The Moving Biographies Podcast | Art in the Arab World | Powered by afikra

*CHAPTERS*

0:00 - Introduction 

0:45 - Samia Halaby

1:36 - Mona Saudi 

2:30 - Samia and Mona’s friendship 

3:36 - The Rice Paper Scroll, capturing Mona’s home and studio 

10:38 - Drawing in movement, cinematic creation 

14:35 - Mona and the PLO 

****** ABOUT IAAW  ******‎

The Institute of Art in the Arab World (IAAW) at the Lebanese American University is dedicated to the advancement of contemporary and modern artistic production from the Arab world and its diaspora.The mission of the Institute is to promote interdisciplinary research on curatorial practices and artistic production that tackle social, economical and political issues. It aims to develop an archive of artistic activities that redefine the role of art within the Arab world, how it relates or does not relate to modernism as defined by the so-called western cannon, and how it operates within the historical circumstances and political discourses coalescing in and beyond the region in relation to political conflicts, pandemics, the environment, and other global issues.The IAAW also aims at establishing a dialogue between international scholars and the local community of scholars and artists through seminars, lecture series and other activities that trigger discussions at the intersection of art, post-colonial and gender studies in the aftermath of the Arab spring.

****** ABOUT LAWHA ******‎

LAWHA (Lebanon’s Art World at Home and Abroad: Trajectories of artists and artworks in/from Lebanon since 1943) is a research project hosted by the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) of the Max Weber Foundation. LAWHA investigates the forces that have shaped the emergence of a professional field of art in Lebanon within its local, regional and global context. The project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 850760).

****** MOVING BIOGRAPHY ******‎

Moving Biography was a summer school organised by LAWHA/OIB, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre in 2022, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The summer school brought together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decentre life writing. These podcasts are an outcome of the summer school.

****** ABOUT AFIKRA ******‎

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region - past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity.

*CHAPTERS*

0:00 - Introduction 

1:32 - Evelyne Bustros 

2:41 - Entanglement of Evelyne’s biography with material culture 

3:13 - Archival work 

8:24 - Moving biography 

14:37 - International exhibitions

****** ABOUT LAWHA ******‎

LAWHA (Lebanon’s Art World at Home and Abroad: Trajectories of artists and artworks in/from Lebanon since 1943) is a research project hosted by the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) of the Max Weber Foundation. LAWHA investigates the forces that have shaped the emergence of a professional field of art in Lebanon within its local, regional and global context. The project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 850760).

****** MOVING BIOGRAPHY ******‎

Moving Biography was a summer school organised by LAWHA/OIB, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre in 2022, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The summer school brought together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decentre life writing. These podcasts are an outcome of the summer school.

****** ABOUT AFIKRA ******‎

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region - past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity.

*CHAPTERS*

0:00 - Introduction 

0:22 - Afaf Zurayk 

1:11 - Helen Khal 

2:08 - Afaf’s poem ‘Thoughts’ 

2:37 - Afaf’s encounter with Helen 

3:56 - Helen’s transparency 

5:30 - Lightness and transparency in both Afaf and Helen’s work 

6:51 - Lines and edges in Helen and Afaf’s work 

9:37 - Gallery One and Beirut in the 1960s/70s

10:37 - Helen Khal’s writing and courage 

11:53 - Breaking boundaries as a female artist 

14:13 - How did Helen combine being a gallerist and artist? 

15:40 - Helen’s legacy

****** ABOUT IAAW  ******‎

The Institute of Art in the Arab World (IAAW) at the Lebanese American University is dedicated to the advancement of contemporary and modern artistic production from the Arab world and its diaspora. The mission of the Institute is to promote interdisciplinary research on curatorial practices and artistic production that tackle social, economical and political issues. It aims to develop an archive of artistic activities that redefine the role of art within the Arab world, how it relates or does not relate to modernism as defined by the so-called western cannon, and how it operates within the historical circumstances and political discourses coalescing in and beyond the region in relation to political conflicts, pandemics, the environment, and other global issues.

The IAAW also aims at establishing a dialogue between international scholars and the local community of scholars and artists through seminars, lecture series and other activities that trigger discussions at the intersection of art, post-colonial and gender studies in the aftermath of the Arab spring.

****** ABOUT LAWHA ******‎

LAWHA (Lebanon’s Art World at Home and Abroad: Trajectories of artists and artworks in/from Lebanon since 1943) is a research project hosted by the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) of the Max Weber Foundation. LAWHA investigates the forces that have shaped the emergence of a professional field of art in Lebanon within its local, regional and global context. The project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 850760).

****** MOVING BIOGRAPHY ******‎

Moving Biography was a summer school organised by LAWHA/OIB, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre in 2022, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The summer school brought together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decentre life writing. These podcasts are an outcome of the summer school.

****** ABOUT AFIKRA ******‎

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region - past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity.

*CHAPTERS*

0:00 - Introduction, Daniel 

1:52 - What kind of history Daniel works on

4:54 - Napoleon death day, writing a biography

11:23 - What was your ultimate ‘entry point’ for writing this biography?

16:27 - Art history and history and using images/paintings 

30:24 - Materiality and biography 

33:12 - Yvonne 

37:46 - Writing a magazine’s biography 

52:21 - Using and leveraging materiality 

55:10 - Paratextuality 

56:29 - Community building and dissolving in the life of the magazine & visual aspects of the magazine 

1:05:58 - The kitchen as a productive space

****** ABOUT LAWHA ******‎

LAWHA (Lebanon’s Art World at Home and Abroad: Trajectories of artists and artworks in/from Lebanon since 1943) is a research project hosted by the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) of the Max Weber Foundation. LAWHA investigates the forces that have shaped the emergence of a professional field of art in Lebanon within its local, regional and global context. The project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 850760).

