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.
Interview with Samya Ayish about Arab Cinema in the UAE and Gulf Region
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Interview with Samya Ayish about Arab Cinema in the UAE and Gulf Region
In this episode Wael Hattar and Hind Mezaina sit with author and journalist Samya Ayish to discuss the state of Arab Cinema, specifically in the UAE and the Gulf region.
The discussion includes film education; the role film festivals, especially the importance of Dubai International Film Festival (ended in 2018 after 14 years) for filmmakers, film enthusiasts and cinephiles; the calibre of film critique, film journalism and film discussions on social media in the region; lack of film marketing, short lived film screening initiatives.
You can follow Samya Ayish on Twitter https://twitter.com/sayish.
Films mentioned in this episode:
Musk (dir. Humaid Alsuwaidi)
Rashid and Rajab (dir. Mohammed Saeed Harib)
Shabab Shayeb (dir. Yasir Al-Yasiri)
Sea Shadow (dir. Nawaf Al Janahi)
Al Mamar / The Passage (dir. Sherif Arafah)
Fan of Amoory (dir. Salmeen AlMurry Amer)
Leil Kharji / EXT. Night (dir. Ahmad Abdalla)
Key venues to watch films in the UAE:
- Multiplexes found across the UAE:
Cine Royal Cinemas
Cinema City
Cinemax Cinemas
Novo Cinemas
Oscar Cinema
Reel Cinemas
Roxy Cinemas
Star Cinemas
Vox Cinema
- Independently run cinemas + institutions/cultural spaces that screen films frequently:
In Abu Dhabi
Cinema Space, Manarat Saadiyat
Korean Cultural Center
Louvre Abu Dhabi
NYUAD Arts Center
Sorbonne University
Warehouse 421
In Al Ain
Al Ain Community Cinema
In Dubai:
Alliance Francaise Theatre
Cinema Akil
Dubai Opera
Jameel Arts Centre
thejamjar
Warehouse Four
In Sharjah
Africa Hall, The Africa Institute, Sharjah
Mirage Cinema, Sharjah Art Foundation
Tea with Culture
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.