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Abraham Burickson

Abraham Burickson (born 1975)[1] is an American poet, writer, and conceptual artist.

Abraham Burickson
Born1975 (1975)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma materCornell University
University of Texas
Occupationspoet, writer, conceptual artist
OrganizationOdyssey Works
Websitewww.abrahamburickson.com

Early life and education

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Abraham Burickson was born in New York City, the son of Sherwin Burickson.[citation needed] He earned a BA in architecture from Cornell University, having changed his major from English and anthropology.[2] In 2008 he received an MFA from the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas.

Career

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In 2001, with actor Matthew Purdon, Burickson co-founded the conceptual art and performance group Odyssey Works, becoming its artistic director[3][4] and co-director of its Experience Design Certificate program.[5] In 2009 he founded an interdisciplinary retreat, the Odyssey Lab.[6] He heads the Long Architecture Project, which bases architectural design on deep analysis of clients' values and aims.[5]

Burickson was a James Michener Fellow in Poetry at the Michener Center for Writers from 2005 to 2008. He also received a fellowship from the Millay Colony for the Arts in 2005, and in 2010 was Artist-in-Residence at Risley Residential College at Cornell. He has taught at Maryland Institute College of Art[7] and at Academy of Art University.[6] In 2018, he won the Mary Sawyers Baker Prize for Interdisciplinary Art.[1]

In 2016, with Ayden LeRoux, he published Odyssey Works: Transformative Experiences for an Audience of One, which consists of six essays outlining Odyssey Works' approach to art-making as experience design.[3] His 2023 book Experience Design: A Participatory Manifesto seeks to redirect design from things to experiences.[5]

Publications

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Books

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  • with Ayden LeRoux. Odyssey Works: Transformative Experiences for an Audience of One. Princeton Architectural Press, 2016. ISBN 9781616895150.
  • Experience Design: A Participatory Manifesto. Yale University Press, 2023. ISBN 9780300269475.

Chapbooks

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Anthology appearances

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  • "At the Barbecue Joint, Taylor, Texas". In: Best New Poets 2008. Ed. Mark Strand. University of Virginia Press, 2008. ISBN 9780976629634.[9]

References

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  1. 1 2 "BMA Presents Exhibition of Works by 2017 & 2018 Baker Artist Award Winners". Baltimore Museum of Art. July 23, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  2. ↑ Amelia Taylor-Hochberg (March 27, 2015). "Working out of the Box: Abraham Burickson, poet, conceptual artist and founder of 'Odyssey Works'". Archinect (interview). Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Taney Roniger (April 2017). "Radical Empathy: A Manifesto for the 21st Century". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  4. ↑ Katie MacBride (November 5, 2019). "Tiny Interview: Abraham Burickson, Experiential Designer". The New Modality. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 Sam Lubell (January 18, 2024). "How Abraham Burickson Designs Experiences, not Things". Metropolis. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Abraham Burickson: Faculty, School of Architecture". Academy of Art University. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Faculty & Staff Directory: B". Maryland Institute College of Art. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Charlie by Abraham Burickson". Codhill Press. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  9. ↑ Mark Strand, ed. (2008). Best New Poets 2008. University of Virginia Press. ISBN 978-0-9766296-3-4.
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