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Published! Interview with Rana Samara on Middle East Monitor

18-12-2017

English, Interview, Middle East, Published

RanaSamara

I have interviewed Palestinian artist Rana Samara for Middle East Monitor. Rana is a highly inquisitive, courageous and determined woman. These characteristics propelled her to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Fine Art as a mother of three children from a conservative background. Her passion for art has led her to a two-year MA in Fine Art at Northwestern University, Chicago.

The backbone of Rana’s work are conversations with women about gender and intimate relations. Her latest series of work called “Intimate Space”, was presented by Ramallah’s at Art Dubai 2017 and put the spotlight on the depth and complexity of the research of Palestinian artist.

Here is the link to the interview

Published! Review of Home Beirut at MAXXI for Memo

By: Naima Morelli

22-11-2017

English, Middle East, Published, Review, Visit

Beirut

I feel today the MAXXI Museum in Rome is the one contemporary art institution who is really nailing it in the Eternal City. The multifaceted and highly political show “Home Beirut: Sounding the Neighbors” is proof of that. The exhibition focuses on Beirut artists representing city’s development and destiny, and introducing the local artistic scene to a European public.

This show is the third chapter of the “Mediterranean Trilogy” through which the MAXXI has been examining the interaction between the artistic communities of Europe and the Middle East. The aim is prompting the birth of a new trans-Mediterranean culture, critically important for the global landscape of artistic creation.

The show presented 30 artists, architects, filmmakers, musicians, dancers, researchers, activists negotiating between critical reflections of recent history of conflicts, through archiving and re-enacting memories, and prospection of the future, through attempts of urban transformation and global outreaching.

Here is the link to the review

Published! Bait al Karama on Middle East Monitor

By: Naima Morelli

31-10-2017

English, Interview, Middle East, News, Published

BaitAlKarama

The webmagazine Middle East Monitor has just published my article called: Palestine’s first female-run cookery school is ‘a labour of love’. The piece is based on an interview with artist Beatrice Catanzaro about the Bait Al Karama, the first Women’s Centre in the heart of the Old City of Nablus, which combines a culinary social enterprise with art and cultural activities.

The space was established to support the social and economic needs of women in the Old City struggling in the aftermath of the occupation, and to draw international attention to Nablus as a place of art and culture.

Here is the link to the piece

Published! Interview with Ho Tzu Nyen on CoBo

By: Naima Morelli

13-10-2017

English, Interview, Published, Research, Singapore

HoTzuNyen

Singaporean artist Ho Tzu Nyen has a new show at the Berlin gallery Michael Janssen, called No Man II. In this interview for CoBo, I spoke with him about his process, his conception of his characters as empty shells, and his love for books. Ho Tzu Nyen’s work and ideas are endlessly fascinating for me.

Here is the link to the interview

Published! Bureaucracy and Singaporean artists on CoBo

By: Naima Morelli

10-10-2017

English, Essay, Published, Reportage, Research, Singapore, Visit

Bureaucracy

CoBo has just published my new piece titled “5 Singaporean artists working with the theme of Bureaucracy”. Researching the Singaporean art system and the artists’ practice, I noticed the emergence of this set of preoccupations with organisation, repetition, boredom, archiving, censorship, procedures, rules – which definitely dismantles the romantic idea of the artist as we conceived it. Bureaucracy is so pervasive in society such as the Singaporean one, that becomes not only a conditio sine qua non for art to be happening, but also a subject in itself to reflect on. This article features artists Jack Tan, Terry Wee, Zihan Loo, Lim Tzay-Chuen and Lai Yu Tong.

Here is the link to the piece

Published! Epic Arts Cambodia on Art Republik

By: Naima Morelli

29-09-2017

Cambodia, English, Interview, News, Published, Research

epic arts

Third collaboration with the magazine Art Republik, which has just published my article on Epic Arts Cambodia. This is an outstanding art space in Kampot empowering disabled individuals through art. For this piece I spoke with Epic Arts co-director Sokny Onn.

Here is the link to the pdf version of the article

Here is the link to Art Republik’s website

Published! Interview with Audrey Yeo on CoBo

By: Naima Morelli

11-09-2017

English, Interview, Published, Reportage, Research, Singapore, Visit

audrey_yeo

CoBo has just published my interview with gallerist Audrey Yeo, director of Yeo Workshop in Singapore. I realized the interview a few months ago and it was greatly inspiring to talk with such an important igniter of the Singaporean art scene.

