Sunday Read #1 with Index Teen Advisory Board

What stories shape the art world, and who gets to tell them?
How can writing challenge power, rewrite norms, or make space for what’s missing?
What happens when we talk about art in our own words?

Sunday Read is a monthly gathering for anyone aged 16–21 who wants to read, think, and talk about contemporary art together.

Each session, we’ll explore different kinds of art-related texts, from poems and short stories to exhibition texts, artists’ writings, and something called art theory. Don’t worry if that sounds unfamiliar! Art theory just means thinking and writing about art: how it works, what it means, and why it matters.

You don’t need to know anything beforehand. Just bring your curiosity, your thoughts, and an openness to listen and share.

Free and open to anyone aged 16–21

Upcoming Schedule:

May 18 – Sunday Read #1
Johnny Chang & Louise Nassiri, “Floating in the White Sea: A Foray Into the Contemporary Art Institution” (2018)

June 29 – Sunday Read #2
Ursula K. Le Guin, “The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction” (1986)

July 27 – Sunday Read #3
Susan Sontag, “On Plato’s Cave,” from On Photography (1973)

August 24 – Sunday Read #4
Hito Steyerl, “In Defence of the Poor Image” (2009)

September 28 – Sunday Read #5
Audre Lorde, “The Transformation of Silence Into Language and Action,” from The Cancer Journals (1980)

October 19 – Sunday Read #6
Kathy Acker, “Language of the Body” (1993)

Graphics by Michaela Yarmol-Matusiak and Index