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North African and Middle Eastern Curatorial Symposium: Q&A (Day 1) (2007)
Originally aired
7/16/07
The speakers are:
Bassam El Baroni
Mai Abu ElDahab
Farhad Moshiri
Jack Persekian
Laura Srouji
Rachida Triki
Vasif Kortun (Moderator) is the Director of the Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center, in Istanbul (2001- ). He was the founding director of Proje4L Istanbul Museum of Contemporary Art (2001-2003). Between 1994 and 1997, he worked as the founding director of the Museum of the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. His texts have appeared in many different books, magazines and exhibition catalogs. Jahresring 51: Szene Turkeu: Asbeits aber Tor, a book on Turkey co-authored with Erden Kosova was published in 2004. Recent exhibitions include "Of One and the Many," Platform Garanti CAC, 2006; the 9th International Istanbul Biennial, 2005 (co-curator); "Ahmet Öğüt", 2005, Mala Galerija, Museum of Modern art, Ljubljana and "Normalization 1 through 4", (co-curator, Platform. Projects in 2004 include, "Placebo Effect," Sparwasser HQ, Berlin, Istanbul, IFA, Stuttgart and Berlin and "Mediterraneans," Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome, (co-curator), Kortun is a collection of the New Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, and is on the board of American Center Foundation, E-Flux, and the Office for Contemporary Art, Norway. He served as a jury member for 26. Graphic Arts, Ljubljana Biennial (2005), 5. Gwangju Biennial (2004), 50th Venice Biennial (2003). Kortun received the 9th annual Award for Curatorial Excellence given by the Center for Curatorial Studies in 2006.
Bassam El Baroni
Mai Abu ElDahab
Farhad Moshiri
Jack Persekian
Laura Srouji
Rachida Triki
Vasif Kortun (Moderator) is the Director of the Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center, in Istanbul (2001- ). He was the founding director of Proje4L Istanbul Museum of Contemporary Art (2001-2003). Between 1994 and 1997, he worked as the founding director of the Museum of the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. His texts have appeared in many different books, magazines and exhibition catalogs. Jahresring 51: Szene Turkeu: Asbeits aber Tor, a book on Turkey co-authored with Erden Kosova was published in 2004. Recent exhibitions include "Of One and the Many," Platform Garanti CAC, 2006; the 9th International Istanbul Biennial, 2005 (co-curator); "Ahmet Öğüt", 2005, Mala Galerija, Museum of Modern art, Ljubljana and "Normalization 1 through 4", (co-curator, Platform. Projects in 2004 include, "Placebo Effect," Sparwasser HQ, Berlin, Istanbul, IFA, Stuttgart and Berlin and "Mediterraneans," Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome, (co-curator), Kortun is a collection of the New Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, and is on the board of American Center Foundation, E-Flux, and the Office for Contemporary Art, Norway. He served as a jury member for 26. Graphic Arts, Ljubljana Biennial (2005), 5. Gwangju Biennial (2004), 50th Venice Biennial (2003). Kortun received the 9th annual Award for Curatorial Excellence given by the Center for Curatorial Studies in 2006.
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