Here is the link to the interview

Published! Art bars and Restaurants on CoBo

By: Naima Morelli

29-08-2017

English, Essay, France, Indonesia, Published, UK, United States

Art bars and restaurants come in all shapes and sizes; you can go from contemplating art integrated with the café design, to walking into a conceptual artwork. For CoBo Social I looked at some of the most interesting bars and restaurant around the world founded and operated by artists.

Here’s the link to the piece

Published! Diversity in Australian Art on D_Railed

By: Naima Morelli

05-08-2017

Australia, English, Essay, News, Published, Research

Australiana

D_Railed magazine has just published my new article called “A New Book On Australian Contemporary Art Foregrounds Questions About Diversity” – the article is based on the polemics about the lack of diversity in the image of Australian art, ensued after the publication of a new book entitled Australiana to Zeitgeist: An A-Z of Australian Contemporary Art (2017). But is Australian contemporary art as white as it seems? And how is it perceived abroad? I address these question in the piece talking with artist Tony Albert, curator Natalie King and Sophia Cai, and of course Melissa Loughnan, the author of the book.

Speaking of books – this is my latest article submitted for July, as I’m devoting August to finish my own book on Singapore Contemporary Art. Since the first of August I have been diving deep into it, getting into a hyper-focused state whether I’m travelling on noisy Neapolitan trains, sitting in quiet Sorrentinian cafès in the garden, in waiting rooms, libraries or at my kitchen table at home. This is an important lesson I have learned from my friend Giovanna – you don’t need to wait the perfect conditions to do the work – just get concentrated, wherever you are. Soon I’ll probably write a post about my new mind state and routine, but for now…

Here is the link to the D_Railed article

Published! Feminism in Indonesian Contemporary Art on Culture360

By: Naima Morelli

11-07-2017

English, Essay, Indonesia, Published

feminismindonesia

My fourth piece for Culture360 – the webmagazine of the Asia-Europe Foundation – has just been published. It’s always a joy to see my words out there, also because I get to write about two of my favourite subjects: feminism and Indonesian contemporary art.

For this piece called “Feminism and women artists in Indonesian Contemporary Art” I have interviewed the amazing researcher Wulan Dirgantoro, art historian Farah Wardani and artist Samantha Tio (Mintio).

Here is the link to the piece

Published! Possibilities for Singaporean artists in Indonesia on CoBo

By: Naima Morelli

09-07-2017

English, Essay, Indonesia, Interview, Published, Research, Singapore

supernatural2

For the Hong Kong webmagazine and collectors’ platform CoBo I usually write about Indonesian and Singaporean artists, and the dynamics of their art systems. It goes without saying that the two art environments are highly connected. Sometimes an event or a show happens which remixes the way the two art systems interact, and that’s precisely what happened with the Super/Natural show in Yogyakarta, by Gajah Gallery.

In this piece I look at this pioneering operation, talking with the gallerist Jasdeep Sandhu and the two curators, trying to ponder what this show meant, and if it can have a legacy for the evolution of both the Singaporean and the Indonesian art systems.

Here’s the link to the piece

Published! Cambodia independent spaces on Art Republik

By: Naima Morelli

24-06-2017

Cambodia, English, Essay, Interview, Published, Research

cambodiaspaces
In freelance writing there is a time to sow and a time to harvest. In the past couple of months I have written a few articles that have been published all in these last few days. It always a joy to see my words in print, so if you are around Singapore grab a copy of this month’s Art Republik.

You will find a piece on two very interesting art spaces in Phnom Penh, with my interviews to the fantastic Meta Moeng and Erin Gleeson, who are both greatly contributing in animating the local art scene.

Here’s the link to the pdf version of the piece

Naima Morelli

Published! Interview with Rana Samara on Middle East Monitor

Published! Review of Home Beirut at MAXXI for Memo

Published! Bait al Karama on Middle East Monitor

Published! Interview with Ho Tzu Nyen on CoBo

Published! Bureaucracy and Singaporean artists on CoBo

Published! Epic Arts Cambodia on Art Republik

Published! Interview with Audrey Yeo on CoBo

Published! Diversity in Australian Art on D_Railed

Published! Feminism in Indonesian Contemporary Art on Culture360

Published! Possibilities for Singaporean artists in Indonesia on CoBo

Published! Cambodia independent spaces on Art Republik

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