Exhibitions at Schatten Gallery at Emory (Tuesdays)

CRITIC'S PICK:
Through Sat., Dec. 20
Striking Characters: Typewriters, Literary Worlds & the Art of Tim Youd, Schatten Gallery - The late, lamented typewriter finally gets some well-deserved attention in this free exhibition. Tracing its impact on storytelling, literature, and art over the course of two centuries, and "showing the typewriter as a force for creativity, cultural change, and political resistance," the display allows hands-on involvement on machines that span the entire timeline. And who is Tim Youd, you ask? He's an LA-based performance artist whose singular schtick involves retyping famous novels at venues associated with their authors, using the same model of typewriter they did; Youd calls it his '100 Novels Project.' The show at the Schatten includes a diptych he created by retyping the book 'An American Marriage' (2018) by Tayari Jones, a professor of English and creative writing at Emory University. - Kevin C. Madigan