Episode 06: Backstory: Untitled (1990)

Morad Montazami elaborates on the significance of Volcanique (1985) by Mohamed Melehi, and explains how the artwork manifests the ethos of Casablanca Art School through its mateirality, its imagery and its context. Backstory is available in both audio and video formats. To view t ...  Show more

What role have artists played in dismantling colonial infrastructures? In what ways have they contributed to creating new platforms in the postcolonial era? What can we learn about forging solidarities through art from past generations? In this episode, Hoor Al Qasimi speaks with ...  Show more

On this episode of the Art Grind Podcast, Dina Brodsky and Marshall Jones are joined by fascinating artist Raoof Haghighi.  Based in England, Haghighi traces his roots from Iran, his upbringing and development as a self-taught painter and his life's journey through love, los ...  Show more

In our first episode on Zaha Hadid, we dive into the spell-binding work of one of the most famous, controversial and interesting architects of her generation. We begin by imagining the unique atmosphere of the Architectural Association in the 1970s, where Zaha was a student, taug ...  Show more

The ARTGRIND continues as Justin Hopkins joins hosts Marshall Jones and Dina Brodsky.  In this episode, Hopkins discusses the importance of intent in one's art, regardless of medium, while delving into the different facets of his career which spans across painting, illustrat ...  Show more

Dr. Salah M. Hassan is founding Director of The Africa Institute. Hassan concurrently holds positions at Cornell University as the Distinguished Professor of Arts & Sciences in African and African Diaspora Art History and Visual Culture in the Department of Africana Studie ...