{"id":28266,"date":"2023-09-14T15:53:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T13:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/?p=28266"},"modified":"2024-01-11T03:44:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T01:44:02","slug":"special-world-picks-on-tmr-third-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/special-world-picks-on-tmr-third-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Special World Picks Sept 15-26 on TMR’s Third Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Launch of Woman Life Freedom<\/em> book on women\u2019s protest in Iran at Rich Mix<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n

SEPT 15 LONDON more info<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

In many ways Woman Life Freedom: Voices and Art from the Women\u2019s Protests in <\/em>Iran<\/em> is a primer on gender and equality in the country. The anthology includes text, art and photography, which reveal the lives of women before and after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The present-day women\u2019s protests are not, as contributor and art historian of the subaltern Vali Mahlouji pointed out, the result of \u201coppositional political mandates, foreign adversaries or internal power struggles, but from individual citizens\u2019 civil acts of human pleasure and delight: dances, songs, kiss-ins and liberally swaying bodies.\u201d The first target of totalitarian regimes around the world has always been the body. This emphasis on personal freedom and joy has given the Iran women\u2019s protests an undeniable staying power.<\/p>\n

Art and music by and about women, and women\u2019s athleticism, have also been key. In the protests the line between culture and activism has blurred. Simple acts such as rollerblading through Tehran streets to a rollicking soundtrack on social media, or graffiti of martyred women\u2019s faces on city walls, show how resistance continues to thrive through small personal acts of expression. Last year at the height of then protests, women thwarted state surveillance and protected themselves from being identified, arrested and charged by the authorities; they covered CCTV cameras in Tehran\u2019s metro with sanitary pads, an act celebrated in the artwork of editorial illustrator Roshi Rouzbehani. Personal intervention underpins the Woman Life Freedom revolution and has sustained the movement both inside the country and on the global stage of social media until today.<\/p>\n

On the eve of the one-year anniversary of Jina Mahsa Amini\u2019s murder in the custody of Iran\u2019s morality police on September 16, 2022, Iranian authorities are once again arresting women who refuse to wear the hijab and harassing their families. Yet in some instances ordinary people come to the aid of these women. At a time when graves of women protestors killed by Iran\u2019s security services are being desecrated by pro-regime forces, conservative clerics during the holy period of Muharram proclaimed from pulpits around the country that Iran faces harder challenges like a faltering economy and government corruption \u2014 not whether women wear or don\u2019t wear a head covering.<\/p>\n

The launch at Rich Mix<\/a> will draw on the themes, ideas and activism of the women\u2019s protests in Iran. The anthology\u2019s art editor Emilia Sandoghdar will give an illustrated presentation on the art of the protests. The editorial illustrator Roshi Rouzbehani will present works she has made for and about the revolution, followed by an art intervention and performance by sound artist and activist Fari Bradley and painter Tasalla Tabasom. They will come together with curator Vali Mahlouji and the book\u2019s editor, Malu Halasa, for a panel discussion about the nature of the protests and both domestic and global reactions to it; the value of activism at home and abroad; gender freedom in increasingly authoritarian times; and measuring impact and keeping the revolution alive in the here and now. The evening will close with Fari B\u2019s sounds of Persia.<\/p>\n

\u2014Rana Asfour<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Art Lab Berlin, Sept 15, 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Those Who Remain in the Dark Exhibition @artllab Berlin<\/h4>\n

SEPT 15 BERLIN more info<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThose Who Remain in the Dark\u201d is the third exhibition of the project \u201cWarum lacht das Meer\u201d (\u201cWhy is the Sea Laughing\u201d), which presents works by artists whose works consider the self-perception and organization of workers. The title is a nod to Bertolt Brecht, whose work is central to David Krippendorff’s work “Kali” (2018). Krippendorff has the actress Hiam Abbass recite the song of the pirate Jenny from Brecht’s \u201cThreepenny Opera\u201d as a monologue in Arabic. Sirine Fattouh’s videos “A Night in Beirut” (2006) and “Another Night in Beirut” (2019) follow an old “tabbal” – a man who walks the streets of the city during the fasting month of Ramadan and wakes up those fasting so that they can have a meal before sunrise. Steen Rasmussen’s series “We Are Actually Real” (2011) shows images from the streets of Tibet and neighboring areas that highlight people\u2019s everyday work in their improvised workplaces. As another homage to Bertolt Brecht, Frauke Schmidt-Theil is showing a series of oil paintings that reflect aspects of his theatre pieces.<\/p>\n

Curated by Charlotte Bank and Salah Saouli, it includes artists :Sirine Fattouh, David Krippendorff, Steen Rasmussen, and Frauke Schmidt-Theilig.<\/p>\n

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MENART<\/a> Fair Paris 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Menart Fair: Middle East North Africa Art + Design In Paris<\/strong><\/h4>\n

SEPT 15\u201417 PARIS more info<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The international modern and contemporary art fair celebrates artists from the Levant, Arab-Persian Gulf & North Africa. It is supported by many renowned museums and institutions around the world. Following the success of its last three editions (2021, 2022 in Paris, then 2023 in Brussels), Menart Fair is moving to the Palais d\u2019I\u00e9na, a historic 20th-century building and the headquarters of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE), considered a masterpiece of the architect Auguste Perret, for its 4th edition. Dance and music performances, but also round tables, a concert, a gastronomic area, and an off-site program will delight visitors!<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite all the complications and difficulties Lebanon is going through, the country remains a creative hotspot in the Middle East, both in terms of art and of collectible design. Eight Design galleries are taking part in this upcoming edition of Menart Fair,\u201d said Joanna Chevalier, Artistic Director of the fair. North Africa will also be present with some exceptional selections, as will Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Eight galleries have chosen to present designers, some of them renowned and others yet to be discovered. There is a burgeoning generation of innovative designers: the scene is largely intercontinental, with some designers resorting to the cream of craftsmanship, while others are eager to embrace the latest technologies.<\/p>\n

