Borders, Blurring, International Networks of Concrete Poetry
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As part of Disruptors: Fractured Images and Migrant Wordl, Dr Greg Thomas, one of the leading experts on concrete poetry and author of a chapter in the exhibition catalogue, will discuss migration, movement, and international exchange within concrete poetry and the wider avant-garde. We will explore questions such as what ‘migration as a methodology’ might mean for research and how it can help us rethink artistic movements, networks, and cultural exchange. The conversation will also focus on artists featured in the exhibition, including Henri Chopin, Hansjörg Mayer, Ian Hamilton Finlay, and Astrid Furnival, examining their migration stories and their contribution to British concrete poetry. More broadly, we will consider the international character of concrete poetry, the movement of artists and ideas across borders, and how these transnational exchanges shaped both post-war experimental culture and the legacy of the historical avant-gardes.Greg Thomas is a critic, poet, and artist based in Glasgow. He is the author of Border Blurs: Concrete Poetry in England and Scotland (Liverpool University Press, 2019) and the co-editor, with Julie Johnstone, of a forthcoming volume of Edwin Morgan’s experimental poetry and text art, A Home in Space: Selected Concrete, Visual, and Sound Poetry (Reaktion, 2026).
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Thursday 18 June 2026 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM (UTC+01)Location
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