3,14 READ is Kunsthall 3,14's reading suggestions parallel to our exhibition program.
A diverse list of literature on the topic relevant to the themes explored by our artists.
El Libertador: Writings of Simon Bolivar, 2003
By Simón Bolívar (Author), David Bushnell (Editor), Fred Fornoff (Translator)
General Simón Bolívar (1783-1830) was the leading hero of the Latin American independence movement and now during this exhibition the central historical reference point in the work of Alexander Apóstol which is presented in the vault. Kunsth3,14 points to this book, if you like to know more about Simón Bolívar and his victories over Spain and how he won independence for Bolivia, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Although Bolívar never prepared a systematic treatise, his essays, proclamations, and letters constitute some of the most eloquent writing in the history of Latin America. The "Cartagena Letter," the "Jamaica Letter," and the "Angostura Address," are widely cited and reprinted.
Common Space: The City as Commons, 2016
By Associate Professor Stavros Stavrides (Author), Massimo De Angelis (Editor and Foreword)
This suggested book is central to the work of Brandon Labelle. In this book activist and architect Stavros Stavrides calls for us to conceive of space-as-commons. He takes the reader through a fascinating, global examination of social housing, self-built urban settlements, street trade and art, occupied space, liberated space and graffiti, Stavrides carefully shows how spaces for commoning are created. Moreover, he explores the connections between processes of spatial transformation and the formation of politicised subjects to reveal the hidden emancipatory potential of contemporary, metropolitan life.
Party Studies: Home Gatherings, Flat Events, Festive Pedagogy and Refiguring the Hangover, 2021
By Brandon LaBelle (Editor), Víctor Aguado (Editor), Ramón del Buey (Editor), Octavio Camargo (Contributor), Miguel Ballarín (Contributor), István Jávor (Contributor), András Kovác (Contributor), Julia Morandeira (Contributor), Lucia Udvardyova (Contributor)
The party as a model for new forms of togetherness, with examples from communist Hungary and Spain. From social get-togethers to scenes of delirium, this publication aims to unpack the party as a complex, vertiginous construct that provides a dynamic view of questions of community. If the party functions as an intensification of togetherness, what lessons might it provide in negotiating a given social order.
Joyful Militancy, 2017
By Carla Bergman (Author); Nick Montgomery (Author)
There is no better time to suggest this book than just now. Building Thriving Resistance in Toxic Times, The book investigates how fear, self-righteousness, and moralism infiltrate and take root within liberation movements, what to do about them, and ultimately how tenderness and vulnerability can thrive alongside fierce militant commitment. Why do radical movements and spaces sometimes feel laden with fear, anxiety, suspicion, self-righteousness, and competition? Montgomery and Bergman call this phenomenon rigid radicalism: congealed and toxic ways of relating that have seeped into social movements, posing as the “correct” way of being radical. In conversation with organizers and intellectuals from a wide variety of political currents, the authors explore how rigid radicalism smuggles itself into radical spaces, and how it is being undone. Interviewees include Silvia Federici, adrienne maree brown, Marina Sitrin, Gustavo Esteva, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Walidah Imarisha, Margaret Killjoy, Glen Coulthard, Richard Day, and more.