Sharpening Spells

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∞ “Sharpening Spells” – Youri Johnson, 2022

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couteau 2Youri Johnson is a fiction producing fictions. Its existence is made up of poems, theoretical texts, strange objects, and things even more obscure. The whole forms a work entitled The Secret Art of Secret War, fragments of which have been read, published, and shown in several exhibitions in France and abroad: “Cold Prey,” New York, 2019 (cur. Underground Flower & Lubov NYC); “Diamants Rouillés,” Le point Commun, Annecy, 2021, (cur. Marianne Derrien); “A few tricks up the sleeve & a dagger in the heart,” ep.1, Paris, Doc, 2021 (cur. Lou Ferrand & Katia Porro); “Witzgarden,” Noisy-le-Sec, Iveco Nu (cur. Data Rhei); “Initiation Party,” Miami, Hotel Ocean, 2021 (cur. Anna Frost); “A single Violet Transplant,” Paris, Palais des Beaux-Arts, 2022 (cur. Emma Passera & Anousha Mohtashami); “Brûlure Profonde,” Paris, 2022 (cur. Ygrève); “A few tricks up…” ep.2, Paris, Treize, 2022 (cur. Lou Ferrand & Katia Porro); “C’était mieux avant, ” Paris, Palais de Tokyo, 2022 (cur. François Piron & Yoann Gourmel). In April 2021, a small book entitled Mycelium was published (le murmure éditeur), while other texts are about to be published.

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