Unless otherwise noted, all text copyright © Ken Lum. Introduction © Kitty Scott.

Every reasonable effort has been made to acquire permission for copyrighted material used in this publication, and to acknowledge all such indebtedness accurately. Any errors and omissions called to the publisher’s attention will be corrected in future printings.

With the exception of stylistic changes to improve clarity and to regularize spelling and punctuation, all texts are printed as they were originally published.

Design: IN-FO.CO

Typesetting: Garet Markvoort, zijn digital

Copy editing: Amy Ching-Yan Lam, Edwin Janzen

Index: François Trahan

Image research: Charles Gonsalves, Boris Nonveiller

Front cover image: Père Lachaise Cemetery, photo Ken Lum

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First English edition published in 2020

978-1-988111-00-1 | Paper

978-1-988111-02-5 | E-book

Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Title: Everything is relevant : writings on art and life 1991–2018 / Ken Lum.

Other titles: Works. Selections

Names: Lum, Ken, 1956– author.

Description: Series statement: Text/context : writings by Canadian artists | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: Canadiana (print) 20190182105 | Canadiana (ebook) 20190182113 | ISBN 9781988111001 (softcover) | ISBN 9781988111025 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Lum, Ken, 1956– | LCSH: Artists—Canada. | LCSH: Artists—Canada—Biography. | LCSH: Art, Canadian—21st century. | LCSH: Art, Modern—21st century.

Classification: LCC N6549.L86 A35 2020 | DDC 709.2—dc23

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