Nancy Perloff
Bio
As curator of modern and contemporary collections at the Getty Research Institute, I am an art historian and a musicologist. In January 2017, I published the book, Explodity: Sound, Image, and Word in Russian Futurist Book Art, based primarily on the collections of Russian modernism at the GRI. I am the senior curator on the exhibition Concrete Poetry: Words and Sounds in Graphic Space.
Stories
A Look Inside the Archive of Emmett Williams, Avant-Garde Poet and Artist
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A curator reflects on the friendship, humor, and work of the American artist, whose archive is held at the Getty Research Institute
Amplifying the Sound of Russian Futurist Poetry
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A new print book and interactive website bring avant-garde poetry to life. The author and the digital project manager describe the process