Dates:
1 Dec 2009
People:
Haig Aivazian, Elisabetta Fabrizi, Mayssa Fattouh, Kaelen Goldie-Wilson, Louise Macmillan, Kyla McDonald, Laura Mousavi, Paula Orrell, Yasmina Reggad, Andrea Schlieker, Tina Sherwell, Pier Vegner Tosta.
Location:
Alexandria
In partnership with Tate National and Sharjah Biennial, ICF facilitated the third part of our series exploring curatorial territories, which might be defined by the term ‘Middle East’. This workshop invited varied curatorial projects into the discussion and created an atmosphere for group critique and development. The preliminary submissions were considered by the partners in preparation for the workshop at a meeting at Tate in September 2009. Feedback to each proposal was prepared and given to the candidates with instructions to develop specific aspects of their projects for the peer-to-peer forum in Alexandria.
A total of 19 participants were selected to present their proposals: Andrea Schlieker (Folkestone Triennial), Elisabetta Fabrizi (BFI), Haig Aivazian (independent curator, Dubai), Kyla McDonald (Tate), Mayssa Fattouh (independent curator, Switzerland), Laura Mousavi (Permanent Gallery Brighton), Paul Orrell (Plymouth Arts Centre), Pier Vegner Tosta (independent curator, London), Yasmina Reggad (independent curator, London), Tina Sherwell (Art School Palestine), Kaelen Goldie-Wilson (independent curator, Beirut). Louise Macmillan (curator British Museum) and Kallen Goldie-Wilson were invited to participate as additional guests from the region.
All flights and accommodation plus a conference space at the Sofitel Cecil Hotel, Alexandria were arranged for those who were invited to take part. Considerable support in kind was raised from the World Collections Fund towards the travel and accommodation costs and fees for guest curators.
The workshops ran over two days with visits to the 25th Alexandria Biennale opening and the awards ceremony as well as visits to the Goethe Institute Alexandria and Alexandria Contemporary Art Foundation (ACAF). Talks were given by biennial artists Wael Shawky and Nadia Kaabi Linke. The workshops sessions were dynamic and illustrated the evolution and more nuanced understanding of the issues which impact on the production of works based in or in response to the region. Of the proposals a number appear to be progressing beyond the ideas stage and we are currently in discussion with the Tate about how we might further facilitate these.
In partnership with Tate National and Sharjah Biennial, ICF facilitated the third part of our series exploring curatorial territories, which might be defined by the term ‘Middle East’. This workshop invited varied curatorial projects into the discussion and created an atmosphere for group critique and development. The preliminary submissions were considered by the partners in preparation for the workshop at a meeting at Tate in September 2009. Feedback to each proposal was prepared and given to the candidates with instructions to develop specific aspects of their projects for the peer-to-peer forum in Alexandria.
A total of 19 participants were selected to present their proposals: Andrea Schlieker (Folkestone Triennial), Elisabetta Fabrizi (BFI), Haig Aivazian (independent curator, Dubai), Kyla McDonald (Tate), Mayssa Fattouh (independent curator, Switzerland), Laura Mousavi (Permanent Gallery Brighton), Paul Orrell (Plymouth Arts Centre), Pier Vegner Tosta (independent curator, London), Yasmina Reggad (independent curator, London), Tina Sherwell (Art School Palestine), Kaelen Goldie-Wilson (independent curator, Beirut). Louise Macmillan (curator British Museum) and Kallen Goldie-Wilson were invited to participate as additional guests from the region.
All flights and accommodation plus a conference space at the Sofitel Cecil Hotel, Alexandria were arranged for those who were invited to take part. Considerable support in kind was raised from the World Collections Fund towards the travel and accommodation costs and fees for guest curators.
The workshops ran over two days with visits to the 25th Alexandria Biennale opening and the awards ceremony as well as visits to the Goethe Institute Alexandria and Alexandria Contemporary Art Foundation (ACAF). Talks were given by biennial artists Wael Shawky and Nadia Kaabi Linke. The workshops sessions were dynamic and illustrated the evolution and more nuanced understanding of the issues which impact on the production of works based in or in response to the region. Of the proposals a number appear to be progressing beyond the ideas stage and we are currently in discussion with the Tate about how we might further facilitate these.
Dates:
1 Dec 2009
Location:
Alexandria
