Maktaba Room with María Inés Plaza Lazo

Reading space by Cate Lartey & Donja Nasseri

Info: On August 16, María Inés Plaza Lazo – founder and editor of Arts of the Working Class – will present the new issue, No. 38: Transfiguration, and offer insights into her work as a publisher and curator. Arts of the Working Class positions itself as a platform for social exchange. The newspaper addresses precarious working conditions in the cultural field and advocates for an inclusive economy and free access to art and culture. (…) The term Maktaba originates from the North and East African region and means library or book collection. In a broader sense, it also refers to a place where knowledge is gathered, preserved, or made accessible. The Maktaba Room is a kind of pop-up library dedicated to breaking down structural barriers–especially those that limit access to artistic platforms for marginalized groups.