Hey Man,
Where Can You Read
Poetry Here?
Performed readings as a tribute to Ted Joans
in response to Louis Van Gasteren’s ‘Jazz and Poetry’ (1964)
1—54 Contemporary African Art Fair FORUM 2019
Jazz is My Religion, 24.02.2019 at LE 18, Marrakech
Still of Ted Joans in Louis Van Gasteren’s Jazz and Poetry (1964, 14’).
Courtesy Spectrum Film and Johanna van Gasteren.
EN In reaction to Louis van Gasteren’s 1964 film “Jazz and Poetry” (1964) featuring poet Ted Joans and jazz musicians, Untitled formulated a response based on the idea that Ted Joans’ surrealist lesson—between play, political engagement, and universalism—can be used as a blueprint for scripting curatorial practice. In an attempt to echo 1—54 FORUM curatorial framework: “Let’s Play Something Let’s Play Anything Let’s Play”—curated by Karima Boudou—we draw on the repertoire of constraints of the Ouvroir de Littérature potentielle (OuLiPo), to form a performed reading of Ted Joans’ poems. The somehow conceptual expression, “Hey man, where can you read poetry here?” is part of the 1—54 FORUM event Jazz is My Religion at LE 18. It is restituted as a performance and a publication. The title refers to Joans question to his friend, a Dutch poet and writer, Simon Vinkenoog, who initiated a Jazz & Poetry night at the Sheherazade nightclub (Amsterdam).
FR En réaction au film "Jazz and Poetry" (1964) de Louis van Gasteren (1964) mettant en scène le poète Ted Joans et des musiciens de jazz, Untitled a formulé une réponse basée sur l'idée que la leçon surréaliste de Ted Joans — entre jeu, engagement politique et universalisme — peut servir de modèle ou de canevas à la pratique curatoriale. En vue de faire écho au cadre conceptuel du FORUM de la foire 1—54: “Let’s Play Something Let’s Play Anything Let’s Play”—commissaire Karima Boudou—, nous nous appuyons sur le répertoire des contraintes de l'Ouvroir de Littérature potentielle (OuLiPo), pour proposer une lecture théâtrale des poèmes de Ted Joans. La forme conceptuelle finale “Hey man, where can you read poetry here?” fait partie de l'événement Jazz is My Religion au programme du FORUM. Il est restitué sous forme de performance et de publication. Le titre fait référence à la question de Joans à son ami Simon Vinkenoog, poète et écrivain néerlandais qui initia les soirées Jazz & Poetry au Sheherazade nightclub (Amsterdam).
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GRATITUDE TO
Karima Boudou, Olivia Peterson (1—54), Laura Corsiglia, Laurens Vancrevel, Edith Ringnalda, Spectrum Film,
Le 18, Mohamed Bakkar (musician), and the audience.
Karima Boudou, Olivia Peterson (1—54), Laura Corsiglia, Laurens Vancrevel, Edith Ringnalda, Spectrum Film,
Le 18, Mohamed Bakkar (musician), and the audience.