Jack Persekian, courtesy of curatorsintl.org
Jack Persekian, courtesy of curatorsintl.org
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The Curator's Perspective: Jack Persekian
Originally aired 6/18/12

A lecture by curator Jack Persekian, former Artistic Director, Sharjah Foundation, at the New Museum on Oct 9, 2011 as part of ICI's Curator’s Perspective series, an itinerant public discussion series that features international curators who distill current happenings in contemporary art, including the artists they are excited by, exhibitions that have made them think, and their views on recent developments in the art world.

Jerusalem-based curator Jack Persekian is the founder and director of the influential Gallery Anadiel and the Al-Ma’mal Foundation for Contemporary Art in Jerusalem, and former director of the Sharjah Biennial. He recently curated Disorientation II: The Rise and Fall of Arab Cities at Manarat Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi; Never-Part, Bozar, Brussels; Dubai Next, co-curated with Rem Koolhaas at Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany; and The Jerusalem Show, Al-Ma’mal Foundation, Jerusalem.