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Michael Valinsky

Michael Valinsky is a writer from Paris and New York. He received his B.A. in Poetics and Praxis at New York University. His work has been published in i-D Magazine, Hyperallergic, OUT Magazine, BOMB Magazine, NewNowNext.com, Lambda Literary, Kirkus Reviews, Artsy, Surface Magazine, eBay and The WILD Magazine. He is the author of .TXT, Zurich: 89plus/LUMA Publications, 2014. Michael is the former Editorial Assistant at Kirkus Reviews. He currently works and lives in Los Angeles.

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A Forgotten Precursor of Genderqueer Performance Art

by Michael Valinsky May 4, 2019May 5, 2019

Stephen Varble made the city streets his stage, using garbage to create his alter-ego, Marie Debris.

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Jack Kerouac’s Beat Paintings

by Michael Valinsky February 3, 2019February 4, 2019

A new catalogue of Kerouac’s paintings is crucial in studying the overlap in his investment in writing and painting.

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The Inner Life of David Wojnarowicz Through His Words

by Michael Valinsky October 20, 2018October 28, 2018

A new transcription of the artist’s recorded journals offers readers a unique perspective on his inner life and the daily realities of individuals living with the threat of AIDS.

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Fax Messages to US Politicians with Striking Political Art

by Michael Valinsky September 21, 2018September 20, 2018

The Los Angeles-based design studio Use All Five has expanded its Artifax project, which uses original artwork as letterheads for messages to local representatives.

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Open Doors and Wounds in David Sedaris’s Calypso

by Michael Valinsky August 12, 2018August 12, 2018

David Sedaris’s Calypso is an intimate portrait of a writer who has, for so long, shared his entire life with a captivated audience.

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Photography in Search of the Real

by Michael Valinsky August 4, 2018February 25, 2019

Real Worlds invites viewers to consider photography not just as documentation of myriad moments but as a means to more deeply understand lives and interpersonal relationships in Western cities.

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The Art Object as Institutional Critique

by Michael Valinsky June 16, 2018June 15, 2018

The artists in Décor urge viewers to question the creator’s role in the management and presentation of art.

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The Impossible Beauty of New York’s 1980s Ballroom Scene

by Michael Valinsky March 24, 2018March 25, 2018

Joseph Cassara depicts the harrowing effects of AIDS on a community that was systematically dismissed and under-served by the city of New York.

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The Politics of Sound in a Prison

by Michael Valinsky March 17, 2018March 16, 2018

Lawrence Abu Hamdan attempts to reconstruct the psycho-physical conditions in which prisoners lived at Syria’s Saydnaya prison by using recorded testimonials.

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Making Art from Global Trade Routes

by Michael Valinsky March 3, 2018March 2, 2018

Hugh Scott-Douglas takes viewers on a journey through the oceanic trade and zeroes in on the interference of bodies and labor in global transactions.

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A Modern Poet’s Timeless Word Bank

by Michael Valinsky January 21, 2018January 19, 2018

Maureen McLane starts off her collection with a gaze that projects itself from the ground to the depths of the galaxy.

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The Contemporary Oddities of the Los Angeles Contemporary Archive

by Michael Valinsky January 6, 2018January 9, 2018

LACA’s non-circulating collection is an ever-expanding project, encompassing documents and ephemera from contemporary artists, researchers, and writers working in and around Los Angeles.

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