{"product_id":"book-art-the-loneliest-monk","title":"Book + Art | The Loneliest Monk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLimited seating. Reservation required.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn Evening with poet Richard Chess and artist Tobi Kahn Join us for a rich interdisciplinary conversation featuring local, award-winning poet Rick Chess and New York based, abstract painter Tobi Kahn. This special event explores the deep creative dialogue between the literary and visual arts, anchored by Kahn’s painting “NOAPHA II” which serves as the cover art for Chess’s recently published fifth poetry collection,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003e Loneliest Monk \u003c\/i\u003e(Orison Books 2026). Kahn will show images of and discuss some of his work and Chess will read and discuss some of the poems from The Loneliest Monk. Then they will engage in a conversation with each other about their work. Richard Chess’s other collections of poetry, include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove Nailed to the Doorpos\u003c\/em\u003et,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThird Temple\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eChair in the Desert\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTekiah\u003c\/em\u003e. He is professor emeritus from University of North Carolina Asheville (UNCA), where, for 30 years, he directed UNCA’s Center for Jewish Studies. Tobi Kahn is a painter and sculptor whose art has been shown in more than 70 solo museum exhibitions. He is currently working on a solo survey exhibition,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTobi Kahn: Quest for the Essence\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat will open in the Fall of 2026 at the Boca Raton Museum of Art in Florida. Use this link to pre-order:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca title=\"https:\/\/www.orisonbooks.com\/product-page\/the-loneliest-monk-poems-by-richard-chess\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orisonbooks.com\/product-page\/the-loneliest-monk-poems-by-richard-chess\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Loneliest Monk\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eThis event is generously sponsored by Robert Deutsch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Asheville Art Museum Store","offers":[{"title":"Non-member Adult","offer_id":41513531441210,"sku":"2774392","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Non-member Student","offer_id":41513531473978,"sku":"2774393","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Non-member Senior","offer_id":41513531506746,"sku":"2774394","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Non-member Buncombe County Adult","offer_id":41513531539514,"sku":"2774395","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Non-member Buncombe County Student","offer_id":41513531572282,"sku":"2774396","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Non-member Buncombe County Senior","offer_id":41513531605050,"sku":"2774397","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Museum Member","offer_id":41513531637818,"sku":"2774398","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1280\/3951\/files\/The-Loneliest-Monk_1.jpg?v=1783620391","url":"https:\/\/shop.ashevilleart.org\/products\/book-art-the-loneliest-monk","provider":"Asheville Art Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}