Photos and text by Tia Jonsson
Wednesday night marked the opening of Justine Kurland's "SCUMB Flowers" at Dashwood Projects, an offshoot of Dashwood Books.
The exhibition showcases a selection of Kurland's collages, which she made from fragments of photo books by men. It's part of a larger project Kurland calls "SCUMB Manifesto," inspired by Valerie Solanas' 1967 text with the same name. Kurland adds a 'B' — "Society for Cutting Up Men's Books."
Kurland also collaborated with poet Ariana Reines on a zine titled "Ariana and SCUMB Flowers" that mixes the collages with Reines' poetry. (Below, from left: Reines and Kurland.)
The show will be up until Nov. 11, and a poetry reading with Reines will be held on Oct. 5 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Tia Jonsson is an East Village resident and former student of Justine Kurland.
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