Libraries Are Not Supposed To Be Quiet
What if art became illegal? How can an artist exist in a world where their expression is suppressed? With the rise of far-right politics and growing political tensions, artists from marginalized communities engage with the urgent question: how do we create when the very act of creation is under threat?
Examining the question of art legality through a public intervention program, the library is seen as a studio and as a stage. In the months leading up to November 9th, a series of interventions will unfold across various public libraries, where artists, many of whom have already been pushed beyond conventional art spaces, confront the looming fear of political censorship.
Curating for a community of artists and cultural workers who are scared, these are individuals who have been, in one way or another directly affected or are aware of the possible effects of current politics on their lives and other communities around them. These artists, all directly impacted by political shifts, are invited to use libraries to perform and activate existing knowledge, hiding in plain sight and in the public sphere.
16:00 - 17:00 | Opening
17:00 - 17:15 | Al-Shaheen Falcon
17:15 - 17:45 | Becky stabber
17:45 - 18:15 | The Patchwork Family
18:15 - 18:45 | Talk: Al-Shaheen Falcon & Becky stabber
18:45 - 19:45 | Burkan
Al-Shaheen Falcon is one of the U? 2025 community curators.
