Tips for the top 10 events in the capital between September 22 and October 2, plus regular services in different languages, training, temporary exhibitions and highlights of the year.
Curator Essay: Heba Elkayal on Speaking Across Mountains
Speaking Across Mountains: Kurdish Artists in Dialogue attempts to demonstrate two key things. The first concerns how contemporary Kurdish artists are examining particular themes vis-à-vis the greater question of Kurdish politics, including, but not limited to, ethnic Kurdish identity and representation; self-autonomy in an era of political repression by foreign governments; forced displacement and exile; and matters related to gender politics. While their practices vary greatly, these questions permeate the works by the ten featured artists in both direct and subtle forms.
Hailing from Iraq, Syria, and Turkey (Iranian representation will occur within concurrent film programming), these artists are in dialogue with one another’s works and personal circumstances. Just as the Taurus and Zagros mountain ranges symbolically dominate the cultural and emotional landscape of the Kurdish people, this exhibition seeks to explore
Artsy places spotlight on the MENA region art scene in March
Malekeh Nayiny, Shelter From The Storm, 2020, 42 x 60cm, Artscoops.
NEW YORK, NY
.-Artsy, the largest global online marketplace for discovering, buying, and selling fine art by leading artists, will celebrate and support the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions art scene through two key initiatives. Launching on its marketplace in March, Artsy will spotlight this culturally important region through a trio of exhibitions in partnership with ArteEast to help the organization fundraise, and will also showcase programming from its leading MENA-based gallery partners.
From March 15th through 31st, Artsy will stage Middle Eastern Galleries Now, an event showcasing programming from our gallery partners based in the MENA region to our global audience of collectors that span nearly 200 countries across the globe. As part of this effort, Artsy will highlight shows curated by ATHR, Custot Gallery Dubai, Carbon 12, A