CALL: New Discourse around the Work of Felix Gonzalez-Torres

CALL

F

OR

NEW

DISCOURSE

AROUND

THE

W

ORK

OF

FELIX

GONZALEZ

–

TORRES

Writers working in any field and at any stage of their careers are invited to submit short

proposals for texts expanding the dialogue around Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s work. There is a

parallel

call

for essayists in

China, which will

be edited separately.

The

authors

of ten to

twenty

selected proposals—across

both calls—will

be paid USD

$1,500 to

expand their idea

into essays

of approximately 1,500–2,000 words.

The

authors

of

four to six

of

these essays will

be published in the

catalogue accompanying

a recent

exhibition

of the artist’s

work at the Rockbund Museum in Shanghai, and they

will

be paid an additional $500 USD for

publication.

Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s

work has continuously grown in

significance

and the breadth of its

influence—both within and outside

the art

world.

The Foundation

is

open to all

proposals

and is

keen to hear from

writers

from

a broad range

of contexts, including but

not limited to economics,

cultural

anthropology, political activism, legal studies, technology studies, art history, physics,

literature, and environmental

studies. One goal

of this endeavour

is to highlight

the

ways

Gonzalez-Torres’s thinking

intersects with other disciplines and remains

relevant

amid ever-

changing social, cultural, and technological

contexts.

Not every

submitter will be

invited to expand their proposal, but

every proposal

will

be read

carefully and will

receive

a response. The Foundation aims

to

broaden its

network of writers

and

thinkers engaged

with

Gonzalez-Torres’s work and may approach submitters

about

future

publishing opportunities. While

the

deadlines

below

are

tied to the

circumstances

of this

publication, please

note

that

the

Foundation is

always open to inspiring new writers and

to

receiving proposals.

For this call,

though

the

Foundation will not consider fiction or poetry, it is

open to any form

of

nonfiction prose

writing. Please

submit

proposals

of 150–200 words and

answer a

few

questions

about

yourself and your work through this

online

form:

https://airtable.com/shrIayPy7B0M532iZ

PROPOSAL

DEADLINE: January 8, 2019

RESPONSE DATE:

January 18, 2019

ESSAY

-DRAFT DEADLINE:

March 15, 2019

Please

direct

all

questions

to

Brian Sholis, the

editor of this

call, at

writingproposals@felixgonzalez-torresfoundation.org

.