Ian Boyden on Clubhouse

Bio

Author of A FOREST OF NAMES (Wesleyan University Press, 2020)
@NEAarts Literary Translation Fellowship 2019

Ian Boyden—artist, writer, translator, and curator—investigates relationships between the self and the environment, in particular how art and writing can shape our ecology. Consistent across his productions are his interests in material relevance and place-based thought, as well as a deep awareness of East Asian philosophies and aesthetics. He studied for many years in China and Japan, and holds degrees in the History of Art from Wesleyan University and Yale University. In recent years, he has worked extensively with Chinese dissidents, including Ai Weiwei and Tsering Woeser. He is the author of A Forest of Names: 108 Meditations (Wesleyan University Press, 2020), and his artist books, paintings, and sculptures are found in many public collections including Reed College, Stanford University, the Portland Art Museum, and the Victoria & Albert Museum.

A LANDSCAPE OF DIGNITY: A CONVERSATION WITH AI WEIWEI AND IAN BOYDEN: https://www.raintaxi.com/a-landscape-of-dignity-a-conversation-with-ai-weiwei-and-ian-boyden/

THE NATURE OF NAMES: https://theadroitjournal.org/2020/09/24/the-nature-of-names-a-conversation-with-ian-boyden/

FRAGILE AS AN URN: https://www.eou.edu/basalt/2018/05/06/fragile-as-an-urn-an-interview-with-ian-boyden/

A Virtual Tour of “Ai Weiwei: Fault Line”: https://www.ianboyden.com/posts/a-virtual-tour-of-ai-weiwei-fault-line

THE BIRDS MIGHT NOT COME: https://flamesofmyhomeland.org/THE-BIRDS-MIGHT-NOT-COME

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/_IanBoyden