a mirror with breath like stone: a poetic excavation (2023)
A poetic excavation of interdisciplinary artist Joy Ray’s immersive 2023 exhibition of the same name at the Museum of Art and History (MOAH) in Lancaster, California. With essays by Shana Nys Dambrot, Wye Coday, sarah bricke, and others. 150 pages, full color.
XOJ Vol 04: Thought Experiment (2023)
40-page black and white hand-copied zine. A companion publication to Joy Ray’s 2023 exhibition, Conjuring the Ghost Kingdom. Includes research findings and photographic documentation of works from the exhibition.
XOJ Vol 02: inside/out (2022)
36-page black and white hand-collaged, hand-copied zine featuring original artworks, poems, photographs and studio notes, as well as documentation of Joy Ray’s curatorial intervention in the 2022 Venice Biennale and subsequent viewer responses.
I don’t know what’s happening but I’m feeling it (2024)
Field notes and ephemera from nHnT’s residency at The Poor Farm in Wisconsin in summer 2024. Book concept, layout and design by Joy Ray. With contributions by nHnT and Poor Farm founder Michelle Grabner. 150 pages, full color.
XOJ Vol 03: MZH edition (2022)
40-page black and white hand-copied zine. Thoughts on Molly Zuckermann-Hartung: Comic Relief at the Blaffer Museum in Houston, TX (Feb 2022). Created while Joy Ray was studying with Molly.
XOJ Vol 01: Fragments (2018)
Signed limited edition zine featuring 28 full color pages of original artwork. 5” x 5”.