A discussion with Nora Razian (Head of Exhibitions at Art Jameel) about recent exhibition trends in museums and galleries, specifically how 'research based art' is presented and translated into a final piece of artwork.
The discussion includes questions about the proposition of the work and what are curators and artists demanding from an audience, works made for biennials compared to museum/gallery exhibitions, how best to present durational work like film and video and how can the layout invite and engage viewers to watch them in their entirety. We also discuss labelling, how to accommodate multi-lingual viewers, and how artists present works that challenge and contest dominant art narratives and histories.
Links to some of the works mentioned in the discussion:
Nepal Picture Library at the 17th Istanbul Biennial
https://www.nepalpicturelibrary.org/update/feminist-memory-project-at-istanbul-biennial/
https://bienal.iksv.org/en/17b-artists/feminist-memory-project-nepal-picture-library
Lamia Joreige at the 17th Istanbul Biennial
https://bienal.iksv.org/en/17b-artists/lamia-joreige
Christian Marclay - The Clock
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/marclay-the-clock-t14038
A Word to Curators - about making exhibitions accessible
https://thewhitepube.co.uk/blog/to-curators/
Watch & Chill 2.0: Streaming Senses at Sharjah Art Foundation
https://sharjahart.org/sharjah-art-foundation/exhibitions/watch-chill-2.0-streaming-senses
An Ocean in Every Drop at Jameel Art Centre
https://jameelartscentre.org/whats-on/an-ocean-in-every-drop/
About our guest:
Nora Razian manages the exhibitions programme at the Jameel Arts Centre, and contributes to curatorial thinking across the board. Previous roles include heading up programmes at the Sursock Museum, Beirut, and curating public programmes at Tate, London. She has an MA in Anthropology and Cultural Politics from Goldsmiths College, London, where she also designed and taught the MA course ‘Critical Pedagogy in Contested Space’ at the Centre for Arts and Learning.
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A discussion with Nora Razian (Head of Exhibitions at Art Jameel) about recent exhibition trends in museums and galleries, specifically how 'research based art' is presented and translated into a final piece of artwork.
The discussion includes questions about the proposition of the work and what are curators and artists demanding from an audience, works made for biennials compared to museum/gallery exhibitions, how best to present durational work like film and video and how can the layout invite and engage viewers to watch them in their entirety. We also discuss labelling, how to accommodate multi-lingual viewers, and how artists present works that challenge and contest dominant art narratives and histories.
Links to some of the works mentioned in the discussion:
Nepal Picture Library at the 17th Istanbul Biennial
https://www.nepalpicturelibrary.org/update/feminist-memory-project-at-istanbul-biennial/
https://bienal.iksv.org/en/17b-artists/feminist-memory-project-nepal-picture-library
Lamia Joreige at the 17th Istanbul Biennial
https://bienal.iksv.org/en/17b-artists/lamia-joreige
Christian Marclay - The Clock
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/marclay-the-clock-t14038
A Word to Curators - about making exhibitions accessible
https://thewhitepube.co.uk/blog/to-curators/
Watch & Chill 2.0: Streaming Senses at Sharjah Art Foundation
https://sharjahart.org/sharjah-art-foundation/exhibitions/watch-chill-2.0-streaming-senses
An Ocean in Every Drop at Jameel Art Centre
https://jameelartscentre.org/whats-on/an-ocean-in-every-drop/
About our guest:
Nora Razian manages the exhibitions programme at the Jameel Arts Centre, and contributes to curatorial thinking across the board. Previous roles include heading up programmes at the Sursock Museum, Beirut, and curating public programmes at Tate, London. She has an MA in Anthropology and Cultural Politics from Goldsmiths College, London, where she also designed and taught the MA course ‘Critical Pedagogy in Contested Space’ at the Centre for Arts and Learning.
Hind Mezaina and Wael Hattar sit together after a podcast hiatus, to catch up on the state of art and culture across the UAE and beyond.
They talk about life during (and post?) pandemic, art fairs, the accessibility of art, grassroots collectives that are co-opted by art fairs/commercial galleries, how the art scene in the UAE has not matured enough, the obsession with young artists, finding joy in art and more.
Links to some of the things mentioned in the discussion:
https://www.akaretler.com.tr/Artweeks
https://www.theculturist.com/home/exhibition-wael-hattar-sold-out-at-rotanda-gallery.html
https://tashkeel.org/exhibitions/wonder-land
https://maraya.ae/exhibitions/view/towards-time/121
https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/visa-and-emirates-id/dubai-cultural-visa
https://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/admissions/graduate/mfa-art-and-media.html
Image from Towards Time. Works by Zara Mahmood at Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah
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A discussion with Nora Razian (Head of Exhibitions at Art Jameel) about recent exhibition trends in museums and galleries, specifically how 'research based art' is presented and translated into a final piece of artwork.
The discussion includes questions about the proposition of the work and what are curators and artists demanding from an audience, works made for biennials compared to museum/gallery exhibitions, how best to present durational work like film and video and how can the layout invite and engage viewers to watch them in their entirety. We also discuss labelling, how to accommodate multi-lingual viewers, and how artists present works that challenge and contest dominant art narratives and histories.
Links to some of the works mentioned in the discussion:
Nepal Picture Library at the 17th Istanbul Biennial
https://www.nepalpicturelibrary.org/update/feminist-memory-project-at-istanbul-biennial/
https://bienal.iksv.org/en/17b-artists/feminist-memory-project-nepal-picture-library
Lamia Joreige at the 17th Istanbul Biennial
https://bienal.iksv.org/en/17b-artists/lamia-joreige
Christian Marclay - The Clock
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/marclay-the-clock-t14038
A Word to Curators - about making exhibitions accessible
https://thewhitepube.co.uk/blog/to-curators/
Watch & Chill 2.0: Streaming Senses at Sharjah Art Foundation
https://sharjahart.org/sharjah-art-foundation/exhibitions/watch-chill-2.0-streaming-senses
An Ocean in Every Drop at Jameel Art Centre
https://jameelartscentre.org/whats-on/an-ocean-in-every-drop/
About our guest:
Nora Razian manages the exhibitions programme at the Jameel Arts Centre, and contributes to curatorial thinking across the board. Previous roles include heading up programmes at the Sursock Museum, Beirut, and curating public programmes at Tate, London. She has an MA in Anthropology and Cultural Politics from Goldsmiths College, London, where she also designed and taught the MA course ‘Critical Pedagogy in Contested Space’ at the Centre for Arts and Learning.