Discover the works of Joe Brainard, whose quirky style earned him a reputation as a “recognizable American phenomenon” and “oddball classicist”—with a foreword by 4321 author Paul Auster (John Ashbery)An artist associated with the New York School of poets, Joe Brainard (1942-1994) was a wonderful writer whose one-of-a-kind autobiographical work I Remember has had a wide and growing influence. It is joined in this major new retrospective with many ...

An artist and writer whose charming and inventive works are at once modest and ambitious, Joe Brainard was one of the most distinctive figures on New York City’s vibrant cultural scene in the 1960s and 1970s. Widely known for his influential experimental memoir, I Remember, Brainard worked in a variety of forms, from New York School–aligned poetry to Pop Art–adjacent artworks, including wild riffs on the comic strip character Nancy. His art drew on the everyday and popular culture...

'Ik herinner me is een klein meesterwerk. Een van die zeldzame boeken waar je nooit op uitgekeken raakt.' Uit het voorwoord van Paul Auster. Ik herinner me is de cultklassieker uit 1970 van auteur en kunstenaar Joe Brainard, over opgroeien in de jaren '50 in Oklahoma en zijn leven in de jaren '60 en '70 in New York City. Als autobiografie was Brainards methode briljant eenvoudig: specifieke herinneringen opschrijven wanneer ze naar de oppervlakte van zijn bewustzijn kwamen, elk voorafgegaa...