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Kolektivní čtení s kroužkem intersekce: Více než knihovny | Bienále Ve věci umění 2026
Collective Reading with the Intersection Circle: More Than Libraries | Biennale In the Matter of Art 2026
Event by: Biennale Ve věci umění / Matter of Art, tranzit.cz
Location: National Gallery Prague – Trade Fair Palace, Dukelských hrdinů 47, Praha 7
Discussions and lectures
About event
[Scroll down for English] We invite you to a collective reading with an intersection circle facilitated by Elias Bárczay Mahovská with the title "More than books: The social capital of libraries"
📍Tent in the Great Hall of the Trade Fair Palace
Language accessibility: The text in English will be in Czech
Free entry
What are libraries in our world? And why do people still go there, often not only for books? The library was never just a place to borrow books. It is a meeting place, a refuge from loneliness, a place of learning, rest and informal care. It is one of the so-called third places, or spaces between home and work, which allow the emergence of relationships, trust and a sense of belonging. What forms of support, care and civic life take place in libraries? And what would happen if these spaces disappeared? The goal of shared reading is to look at the library not only as an institution, but as a public asset. A place that helps hold together a divided society.
We read selected passages from the books:
✦ Beyond Books: How Public Libraries are a Crucial Form of Social Infrastructure, Rachel Carolyn Bindman (2024)
✦ Social Infrastructuring in Public Libraries: Librarians’ Continuous Care in Everyday Library Practice, Eckerdal et al. (2024)
ℹ️ More information / link to the book:
What are libraries in our world? And why do people still visit them, often for more than just books? A library has never been just a place to borrow books. It is a space for gathering, a refuge from loneliness, a place for learning, relaxation, and informal care. It belongs to the category of so-called "third places"—spaces between home and work that foster relationships, trust, and a sense of belonging. What forms of support, care, and civic life take place in libraries? And what would happen if these spaces were to disappear? The goal of this group reading is to view the library not only as an institution but as a public good—a place that helps hold a divided society together.
📍The Tent
Language accessibility: The text is in English; the facilitation will happen in Czech
Free entry
Reading selected chapters from:
✦ Beyond Books: How Public Libraries are a Crucial Form of Social Infrastructure, Rachel Carolyn Bindman (2024)
✦ Social Infrastructuring in Public Libraries: Librarians’ Continuous Care in Everyday Library Practice, Eckerdal et al. (2024)
ℹ️ info & link to download the book:
https://matterof.art/events/collective-reading-with-krouzek-intersekce-more-than-books-the-social-capital-of-libraries)
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Biennale Matters 2026
/ Matter Biennale of Art 2026
12. 6 - 13 September 2026
www.instagram.com/biennale.matterof.art
www.matterof.art
ART / ARTISTS
AntiGonna, Noor Abed, Szymon Adamczak, Željka Aleksić, Gleb Amankulov, David Apakidze, Yana Bachynska / Jan Bačynsjkyj, Jürgen Baldiga, Leila Basma & Zaher Jureidini, Rufina Bazlova / Stitch It Collective, Ștefan Bertalan, Cezary Bodzianowski, Tina Bxtq, Michal Durda / Room temperature, Jan Durina, Fůd, GALAS (Галас), Hana Garová, Ladislava Gažiová, Davyd Chychkan, Nosrat Karimi, Seba Kayan, Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven, Adrián Kriška, Běla Kolářová, circle of intersection, Isadora Neves Marques, Nadia Markiewicz, Zoi Michailova, Shabu Mwangi, Aron Neubert, Aliza Orlan, Bronislava Orlická & Zuzana Smrkovská, Taring Padi, Cezary Poniatowski, Publik Universal Frxnd, Margaret Raspé, Nour Shantout, Shella Radio, Alex Sihelsk*, Felipe Steinberg, StonyTellers, Alina Sokolova, Fedir Tetyanych, Huda Takriti, Liliana Zeic, Jiří Žák
VENUES
National Gallery Prague – Trade Fair Palace
/ National Gallery Prague – Trade Fair Palace
Dukelských hrdinů 47
170 00 Praha
GAMPA – City Gallery Pardubice
Automatic mills 1962
530 03 Pardubice. and St. Petersburg collective. tranzit.cz is part of the tranzit.org network, whose main partner is the ERSTE foundation. / The biennale is organized by the nonprofit initiative for contemporary art tranzit.cz in cooperation with the National Gallery Prague, the City Gallery Pardubice (GAMPA), and Petrohradská kolektiv. tranzit.cz is part of the tranzit.org network. The main partner of tranzit.org is ERSTE Foundation
📍Tent in the Great Hall of the Trade Fair Palace
Language accessibility: The text in English will be in Czech
Free entry
What are libraries in our world? And why do people still go there, often not only for books? The library was never just a place to borrow books. It is a meeting place, a refuge from loneliness, a place of learning, rest and informal care. It is one of the so-called third places, or spaces between home and work, which allow the emergence of relationships, trust and a sense of belonging. What forms of support, care and civic life take place in libraries? And what would happen if these spaces disappeared? The goal of shared reading is to look at the library not only as an institution, but as a public asset. A place that helps hold together a divided society.
