Light Blue Desire has been acquired by the Franklin Furnace Archive. The book is currently on view in the exhibition, Shared Storytelling: New Acquisitions from Franklin Furnace Archive, 2018-2022 at the ISC Building at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. The exhibition is on view until April 6, 2023.
Theory of Blue, Syllabus Project
I wrote a syllabus on the color blue for Syllabus Project, a weekly publication that explores how a syllabus can become a creative tool.
Delirium, Three Visions // Denver
Light Blue Desire and In Waiting; The Sea will be on view at Redline Contemporary Art Center in the exhibition Delirium, Three Visions, as part of Denver’s Month of Photography from March 9 - April 7, 2019. Curated by George P. Perez, John Lake, and Mark Sink.
Eschewing traditional notions of imagery, this exhibit aims to shake, disrupt, and dizzy our understanding of visual culture and modern society. Photography is both a broken concept and an ever expanding medium; fluctuating between complacent states of being and important diverse artistic models. Delirium: Three Visions, is a photo-based exhibit highlighting critical contemporary voices and amplifying challenging artists working in and around modes of photography.
image credit @ Matthew Pevear 2019
Edizioni Del Frisco
Lovely review of Light Blue Desire on Edizioni Del Frisco’s website.
Brooklyn Book Festival / 9.16.18
I will be speaking about Light Blue Desire on a panel at the Brooklyn Book Festival this month!
Words are just one way to tell a story, as any photographer, designer, or visual artist will tell you. But how do you craft a strong narrative when you employ one of these alternative storytelling formats? On this panel, photographer Cig Harvey (You an Orchestra You a Bomb), photographer Cecil McDonald, Jr. (In the Company of Black), and multidisciplinary artist Magali Duzant (Light Blue Desire) will discuss their processes for imparting a vision through images, artist books, and more. Moderated by VICE photography columnist Elyssa Goodman.
Sept 16 3pm, Brooklyn Historical Auditorium, 128 Pierrepont St
Offprint London
AIPAD / Book Signing April 7th
Non-Fiction Reading Series / 3.5.18
March 5th I'll be reading from Light Blue Desire at Elyssa Goodman's Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading Series at Niagara Bar at 7:45 alongside a roster of deep talent ( come - it's free! )
Once In A Blue Moon Book Launch is an Artnet Editors' Pick!
Editors' Pick for this week, see here
Thursday, February 1
8. “Once in a Blue Moon” at Printed Matter, Inc.
A book launch and reading celebrating the release of Magali Duzant’s Light Blue Desire: A Manual to the Color Blue, aptly taking place on the evening of the astronomical phenomenon of a blue moon. The book is an investigation into the connection between language and form, specifically the color blue and how it functions as a metaphor and an idiom in the broad cultural landscape.
Location: Printed Matter, Inc., 231 11th Avenue
Price: Free
Time: Book launch & reading: 6 p.m.–8 p.m.
—Caroline Goldstein
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/editors-picks-january-29-1201628