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Pavilion of Iraq
54th International Art Exhibition
La Biennale di Venezia
54th International Art Exhibition
La Biennale di Venezia
"Iraq's experimental contemporary artists have never had a chance to present their work for an Iraq Pavilion at the Biennale di Venezia; the first and last major appearance in 1976 outlined only some of their "modern" artists. The Iraq Pavilion for 2011 will indeed show the world an exciting professionally-curated selection of 6 Iraqi artists from two generations, including various artistic media (painting, performance, video, photography, sculpture/installation)."
Ali Assaf, Commissioner for the Pavilion of Iraq 2011
Ali Assaf, Commissioner for the Pavilion of Iraq 2011
Arizona State University Art Museum and Echo for Contemporary Iraqi Art present
A Fluid Resilience
A panel discussion and adjunct project of the Pavilion of Iraq, Venice Biennale 2011
June 4, 2011 from 11am to 1pm
Hosted by the Fondazione Querini Stampalia
(Just off the Piazza San Marco, Santa Maria Formosa Castello 5252, Venezia)
A Fluid Resilience
A panel discussion and adjunct project of the Pavilion of Iraq, Venice Biennale 2011
June 4, 2011 from 11am to 1pm
Hosted by the Fondazione Querini Stampalia
(Just off the Piazza San Marco, Santa Maria Formosa Castello 5252, Venezia)
A Fluid Resilience will convene artists, scientists and other public intellectuals to discuss the possibilities of artistic and scientific practices as a means of social resilience and of sustainable regeneration through innovative knowledge production. This panel builds on the exploration of water, the theme of the pavilion. Panelists include Jananne Al-Ani, Azzam Alwash, Gordon Knox, Richard Toon and Sander van der Leeuw. Panel organized by Gordon Knox, Rijin Sahakian and Richard Toon.
For further information, please contact rijin@echoiraq.org
Jananne Al-Ani is an artist. Her new work The Aesthetics of Disappearance: A Land Without People explores the disappearance of the body in the contested and highly charged landscapes of the Middle East. Al-Ani has exhibited widely, including solo shows at Darat al-Fanun, Amman and the Tate Britain, London. Recent group exhibitions include Closer, Beirut Art Center, and Without Boundary: Seventeen Ways of Looking, MoMA, New York. She is a recipient of the 2011 Abraaj Capital Art Prize.
Azzam Alwash is the director of NatureIraq, an organization working to restore the marshlands of southern Iraq. Encompassing an area larger than the Florida Everglades, these uniquely diverse wetland ecosystems were destroyed during the 1990’s. For more than a decade, Iraq-based engineer Alwash has been working to advocate for and re-hydrate the area, whose seas of reed beds were home to the ancient communities where human civilization began more than 5,000 years ago.
Gordon Knox is the director of the ASU Art Museum. Knox’s work explores the transformative role of the arts in society. Formerly a collaborator at the Stanford Humanities Lab and director of two international contemporary art residencies, Knox is recognized for collaborative projects that bring together experts in the arts, humanities and sciences to effect social change.
Richard Toon is associate research professor at the School for Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University and directs the Museum Studies program. Previously associate director of research at the Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Toon also served as education and research director at the Arizona Science Center, responsible for educational programming and services at the museum.
Sander van der Leeuw is the director of the ASU School of Human Evolution and Social Change and dean of the ASU School of Sustainability. An archaeologist and historian by training, Van der Leeuw taught at the universities of Leyden, Amsterdam, Cambridge (UK) and the Sorbonne. His publications include 16 books and over 120 papers and articles on archaeology, ancient technologies, socio-environmental and sustainability issues, as well as on invention and innovation.
The Pavilion of Iraq, titled Acqua Ferita/ Wounded Water, exhibits the work of six artists: Adel Abidin, Halim Al Karim, Ahmed Alsoudani, Ali Assaf, Azad Nanakeli, and Walid Siti. The pavilion is curated by Mary Angela Shroth and co-commissioned by Vittorio Urbani and Ali Assaf. June 4 -November 27th, 2011, Gervasuti Foundation: Via Garibaldi, Castello 995 Venice. For more information visit, www.pavilionofiraq.org
For further information, please contact rijin@echoiraq.org
Jananne Al-Ani is an artist. Her new work The Aesthetics of Disappearance: A Land Without People explores the disappearance of the body in the contested and highly charged landscapes of the Middle East. Al-Ani has exhibited widely, including solo shows at Darat al-Fanun, Amman and the Tate Britain, London. Recent group exhibitions include Closer, Beirut Art Center, and Without Boundary: Seventeen Ways of Looking, MoMA, New York. She is a recipient of the 2011 Abraaj Capital Art Prize.
Azzam Alwash is the director of NatureIraq, an organization working to restore the marshlands of southern Iraq. Encompassing an area larger than the Florida Everglades, these uniquely diverse wetland ecosystems were destroyed during the 1990’s. For more than a decade, Iraq-based engineer Alwash has been working to advocate for and re-hydrate the area, whose seas of reed beds were home to the ancient communities where human civilization began more than 5,000 years ago.
Gordon Knox is the director of the ASU Art Museum. Knox’s work explores the transformative role of the arts in society. Formerly a collaborator at the Stanford Humanities Lab and director of two international contemporary art residencies, Knox is recognized for collaborative projects that bring together experts in the arts, humanities and sciences to effect social change.
Richard Toon is associate research professor at the School for Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University and directs the Museum Studies program. Previously associate director of research at the Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Toon also served as education and research director at the Arizona Science Center, responsible for educational programming and services at the museum.
