Quinn Latimer

Quinn Latimer is an American poet and critic based in Basel and Athens, where she is currently editor in chief of publications for documenta 14. She is the author of: Rumored Animals (2012); Sarah Lucas: Describe This Distance (2013); Film as a Form of Writing: Quinn Latimer Talks to Akram Zaatari (2014); and, with Pedro Barateiro, Live from the West (2016). A regular contributor to Artforum and a contributing editor to frieze, her writing also appears frequently in artist monographs and critical anthologies. Her writings and readings have also been featured widely, including at: REDCAT, Los Angeles; Chisenhale Gallery, London; Serpentine Galleries, London; the Venice Architecture Biennale; and Qalandia International, Ramallah. A Pushcart Prize nominee and a finalist for the Absolut Art Award in Writing, as well as a recipient of an Arts Writing Grant from Creative Capitol / Warhol Foundation, Latimer has taught and lectured at: Geneva’s Haute école d’art et de design (HEAD); Kunsthochschule Kassel; and The Banff Centre, Alberta.