The Kingsboro Press Issue 8 Launch
Readings by Greil Marcus, Jeremy Sigler and Jordan Awan
This Wednesday, August 29th
Swiss Institute Contemporary Art
18 Wooster Street
New York NY 10013
7–9 PM
Readings start at 7:30 PM sharp
Greil Marcus is an eminent rock writer and cultural critic. He was the first rock reviewer for Rolling Stone Magazine, a writer for the famed populist music publication Creem, and a contributor at Artforum. He is a Promethean figure in the rock ‘n’ roll pantheon and has been bringing the burning core of the scene to the people since the very beginning. He is the author of numerous unmissable books on the subject, including Mystery Train and Ranters and Crowd Pleasers (now renamed In the Fascist Bathroom: Punk in Pop Music,1977-1992, in its current edition).
Jeremy Sigler is a poet, writer, sculptor and critic. He is a lecturer at the Yale MFA in Sculpture, and Publications and Editorial Manager at DIA. He has recently released a spoken word 12-inch record with Ken Seeno, published by The Kingsboro Press.
Jordan Awan is an artist, illustrator and writer. A longtime Kingsboro collaborator, he is the Art Director at The New Yorker magazine, where he is also a contributing writer.
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