We release a weekly video from our talk event, Talks on Everyday Imaging Vol. 2: The Self-Centred and the Networked, held on 13\u201314 February 2025 at The Photographers\u2019 Gallery, London. This week, you can watch a short mood video from the programme panel \u201cCrit Club workshop with Cem A.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Crit Club is a performance by Cem A. where speakers debate an unrealistic question about art. Challenging the binary of praise and non-engagement in the art sphere, where people are increasingly hesitant to inhabit spaces of disagreement, participants are invited to engage in a contextual performance\u2014a departure from their usual roles as artists or curators, aimed at broadening their perspectives and exercising their ability to think beyond binaries.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n As the performance progresses, participants are challenged to navigate uncharted waters through roleplay and quick thinking, grappling with existential inquiries such as: Does their expertise illuminate the issue at hand, or does it falter in the face of adversity? Can they uphold their understanding of art world dynamics in a doomsday scenario? Do they embrace the given scenario, or do they seek to defy the confines imposed by the moderator?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Two teams of three or four volunteer speakers each will engage in a 40-minute debate. The remaining participants will share their perspectives at the end of the debate.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n