January 19, 2004
Clear Cut Press
Thursday January 29th Doors 7.30pm, entrance free
The Clear Cut Press presents an evening of advanced entertainment
featuring
Lisa Robertson reading from The Office for Soft Architecture.
Robert Glück reading from Denny Smith and other stories.
Steve Weiner reading from The Yellow Sailor.
Richard Jensen reading a broad sample of North Pacific American musics.
Matthew Stadler, the editor of Clear Cut Press and literary editor of Nest Magazine, presents new photography by Robert Adams (B&W photographs of industrial logging in Oregon) and Ari Marcopoulos (portrait photos of professional snowboarders), and paintings by Michael Brophy (also concerning the landscapes of industrial logging) using slides and CD-ROM projection.
The Clear Cut Press
Lisa Robertson Reads from The Office for Soft Architecture:
Lisa Robertson is a poet and essayist who recently moved from Vancouver B.C. to Paris. Four books have been published: XEclogue (Tsunami Editions 1993, reissued by New Star, 1999) Debbie: An Epic (1997; nominated for the Governor-General's Award for Poetry), The Weather (2001) (both co-published by New Star in Canada and Reality Street in the UK) and Site Reports and Seven Walks from the Office for Soft Architecture (Clear Cut Press, 2004). Current projects include a book of lyric poems, The Men . In June, on a flotsam-strewn beach near Sydney, she was awarded the 2nd annual Relit Prize ($1 and a raku-fired candle holder) for her collection The Weather.
Robert Glück Reads from Denny Smith and other stories:
Robert Glück is the author of the novels Margery Kempe and Jack the Modernist (both from Serpant's Tail) and three collections of prose and poetry, Reader, Elements of a Coffee Service, and Denny Smith (this last from Clear Cut Press, 2004). Through his own writing and a workshop he taught at San Francisco's Small Press Traffic in the 1980s, Glück helped shape what became known as "New Narrative," a movement that included his friends and colleagues Kathy Acker, Dennis Cooper, and Dodie Bellamy. Michel Foucault esteemed him as one of the world's greatest writers about sex. He edits the online journal Narrativity.
Steve Weiner reads from The Yellow Sailor:
Steve Weiner, is a Canadian novelist and a contributor to The Clear Cut Future. Weiner's two novels are The Yellow Sailor (Overlook, 2003), and The Museum of Love (1994), which was short-listed for Canada's prestigious Giller Prize.
Richard Jensen presents a broad sample of North Pacific American musics:
Richard Jensen, former president of Sub Pop Records and co-founder of Up Records, will curate a mix of pre-recorded regional musics from North Pacific America (The Thermals, Black Cat Orchestra, Harry Smith, etc.)
Matthew Stadler presents new photography and painting from North Pacific America:
Matthew Stadler, the editor of Clear Cut Press and literary editor of Nest Magazine, will present new photography by Robert Adams (B&W photographs of industrial logging in Oregon) and Ari Marcopoulos (portrait photos of professional snowboarders), and paintings by Michael Brophy (also concerning the landscapes of industrial logging) using slides and CD-ROM projection.
Robert Adams is a seminal figure in American landscape photography and a MacArthur Fellow who lives in Astoria Oregon.
Ari Marcopoulos is best known for his photo documentation of the Beastie Boys (Pass the Mic, Powerhouse Books). His work has appeared in the Whitney Biennial and museum shows throughout America, Europe, and Japan.
Michael Brophy is a Portland-based painter whose work is in the Microsoft Collection.
Joined by Clear Cut Press editor Matthew Stadler, Canadian poet Lisa Robertson will read from Site Reports and Seven Walks from the Office for Soft Architecture and San Francisco writer Robert Glück will read from Denny Smith and other stories.
The Clear Cut Press (a new subscription-based press headquartered in the former colonial capitol of Astoria, Oregon) will present two of its authors at public readings in Paris, Amsterdam, and London.
