29 August 2023. I spoke to the artist Sebastian Marc Graham—who won the 2023 Bal Harbour Shops Creative Challenge in 2023—about his inspirations, travels, and his imminent relocation to Los Angeles. Read the full online article here. The interview also appeared in Bal Harbour’s Fall/Winter 2023 20th Anniversary print issue. A storied global destination, Bal HarbourContinue reading “Interview | Sebastian Marc Graham | Bal Harbour Magazine”
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Feature | Painting Nothing: An Introduction to Abstract Art in the Middle East | The Dubai Collection
23 May 2023. Looking at aspects of craft and ancient traditions, the Arabic script, geometric design and contemporary art, this article explores some of the basic tenets that make up the distinct style of Abstract art in the Middle East. You can read the full article here. The Dubai Collection engages with themes connected with theContinue reading “Feature | Painting Nothing: An Introduction to Abstract Art in the Middle East | The Dubai Collection”
Talk | Machine Learning and the Art World | The Arts Club
24 April 2023. I moderated a panel at The Art’s Club in Mayfair about machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) in the art world. I was joined by Aleksandra Artamonovskaja (Lumen Art Projects), Anna Ridler (artist) and Sunil Manghani (Fellow of Alan Turing Institute) to unpack the impact of AI on artworks, curatorial methodologies andContinue reading “Talk | Machine Learning and the Art World | The Arts Club”
Feature | Hussein Madi: When Life Becomes Form | The Dubai Collection
6 February 2023. In this artist profile I explore the life and work of the Lebanese artist Hussein Madi. You can read the full article here. The Dubai Collection engages with themes connected with the historical development of the Emirate and the UAE and reflects the values of openness, diversity and interconnectedness as embodied in the spiritContinue reading “Feature | Hussein Madi: When Life Becomes Form | The Dubai Collection”
Feature | Modern Iraq: The New Vision Group | The Dubai Collection
16 January 2023. In this article I explore the history and legacy of the New Vision Group (1969-1972) in Iraq, which was founded by the artist Dia al-Azzawi and included Mohammed Muhraddin, Rafa Al-Nasiri, Saleh Al-Jumaie, Hashim Samarchi and Ismail Fattah. You can read the full article here. The Dubai Collection engages with themes connectedContinue reading “Feature | Modern Iraq: The New Vision Group | The Dubai Collection”
Book | African Artists: From 1882 to Now | Phaidon
October 2021. This book is a groundbreaking A-Z survey of the work of over 300 modern and contemporary artists born or based in Africa. I contributed the entries on: Ahmed Shibrain, Zoulikha Bouabdellah, Adel El Siwi, Younes Rahmoun, Nja Mahdaoui, Mounir Fatmi, Houston Maludi, Amina Menia, Farid Belkahia and M’hamed Issiakhe. You can purchase copiesContinue reading “Book | African Artists: From 1882 to Now | Phaidon”
Feature | Anicka Yi at Tate Modern | CNN Style
14 October 2021. For this article I wrote about the Tate Modern Hyundai Turbine Hall commission “Anicka Yi: In Love with the World”. The New York-based artist used artificial intelligence and robotics to create floating “aerobes” in the space. Read the full online article here. The interview also appeared in The Art Newspaper online and inContinue reading “Feature | Anicka Yi at Tate Modern | CNN Style”
The Week in Art podcast | Great women in art history make a comeback: the New Woman at the Met and Aware in Paris
2 July 2021. As part of an all-woman line-up on The Week in Art podcast, I spoke to Camille Morineau, a former Centre Pompidou curator, about the Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions (Aware), an organisation she founded in order to rewrite art history from a more gender-equal perspective. Other segments in this podcastContinue reading “The Week in Art podcast | Great women in art history make a comeback: the New Woman at the Met and Aware in Paris”
The Week in Art podcast | Guerrilla Girls: corrupt museum boards, the female nude and NFTs
11 June 2021. My teenage dream come true: I got to speak to the Guerrilla Girls! On The Art Newspaper‘s The Week in Art podcast we looked at two festivals of art, one of which was Art Night. Frida Kahlo and Kathe Kollwitz of the feminist art group spoke to me about their ongoing activismContinue reading “The Week in Art podcast | Guerrilla Girls: corrupt museum boards, the female nude and NFTs”
The Week in Art podcast | UK culture war: how should museums confront colonialism?
12 March 2021. On The Art Newspaper‘s The Week in Art podcast we explored the debate over contested heritage in the UK. I spoke to the art historian Alice Procter about her book The Whole Picture, a strident call for colonial histories to be told in museums. The other sections in the podcast are reviewing the book Craft: An American History,Continue reading “The Week in Art podcast | UK culture war: how should museums confront colonialism?”
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