This audio commentary aims to take you deeper into Courier, an exhibition of work by eleven contemporary artists exploring the physical, communicative, and iconic properties of the typewriter.
- Audio Tour
Leona Christie/Gavin Christie
Dark Woods, Light Woods, 2010 6 Photopolymer engravings 15 x 12 inches each Courtesy of the artists-
Daniela Comani
It was me. Diary 1900-1999, 2002-10 Ink on net vinyl 9 ½ x 19 ½ feet Courtesy of the artist
Lee Etheredge IV
potomac add one (detail), 2009 Typewriting on Japanese paper 27 x 16 inches Collection of Cristina Enriquez-Bocobo and Michael Kantrow
Ann Hamilton
abc (video still), 1994-1999 Single-channel video, 13 minutes, 25 seconds; black and white; silent Courtesy of the artist
William Kentridge
Zeno Writing (film still), 2002 Film, 12 minutes; black and white; sound Courtesy of the artist
Matt Liddle
Font Ball, 2010 Photopolymer etching 4 x 5 inches Courtesy of the artist
Elena del Rivero
Nine Broken Letters (installation views), 2004 Hand-calligraphy on watermarked abaca paper 10 sheets, 60 x 40 inches Courtesy of the artist
Allyson Strafella
loadstone (detail), 2009 Typed colons transferred from blue transfer paper on paper 10 ½ x 8 inches Courtesy of the artist
Ignacio Uriarte
The History of the Typewriter Recited by Michael Winslow (film still), 2009 Film, 21 minutes; color; sound Courtesy of the artist and NoguerasBlanchard, Barcelona
Xu Bing
Book from the Ground (icons with translation), 2003-ongoing Mixed media Courtesy of the artist

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