What are days for? Days are where we live. Where can we live but days? – Philip Larkin
When an artist dies (as did Æthelred Eldridge in November, 2018), the days of their lives become fixed and they are entered into the annals of art history. Yet when we write about historical artists, it is hard for us to imagine the days of their lives in all their empty, fresh and fleeting potentiality. The Empty Days Library is an attempt to breathe life back into the daily experience of past artistic creation through a process of engaged collaboration. When you visit the library, you are invited to record (in The Empty Library Logbook on its top shelf) a description of a day in the life of an artist taken from a book about their work (either from one you bring to the library or one chosen from its shelves), writing your name and the day you write your description (between September 18-April 7) as a header. Through this process The Empty Days Library will grow with each new entry into the Logbook and addition to the books on its shelves, becoming a living organism and a model for a sustainable and enriching art education in the process.
The Empty Days Library is a collaboration with Columbus Printed Arts Center. You can visit the library in their space on the 2nd floor of The Fort at 2000 S. High Street, Columbus, OH 43207.
To enter the building, park in the big parking lot next to 2050 S High St. and walk North on the sidewalk to 2000. The black door is our entrance. Call or text 614/928.8063 if door is locked. Parking is free.
Hours: Thursday—Sunday, 10am-6pm