FG-T NPG P&P & Me

a composite graphic for a book discussion at politics & prose by charlotte ickes and josh t franco with greg allen on sunday jan 25 2026 at 5pm, with the headshots of the two curators and the cover of their new catalogue always to return, which has a gorgeous installation shot of a blue mirror at an angle on a white wall above a washed out white marble floor, a centerpiece work by felix gonzalez torres at the national portrait gallery

NVM: SNOW DELAY

I am so psyched for this, a chance to talk with Charlotte Ickes and Josh T. Franco about one of the most incredible catalogues I’ve seen, for one of the best shows in years: Felix Gonzalez-Torres Always To Return, at the National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian Archives of American Art.

The show closed last year, of course, but the catalogue is only just dropping now. Which might seem slow, but it’s certainly quicker than the catalogue for Specific Objects Without Specific Form, which took several years to be published. But like that book, I already find Always To Return to be one of the foundational texts to shaping our understanding of Gonzalez-Torres’ work and its evolution.

Anyway, we’ll be at Politics & Prose on Connecticut Avenue NW in Washington DC on Sunday, January 25th, at 5PM. [UPDATE: SNOWED OUT, WATCH FOR A RESCHEDULE] Come and get your book, get it signed, and get fed by the curators of this incredible project. [First come, first seated, there is neither an endless supply of chairs or catalogues.]