Speaking of Art

Speaking of Art

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Episode 12: Backstory: Volcanique (1985) by Mohamed Melehi

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 vie ...  Afficher plus

Episode 11: Casablanca Art School: The Making of an Artistic Revolution

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 ...  Afficher plus

Episode 10: Backstory: River In An Ocean: 6 (1993)

Join Natasha Ginwala as she explores one of Lala Rukh’s works from her iconic series, River In An Ocean, and how it captures the diverse rhythms of life and landscape with a minimalist vocabulary of lines, symbols and blackness. Backstory is available in both audio and video form ...  Afficher plus

Episode 09: Lala Rukh: The Known and the Unknown

Lala Rukh was one of the most significant artists of her generation. Her practice encompassed drawing, printmaking, photography and video, developed against the backdrop of political turmoil and feminist movements in Pakistan. Yet, despite her expansive four-decade artistic, peda ...  Afficher plus

Episode 08: Backstory: Untitled (2023)

Join Elizabeth Giorgis as she tells us about some of the symbols and imagery that appear in Melkamzer’s paintings, such as faces, vines, suns and moons, to gain insight into reading telsem.  Backstory is available in both audio and video formats. To view this episode in video, cl ...  Afficher plus