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Essays are a core part of how we explore and communicate ideas. Our essays move between personal experience, research, observation, criticism, art, history, and philosophy, often using one to illuminate another. They may stand alone or become part of a zine, artist book, or other interdisciplinary work. We value essays with personality and a sense of approachability—writing that can engage an informed reader without becoming academic or inaccessible. Above all, an essay is a space for thinking something through in writing.

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  • cover of "speak of the dead" zine by luke kurtis featuring a self-portrait of the artist made to look highly textured, like an old-fashioned tin-type

    speak of the dead

    $5.00
  • cover of zine by Michael Harren featuring black and white graphics that evoke antique newspaper images

    Glorious

  • Kissing Hedwig

    Kissing Hedwig

    $5.00
  • The Language of History

    The Language of History

    $18.00
  • The Mountain

    The Mountain

    $1.00
  • We Are One People

    We Are One People

    $295.00
  • INTERSECTION [zine]

    INTERSECTION [zine]

    $10.00
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essay

Essays are a core part of how we explore and communicate ideas. Our essays move between personal experience, research, observation, criticism, art, history, and philosophy, often using one to illuminate another. They may stand alone or become part of a zine, artist book, or other interdisciplinary work. We value essays with personality and a sense of approachability—writing that can engage an informed reader without becoming academic or inaccessible. Above all, an essay is a space for thinking something through in writing.

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bd-studios.com is the art and publishing studio by luke kurtis. We publish artists’ and poetry books, organize exhibitions and performances, and more. We approach publishing as a creative practice—each project is an experiment in medium, format, and concept, transformed into bold and unconventional works of art. Learn more about what we do. Support our work at the Shop.

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  • Black-and-white basement interior with a white door beside a poster of the original ‘a harras’ album cover, whose subtle color contrasts with the otherwise monochrome image.
    The rumors are true (or, how one thing becomes another) June 12,2026
  • Two tabloid-style newspapers against a black background featuring the headline “LUKE KURTIS SELLS OUT, GOES POP,” with bold red-and-black graphics, a blurred portrait photo, and a small black-and-white image of a basement interior in the upper corner.
    I don't know what to make of this. June 4,2026
  • A close-up, black-and-white image of a person holding their head in their hands, eyes closed, with a distressed or contemplative expression.
    a map of fragments June 13,2025
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