Interview | Naima Morelli

Interview with Océane Sailly founder of Hunna/ هُنَّ on MEMO

27-08-2021

Interview, Middle East, News, Published, Research

Océane Sailly, Founder and Director of HUNNA / هُنَّ in front of Alia's Zaal painting

Many of us have misconceptions and preconceived ideas about the art scene in the Gulf countries. Hence, when we see the work of a gallery like Hunna/ هُنَّ — founded this year and representing eight women artists from the Gulf — we open our eyes in disbelief.

How can these artists possibly talk about such thorny issues, like questions of power or the female body, and get away with it? We speak about it on Middle East Monitor with the founder of Hunna, gallerist Océane Sailly

Here is the link to the interview

Published! Interview with Luciano Benetton on Larry’s List

By: Naima Morelli

26-08-2021

Collection, Interview, Italy, Published

Installation view of the Imago Mundi Collection.

My second article for the collector’s webmagazine Larry’s List is an interview to Italian fashion mogul and collector Luciano Benetton.

Dubbed “Imago Mundi”, his collection and world-wide project spans from New Zealand to Burkina Faso, covering 80 countries for a total of over 10,000 artworks.

Here is the link to the interview

Published! Grassroot art spaces in Libya on MEE

By: Naima Morelli

26-07-2021

Interview, Libya, North Africa, Published, Research

Despite a lack of cultural spaces, as well as ongoing political and economic instability, Libyan artists are determined to nurture their diverse arts scene.

I have spoken to a few of these important figures, working from Tripoli, Benghazi or from abroad, for Middle East Eye.

Here is the link to the piece

Published! Interview with Turconi and Radice on Global Comment

By: Naima Morelli

04-07-2021

English, Interview, Italy, Published, Reportage

A couple of months ago I have interviewed for Global Comment two of my favourite graphic novel authors, the creative couple Teresa Radice and Stefano Turconi. The interview has just been published; we delved into the creative process behind their most interesting work.

Here is the link to the interview

Published! Interview with Andonowati on Larry’s List

By: Naima Morelli

01-07-2021

English, Indonesia, Interview, Published

Andonowati at home with a work by Tisna Sanjaya in the background. Courtesy of Andonowati.

It was an honour and a privilege to start my collaboration with Larry’s List with this interview with one of the people I admire and respect the most in the art world: Andonowati.

She is not only a extremely savvy collector with a heightened sensitivity for art, but also an accomplished mathematician, a collector, a gallerist, a business person, an art initiator, and entrepreneur and also an incredibly compassionate and kind human.

I first met her through my research on Bandung-based artist Eddy Susanto and learned about her gallery and foundation Lawangwangi Creative Space in Bandung. In 2010, Andonowati launched the Bandung Contemporary Art Award (BaCAA) — one of the most prestigious art awards in Southeast Asia, which I took part of as a judge in 2019.

Here is the link to the interview

Published! Interview with Ruangsak Anuwatwimon and Loredana Pazzini-Paracciani on Plural Art Mag

By: Naima Morelli

08-06-2021

English, Interview, Published, Research, Thailand

The drill is simple, yet it’s one that we can hardly keep in mind. Don’t fool with Mother Nature. And take responsibility for your behaviour towards all species. This is what the pandemic is teaching us, and what Thai artist Ruangsak Anuwatwimon has been speaking about through more than a decade of highly impactful, heartbreaking artworks.

I have interviewed the artist and the curator Loredana Pazzini-Paracciani for the show Reincarnations III – Ecologies of Life is presently showing at Warin Lab Contemporary, Bangkok. The piece is on Plural Art Mag.

Here is the link to the article

Published! Interview with Mooza Almatrooshi on MEMO

By: Naima Morelli

26-05-2021

English, Interview, Middle East, Published

“The magical realism that resonates with me the most is the religious mythology that is born out of the Arabian Peninsula,” she tells me. “Until recently, there were minimal efforts to unearth all the erasure of pre-Islamic mythologies and histories in the region. I became interested in all the negative spaces that were vacant and allowed for a re-imagined social landscape to form.”

The webmagazine Middle East Monitor has just published my interview with Emirati artist Mooza Almatrooshi.

Here is the link to the interview

Published! Interview with Ruben Pang on Plural Art Mag

By: Naima Morelli

07-04-2021

Interview, Published, Singapore, Singapore Series

“Before you start painting, you’re a person in flux, multi-dimensional and colourful. You decide what characteristics you want to embody as a painter prior to entering the studio each day, ” says Ruben Pang from his studio in Sardinia, Italy.

I have interviewed the artist for Plural Art Mag for his new online solo show at Primo Marella Gallery.

Here is the link to the interview

Published! Interview with Shatha Sbeta on Middle East Monitor

By: Naima Morelli

02-04-2021

Interview, Libya, North Africa, Published

Tripoli-born art entrepreneur and educator Shatha Sbeta is very clear about her objective. “I want to bring Libyan female artists and their artworks — as well as their stories — out to the world through commerce.”

My research on Libyan contemporary art continues with an interview with Shatha Sbeta for the webmagazine Middle East Monitor.

Here is the link to the interview

Published! Interview with Suha Araj for MEMO

By: Naima Morelli

22-03-2021

Interview, Middle East, Published

“For me, there is always a visceral element to how I create,” tells me Suha Araj from her home in Brooklyn. “That’s why I’m always drawn to the stories of the Diaspora, because that’s where I have the most emotion. I’m interested in how people survive, and the clashes of living between two cultures.”

My interview with Palestinian-American director Suha Araj has just been published on Middle East Monitor. It was a wonderful conversation that opened up to me new learning not only about Arab cinema, but also about how one becomes a director.

Here is the link to the interview

Published! Justin Lee and the Teng collection at TPM Singapore

By: Naima Morelli

16-03-2021

Collection, English, Interview, Singapore

The Singapore-based webmagazine Plural Art Mag has just published an interview with artist Justin Lee and Teng Jee Hum, one half of the Teng Collection, together with June Ong.

It was beautiful to learn how their synergies came together to create a one-of-a-kind show at The Private Museum in Singapore.

Here is the link to the piece

Published: Interview with Su Hui-Yu on CoBo

By: Naima Morelli

15-03-2021

Interview, Taiwan

Sui Hui-Yu is a Taiwanese artist and film director whose oeuvre is at times startling for its depictions of crude violence and explicit sexuality. However, the refined aesthetics of the visual imagery and cinematography make it irresistible to turn away from the screen.

I happened to really enjoy the work of this incredible artists, and I have interviewed him for the Hong-Kong based webmagazine CoBo Social.

Here is the link to the interview

Naima Morelli

Interview with Océane Sailly founder of Hunna/ هُنَّ on MEMO

Published! Interview with Luciano Benetton on Larry’s List

Published! Grassroot art spaces in Libya on MEE

Published! Interview with Turconi and Radice on Global Comment

Published! Interview with Andonowati on Larry’s List

Published! Interview with Ruangsak Anuwatwimon and Loredana Pazzini-Paracciani on Plural Art Mag

Published! Interview with Mooza Almatrooshi on MEMO

Published! Interview with Ruben Pang on Plural Art Mag

Published! Interview with Shatha Sbeta on Middle East Monitor

Published! Interview with Suha Araj for MEMO

Published! Justin Lee and the Teng collection at TPM Singapore

Published: Interview with Su Hui-Yu on CoBo

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