جهد الفقدان

نظرة عامة

Over the past decade Walid Raad has been fascinated by the emergence of new art museums, galleries, schools and cultural foundations in Arab cities, by way of which the makers, sponsors, consumers, forms and histories of Arab art are becoming more and more visible. While this visibility is welcome, it is often overdue and infelicitous. Here, Raad presents a work from his ongoing project titled Scratching on Things I Could Disavow: A History of Art in the Arab World, and puts forward forms and stories that engage the history of art in Lebanon. The protracted wars
in Lebanon shape an unsettling yet rich ground for creative work. They shed light on how art and culture in Lebanon and elsewhere in the Arab world are affected materially and immaterially by various forms of violence.


2011

شارك هذا المشروع في بينالي الشارقة 10

بإذن من غاليري صفير-سيملير، بيروت/هامبرغ
أنتج من قبل مؤسسة الشارقة للفنون
بتكليف من مؤسسة الشارقة للفنون