Platform for discussion 009
What are the genealogies of performance art in North Africa and the Middle East?
Essays
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Mindful Body14 April 2016
An Introduction to Body Art and Performance in the Gulf
Cristiana de Marchi
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An Unknown Lover's Discourse29 January 2016
An Ode to Performing Subjectivity in Research
Mandy Merzaban
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On Constant Invention29 October 2015
Notes on Maverickism as Genealogy and Genealogy as Approach
Hasan Hujairi
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The Life and Times of Louis Saboungi 28 May 2015
A Nomadological Study of Ottoman Arab Photography
Stephen Sheehi
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Performativity and Public Space28 May 2015
Interventions as Performative Gestures For Political Engagement in Jordan
Samah Hijawi
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I Once Fell in Love with an Audience Member28 May 2015
Practice, Performance, Politics
Tania El Khoury
Interviews
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Laughing Out Loud30 March 2016
Meriem Bennani in conversation with Myriam Ben Salah
Myriam Ben Salah
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The Personal and the Political All at Once25 February 2016
Adham Hafez in conversation with Suzy Halajian
Suzy Halajian
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The Performativity of Emotions25 February 2016
Abdullah Al-Mutairi in conversation with Sarah Abu Abdallah
Sarah Abu Abdallah
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Performative States 29 January 2016
Coco Fusco in conversation with Stephanie Bailey
Stephanie Bailey
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Acoustic Encounters29 January 2016
Magdi Mostafa in conversation with Clelia Coussonnet
Clelia Coussonnet
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Image Appropriation30 November 2015
Urok Shirhan in Conversation with Stephanie Bailey
Stephanie Bailey
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History All Wrapped Up29 October 2015
Gülsün Karamustafa in conversation with Basak Senova
Başak Şenova
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A Letter’s Discourse24 September 2015
Yazan Khalili and Lara Khaldi in conversation with Natasha Hoare
Natasha Hoare
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Performative Resonances30 July 2015
Hiwa K in conversation with Anthony Downey and Amal Khalaf
Anthony Downey and Amal Khalaf
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Past Disquiet30 July 2015
Rasha Salti and Kristine Khouri in conversation with Samah Hijawi
Samah Hijawi
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Responses
'The following considerations on performance as an artistic medium in the region of North Africa and Middle East refer to more general problems that relate to the art form's status as an institutionalized aesthetic practice...'
For Ibraaz Platform 009, Hassan Darsi presents a photo essay.
'To avoid misunderstanding, I write from the perspective of Turkey, because I can't really speak for North Africa nor for the Middle East in general...'
'Do not pollute others' hearing with shameful sounds...'
'A few notes on the difference between performance art and mayonnaise...'
'Mixed Media I (2009) is a list of 50 pages of technical descriptions of contemporary art pieces. The list, made up of automatic extractions of data about techniques used in contemporary art practices, is a multi-format, translatable database...'
Adel Abidin presents Subway Scene (2015).
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