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#NEWSPAPERBLACKOUT

AUSTIN KLEONAN EXHIBITION AT UNT ON THE SQUARE IN DENTON, TEXAS, APRIL 11MAY 6, 2013

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THE EXHIBITION

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Newspaper + marker = poetry

For the past eight years, Ive been redact-

ing newspapers with a permanent marker,

turning the daily news into poetry. In 2010,

the project was published as a best-

selling book, Newspaper Blackout. My

blog, NewspaperBlackout.com, has over

100,000 subscribers, and has featuredthousands of poems from all over the

world. This exhibit was held at UNT on the

Square in Denton, Texas, from April 11 to

May 22. It featured brand-new poems and

an area for visitors to make their own

blackout poetry.

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PHOTO VIA AETHERSEYES

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THE POEMS

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BEHIND THE SCENES

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Most of the poems in this show were made from

October 2012 to April 2013. Every day after I put

my son Owen down for a nap, Id make a poem in

front of the baby monitor.

Usually if I know Ive come up with a decent poem

Ill go ahead post it to Instagram, but for the

months leading up to the show, I decided not to

share any poems online. I thought, since this was

my first real solo gallery show, Id perform a little

experiment and work for a change like a real

artisttoil in the secrecy of my studio until I was

ready for the big reveal. I figured maybe Id

learn something...

What I learned is that I absolutely hateworking

this way! After the show, I was relieved to go back

to my normal way of operating, the instant gratifi-

cation and the immediate feedback.

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It isnt easy to plan for a show in a space youve never actually been in, but I was thrilled by how

much the final product exceeded what I originally had in mind. I attribute this to the amazing Herbert

Holl and Meredith Buie, who you can see hanging the show below. Theyre awesome.

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Thank you:

UNT on the Square

Nicole Newland

Herbert Holl

Meredith Buie

http://untonthesquare.unt.edu/http://untonthesquare.unt.edu/