Open Studio

At the end of his 10-day residency at CCA, Gerry Bibby will be hosting an open studio evening, allowing the chance to read the manuscript of his new fiction work The Drumhead (And Other Language Costumes), a co-commission between CCA and If I can't Dance.

Over the past half-decade, artist Gerry Bibby has inserted narratives and instructional texts into his artworks as acts of tactical withdrawal. The Drumhead is Bibby's first publication, and includes a series of his 'Language Costumes' or fragmentary texts which, like the Burroughsian 'routine' or Walserian 'microscript,' attest to an offended intelligence. Bibby will perform a short reading of the manuscript and be around to discuss the ongoing project.