Sander van der Leeuw is the director of the ASU School of Human Evolution and Social Change and dean of the ASU School of Sustainability. An archaeologist and historian by training, Van der Leeuw taught at the universities of Leyden, Amsterdam, Cambridge (UK) and the Sorbonne. His publications include 16 books and over 120 papers and articles on archaeology, ancient technologies, socio-environmental and sustainability issues, as well as on invention and innovation.
The Pavilion of Iraq, titled Acqua Ferita/ Wounded Water, exhibits the work of six artists: Adel Abidin, Halim Al Karim, Ahmed Alsoudani, Ali Assaf, Azad Nanakeli, and Walid Siti. The pavilion is curated by Mary Angela Shroth and co-commissioned by Vittorio Urbani and Ali Assaf. June 4 -November 27th, 2011, Gervasuti Foundation: Via Garibaldi, Castello 995 Venice. For more information visit, www.pavilionofiraq.org
About Echo (Sadda) for
Contemporary Iraqi Art
A non-profit organization whose mission is to support the generation, presentation, and preservation of contemporary Iraqi art. Echo’s long-term vision seeks to: initiate exhibition and exchange programs for artists to increase visibility and presentation of their work in Iraq and internationally; connect artists in Iraq to one other, the Diaspora and the international community using digital and physical platforms; expand artistic possibilities by providing greater access to training, education, resources and production tools; and to build an archive of Iraq’s contemporary artistic work and related documentation. For more information contact Rijin Sahakian, founding director, rijin@echoiraq.org . Echo is generously supported by the Hivos Foundation.
About The Arizona State University Art Museum
The ASU Art Museum in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is a center for learning, innovation and creative research that brings national and international art and artists to the Phoenix area as well as supporting local artists and their work. A leader in multiple fields, including digital art, social residency and social practice as an agent of change, the museum models an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to art, often by engaging the public directly in the process. For more information contact Deborah Sussman, public relations specialist, at deborah.susser@asu.edu
Contemporary Iraqi Art
A non-profit organization whose mission is to support the generation, presentation, and preservation of contemporary Iraqi art. Echo’s long-term vision seeks to: initiate exhibition and exchange programs for artists to increase visibility and presentation of their work in Iraq and internationally; connect artists in Iraq to one other, the Diaspora and the international community using digital and physical platforms; expand artistic possibilities by providing greater access to training, education, resources and production tools; and to build an archive of Iraq’s contemporary artistic work and related documentation. For more information contact Rijin Sahakian, founding director, rijin@echoiraq.org . Echo is generously supported by the Hivos Foundation.
About The Arizona State University Art Museum
The ASU Art Museum in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is a center for learning, innovation and creative research that brings national and international art and artists to the Phoenix area as well as supporting local artists and their work. A leader in multiple fields, including digital art, social residency and social practice as an agent of change, the museum models an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to art, often by engaging the public directly in the process. For more information contact Deborah Sussman, public relations specialist, at deborah.susser@asu.edu
Title of the exhibition: Wounded Water.
Six Iraqi Artists interpret the theme of water
Commissioner: Ali Assaf
Co-Commissioner: Vittorio Urbani
Curator: Mary Angela Schroth
Organization: Nouva Icona and Sala 1.
Media Partner: Canvas Magazine
In collaboration with: Embassy of Iraq in Italy, Iraq UN Representation in Rome, Iraq Ministry of Culture, Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, MerchantBridge Bank and the Iraq Pavilion Patrons Committee.
Venue: Gervasuti Foundation, Fondamenta S. Anna (Via Garibaldi), Castello 995, between Giardini and Arsenale
Opening to the Public: June 4, 201 until Nov. 27, 2011, 10 am - 6 pm daily except Mondays
Press Preview: June 2, 2011 from 7 to 9 pm
Six Iraqi Artists interpret the theme of water
Commissioner: Ali Assaf
Co-Commissioner: Vittorio Urbani
Curator: Mary Angela Schroth
Organization: Nouva Icona and Sala 1.
Media Partner: Canvas Magazine
In collaboration with: Embassy of Iraq in Italy, Iraq UN Representation in Rome, Iraq Ministry of Culture, Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, MerchantBridge Bank and the Iraq Pavilion Patrons Committee.
Venue: Gervasuti Foundation, Fondamenta S. Anna (Via Garibaldi), Castello 995, between Giardini and Arsenale
Opening to the Public: June 4, 201 until Nov. 27, 2011, 10 am - 6 pm daily except Mondays
Press Preview: June 2, 2011 from 7 to 9 pm
Ali Assaf, Azad Nanakeli, Walid Siti, Adel Abidin, Ahmed Alsoudani and Halim Al Karim - six Iraqi artists will execute works on site that are inspired by both the Gervasuti Foundation spaces and the theme:
Acqua Ferita/ Wounded Water
This is a timely interpretation since the lack of water is a primary source of emergency in Iraq, more than civil war and terrorism. A special video section will feature artists living and working in Iraq today, curated by Rijin Sahakian.
The Pavilion of Iraq has been produced thanks to Shwan I. Taha and Reem Shather-Kubba/Patrons Committee, MerchantBridge Bank, corporate and individual contributors, various Iraqi government agencies and a major grant from the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture. Honorary Patron is the architect Zaha Hadid.
The Pavilion of Iraq has been produced thanks to Shwan I. Taha and Reem Shather-Kubba/Patrons Committee, MerchantBridge Bank, corporate and individual contributors, various Iraqi government agencies and a major grant from the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture. Honorary Patron is the architect Zaha Hadid.
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