Bookshop Situation Series: Release of More

Welcome to the release of More, a publication by Tal Gilad and edited by Anne Klontz.

More is a continuation of a story about desire. It revolves around a power imbalance between two female art professionals in Stockholm. The story begins when one of the key players in the local art scene moves abroad after failing to secure the coveted director position of a major museum. The narrator, heartbroken over this departure, shares a series of short anecdotal stories that reflect her near-all-consuming infatuation with the person.
The text delves into themes of Jewish identity, status anxiety, and Swedish social norms and combines institutional critique, lesbian erotica, and free-verse poetry. More is the second book in a series following In Like a Lioness Out Like a Lioness (2022). It was written in 2023, edited, and printed in late 2024 and is currently available in limited copies. The book will be available in green and red versions offering different hidden texts highlighted in color.

17:00- Welcome
17:30- Introduction with editor Anne Klontz
18:00- A semi-spontaneous reading circle of More
18:45- Q & A
19:00- Mingle and drinks

More is an independently self-published project, the symbolic price of the publication helps to cover print costs.

Tal Gilad is a Stockholm-based writer and independent curator. Her educational background is in fine arts, curatorial studies and collective practices, is a CuratorLab alumna (Konstfack 2019-20). And has worked in and with institutions such as The Digital Art Lab, Tensta Konsthall, The Nordic Art Association (NKF), The Visible, The Luleå Biennial, Supermarket Independent Art Fair and Swedish Curators’ Association.

The Bookshop Situation Series at Index is based on events to present books, magazines, records and other artistic formats. The bookshop situation is a way to test content, to share it, to distribute it, offering situations to be part of a community of experimental producers and users.