Rasha Salti and Kristine Khouri , Curators of Past Disquiet, talk us through the aims and focus of this immersive and engaging exhibition at Zeitz MOCAA.
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Kristine Khouri is an independent researcher and writer whose research interests focus on the history of arts circulation and infrastructure in the Arab world, and archival practices and dissemination. Khouri is a member of the board of the Arab Image Foundation, Beirut.
Rasha Salti is a writer, researcher, and curator of art and film living and working between Beirut and Berlin.
Together, Khouri and Salti are cofounders of the History of Arab Modernities in the Visual Arts Study Group, a research platform focused around the social history of art in the Arab world. They co-authored the essay “Beirut’s Musée Imaginaire: The promise of modernity in the age of mechanical reproduction.” Their current project, Past Disquiet, is a long-term research project which began in 2008 and was transformed into a documentary and archival exhibition. This is a very immersive exhibition,
The Sanlam Arts Round Up starts with a discussion about the aim and focus of Past Disquiet. – a documentary and archival exhibition The aim being to tell the stories of four different collections and look at this trans national network of political narratives relating to Chili, Nicaragua, Palestine and apartheid South Africa. This is a very immersive exhibition.
This is a very different exhibition as its an exhibition of a hundred and one stories, engaging with artist collectives and gathering their responses to the political situations confronting them. In this edition of Past Disquiet, the largest to date, they were able to research two of the largest artist associations in the anti-apartheid struggle.
You will discover different voices, creating an authentic story, that fits in with Zeitz MOCAA’s policy of looking to Africa and the diaspora to represent the African continent.
Be prepared to spend time to come to grips with the Past Diisquiet and how it relates to the accompanying exhibition Seismography of Struggle: Towards a Global History of Critical and Cultural Journals. The exhibitions explore archival, exhibition, and publishing histories related to resistance, struggle, and solidarity. They bring together both storytelling and an immersive viewing experiences
WHAT: Past Disquiet – Zeitz MOCAA
WHERE: Zeitz MOCAA, Silo District, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town 8001
WHEN: Wed 3 August & Saturday 5 August – details above
INFO: E communications@zeitzmocaa.museum | VISIT | See also Join Zeitz MOCAA – busy start to August! | PHOTO: Koyo Kouoh – Exec Director Zeitz MOCAA, Zahia Rahmani – Curator Seismography of Struggle, and Rasha Salti & Kristine Khouri – Curators – Past Disquiet.
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