luke kurtis is a conceptual and interdisciplinary artist working at the intersection of visuals, text, and tech. His practice is driven by ideas, not mediums. He uses familiar formats—books, albums, videos, and more—not to conform to artistic conventions but to play with them. In his hands, a poetry book might function like a sound score; a photo series might echo a piece of music. Pop culture forms often become vessels for experimental content, with the artist performing the roles of poet, musician, or photographer not to “be” those things, but to explore what those categories even mean.
From the Press Room
- Where poetry, electronics, and pop collide (Jun 2026)
- A dreamscape of midlife, memory & meaning (Apr 2025)
- Artist explores nexus of literature & music (Juul 2023)
- Spoken word EP by queer southern poets (Nov 2022)
- A retreat by the beach becomes new art (Jun 2022)
- Connecting the past with the future (May 2021)
- One LGBTQ+ poet’s journey to find himself (Sep 2020)
- We’ve gathered New Music by luke kurtis (Sep 2019)
- Poetry as Protest and Expression of Pride (Nov 2018)
- New Experimental Music by luke kurtis (Sep 2018)
- A Decade and a Half of Poetry (Apr 2018)
- Dalton and NYC Come Together in New Poetry and Photography Book (Nov 201)
- Experience Ancient Temples of Angkor Wat Through a Poet’s Eyes (May 2017)
- NYPL Presents Art Show of One Greenwich Village Artist’s Response to 9/11 (Aug 2014)
- MassMu Studio M to Present INTERSECTION, Photographs by luke kurtis (Feb 2014)
- Digital Collage Artist Mounts Intiate Art Show in Raleigh (Feb 2013)
From the Blog
- The rumors are true (or, how one thing becomes another) - A new remix album from luke kurtis, reimagining “a harras” through ambient, industrial, and synth-pop textures.
- I don’t know what to make of this. - I have no memory of approving this.
- a map of fragments - A personal reflection on solitude, travel, and creative process—tracing time spent in Austria, Hungary, and Japan, and introducing a harras,…
- Somewhere between Hungary and Japan (or, the update I meant to write last year) - Stories, images, and small moments from a summer abroad—where silence shaped something new and quiet spaces helped me find my…
- A poetry album 23 years in the making - Immerse yourself in "the immeasurable fold," an album combining memories, music, and spoken word that unveils the power of poetry…
- Can ChatGPT interpret poetry? - I use ChatGPT to interpret my poetry, giving me confidence that I've imbued the text with the meaning I intended.…
- A small piece of music, after everything - A small, improvised piece of music made during a difficult period—reflecting on midlife, the pandemic, and creative survival.
- Celebrating five years of collaboration - When Bevins and kurtis met in NYC and discovered they were originally from the same area of Georgia, an eventual…
- cyberspace and the sea - I had gone away to spend some time out of the city. We booked a house near the sea because…
- The delicate dance of nature awakening - Explore Springtime in Byzantium, a new photography, poetry, and artists' book project by luke kurtis.



![a harras [album]](https://bd-studios.com/lukekurtis/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ahar_album_cover-300x300.jpg)
![a harras [book]](https://bd-studios.com/lukekurtis/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ahar_book_cover-300x456.jpg)

![the immeasurable fold [album]](https://bd-studios.com/lukekurtis/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/if_album_cover-300x300.jpg)