CALL: New Discourse around the Work of Felix Gonzalez-Torres By Shawn Van Every on December 19, 2018 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 . / 1 Comments About ? Write a comment Post a comment to start a discussion. @Mention someone to notify them. Last modified 11/29/2018, 1:33 am Extension pdf Size 385.27 KB Published in Call Shawn Van Every More from CallMore posts in Call »CALL: 4N Magazine “Special Special” Open CallCALL: Apply to Princeton University Design Conference!CALL: PIXELMOUTH Cult of Consumption Open CallCALL: Columbia Media Art and Technology FellowshipCALL: Touch of Genius Prize for Innovation
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
.