May 13, 2019
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Naima Morelli The 2019 Venice Biennale has asked artists to step into the socio-political realm, in the middle of far-right Matteo Salvini’s Italy. And they have done it, dismantling Orientalism and...
May 7, 2019
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Naima Morelli Art institutions all around the world are paying increasing attention to emerging Moroccan artists
April 5, 2019
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Naima Morelli The contemporary art world has flocked for the Sharjah Biennial in the past month
April 2, 2019
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Naima Morelli A group of women wearing different-coloured niqabs carry ice creams that are just as colourful. Their eyes are closed as if they are about to savour the different flavours....
August 1, 2018
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Naima Morelli In previous years, the festival welcomed a variety of proposals with different content but one focus; the promotion of non-violence.
December 17, 2017
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Naima Morelli The reason why Rana Samara is one of the most cutting-edge of Palestinian artists is because she looks at one fundamental aspect of our humanity, one which is generally...
November 18, 2017
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Naima Morelli Home Beirut Sounding the Neighbors
October 30, 2017
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Naima Morelli “Today we live life in temporary slots,” Beatrice Catanzaro tells me. “Even a mother saying that she wants to have a baby thinks about it as a project. We...
April 28, 2017
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Naima Morelli Banksy’s Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem, Palestine, opened in March 2017
December 20, 2016
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Naima Morelli Indeed, the museum is nomadic, a political stance in itself.
October 12, 2016
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Naima Morelli In many art colleges today, teachers are dismissive of work that is too personal. They disapprove of students inspired by the expressivity of a Munch or trying to follow...
May 28, 2016
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Naima Morelli According to Rafat Asad, as a Palestinian artist, you can’t avoid being political. “Every moment you live in this place is political,” he tells me. “If you want to...
The 2019 Venice Biennale has asked artists to step into the socio-political realm, in the middle of far-right Matteo Salvini’s Italy. And they have done it, dismantling Orientalism and...
Art institutions all around the world are paying increasing attention to emerging Moroccan artists![Frank Bowling: Mappa Mundi (2018) - [Sharjah Art Foundation]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Frank_bowling_prints.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
The contemporary art world has flocked for the Sharjah Biennial in the past month
A group of women wearing different-coloured niqabs carry ice creams that are just as colourful. Their eyes are closed as if they are about to savour the different flavours....![Arts festival challenges Italy’s policies on migration [Naima Morelli]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Arts-festival-challenges-Italy’s-policies-on-migrationRestiamo_umani.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
In previous years, the festival welcomed a variety of proposals with different content but one focus; the promotion of non-violence.
The reason why Rana Samara is one of the most cutting-edge of Palestinian artists is because she looks at one fundamental aspect of our humanity, one which is generally...
Home Beirut Sounding the Neighbors
“Today we live life in temporary slots,” Beatrice Catanzaro tells me. “Even a mother saying that she wants to have a baby thinks about it as a project. We...![Banksy’s Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem opened in March 2017 [Naima Morelli/Middle East Monitor]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2017_04_28-Banksy’s-Walled-Off-Hotel-in-Bethlehembanksy7-.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
Banksy’s Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem, Palestine, opened in March 2017
Indeed, the museum is nomadic, a political stance in itself.
In many art colleges today, teachers are dismissive of work that is too personal. They disapprove of students inspired by the expressivity of a Munch or trying to follow...
According to Rafat Asad, as a Palestinian artist, you can’t avoid being political. “Every moment you live in this place is political,” he tells me. “If you want to...