These events are the first in Europe for this young, independent press. Through subscriptions and a network of attentive book stores, Clear Cut Press is building an international readership for the best new writing from North America.
The press was founded and is run by Richard Jensen, an ex-President of SubPop Records and co-founder of Up Records, and Matthew Stadler, a novelist (Allan Stein) and literary editor of Nest Magazine.
(Please contact us if you would like to learn more about these events or our books: clearcut@clearcutpress.com.)
— THE PARTICIPANTS —
Clear Cut Press publishes new research and popular literature—eight original books each year in affordable, softbound, pocket-sized editions. Our authors include Charles D’Ambrosio, Lisa Robertson, Bruce Benderson, Stacey Levine, Robert Glück, Emily White, Matt Briggs, Diana George, and many others. Founded in 2002, the press is headquartered in historic Astoria, Oregon. Clear Cut Press books are available at our web site (www.clearcutpress.com), through bookstores, or by subscription.
Lisa Robertson is a poet and essayist who recently moved from Vancouver B.C. to Paris. Four books have been published: XEclogue (Tsunami Editions 1993, reissued by New Star, 1999) Debbie: An Epic (1997; nominated for the Governor-General's Award for Poetry), The Weather (2001) (both co-published by New Star in Canada and Reality Street in the UK) and Site Reports and Seven Walks from the Office for Soft Architecture (Clear Cut Press, 2004). Current projects include a book of lyric poems, The Men . In June, on a flotsam-strewn beach near Sydney, she was awarded the 2nd annual Relit Prize ($1 and a raku-fired candle holder) for her collection The Weather.
Robert Glück is the author of the novels Margery Kempe and Jack the Modernist (both from Serpant's Tail) and three collections of prose and poetry, Reader, Elements of a Coffee Service, and Denny Smith (this last from Clear Cut Press, 2004). Through his own writing and a workshop he taught at San Francisco's Small Press Traffic in the 1980s, Glück helped shape what became known as "New Narrative," a movement that included his friends and colleagues Kathy Acker, Dennis Cooper, and Dodie Bellamy. Michel Foucault esteemed him as one of the world's greatest writers about sex. He edits the online journal Narrativity.
Hélène Cixous is the noted French author of, among many other books, Sortie, The Laugh of the Medusa, and Coming to Writing. A full account of her titles and accomplishments defies summary here.
Matthew Stadler is the author of four novels, including Landscape: Memory, The Sex Offender, and Allan Stein. He is a past contributor to the short-lived Dutch architecture journal Wiederhall, Frieze Magazine, Arcade, the New York Times, and The Stranger. He is the literary editor of Nest Magazine and editor and co-founder of Clear Cut Press.
Richard Jensen (in absentia) worked at Olympia, Washington's KAOS radio during the 1980s, leading to a fruitful association with Calvin Johnson's fledgling label K Records. Jensen was later hired by Sub Pop Records to run the business operations of their perennially insolvent company. Unusual market conditions in the early 1990s saved the company from ruin and provided Jensen with nine years of employment as their general manager and president. In 1994, he helped to found Up Records with his roommate and friend Chris Takino, working there until Chris's death from leukemia in 2000. His involvement in Clear Cut follows from conversations with Matthew Stadler about poetry and economy.
OTHER CLEARCUT EVENTS
In Paris, on Sunday afternoon January 25th, Canadian poet Lisa Robertson will read from Site Reports and Seven Walks from the Office for Soft Architecture and San Francisco writer Robert Glück will read from Denny Smith and other stories. They are joined by Hélène Cixous in an event organized by Double Change at Galerie Eof, 15 rue St. Fiacre, 2ième arrondisment. 3:00 PM
In Amsterdam, on Tuesday evening January 27th, Robertson and Glück are for a reading at the Mediamatic Supermarkt, Nieuwe Foeliestraat / Rapenburg corner, starting time 8:00 PM.
The events are free and might also feature music, slides, or film, depending on the publisher's good luck and his luggage capacity.
posted by James on January 19, 2004 12:04 PM