topics: ourstories, writing

Erin Sullivan Maynes: essay (in progress) “Subtext to Text: Anti-Semitism, Money, and the Politics of Inflationary Propaganda after 1923;” Exhibition précis: “Counterfeit: Art, Money, and the Ersatz Culture of Germany’s Inflation” (in progress)

Malachai Bandy: 1. Ongoing work on dissertation chapters and abstracts for upcoming (related) papers about numerical theology and Rosicrucianism in Dieterich Buxtehude’s ostinato vocal works, and 2. An imminent response (Day 6) to Adam Bregman’s paper (Day 1) about mi-fa and conjunction theory.

Veronica Peselmann: 1. essay (in progress): The concept of ‘ground’ in 19th century art history and the narratives of modernity. 2. Current Book project: Format, Scale and Handling in contemporary Artists’ Books. 3. Issues of working on ‘handling’. Special collections in times of Covid-19 (Day 9).

Corey Carleton: essay in progress: A story about the days before LA sheltered in place at Los Angeles Children’s Choir – one of LA’s premier music organizations – and the days that follow in an uncertain world without a vaccine. What that means to the choristers, the tradition of choir singing, and the passing down of a social art from one generation to the next.