Nav Haq Treasure Hunt Part Deux: A “Sort-Of” Stalking
Several days before I left for Art Dubai, I went with my dear friend Sarah to see Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance, and the Camera Since 1870 at the SFMOMA. Exposed highlights five types of voyeuristic photographs: street, the sexually explicit, celebrity stalking, photographs of death and violence, and surveillance in its many forms. Most forms of [...]
Art Dubai In Depth: MARKER Projects
Straight from the mouth (website actually) of Art Dubai! They’ve announced the five projects, which I’ve included below. I’ve added some photos and links give you a taste of what we’ll be seeing next week. All photos (except one) link to websites, so go check them out! 2011 is the inaugural year for MARKER at [...]
Nav Haq Treasure Hunt
Nav Haq is the curator of one of Art Dubai’s most exciting programs for 2011, MARKER, a curatorial expedition that will showcase projects focused on emerging artists from five experimental art spaces from the MENASA regions (Middle East, North Africa, South Asia.) It includes five ‘concept stands’ that each respond to the phenomenon of the [...]
MARKER @ Art Dubai: Alexandria Contemporary Arts Forum (ACAF), Alexandria, Egypt
While out wandering tonight, I thought about what I want to write about first for Art Dubai. One aspect I find intriguing is the selection of alternative art organizations curated by Bristol, England based curator Nav Haq, that is being touted as representative of “the most interesting emerging art spaces from across Asia and the [...]