22 December 2023. I spoke with Ruba Katrib, the curator and director of curatorial affairs at MoMA PS1 in New York, amidst the current turmoil in the Middle East. We discussed what it has been like working in the art world in America, and internationally, as a first generation Arab-American; whether museums can help inContinue reading “Feature | Curator Ruba Katrib reflects on being an Arab-American in the art world | GQ Middle East”
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Interview | Sebastian Marc Graham | Bal Harbour Magazine
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”
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”
Artist interview for Grove Square Galleries | Crystal Fischetti and Harry Rüdham
9 December 2020. For the opening of Grove Square Galleries‘ new exhibition The Colour of Abstraction: New Ways of Seeing, I spoke to the participating artists Crystal Fischetti and Harry Rüdham about their work and practice. In our lively chat we talked about the commonalities between the two London-based artists, who both took similar journeysContinue reading “Artist interview for Grove Square Galleries | Crystal Fischetti and Harry Rüdham”
TV interview with TRT World Showcase | Art World in Self-Isolation
14 April 2020. I made my first TV appearance with TRT World, a Turkish state-owned news channel that broadcasts in English, for their Showcase programme. I spoke to host Elif Bereketli about how the art world is adapting to working from home during the coronavirus lockdown; the rapidly increasing online consumption of art; and theContinue reading “TV interview with TRT World Showcase | Art World in Self-Isolation”
The Week in Art podcast | The new Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai
23 November 2018. I visited Dubai’s most recent contemporary art space, the Jameel Arts Centre, and spoke to its director Antonia Carver for The Art Newspaper‘s Week in Art podcast. I also chatted to one of the featured artists, Mounira al Solh, about her work on display and the Qatar blockade. The other segment inContinue reading “The Week in Art podcast | The new Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai”
Interview with artist Ai Weiwei: ‘I’m like a high-end refugee’ | The Art Newspaper
27 March 2018. Speaking to me in his Berlin studio, Ai shared his old love for Hong Kong, his new love for Latin America, and why critics of his work should seek medical advice. Read the full online article here. The interview also appeared in The Art Newspaper’s Art Basel Hong Kong daily newspapers. Based inContinue reading “Interview with artist Ai Weiwei: ‘I’m like a high-end refugee’ | The Art Newspaper”
Abu Dhabi Focus podcast | How Saudi artists are driving political change
10 November 2017. I headed to the United Arab Emirates with The Art Newspaper, to co-produce and host a special, three-part series of podcasts. During a memorable week, the long-awaited Louvre Abu Dhabi opened as well as a new edition of Abu Dhabi Art fair. In this podcast, I spoke to one of my all-timeContinue reading “Abu Dhabi Focus podcast | How Saudi artists are driving political change”
Interview with collector Huma Kabakci | The Art Newspaper
5 October 2017. Based between London and Istanbul, Huma Kabakcı (b. London, 1990) is a second-generation collector, independent curator, and the founding director of Open Space, an organisation that supports emerging creative practice. I spoke to her about taking on the collection her father Nahit Kabakci, particularly adding more pieces by female artists. Read theContinue reading “Interview with collector Huma Kabakci | The Art Newspaper”
Interview with artist Kiluanji Kia Henda | The Art Newspaper
5 October 2017. The 2017 Frieze Artist Award winner brings an Angolan take on the public sculpture debate to the famous white tent. Read the full article here. Based in London and New York, The Art Newspaper is the journal of record for the visual arts world, covering international news and events.
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