John Yau has published books of poetry, fiction and criticism. Recent poetry publications include Further Adventures in Monochrome and the Egyptian Sonnets. He has written monographs on Catherine Murphy, Richard Artschwager, AR Penck, Jasper Johns and Andy Warhol. In 1999, Yau started Black Square Editions, a small press devoted to poetry, fiction, translation and criticism, and he is a Professor of Critical Studies at Mason Gross School of the Arts (Rutgers University).
Tiernan Morgan is a writer and art historian based in New York. He currently works for Access Now, a non-profit dedicated to defending and expanding digital rights for internet users around the world.
Formerly, Tiernan was the Producer of Hyperallergic, the online publication dedicated to “art and its discontents.” His articles have explored critically neglected collectives, the history of the art market, and artist’s rights. He regularly collaborates with Lauren Purje on a series of illustrated guides to the art world and works of art theory.
Born and raised in London, Tiernan is a graduate of the Courtauld Institute of Art. During his second year, he was elected chairman of the ninth East Wing exhibition, the university’s contemporary art biennial.
As an official tour guide at Green-Wood Cemetery, Tiernan regularly explores the history, work, and lives of its permanent residents, both onsite and online.
Krzysztof Wodiczko is an internationally renowned artist known for large-scale projections on monuments and institutional facades that explore the relationships between communities, history, and public space. The artist has dealt extensively with trauma and healing in his projections, honoring people’s stories of pain, loss, and perseverance. Over many years, the projections have evolved from still slides to live and recorded videos utilizing individual’s faces, voices, and narratives. Wodiczko is also known for interactive instruments and vehicles that empower marginalized individuals and communities and give light to societal injustices.
Born in 1943 in Warsaw, Poland, Wodiczko lives and works in New York City and Cambridge, Massachusetts.
