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Photography helps bridge the social distancing divide

  • 21 Apr 2020/
  • Posted By : luke kurtis/
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Rodger Kingston and his wife Carolyn are sheltering in place. “We’re doing well here,” he told me. “We’ve got systems arranged for such things as grocery shopping, going to the pharmacy, post office, bank, etc.” The Kingstons, both in their late 70s, take social distancing very seriously whether running errands or taking walks around their neighborhood in Belmont, Massachusetts. “We feel as if we had targets on our backs and are being very careful,” he said.

Rodger has been a photographer for over four decades. Throughout those years, he’s worked on numerous documentary projects. Given the nature of the coronavirus pandemic—and his need to be extremely vigilant due to his age and health status—he is not able to document what’s happening on the front lines of this war the way he once might have. But those now-systematic errand runs and socially-distanced neighborhood walks allow him to focus his lens in a more personal way.

“In many ways this is a strange project,” he says, “What there is for me to document is the quiet, almost silent restructuring of our world.”

Specialty Selections, Star Market, Cambridge, MA March 2020
Specialty Selections, Star Market, Cambridge, MA March 2020
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Poetry and public art in (not only) a time of pandemic

  • 18 Apr 2020/
  • Posted By : luke kurtis/
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free poetry by Dudgrick Bevins
free poetry by Dudgrick Bevins

When I messaged fellow poet Dudgrick Bevins the other day, I told him I’ve been finding it difficult to move forward creatively during the coronavirus pandemic. I’ve been at home in lockdown mode for over a month and can count on one hand the number of times I’ve gone outside. You’d think that means I’m holed up, head down, writing poetry, and doing all the creative things I usually do. I’ve been doing a bit of that, yes. But, mostly, I’ve been at a standstill.

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Industrial Shadow

  • 09 Feb 2020/
  • Posted By : William Doreski & Rodger Kingston/
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This shadow of infernal
machinery plastered against
brownish yellow brickwork
invokes the human silhouettes
burnt into sidewalks and walls
at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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On pride, protest, and finding home 🏳️‍🌈

  • 29 Jun 2019/
  • Posted By : luke kurtis/
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  • Under: Notes from luke kurtis

This weekend we celebrate Pride here in New York. Sometimes it’s easy to forget how vital Pride is because I live just steps away from Stonewall, the epicenter of where the gay rights movement began. It’s not because I’m unaware of the persecution against LGBTQ+ folks—I’ve lived through my share of hardships because of my sexual identity. But amid the comings and goings of everyday life, it’s sometimes too easy to become comfortable.

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Dudgrick Bevins on fear, family, and finding his spirit animal 😱👨‍👩‍👦🦌

  • 09 Jun 2019/
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I sat down with Dudgrick Bevins to discuss his debut full-length poetry collection, Route 4, Box 358. Struck by the way he explored his relationship with home, family and—ultimately—himself, I wanted to understand the stories behind the stories and what motivated Bevins to reveal the stories he did.

Dudgrick Bevins, bd Artists, bd Publication, book
Route 4, Box 358 by Dudgrick Bevins
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New Paintings by Michael Tice

  • 25 Apr 2019/
  • Posted By : luke kurtis/
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New work from Michael Tice, all created this year! His book Retrospective, which we published in 2013, celebrates the decades-long career of the artist. For more from Michael as he shares his work, follow his Instagram. And if you haven’t seen our Studio Visit video with him, be sure to check that out!

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Dudgrick Bevins poetry and photography roundup!

  • 21 Feb 2019/
  • Posted By : luke kurtis/
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Last year we published the debut full-length collection by Dudgrick Bevins, Route 4, Box 358 as a followup to his 2017 chapbook with luke kurtis, Georgia Dusk. He also released a chapbook titled My Feelings are Imaginary People Who Fight for My Attention (The Poet’s Haven) as well as a few other poems (and photos) in various literary journals. Check them out here!

  • Garden of the Gods [photos]
  • Baby Blanket No. 1, 2, & 3 [poems]
  • Scry: The Photo Tarot of my Grandfather [poem]
  • The Rifle [poem]
  • Icarus, Who [poem]

Be sure to keep an eye out for more from Dudgrick in the future. We expect this is not the last you will hear from him.


Poetry as protest and expression of pride 🌈

  • 16 Nov 2018/
  • Posted By : luke kurtis/
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During the 2016 US Presidential Elections, I began to write more and more poems in reaction to current events. Before long I realized I had enough poems to make up a chapbook-length collection, and that’s what I thought it would be. But as time went on, I continued to write. I ended up with a collection of 40 poems, which I call exam(i)nation.

People often say politics aren’t personal. But that’s actually not true. What goes on in the political sphere affects me very directly as a queer person, just as it does for women, people of color, immigrants, and all the other groups of people under attack by conservative politics. It can’t be anything but personal when our lives are at stake.

exam(i)nation is both a protest and expression of pride. I hope you will be curious to learn about my experiences.


A story-in-poems about growing up gay in rural Appalachia

  • 26 Oct 2018/
  • Posted By : luke kurtis/
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We couldn’t be more excited about the publication of the debut full-length poetry collection by Dudgrick Bevins. Route 4, Box 358 is a powerful first collection by any standard. Though you got a taste of Dudgrick’s Georgia roots in the Georgia Dusk chapbook, Route 4 delves much deeper into the poet’s past. Here’s a preview of the original photography also included in the book! Be sure to pick up your copy.


Jonathan David Smyth Studio Visit

  • 15 Oct 2018/
  • Posted By : luke kurtis/
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Jonathan David Smyth talks about his Just One More project and his practice in general.

Video interview and editing: luke kurtis
Music: “everlasting” from electronic quartets by luke kurtis

About the Just One More book:

Introduction by Michelle Dunn Marsh
Conversation with the artist by Dana Stirling
Design by luke kurtis
Published by bd-studios.com


Announcing Here Nor There by Sam Rosenthal

  • 21 Sep 2018/
  • Posted By : luke kurtis/
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bd-studios.com is pleased to announce our latest book, Here Nor There by Sam Rosenthal. Here Nor There presents the artists’ recent body of work of the same name which explores the confluence of conceptual photography, Internet technology, and queer identity. The book will be available at a book launch event at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division on 21 September at 7 PM. Rosenthal will also present a talk about his work followed by a brief Q&A session. Copies of the book will be available at the event or you can order online.


Michael Tice Studio Visit

  • 21 Aug 2018/
  • Posted By : luke kurtis/
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Michael Tice looks back on over four decades of art-making.

Video interview and editing: luke kurtis

About the Retrospective book:

Introduction by Philip Mullen
Design by luke kurtis
Published by bd-studios.com


What people are saying about The Animal Book by Michael Harren 🐮🐔🐷

  • 14 Aug 2018/
  • Posted By : luke kurtis/
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Cover of The Animal Book by Michael Harren. The cover features a photo of a chicken perched on a person's arm in front of a wire fence. The title and author's name are written in white text at the bottom right corner.

Our latest book, The Animal Book by Michael Harren, has been getting a lot of attention in the vegan press! I rounded up a few excerpts to show you just how much people are digging Michael’s book (and album, too).

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