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Reading at the (Art)Table
NOCAL| Reading at the (Art)Table: Northern California’s Art Book Club
To be revealed on registration CA, United StatesImage: Alice Neel in 1944. Credit Sam Brody; courtesy of David Zwirner, New York Join ArtTable Northern California chapter for conversation and a potluck brunch as we return from a summer break and discuss our seventh book: Alice Neel: The Art of Not Sitting Pretty by Phoebe Hoban.
NOCAL | Reading at the (Art)Table
Click here to register! Join ArtTable Northern California for a December Reading at the (Art)Table. This month we will be reading Jenny Odell's How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy. ArtTable NoCal is delighted to have Jenny Odell join this month's event. ABOUT HOW TO DO NOTHING “A complex, smart and ambitious book that at […]
NOCAL | Reading at the (Art)Table
To be provided upon registrationClick here to Register! Join ArtTable's Northern California Chapter for our book club, Reading at the (Art)Table. For this session, we will be reading "Marcel Duchamp and the Art of Life "by Jacquelynn Baas. Please Join Us for Our Discussion and Brunch! Wishing You All a New Year of New Books, New Ideas, and New […]
VIRTUAL | Reading at the (Art)Table
Berkeley location to be provided on registrationImage: As Radical As Mother As Salad As Shelter: What Should Art Institutions Do Now? In response to our current state of distance, ArtTable is shifting programming online where we can. This event will take place as a live conversation! Registration is required. We hope to see you there! How to take part! Register for […]
VIRTUAL | Reading at the (Art)Table
Image: Recollections of My Nonexistence by Rebecca Solnit How to take part! Register for this event here Following registration you will receive call-in information in the form of a ZOOM link Before joining a Zoom meeting on a computer or mobile device, you can download the Zoom app from the Download Center and select the “Zoom Client for […]
VIRTUAL | Reading at the (Art)Table
Image: Everything She Touched: The Life of Ruth Asawa How to take part! Register for this event here Following registration you will receive call-in information in the form of a ZOOM link Before joining a Zoom meeting on a computer or mobile device, you can download the Zoom app from the Download Center and select the “Zoom Client […]
VIRTUAL | Reading at the (Art)Table
How to take part! Register for this event here Following registration you will receive call-in information in the form of a ZOOM link Before joining a Zoom meeting on a computer or mobile device, you can download the Zoom app from the Download Center and select the “Zoom Client for Meetings” option. Alternatively, you will be prompted to download […]
VIRTUAL | Reading at the (Art)Table
11 AM PDT/ 1 PM CDT/ 2 PM EDT How to take part! Register for this event here Following registration you will receive call-in information in the form of a ZOOM link Before joining a Zoom meeting on a computer or mobile device, you can download the Zoom app from the Download Center and select the “Zoom Client […]
Virtual | Reading at the (Art)Table
2pm ET | 1pm CT | 11am PT Reading at the (Art)Table is ArtTable's Northern California chapter book club that has gone virtual to stay connected during the pandemic. We engage in conversations about art, culture, criticism, and contemporary challenges. For this session, will be reading and discussing "Video Art -- The First Fifty Years" […]
Virtual | Reading at the (Art)Table – ‘Just Us: An American Conversation,’ by Claudia Rankine
2pm ET | 1pm CT | 11am PT Join the Northern California Chapter's Reading at the (Art)Table book group for a discussion of our latest book selection, "Just Us: An American Conversation," by Claudia Rankine. With essays, poems, and images, Just Us is an invitation to discover what it takes to stay in the room […]
Virtual | Reading at the (Art)Table – ‘Consuming Stories: Kara Walker’ by Rebecca Peabody
Zoom2pm ET | 1pm CT | 11am PT Join us for Reading at the (Art)Table as we delve into the new selection, "Consuming Stories: Kara Walker and the Imagining of American Race," by Rebecca Peabody. Peabody uses the work of contemporary American artist Kara Walker to investigate a range of popular storytelling traditions with roots […]
Virtual | Reading at the (Art)Table – ‘The Free World: Art & Culture in the Cold War’ – Louis Menand
Zoom2pm ET | 1pm CT | 11am PT Join Reading at the (Art)Table as we delve into 'The Free World: Art and Culture in the Cold War" by Louis Menand, hosted by ArtTable's Northern California chapter. This deep and detailed history shines a light on the art and culture of the period from WWII through the […]
Virtual | Reading at the (Art)Table – ‘Culture Strike: Art & Museums in the Age of Protest’ by Laura Raicovich
