Sue Tompkins’s Concrete Poetry Frees Words from Syntax

Sue Tompkins’s concrete poetry, highlighted recently at King’s Leap, offers a compelling blueprint for emerging women artists. By deliberately freeing words from traditional syntax, Tompkins masterfully demonstrates how profound artistic expression can materialize from unexpected places. Her utilization of everyday documents and audio works to create an “unspectacular yet remarkable” play with language reminds us that groundbreaking art isn't contingent on grand gestures or costly materials. Embrace radical experimentation with the familiar, challenge conventional forms, and trust that your unique vision can transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. Your creative freedom begins with a willingness to rethink and play. — Source: Artforum.

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