August Book Club: Performance + Participation
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In conjunction with "New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations," the MFA is proud to introduce Book + Belonging, a four-part book club that encourages participants to ponder the widely held ideas of the “anonymous African artist” and assumptions that masquerade is an unchanging, static art form solely rooted in the distant past.
This month’s book club pick, "Open Water," is a stunning first novel by literary virtuoso and finalist for the BBC Short Story Award, Caleb Azumah Nelson. In a crowded London pub, two young fall in love. Both are Black British, both are artists, and both are trying to make their mark in a world that by turns celebrates and rejects them. But two people who seem destined to be together can still be torn apart by fear and violence.
Each session will feature a specially paired wine, unlimited popcorn, a carefully facilitated book club discussion, and a gallery talk to bridge the artworks in the exhibition to the relevant and resonant conversations shaping our society today.
Held in partnership with Book + Bottle. Books can be purchased at the MFA Shop and Book + Bottle.
Thu, Sept 3, 6 PM – 8 PM
$25 for Members
$35 for Not-Yet-Members
Ticket includes program and one glass of wine. Additional wine available for purchase.
This month’s book club pick, "Open Water," is a stunning first novel by literary virtuoso and finalist for the BBC Short Story Award, Caleb Azumah Nelson. In a crowded London pub, two young fall in love. Both are Black British, both are artists, and both are trying to make their mark in a world that by turns celebrates and rejects them. But two people who seem destined to be together can still be torn apart by fear and violence.
Each session will feature a specially paired wine, unlimited popcorn, a carefully facilitated book club discussion, and a gallery talk to bridge the artworks in the exhibition to the relevant and resonant conversations shaping our society today.
Held in partnership with Book + Bottle. Books can be purchased at the MFA Shop and Book + Bottle.
Thu, Sept 3, 6 PM – 8 PM
$25 for Members
$35 for Not-Yet-Members
Ticket includes program and one glass of wine. Additional wine available for purchase.
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