributions range from an eloquent elegy for the heroic wild of old to a photo essay on a journey into the managed wilderness of the Galapagos; from ‘the wild’ recast as a state of mind to wilderness harnessed for economic advantage. We invite you to join this wild conversation on all that wilderness can mean.
Published 9.23.2009
Constellation 03
Jerome Catalog 2009
In this constellation, I have gathered the five catalog essays that I authored for the exhibition of the five Jerome Fellows in the Visual Arts. The exhibition is scheduled to open at mcad on October 2, 2009. The constellation includes the original press release announcing the 2008-09 winners.
Christina Schmid
Published 9.19.2009
Constellation 02
The Traveling Eye
Perhaps writing, art, and travel make natural companions. The essays collected for this constellation seemed to suggest just that: whether art allows us to travel vicariously or whether we travel and seek out encounters with art in new contexts, art, like traveling, has the power to make us see anew. The essays that have found their way into this constellation have all been previously published.
Christina Schmid
Published 9.19.2009
Constellation 01
An Evolution of Environments
Do environments matter when we encounter art? Do environmental concerns enter into the language of art? This constellation explores the import of environments, environmentalism, context and community. All of the essays assembled here have been previously published.
Christina Schmid
Published 9.12.2009