The symposium asks what is the role of art writing and publishing and the processes of mediating, distributing, and reading as an act of repair or resistance, to create spaces of non-violent encounter of thought and creation when public spaces for culture are at threat.
Publishing as an act of community, of social connection and discussion. If we think of the book of more than the repository and a propagator, but as a set of relations, we can start to unpack our understanding of what it means to have a containing framework for knowledge, ideas, informations, and imaginations, and what it means to disseminate that, to publish it into the world – whether in print, digitally, or through a blended medium where semi-public arenas such as museums, libraries and universities can extend the knowledge production and dissemination.
We want to debrief these models because our interest is not just with the object, it’s in the interactions, the ways in which stories are told and to explore fluidities between the physical, printed space, the digital space and the environment in which that interaction is taking place.
Calling the conversation 'ecologies' announced our intention to map and explore the landscape of the publishing lifecycle (which encompasses author, designer, publishing and distribution) and advocate for interdisciplinary approaches towards publishing as an act of making something public, particularly where the freedom of the written word cannot be taken for granted.
PROGRAM
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- 4–4:45 pm: Opening address: 'Publishing as a practice of strengthening parallel narratives' by Yvette Mutumba
In her opening remarks Mutumba will discuss her practice which is led by questions such as: How can arts publishing move beyond hierarchical subjectivities and power dynamics? What can be the ideas and methods that reflect as much as mediate the complexity of art histories and current debates in an accessible way and with the aim to define parallel narratives in a broad cultural discourse?
Yvette Mutumba is co-founder and artistic director of the platform 'Contemporary And' (C&). She is curator-at-large at Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam and lectures at the Institute of Art in Context at the University of Arts, Berlin. Mutumba was part of the curatorial team of the 10th Berlin Biennale (2018) and Guest Professor for Global Discourses at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne (2017–2018). From 2012 to 2016 she was curator at the Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt a. M. She studied art history at Free University Berlin and holds a PhD from Birkbeck, University of London.
- 4:45–6 pm: Panel: 'How publishing platforms are grounded as communities of knowledge?'
How can publishing projects and programmes open up spaces to broader audiences, voices and participants to make parallel narratives emerge within a hegemonic cultural discourse? How do different semi-public spaces such as libraries, museums, universities connect to published discourses, articles, essays, printed matter act as a matter of relay? with Sinziana Ravini & Fredrik Svensk/Paletten, Marti Manen/Index, Paul O’Neill/Publics, and Eva Weinmayr/HDK-Valand. Moderator: Sara Buraya Boned.
- 6:15–7:30 pm: Panel: 'How the concept of repair can be applied to publishing practices?'
Language is crucial when it comes to caring, repairing and healing. Which vocabularies do we use to communicate our wounds? What are the possibilities and confines for repair in publishing practices? with Maryam Fanni (MMS/HDK-Valand), Jonatan Habib-Enqvist/Ord&Bild, Sezgin Boynik/Rab-Rab Press, and Milena Khomchenko. Moderator: Hiuwai Chu.
- 7:30–7:45 pm: Respondent and final remarks by Anna–Sophie Springer (K. Verlag).
Reserve your spot by contacting
anna.granqvist [a] internationaleonline.org
The programme is part of 'Ecologies of Art Publishing' October 12–14, 2022, a series of public events hosted by L’Internationale Online and HDK-Valand, and marks the launch of the book 'Climate: Our Right to Breathe'. See previous event with Performances, Talks and Opening by L’Internationale Online at Gothenburg City Library on October 12: www.facebook.com/events/604896834704779
