Asemantic (Asemic) Calligraphy by Geof Huth (North Carolina, USA)

 

"The Red Waver" by Geof Huth (March 21, 2025) 

(Newport, North Carolina, USA) 

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"Moving into Position" by Geof Huth (March 21, 2025)

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"the scent of earth reminds me" by Geof Huth (March 22, 2025)

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"The Twelve Apostles" by Geof Huth (March 20, 2025) 

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"The High Pressure of Humanity" by Geof Huth (March 22, 2025) 

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"the weight of darkness is the weight of light"" by Geof Huth 

(March 20, 2025) (Image courtesy of the artist)

AF 2 Gallery: A Selection of Asemic Visual Poetry by Giuliana Crocivera (Palermo, Italy)

 

"Pacifist and Non-Violent Asemic Kit" by Giuliana Crocivera 

(Palermo, Italy) (March 2025) (Image courtesy of the artist)

"Asemic Spring Cleaning" by Giuliana Crocivera (March 2025) 

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"An Asemic Profile" by Giuliana Crocivera (February 2025) 

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"From the log book" by Giuliana Crocivera (March 2020) 

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"Transferable" by Giuliana Crocivera (March 2020) 

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"Asemic Poem" by Giuliana Crocivera (January 2025) 

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"Asemic Window with Poetry" by Giuliana Crocivera (March 2025) 

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"Asemic Landscape" by Giuliana Crocivera (March 2025) 

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SEMI-AUTOMATIC #15, #39 & #52 by Minette Marcroft & De Villo Sloan (USA) (automatic writing)

 

"SEMI-AUTOMATIC 52" by Minette Marcroft (automatic writing) 

& De Villo Sloan (USA) (February 2025)

"SEMI-AUTOMATIC 39" by Minette Marcroft (automatic writing) 

& De Villo Sloan (USA) (February 2025)

"SEMI-AUTOMATIC 15" by Minette Marcroft (automatic writing) 

& De Villo Sloan (USA) (February 2025)

Experimental Poet Miekal And & XEXOXIAL Editions Awarded $5,000 Grant from the Winifred & De Villo Sloan, Jr, Charitable Fund

 

Exhibition - Henry Michaux: The Mescaline Drawings (The Courtauld, London) (February 12 - June 2025)

"Untitled (1956)" by Henri Michaux. Private collection.

Opening soon... Henri Michaux: The Mescaline Drawings

The Courtauld, London (February 12 - June 2025)

https://courtauld.ac.uk/whats-on/exh-henri-michaux-mescaline-drawings/

In January 1955, as part of an experiment prompted by his publisher, the Franco-Belgian poet and visual artist Henri Michaux tried the psychedelic drug mescaline, to investigate the effect of this non-addictive drug on the creative act.

It transformed Michaux's artistic life - provoking an outpouring of writings and distinctive drawing during the 1950s and 60s as he sought a portal into the inner workings of the mind.

Opening soon in the Drawings Gallery, explore a selection of these later works, rarely seen in the UK, and experience his attempt to push the limits of what the essence of drawing really is.

 Included with Gallery Entry. Friends go free.

The programme of displays in the Gilbert and Ildiko Butler Drawings Gallery is generously supported by the International Music and Art Foundation, with additional support from James Bartos.

Henri Michaux (1899-1984), Untitled (Mescaline drawing), 1957, pen and black ink on paper. Promised gift by Linda Karshan in memory of her husband, Howard Karshan. On long-term loan to The Courtauld Gallery, London © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2024.

Henri Michaux (1889-1984), Untitled, 1956, Graphite, black and coloured inks on paper, 184 x 131 mm. Private collection © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2025.

(Thanks to The Courtauld for exhibit information & image)

 

Words become images; images become words: New visual & concrete poetry by Hiromi Suzuki (Tokyo, Japan)

"Tiny Collage" by Hiromi Suzuki (Tokyo, Japan) 

(February 2025) (Image courtesy of the artist)

Words become images; images become words:

Concrete & Visual Poetry by Hiromi Suzuki

 

The work of Hiromi Suzuki reveals the potential of the new visual poetries currently emerging.

While Western concrete and pattern poetry represent a kind of hyper-formalism, Suzuki reaches a higher level of expression via skillful use of collage, distortion and many other available tools. Technology has created many new possibilities for concrete poetry.

Suzuki’s compositions tend to be language-centered. They also offer the reader fascinating image-text juxtapositions that produce asemics as well. In Suzuki’s vispo, words become images; images become words. At times he uses open field composition, which tend to reduce disruption and fragmentation.

I am very pleased to present recent work by Hiromi Suzuki at The New Concrete Poetry. I hope we will see more of his work here. Deepest thanks to him for granting permission to use his images.

 

De Villo Sloan

February 5, 2025

"Untitled" by Hiromi Suzuki (February 2025) 

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"Untitled (haiku)" by Hiromi Suzuki (February 2025) 

(Tokyo, Japan) (Image courtesy of the artist)

"Moderato Cantabile 5" by Hiromi Suzuki (February 2025) 

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"untitled (haiku)" by Hiromi Suzuki (February 2024) 

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AF2 Gallery: Recent asemics & visual poetry by Rosaire Appel (New York City, USA)

"untitled" by Rosaire Appel (New York City, USA) 

(January 2025) (Image courtesy of the artist)

"...increasing disturbance" by Rosaire Appel (February 2025)

 (Image courtesy of the artist)

"...is this the plan?" by Rosaire Appel (January 2025) 

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"weather" by Rosaire Appel (December 2024) 

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"...ice" by Rosaire Appel (January 2025) 

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