We read selected passages from the books:
✦ Beyond Books: How Public Libraries are a Crucial Form of Social Infrastructure, Rachel Carolyn Bindman (2024)
✦ Social Infrastructuring in Public Libraries: Librarians’ Continuous Care in Everyday Library Practice, Eckerdal et al. (2024)
ℹ️ More information / link to the book:
What are libraries in our world? And why do people still visit them, often for more than just books? A library has never been just a place to borrow books. It is a space for gathering, a refuge from loneliness, a place for learning, relaxation, and informal care. It belongs to the category of so-called "third places"—spaces between home and work that foster relationships, trust, and a sense of belonging. What forms of support, care, and civic life take place in libraries? And what would happen if these spaces were to disappear? The goal of this group reading is to view the library not only as an institution but as a public good—a place that helps hold a divided society together.
📍The Tent
Language accessibility: The text is in English; the facilitation will happen in Czech
Free entry
Reading selected chapters from:
✦ Beyond Books: How Public Libraries are a Crucial Form of Social Infrastructure, Rachel Carolyn Bindman (2024)
✦ Social Infrastructuring in Public Libraries: Librarians’ Continuous Care in Everyday Library Practice, Eckerdal et al. (2024)
ℹ️ info & link to download the book:
https://matterof.art/events/collective-reading-with-krouzek-intersekce-more-than-books-the-social-capital-of-libraries)
—
Biennale Matters 2026
/ Matter Biennale of Art 2026
12. 6 - 13 September 2026
www.instagram.com/biennale.matterof.art
www.matterof.art
ART / ARTISTS
AntiGonna, Noor Abed, Szymon Adamczak, Željka Aleksić, Gleb Amankulov, David Apakidze, Yana Bachynska / Jan Bačynsjkyj, Jürgen Baldiga, Leila Basma & Zaher Jureidini, Rufina Bazlova / Stitch It Collective, Ștefan Bertalan, Cezary Bodzianowski, Tina Bxtq, Michal Durda / Room temperature, Jan Durina, Fůd, GALAS (Галас), Hana Garová, Ladislava Gažiová, Davyd Chychkan, Nosrat Karimi, Seba Kayan, Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven, Adrián Kriška, Běla Kolářová, circle of intersection, Isadora Neves Marques, Nadia Markiewicz, Zoi Michailova, Shabu Mwangi, Aron Neubert, Aliza Orlan, Bronislava Orlická & Zuzana Smrkovská, Taring Padi, Cezary Poniatowski, Publik Universal Frxnd, Margaret Raspé, Nour Shantout, Shella Radio, Alex Sihelsk*, Felipe Steinberg, StonyTellers, Alina Sokolova, Fedir Tetyanych, Huda Takriti, Liliana Zeic, Jiří Žák
VENUES
National Gallery Prague – Trade Fair Palace
/ National Gallery Prague – Trade Fair Palace
Dukelských hrdinů 47
170 00 Praha
GAMPA – City Gallery Pardubice
Automatic mills 1962
530 03 Pardubice. and St. Petersburg collective. tranzit.cz is part of the tranzit.org network, whose main partner is the ERSTE foundation. / The biennale is organized by the nonprofit initiative for contemporary art tranzit.cz in cooperation with the National Gallery Prague, the City Gallery Pardubice (GAMPA), and Petrohradská kolektiv. tranzit.cz is part of the tranzit.org network. The main partner of tranzit.org is ERSTE Foundation