The MIT List Visual Arts Center has produced the catalogue 'They Come to Us without a Word'. Designed in close collaboration with Jonas herself, the book features an extensive collection of images selected by the artist, including stills, drawings and photographs. Also included is a foreword by Paul C. Ha (Director, List Visual Arts Center); essays by Ann Reynolds and Marina Warner; a major new text by Jonas; and an interview with the artist by Ingrid Schaffner.

Joan Jonas (New York, 1936) is a pioneering figure in video art and performance and an acclaimed multimedia artist whose work encompasses video, performance, installation, sound, text, and drawing.

A central figure in performance art in the late 1960s, her artistic practice was instrumental in the development of many contemporary art genres, from performance and video to conceptual art and theater, and she is now considered one of the most influential voices in contemporary art, particularly for new generations of artists.