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I’ve been wanting to make more time for reading, and for talking about what I read with other people. So I’m thinking of starting a monthly 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲 (online and in English).
The idea is simple: once a month, a small group of us meets to talk about a book. I’m hoping it’ll bring together people working in art, curating, anthropology, visual culture, or somewhere in between. We’d talk about what struck us, what we didn’t get, where we disagree, and how any of it connects to our own work.
It’s not meant to be academic or formal. You don’t need to have finished the book or have something clever to say. I just want a 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘹𝘦𝘥 space to think out loud together.
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙤𝙛𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚. No fees, no membership.
A few books I’ve been thinking about:
☁︎ Tim Ingold, Making: Anthropology, Archaeology, Art and Architecture
☁︎ Alfred Gell, Art and Agency: An Anthropological Theory
☁︎ Tim Ingold, Lines: A Brief History
That’s just a start. I’d really like the list to grow from what other people want to read.
𝘞𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨? 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦?
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