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Alexandra Grant - writing with materials

The artist Alexandra Grant (American, b.1973) is creating works that engage with words, in such a way that her works are a form of writing art. The meaning comes from words and the material of art is used to shape that meaning into art works. She is represented at Artsy.net and that are the basis of the shaping of the material Biography from artsy.net "Describing herself as “a writer who writes with materials,” Alexandra Grant produces paintings, drawings, sculptures, and installations based on language. She is interested in how we engage with words, through reading, writing, speaking, and translation, and how it shapes our perception of others, the world, and ourselves. Her ongoing collaborations with philosophers, linguists, and actors, including Michael Joyce, HĆ©lĆØne Cixous, and Keanu Reeves, have earned her the designation, “radical collaborator.” Beginning with a text by or conversation with these collaborators, she transforms words into art. In her ongoing, multiface...