As a form of communication, text conveys information and meaning.
It also presents an opportunity for interpretation and artistic engagement.
Paratext—literally “beside text”—includes the more subtle associations a text
carries, including reference notes, inscriptions, and the style of lettering
chosen. When artists combine image, text, and paratext, new layers of
interpretation are introduced, and new spaces of discourse are created.
Featuring examples from Qur’an manuscripts to historical Japanese prints to
contemporary works, this exhibition explores the relationships between text,
paratext, and image, examining how choice of material influences texts; how
different manipulations of texts and images signal social class, education, and
other cultural hierarchies and norms; and how intercultural exchange can take
place through circulation and interpretation.
Text, Paratext, and Images is curated by Kuan-Hung Liu (Brown PhD
2023, History of Art and Architecture) and Kimia Rahnavardi (RISD MDes 2020,
Interior Architecture, Adaptive Reuse).
The RISD Museum is supported by a grant from the Rhode Island State
Council on the Arts, through an appropriation by the Rhode Island General
Assembly and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, and with the
generous partnership of the Rhode Island School of Design, its Board of
Trustees, and Museum Governors.
https://risdmuseum.org/exhibitions-events/exhibitions/text-paratext-and-images
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