****** MOVING BIOGRAPHY ******‎

Moving Biography was a summer school organised by LAWHA/OIB, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre in 2022, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The summer school brought together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decentre life writing. These podcasts are an outcome of the summer school.

****** ABOUT AFIKRA ******‎

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region - past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity.

*CHAPTERS* 

0:00 - Introduction 

0:26 - Greta Naufal

1:28 - Yvette Achkar

2:27 - La peinture selon Yvette 

3:03 - Comment Greta et Yvette se sont rencontrées 

5:47 - Yvette avec les élèves 

6:50 - L’art abstrait au Liban 

7:52 - L’abstraction et l’expressionnisme abstrait d’Yvette 

10:00 - Son processus créatif 

****** ABOUT IAAW  ******‎

The Institute of Art in the Arab World (IAAW) at the Lebanese American University is dedicated to the advancement of contemporary and modern artistic production from the Arab world and its diaspora. The mission of the Institute is to promote interdisciplinary research on curatorial practices and artistic production that tackle social, economical and political issues. It aims to develop an archive of artistic activities that redefine the role of art within the Arab world, how it relates or does not relate to modernism as defined by the so-called western cannon, and how it operates within the historical circumstances and political discourses coalescing in and beyond the region in relation to political conflicts, pandemics, the environment, and other global issues.

The IAAW also aims at establishing a dialogue between international scholars and the local community of scholars and artists through seminars, lecture series and other activities that trigger discussions at the intersection of art, post-colonial and gender studies in the aftermath of the Arab spring.

****** ABOUT LAWHA ******‎

LAWHA (Lebanon’s Art World at Home and Abroad: Trajectories of artists and artworks in/from Lebanon since 1943) is a research project hosted by the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) of the Max Weber Foundation. LAWHA investigates the forces that have shaped the emergence of a professional field of art in Lebanon within its local, regional and global context. The project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 850760).

****** MOVING BIOGRAPHY ******‎

Moving Biography was a summer school organised by LAWHA/OIB, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre in 2022, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The summer school brought together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decentre life writing. These podcasts are an outcome of the summer school.

****** ABOUT AFIKRA ******‎

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region - past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity.

12:51 - Sa manière d’utiliser les couleurs (la violence et la force)

*CHAPTERS*

0:00 - Introduction 

0:59 - Moving Biographies 

1:22 - Panellist introduction 

3:13 - Amine El Bacha’s estate 

10:25 - Visions for the estate and foundation 

16:46 - Paul Guiragossian’s estate 

25:22 - Saloua Raouda Choucair 

33:59 - Connected biographies & how involved were your parents in setting the visions for their foundations? 

39:36 - The mixed emotions of preserving your parent’s legacy 

42:04 - Beirut as an urban space and reimagining the city

47:12 - Pricing & selling masterpieces to fund this work  

1:00:45 - How do you organize yourselves?

****** ABOUT LAWHA ******‎

LAWHA (Lebanon’s Art World at Home and Abroad: Trajectories of artists and artworks in/from Lebanon since 1943) is a research project hosted by the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) of the Max Weber Foundation. LAWHA investigates the forces that have shaped the emergence of a professional field of art in Lebanon within its local, regional and global context. The project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 850760).

****** MOVING BIOGRAPHY ******‎

Moving Biography was a summer school organised by LAWHA/OIB, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre in 2022, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The summer school brought together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decentre life writing. These podcasts are an outcome of the summer school.

****** ABOUT AFIKRA ******‎

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region - past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity.

*CHAPTERS*

0:00 - Introduction

0:15 - Samar Mogharbel

0:57 - The life and work of Dorothy Salhab Kazemi

2:00 - Dorothy’s sources of inspiration & unique visual language

2:46 - Samar on Dorothy

3:46 - Dorothy’s Sculpture from 1974

5:04 - Lebanese Clay

8:46 - Dorothy’s work as avant-garde

9:43 - Dorothy’s glaze

10:07 - Dorothy’s legacy and bridging east & west

10:58 - Dorothy’s last sculptures

****** ABOUT IAAW  ******‎

The Institute of Art in the Arab World (IAAW) at the Lebanese American University is dedicated to the advancement of contemporary and modern artistic production from the Arab world and its diaspora. The mission of the Institute is to promote interdisciplinary research on curatorial practices and artistic production that tackle social, economical and political issues. It aims to develop an archive of artistic activities that redefine the role of art within the Arab world, how it relates or does not relate to modernism as defined by the so-called western cannon, and how it operates within the historical circumstances and political discourses coalescing in and beyond the region in relation to political conflicts, pandemics, the environment, and other global issues.

The IAAW also aims at establishing a dialogue between international scholars and the local community of scholars and artists through seminars, lecture series and other activities that trigger discussions at the intersection of art, post-colonial and gender studies in the aftermath of the Arab spring.

****** ABOUT LAWHA ******‎

LAWHA (Lebanon’s Art World at Home and Abroad: Trajectories of artists and artworks in/from Lebanon since 1943) is a research project hosted by the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) of the Max Weber Foundation. LAWHA investigates the forces that have shaped the emergence of a professional field of art in Lebanon within its local, regional and global context. The project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 850760).

****** MOVING BIOGRAPHY ******‎

Moving Biography was a summer school organised by LAWHA/OIB, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre in 2022, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The summer school brought together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decentre life writing. These podcasts are an outcome of the summer school.

****** ABOUT AFIKRA ******‎

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region - past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity.