Something in the Water

Something in the Water marks a new chapter in Oscar Tuazon’s ongoing Water School project. Published on the occasion of the eponymous 2025 exhibition cu- rated by the artist at MAXXI in Rome, the book serves as both a companion to and an extension of the exhibition.

Bringing together the work of fifteen artists who engage with water as a living material and an artistic medium, the publication explores the elemental faculty of water through a poetic lens. The language of water is poetry, and Tuazon uses this publication as an occasion to present reflections on water from poets throughout the twentieth century as well as new poems from Eileen Myles, Lisa Robertson, and Cedar Sigo.

Featured artists: Lita Albuquerque, Saif Azzuz, Matthew Barney, Christo, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Torkwase Dyson, Leslie Hewitt, Nancy Holt, Pavlo Makov, Virginia Overton, Marjetica Potrč, Ugo Rondinone, Peter Sandbichler, Anna Sew Hoy, Oscar Tuazon.