Tea with Culture

In this episode, Hind Mezaina sits with Kourosh Nouri, founding director of Carbon 12 gallery. Launched in Dubai with his business partner and wife Nadine Knotzer in November 2008, the gallery represents regional and international artists with an active calendar of exhibitions and attendance in art fairs around the world.

To discuss its milestone 10 years in Dubai, Kouroush Nouri shares with us the opportunities and challenges of running a contemporary art gallery, how he and Nadine work with artists and collectors and what they expect from them, plus the overall development of the art scene in the UAE over the past decade.

Warning: some strong language in this episode.

https://www.carbon12dubai.com

facebook.com/Carbon12gallery/

instagram.com/carbon12gallery/

twitter.com/carbon12gallery

In this episode, Hind Mezaina sits with Kourosh Nouri, founding director of Carbon 12 gallery. Launched in Dubai with his business partner and wife Nadine Knotzer in November 2008, the gallery represents regional and international artists with an active calendar of exhibitions and attendance in art fairs around the world.

To discuss its milestone 10 years in Dubai, Kouroush Nouri shares with us the opportunities and challenges of running a contemporary art gallery, how he and Nadine work with artists and collectors and what they expect from them, plus the overall development of the art scene in the UAE over the past decade.

Warning: some strong language in this episode.

https://www.carbon12dubai.com

facebook.com/Carbon12gallery/

instagram.com/carbon12gallery/

twitter.com/carbon12gallery

Wael Hattar sits with Maya Moumne and Hatem Imam, the Beirut based co-founders and co-directors of Journal Safar, an independent bilingual(Arabic and English)and biannual visual and design culture magazine launched in 2014. Journal Safar provides a window into cultural production in the Middle East, focusing on contemporary design, critical thinking and experimentation in the region by inviting designers, writers, thinkers and other creatives to respond to a specific theme per issue.

Maya Moumne and Hatem Imam discuss the reasons behind launching a bilingual magazine, how they choose their themes and collaborating with contributors, how they go about producing the magazine in terms of funding and distribution.

www.journalsafar.com/

facebook.com/journalsafar/

twitter.com/JournalSafar

instagram.com/journalsafar/

www.studiosafar.com/

Wael Hattar sits with Maya Moumne and Hatem Imam, the Beirut based co-founders and co-directors of Journal Safar, an independent bilingual(Arabic and English)and biannual visual and design culture magazine launched in 2014. Journal Safar provides a window into cultural production in the Middle East, focusing on contemporary design, critical thinking and experimentation in the region by inviting designers, writers, thinkers and other creatives to respond to a specific theme per issue.

Maya Moumne and Hatem Imam discuss the reasons behind launching a bilingual magazine, how they choose their themes and collaborating with contributors, how they go about producing the magazine in terms of funding and distribution.

www.journalsafar.com/

facebook.com/journalsafar/

twitter.com/JournalSafar

instagram.com/journalsafar/

www.studiosafar.com/

Hind Mezaina sits with Nada Raza, Artistic Director of Ishara Art Foundation which opened in March 2019.

Established by Smita Prabhakar, an entrepreneur, art collector and long term Dubai resident, the foundation is focused on contemporary art from a South Asian context, supporting cultural exchange and building on the shared histories, continued presence and cultural contribution of South Asian voices in the Gulf.

www.ishara.org

twitter.com/Ishara_Art

instagram.com/isharaartfoundation/

facebook.com/isharaartfoundation/

Hind Mezaina sits with Nada Raza, Artistic Director of Ishara Art Foundation which opened in March 2019.

Established by Smita Prabhakar, an entrepreneur, art collector and long term Dubai resident, the foundation is focused on contemporary art from a South Asian context, supporting cultural exchange and building on the shared histories, continued presence and cultural contribution of South Asian voices in the Gulf.

www.ishara.org

twitter.com/Ishara_Art

instagram.com/isharaartfoundation/

facebook.com/isharaartfoundation/

Hind Mezaina invited cinephile and motoring journalist Imtishan Giado (https://www.instagram.com/imthishan) to discuss the new Aladdin film, what they liked and didn't like about it, the representation of Arabs, how does it compare it to the original animated version Aladdin from 1992, and thoughts on whether we need remakes like this.

Hind Mezaina invited cinephile and motoring journalist Imtishan Giado (https://www.instagram.com/imthishan) to discuss the new Aladdin film, what they liked and didn't like about it, the representation of Arabs, how does it compare it to the original animated version Aladdin from 1992, and thoughts on whether we need remakes like this.

Hind Mezaina sits with Antonia Carver (Director, Art Jameel) to talk about Jameel Arts Centre which opened in Dubai in November 2018.

Jameel Arts Centre, located by the creek in Al Jaddaf Waterfront, is an independent and privately owned art institution which is both an exhibition and education space dedicated to contemporary art presented through art projects, commissions, and curated solo and group exhibitions, drawn both from the Art Jameel Collection and through regional and international collaborations.

By nurturing artists and practitioners to produce work from and about the region, the centre aims to to create dialogue and exchange of ideas through exhibitions, education and research, to encourage broad audiences young and old to engage actively with the artworks and ideas generated.

https://jameelartscentre.org

twitter.com/JameelArtsCtr

instagram.com/jameelartscentre/

facebook.com/JameelArtsCentre/

Hind Mezaina sits with Antonia Carver (Director, Art Jameel) to talk about Jameel Arts Centre which opened in Dubai in November 2018.

Jameel Arts Centre, located by the creek in Al Jaddaf Waterfront, is an independent and privately owned art institution which is both an exhibition and education space dedicated to contemporary art presented through art projects, commissions, and curated solo and group exhibitions, drawn both from the Art Jameel Collection and through regional and international collaborations.

By nurturing artists and practitioners to produce work from and about the region, the centre aims to to create dialogue and exchange of ideas through exhibitions, education and research, to encourage broad audiences young and old to engage actively with the artworks and ideas generated.

https://jameelartscentre.org

twitter.com/JameelArtsCtr

instagram.com/jameelartscentre/

facebook.com/JameelArtsCentre/