And, for the first time, Menart Fair will be welcoming exceptional works from 6 art foundations and international institutions: Farjam Foundation (Dubai), Afkhami Foundation (Dubai), iii museum (Zurich), Le Cercle de l\u2019Art (Paris), Le Consulat Voltaire (Paris) and the Montresso Art Foundation (Marrakech).<\/p>\n

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JAM3A<\/a> takes place at the Arab American Nat’l Museum in Dearborn, MI.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

JAM3A Music & Arts Festival, Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, US (Hybrid event)<\/h4>\n

SEPT 16\u201417 DEARBORN more info<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jam3a, an Arabic word for \u201cgathering,\u201d is a free hybrid music and arts festival presented by the Arab American National Museum (AANM) in Dearborn, celebrating Arab talent, community and identity. Throughout the festival there will be free virtual film screenings, musical performances by renowned Arab artists and a curated in-person vendor market showcasing small artisan businesses. The fantastic roster of artists performing over the two-day festival include Emel Mathlouthi<\/a>, Alsarah and the Nubatones<\/a>, Farah Siraj<\/a>, and Felukah<\/a> among others. For the full list, click HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Oublier Camus by Oliver Gloag, presented in Paris at CAREP.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

D\u00e9bat, D\u00e9mystifier Albert Camus avec Oublier Camus<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

SEPT 19 PARIS more info<\/a> (en fran\u00e7ais)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cette conf\u00e9rence-d\u00e9dicace est organis\u00e9e en partenariat avec The Markaz Review<\/a> et Orient XXI<\/a>. Elle se tiendra au CAREP Paris le 19 septembre 2023 \u00e0 18h30<\/strong>. Il est \u00e9galement possible de la suivre \u00e0 distance. RSVP pour le Zoom\/register here to participate online<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Avec Olivier Gloag, Afifa Bererhi d\u2019Alger, et mod\u00e9ratrice Sarra Grira, journaliste, r\u00e9dactrice-en-chef d\u2019Orient XXI<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Des programmes scolaires aux discours politiques, dans les m\u00e9dias et les conversations mondaines, Camus est partout le parangon d\u2019un humanisme abstrait qui a ceci de commode \u2013 et de suspect \u2013 qu\u2019il plait \u00e0 droite comme \u00e0 gauche. Peu de chercheurs se sont pench\u00e9s sur les contradictions du personnage comme le fait Olivier Gloag dans son ouvrage Oublier Camus (La Fabrique, sept. 2023), \u00e0 partir d\u2019une relecture de Camus dans le texte \u2013 contradictions qui constituent pourtant la force motrice de l\u2019\u0153uvre camusienne, une cl\u00e9 de son \u00ab style \u00bb, et expliquent sa popularit\u00e9 actuelle.<\/p>\n

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Syrien n’est fait<\/a> Syrian arts festival in Paris, Sept. 22-24, 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sept 22\u201424 PARIS more info<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Syrian Art Commemorates the Resilience of a People<\/h4>\n

<\/strong>As protests resume in some parts of the country, the multi-disciplinary festival Syrien n’est fait <\/em><\/a>returns for its eighth edition of “Terre, mon amour” at Les Arches citoyennes and H\u00f4tel de Ville in Paris.<\/p>\n

After seven Parisian editions, held at Les Grands Voisins, the Syrian art festival Syrien n’est <\/em>, which is nothing if not engaged, adds a new dimension this year. On the weekend of September 22, 23 and 24, it will take over Place de l’H\u00f4tel de Ville (at Arches Citoyennes), and Salle Xavier Lacoste (located 5, rue Lobau inside the building), for three days of commemoration \u2014 a tribute to the life, resilience and hope of a people oppressed by decades of dictatorship and war.<\/p>\n

Entitled “Earth, My Love,” this year\u2019s edition celebrates the very essence of Syrian earth as a symbol of resistance and fertility, in the wake of the devastating earthquake that scoured the entire northern region of fissures last February. This year also highlights the complex role of agriculture in the Syrian context, revealing its tragic instrumentalization by the regime to weaken dissidents, but also its key role in the survival of besieged populations.<\/p>\n

The theme explores the notion of “working the land” in a double sense. On the one hand, it evokes agricultural labor and know-how, passed down from generation to generation, which links Syrians to their ancestral land. On the other, the theme extends to the intimate link forged between working the land and the process of putting down roots in a territory. Many exiled Syrians have found that cultivating the land is a way of putting down roots in their land of exile.<\/p>\n

Syrien n’est fait <\/em>presents above all stories of solidarity and brotherhood woven through the darkest of times. Organized since 2021 by the volunteer collective SNF, this artistic rendezvous blends disciplines and narratives to tell a story of rebirth and transformation, through a varied program of events, featuring a wide range of musical performances, from the traditional oud of Hareth Mhedi to jazz, psychedelic and rock, as well as DJ sets with the famous Parisian station Radio Flouka.<\/p>\n