Selected
Reading Lists

The following reading list was created on occasion of the lunchtime talk On Our Table: Magic(k)al Practices held at Stuart Hall Library, 17 October 2024, which features material from the Library collection that feature the use and practice of spirituality, magic, mythologies, and witchcraft in art practices to navigate issues related to othering, racism, bigotry, and more.

The following reading list was created on occasion of the lunchtime talk On Our Table: Connecting with the Land held at Stuart Hall Library, 12 September 2024, which features material from the Library collection that champion and highlight indigenous artists from across the globe; document climate activism and our relationship with land and nature; explore ecological art practices; and how these tie in with the various decolonial struggles that many people continue to face today.

The following reading list was created on occasion of the lunchtime talk On Our Table: Global Resiliences held at Stuart Hall Library, 3 July 2024, and spotlights books and zines from the library that explore and practice resilience, advocacy, and documentation of liberation struggles across the globe.

A reading list designed for younger readers aged 16 and under.

The following reading list was created on occasion of the lunchtime talk On Our Table: Art Pedagogy held at Stuart Hall Library, 14 March 2024, and spotlights materials from the library and archive, examining how books and resources can act as aids for educational practices and artistic expression.

The following reading list was created in association with Creative Mapping: Design and Architecture Lab, as part of the programmes related to Materials Speak: an exhibition of works by Dharma Taylor. Creative Mapping was held at Stuart Hall Library, 9 March 2024.

The following reading list was created in association with Materials Speak: an exhibition of works by Dharma Taylor held at Stuart Hall Library, 25 January – 26 April 2024. The selection of resources from the library collections explore themes of personal memory and narrative building through objects, with a particular focus on textiles.

The following bibliography is a list of resources held in the Veil Archive used in the research towards the realisation of the Veil Exhibition (2001-2003) and Publication Veiling, Representation and Contemporary Art. This list was created by volunteer Yasmin Smith in November 2021.

Reading list for curator Hanru Hou

This bibliography provides a list of materials around the development of the Internet and its ramifications for art, culture, and identity. Exploring the art produced at the turn of the century from artists of colour in the emerging fields of new media and net art and how it dealt with the uncertainty of online space. This reading list was prepared by Stephen Weller, Stuart Hall Library volunteer.

This reading list was created by Luca Campione for the interactive talk ‘Representation of Identities in South African Photography’ held at Iniva in July 2019.

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This bibliography provides a list of related resources in the Stuart Hall library supporting the exhibition Donald Rodney: In Retrospect.

The selection of resources focuses on Donald Rodney’s past work and includes a number of solo and group exhibition catalogues. The resources also include journal articles as well as relevant contextual materials regarding black visual culture in Britain.

The attached bibliography provides a list of resources available in the Stuart Hall Library supporting The Kingdom of the Blind exhibition.

The materials available in the library include monographs and group exhibition catalogues, as well as a range of audio visual materials and journal articles. The selected bibliography encompasses Hew Locke’s previous works and exhibitions providing contextual resources and related images.

Please find attached a PDF of selected relevant items available at the Stuart Hall Library, Iniva.

The attached bibliography provides supporting materials in relation to Oscar Muñoz’ Mirror Image. The resources listed not only provide solo and group exhibition catalogues featuring Oscar Muñoz, but also provide contextual resources such as books and exhibition catalogues that explore Colombian visual arts.

How and why are contemporary artists from around the world opening up the concept of mapping? The ongoing Creative Mapping project explores the potential of new cartographic languages, deepening our understanding of identity, place and power to reflect on the multiple spaces we inhabit – our selves, our bodies, our communities, our cities, our nations, our earth.

View or download a list of resources from Iniva’s library related to mapping by clicking on the link below.

The attached bibliography from the Stuart Hall Library supports Iniva’s dynamic and thought provoking exhibition exploring economic and information exchange in contemporary Cuba. The selection of mainly printed materials includes exhibition catalogue for the artists and art work appearing in the States of Exchanges: Artists from Cuba exhibition – Ivan Capote, Yoan Capote, Jeannette Chavez, Diana Fonseca, Wilfredo Prieto and Lazaro Saavedra. Additional contextual material – group exhibition catalogues, monographs, ephemera and dvds – also reflects the diverse influences on Cuban art and it roots in Africa and Latin America. The Stuart Hall Library welcomes suggestions concerning additions to our stock.

The bibliography is drawn from Iniva’s Stuart Hall Library at Rivington Place.

The attached bibliography covers the exploration of black female representation and can be used as a jumping off point for further exploring issues raised by Philomena Francis’ molasses III.

Commissioned for Rivington Place, molasses III has been created using piped black treacle and continues Francis’ enquiry around the black female body, its contemporary representation and relationship to colonial history.

Philomena Francis’ work arouses questions about identity and in particular explores the complexity of viewing the black female body.

The bibliography is drawn from Iniva’s Stuart Hall Library at Rivington Place.

This bibliography provides a list of related resources in the Stuart Hall Library supporting AUTOGRAPH ABP’s exhibition Santu Mofokeng showing at Rivington Place, January 14 to February 28 2009.

The selection of resources includes Mofokeng’s solo exhibition catalogues; a number group exhibition catalogues which feature Mofokeng’s work and journal articles by and about Santu Mofokeng.

Related readings for the Symposium organised by Christine Checinska and Iniva at Rivington Place, 30 April 2009.

Iniva’s Library & Information team have researched and produced a bibliography of selected materials to support Iniva’s Autumn programme at Rivington Place.

Iniva’s Library & Information team have researched and produced a bibliography of selected materials to support Progress Reports: art in an era of diversity.

Iniva’s Library & Information team have researched and produced a bibliography of selected materials to support the exhibition Whose Map.