January 5 Readings

The study group continues to be fun and useful. So great to have a space to talk about art and art making in a way we don't often get to. If you haven't been before, please know you're always welcome. And you have been before, welcome back.


Date: January 5th - 6:30pm
Place: Dancemakers and the Centre for Creation
Articles: The Emancipated Spectator - Jacques Ranciere            
Enter the Dragon: On the Vernacular of Beauty - Dave Hickey 


Both are available on aaaarg by following the links, or at the Dancemakers office (We're closed after the 22nd and reopen the 4th.) Some background on the Mapplethorpe controversy is here, and the Introduction to the Hickey book is here. Neither are necessary, but if you find them useful, it's nice to have them.

New format (thanks to Leora for the suggestion)
In an effort to keep discussions going and to allow for some more thinking time, we're changing up the structure a bit.We'll split the session up so the first half is about last months reading and the second half is about a new reading, which in turn will be discussed at the beginning of the following month.
For example:


On January 5th we will spend the first half talking about the December articles, with special attention to The Emancipated Spectator, because we didn't spend much time on it. Rough notes on the session are on the Thinking Out Loud blog.Then we'll start discussing Dave Hickey's Enter the Dragon: On the Vernacular of Beauty
Then in February, we'll come back to Hickey and then start the new one.


We hope this format will allow for added reflection and a deeper conversation into each reading. We're also going to experiment with only one article per session to keep the discussion focused and the reading load lighter.
Also, anyone is able to join the conversation who haven't been before - while we will build on the conversation for the previous time, we'll make sure to include newcomers. 


And this format makes the blog more useful we hope. The notes from last time are up  - please comment, question or add tangents in comments section. We want the blog to be a space for conversations to continue and happen between sessions.

ok, I think that's all.
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