Out There Atlanta has switched its focus to Atlanta and other Southern transplants living in the New York area. In these interviews, we reestablish connections with these artists and talk about their backgrounds, artistic journeys, what brought them to the South, and what took them away.
Brian Dettmer is an artist working primarily in sculpture with an emphasis on books. He’s originally from the Chicago area and moved to Atlanta in 2006. A few months ago, he relocated to New York. Dettmer has shown internationally and has appeared in such publications as the New York Times and Modern Painters. In this podcast, he discusses how an early job at a sign shop influenced his current work, making the switch in college from design to sculpture, and stumbling upon books as a medium.
Topics include: the idea of a universal language, the guilt of ripping up books, and suggesting erasure without actually erasing.
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9¾ by 7¾ by 4 inches. Courtesy Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia.
Courtesy Kinz + Tillou Fine Art, New York.
Courtesy Saltworks, Atlanta.
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