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Conceptual Poetics

Conceptual Poetics

Image Credit: 
Harpreet Kalsi

Conceptual Poetics

Image Credit: 
Harpreet Kalsi

Conceptual Poetics might be the most contested (and popular) movement in contemporary poetry and this special exhibition put it under the spotlight, with an emphasis on UK practitioners.

The movement was inspired by Marcel Duchamp’s approach to visual art, and has been described as ‘uncreative writing’.

It featured items from presses such as if p then q, Information as Material, ZimZalla and If a Leaf Falls, as well as work by poets and artists including Fiona Banner, Simon Cutts, Ian Hamilton Finlay and Yoko Ono.

The exhibition ran from Tuesday 24 May to Sunday 3 July 2016.