During that time, the Green Lantern Press produced contemporary art exhibitions by local, national, and international artists, published books by authors, poets, and theorists, and hosted numerous free public programs including screenings, literary readings, and performances. The Green Lantern Press will continue publishing books while occasionally producing exhibitions and events without a physical headquarters.
Fleeting Monuments for the Wall of Respect Spring of This publication is funded with support from the Graham Foundation. The Wall of Respect , a public artwork, depicted black heroes and heroines in the areas of music, art, literature, politics, and sports.
No sign indicates its existence today, but the wall sparked a nationwide mural movement, platformed community engagement, and was a seminal work of the black arts movement. While the wall needs to be marked, this new publication, Fleeting Monuments for the Wall of Respect , argues against making a monument of the original site. Using the intimate and portable book format, Fleeting Monuments for the Wall of Respect commemorates the wall while proposing new strategies for embodied public memory.
This publication is funded with support from the Chicago Community Trust. Curated by Terry R. On Recombination is a project that focuses on the circulation, abrasion, and clustering of digital sound objects.
These objects are approached through the perspective of compression standards, remix culture, and postproduction techniques as modes in which their form is subjected to constant serial variation and further mobilization.
