WESTERN FRONT – Back Issues: A Conversation About Art Writing and Publishing

Description:

Back Issues: A Conversation About Art Writing and Publishing was a panel discussion that explored the histories and contemporary work of Canadian art publications. Featuring Jacquelyn Zong-Li Ross, art editor of The Capilano Review; Zool Suleman, editor and co-founder of Rungh; Maxine Proctor, editor of BlackFlash; and Susan Gibb, executive director of Western Front representing the former Front Magazine, each speaker highlighted a noteworthy back issue, showcasing how their publication has grown, shifted, or taken risks. Back Issues aimed to initiate a conversation about the value of art writing and publishing, not simply as timely reverberations but as materials that influence art history and advocate for who and what is remembered. The presentations were followed by a question and answer period moderated by Proctor.

A livestream of the event was available on Vimeo.

Curated by Maxine Proctor.

Presented as part of Art Book Month.

Closeup of Zool Suleman sitting down and holding a microphone and a half-opened magazine.

Maxine Proctor is seated and holding a microphone. She looks off to the side as if addressing someone outside the frame with a smile.

Wide view of the Grand Luxe Hall with a projection showing the index of Front Magazine. Jacquelyn Zong-Li Ross and Susan Gibb are seated on either side of the screen and staring up at the projection.

Wide view of the Grand Luxe Hall. Maxine Proctor, Jacquelyn Zong-Li Ross, Susan Gibb, and Zool Suleman are seated at the front. A projection of a publication is behind them. The audience in the foreground frames the scene.

Closeup of Jacquelyn Zong-Li Ross seated, speaking lively into the microphone. Behind Jacquelyn is a projection of a publication.

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Maxine Proctor (Curator)

Captions:

Zool Suleman presenting at Back Issues: A Conversation About Art Writing and Publishing, Oct 20, 2022. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.
Maxine Proctor presenting at Back Issues: A Conversation About Art Writing and Publishing, Oct 20, 2022. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.
Jacquelyn Zong-Li Ross and Susan Gibb presenting at Back Issues: A Conversation About Art Writing and Publishing, Oct 20, 2022. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.
Maxine Proctor, Jacquelyn Zong-Li Ross, Susan Gibb, and Zool Suleman presenting at Back Issues: A Conversation About Art Writing and Publishing, Oct 20, 2022. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.
Jacquelyn Zong-Li Ross presenting at Back Issues: A Conversation About Art Writing and Publishing, Oct 20, 2022. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.
Back Issues: A Conversation About Art Writing and Publishing, video documentation, Oct 20, 2022. 1 hr. 29 min. 17 sec. Camera by Qiuli Wu.

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