Zoom11am PT / 12pm MT / 1pm CT / 2pm ET Join us in reading "Culture Strike - Art and Museums in an Age of Protest" by Laura Raicovich and lend your voice to the discussion that promises to be lively and engaging! This program is for ArtTable members only. Not a member? Join today! […]
Virtual | Reading at the (Art)Table – ‘We Flew Over the Bridge: The Memoirs of Faith Ringgold’
Zoom11am PT / 12pm MT / 1pm CT / 2pm ET Join us on Sunday, January 9 at 11am PT/2pm ET for our next Reading at the (Art)Table program, where we will be discussing "We Flew Over the Bridge: The Memoirs of Faith Ringgold." We look forward to having a lively discussion! In "We Flew […]
Virtual | Reading at the (Art)Table – ‘Edith Heath: Philosophies’
Zoom11am PT / 12pm MT / 1pm CT / 2pm ET Join us on Sunday, March 13 at 11am PT/2pm ET for our next Reading at the (Art)Table program, where we will be discussing "Edith Heath: Philosophies." Trailblazer. Rebel. Revolutionary. Discover the story of Edith Heath, founder and designer of Heath Ceramics. Heath transformed the […]
Virtual | Reading at the (Art)Table – ‘The Loft Generation,’ by Edith Schloss
11am PT / 12pm MT / 1pm CT / 2pm ET
All ArtTable members are welcome to join the Northern California chapter for the next Reading at the (Art)Table program, where we will be discussing Edith Schloss' memoir, 'The Loft Generation: From the De Koonings to Twombly Portraits and Sketches 1942 — 2011.'
Berkeley, CA | Reading at the (Art)Table: YIELD – The Journal of an Artist, by Anne Truitt
Gilman Grill in Berkeley 1300 4th street, Berkeley, California, United StatesJoin us for our next Reading at the (Art)Table program, where we will be having a lively discussion of Anne Truitt's book, "Yield -- The Journal of an Artist.".
Berkeley, CA | Reading at the (Art)Table – “Latinx: Artists, Markets, and Politics” by Arlene Dávila
Gilman Grill in Berkeley 1300 4th street, Berkeley, California, United StatesIn Latinx Art Arlene Dávila draws on numerous interviews with artists, dealers, and curators to explore the problem of visualizing Latinx art and artists. Providing an inside and critical look of the global contemporary art market, Dávila's book is at once an introduction to contemporary Latinx art and a call to decolonize the art worlds and practices that erase and whitewash Latinx artists.
Berkeley, CA | Reading at the (Art)Table – “Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect” by Victoria Kastner
Berkeley City Club 2315 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, California, United StatesThis new biography - featuring over 150 archival images and full-color photographs printed throughout - introduces Julia Morgan as both a pioneering architect and a captivating individual.
Berkeley, CA | Reading at the (Art)Table – “Maria Lassnig—The Biography” by Natalie Lettner
Gillman Grill 1300 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CaliforniaThis new biography - featuring over 150 archival images and full-color photographs printed throughout - introduces Julia Morgan as both a pioneering architect and a captivating individual.
Berkeley, CA | Reading at the (Art)Table: “Also a Poet” by Ada Calhoun
Gilman Grill 1300 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CaliforniaJoin Northern California Chapter members for Reading at the (Art)Table as we discuss "Also a Poet" by Ada Calhoun. Explore the memories, musings, and stories of Frank O'Hara, Peter Schjeldahl— the author's father—and writer, Ada Calhoun.
Berkeley, CA | Reading at the (Art)Table: “The Surreal Life of Leonora Carrington”
Gilman Grill 1300 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CaliforniaThe Northern California Chapter's book club, Reading at the (Art)Table, will meet to discuss The Surreal Life of Leonora Carrington by Joanna Moorhead. We hope you can join us at brunch for lively conversation and a view of this extraordinary life in art and world history!
Berkeley, CA | Reading at the (Art)Table: Kathan Brown “Know That You Are Lucky”
Gilman Grill 1300 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CaliforniaJoin Reading at the (Art)Table for a discussion of "Know That You Are Lucky" by Kathan Brown. From Europe to the United States, this memoir of fifty years of printmaking reveals the cross-pollination that includes East Coast / West Coast, Northern California / Southern, as well as the collaborative influence of Japan.
Berkeley, CA | Reading at the (Art)Table: Katy Hessel “The Story of Art Without Men”
Gilman Grill in Berkeley 1300 4th street, Berkeley, California, United StatesJoin the Northern California Chapter in Reading at the (Art)Table as we move through the centuries of "The Story of Art Without Men" by Katy Hessel. Here is an opportunity to marvel at art in every shape and form by women who wielded brush, hammer, and fire across continents and conventions to pursue their art.
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