untitled Conversation ("Men are Assholes")

Joseph Grigely, artist

born 1956

untitled Conversation ("Men are Assholes"), 2005

Portfolio/Series title: Conversation pieces

Where object was made: Lawrence, Kansas, United States

Material/technique: inkjet print; lithograph

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 223 x 169 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 8 3/4 x 6 5/8 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 383 x 286 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 15 1/16 x 11 1/4 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 x 14 in

Credit line: Gift of the KU Department of Visual Art, Printmaking Area

Accession number: 2010.0119

Not on display

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Brosseau Center for Learning: Disability Visibility: In Conversation with the 2022–2023 KU Common Book

Scholar and artist Grigley, who is deaf, makes art from his conversations. When alternate forms of communication fail, Grigley asks others to converse via writing. He saves these notes to create art that considers what conversations look like rather than sound like.

Brosseau Center for Learning: Six Degrees of Separation: Prints from KU and Beyond

Grigely—an artist and professor of visual and critical studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago—often creates art that engages with ideas relating to human communication. Since Grigely became deaf as a result of a childhood accident, his verbal interaction with others frequently takes the form of ephemeral notes and phrases written on scraps of paper. Grigely’s practice includes various mediums and techniques including printmaking, sculpture, video, and installations.