Liz Kotz

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Liz Kotz (born about 1961) is an American writer, art critic, curator and art historian based in Los Angeles.

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Early life and education

In 2000, Kotz completed her Ph.D. in comparative literature at Columbia University, working with Benjamin Buchlolh. [1] Her dissertation was titled, Language Models in 1960s American Art: From Cage to Warhol.

Critical reception

Jacqueline Baas commented on "the richness of information and interpretation contained in so much of Words to Be Looked At". Baas writes, "The book is organized into three sections, each focusing on a different disciplinary aspect of the relationship between language and art. The first two chapters deal with works related to music, the next two with poetry, and the last two with visual art." [2]

Reviewing The New Fuck You, Ellen Krout-Hasegowa wrote it is "a collection of fiction and poetry by nearly 40 writers, and it thrills with all the excitement of a sticky-floored camy ride." [3]

Selected publications

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References

  1. Blake, Nathan D (December 2008). "A Conversation with Liz Kotz". Octopus: A Visual Studies Journal.
  2. Baas, Jacquelynn (Fall 2008). "Review – Liz Kotz, Words to be Looked At: Language in 1960s Art". X-TRA Contemporary Art Quarterly. 11.
  3. Krout-Hasegawa, Ellen (March 7, 1996). "Reading pick of the week : Eileen Myles and the New Fuck You". LA Weekly. p. 127. Retrieved May 10, 2020.