CLOSE READ: The Great Camouflage w/ Tay Butler
Thu, 29 Oct 2026, 18:30
1111 Providence St
Houston, United States
Registration on luma.com
Originally organized by The Reading Room HTX. Join us for a close reading of Suzanne Césaire's 1945 essay, The Great Camouflage, the grounding text for multidisciplinary artist Tay Butler's solo exhibition, now on view at SANMAN Studios through November 29, 2026. Tay Butler: The Great Camouflage is curated by TRR HTX founder and director, Amarie Gipson. Césaire’s lyrical writing on self-deception, colonialism, and class politics anchors Butler’s exploration of how American imperialism shapes professional basketball and Black popular culture more broadly. In addition to a collective reading of Césaire's essay, attendees are invited to bring a text to share during literary karaoke that connects to the themes of the exhibition, including: freedom war heroism contradiction basketball athleticism performance/the body capitalism culture invisibility hypervisibility *6:30-6:50PM Doors open for viewing the exhibition and sign up for literary karaoke CLOSE READ is a literacy-focused program dedicated to strengthening reading comprehension, annotation and analysis skills. It's not a book club, as pre-reading is encouraged but not required. The program is designed to meet readers of all levels where they are. Attendees are asked to bring a note-taking tool. Digital and printed copies of the text will be provided. Venue: 1111 Providence St, Houston, Texas, US. Registration is handled by the original organizer. Original event and organizer: https://luma.com/the-allf