https://simplecast.com The Moving Biographies Podcast | Art in the Arab World | Powered by afikra This is a podcast series that was born out of the Moving Biography Summer School, organized by LAWHA/OIB, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre in 2022, and generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The summer school brought together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decenter life writing. As an outcome of the Summer School, LAWHA partnered with The Institute of Art in the Arab World (IAAW) at the Lebanese American University to produce a series of podcasts under the title On Women by Women in Art, conceived and moderated by IAAW’s director Yasmine Taan. In each of the four episodes of the first sub-series titled "On Women By Women in Art", a woman artist reflects on another woman artist who influenced and inspired her practice. Episode 1 features Samar Mogharbel on Dorothy Salhab Kazemi (1 September 2023), episode 2 Greta Naufal on Yvette Achkar (29 September 2023), episode 3 Afaf Zurayk on Helen Khal (27 October 2023), and episode 4 Samia Halaby on Mona Saudi (24 November 2023). The second sub-series, Moving Biographies, is a direct outcome of the discussions held at the summer school in June 2022. Each of the three episodes is moderated by one of the co-organisers of the summer school. The first episode – Curating an Artist’s (and Parent’s) Biography (15 September 2023) – is an edited version of life presentations that took place at the OIB in May 2023. In this episode with Mahita El Bacha Urieta, Manuella Guiragossian and Hala Schoukair, the daughters of Amine El Bacha (1932-2019), Paul Guiragossian (1926-1993) and Saloua Raouda Choucair (1916-2017) – leading artists of Lebanon’s art world – talk about the responsibility of taking care of their parent’s legacy, what challenges they face and what it means to curate a biography that is intrinsically linked to their own. The presentations are moderated by Nadia von Maltzahn (LAWHA/OIB). The second episode – Vulnerability and the Capacity for Life: Biography as a Material Matter (13 October 2023) – consists of conversations Kirsten Scheid (Professor of Art and Anthropology at AUB) held with summer school participants Daniel Schönpflug (Historian at Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin) and Yvonne Albers (Freie Universität Berlin) to think about biography as a material matter. In the final episode – Evelyne Bustros (1878-1971): Patron of the Arts and Crafts (10 November 2023) – Sonja Mejcher-Atassi (Professor of Modern Arabic and Comparative Literature at AUB) talks to Sarah Sabban (PhD Candidate in History at AUB) about her doctoral research on the life of Evelyne Bustros (1878-1971) and how it was entwined with the formation of Lebanese heritage and early nation-building in Lebanon. The podcasts were produced in collaboration with afikra, a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. 2023-2024 The Moving Biographies Podcast | LAWHA | afikra - عفكرة Podcasts | afikra LLC en Fri, 24 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:00:15 +0000 https://movingbiography.simplecast.com The Moving Biographies Podcast | Art in the Arab World | Powered by afikra https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/1ce0a58c-3e05-4d4b-a2e7-f3ffb869b215/6c969b1d-0490-46c0-a617-0c6b6cc94740/3000x3000/series-cover-moving-biographies.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://movingbiography.simplecast.com serial This is a podcast series that was born out of the Moving Biography Summer School, organized by LAWHA/OIB, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre in 2022, and generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The summer school brought together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decenter life writing. As an outcome of the Summer School, LAWHA partnered with The Institute of Art in the Arab World (IAAW) at the Lebanese American University to produce a series of podcasts under the title On Women by Women in Art, conceived and moderated by IAAW’s director Yasmine Taan. In each of the four episodes of the first sub-series titled "On Women By Women in Art", a woman artist reflects on another woman artist who influenced and inspired her practice. Episode 1 features Samar Mogharbel on Dorothy Salhab Kazemi (1 September 2023), episode 2 Greta Naufal on Yvette Achkar (29 September 2023), episode 3 Afaf Zurayk on Helen Khal (27 October 2023), and episode 4 Samia Halaby on Mona Saudi (24 November 2023). The second sub-series, Moving Biographies, is a direct outcome of the discussions held at the summer school in June 2022. Each of the three episodes is moderated by one of the co-organisers of the summer school. The first episode – Curating an Artist’s (and Parent’s) Biography (15 September 2023) – is an edited version of life presentations that took place at the OIB in May 2023. In this episode with Mahita El Bacha Urieta, Manuella Guiragossian and Hala Schoukair, the daughters of Amine El Bacha (1932-2019), Paul Guiragossian (1926-1993) and Saloua Raouda Choucair (1916-2017) – leading artists of Lebanon’s art world – talk about the responsibility of taking care of their parent’s legacy, what challenges they face and what it means to curate a biography that is intrinsically linked to their own. The presentations are moderated by Nadia von Maltzahn (LAWHA/OIB). The second episode – Vulnerability and the Capacity for Life: Biography as a Material Matter (13 October 2023) – consists of conversations Kirsten Scheid (Professor of Art and Anthropology at AUB) held with summer school participants Daniel Schönpflug (Historian at Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin) and Yvonne Albers (Freie Universität Berlin) to think about biography as a material matter. In the final episode – Evelyne Bustros (1878-1971): Patron of the Arts and Crafts (10 November 2023) – Sonja Mejcher-Atassi (Professor of Modern Arabic and Comparative Literature at AUB) talks to Sarah Sabban (PhD Candidate in History at AUB) about her doctoral research on the life of Evelyne Bustros (1878-1971) and how it was entwined with the formation of Lebanese heritage and early nation-building in Lebanon. The podcasts were produced in collaboration with afikra, a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. afikra false https://feeds.simplecast.com/ClFJUq8f arab world, art, culture afikra LLC mikey@afikra.com 3689c968-cfaf-4397-88ad-f8934af6cc87 Samia Halaby on Mona Saudi | On Women By Women in Art *CHAPTERS*

0:00 - Introduction 

0:45 - Samia Halaby

1:36 - Mona Saudi 

2:30 - Samia and Mona’s friendship 

3:36 - The Rice Paper Scroll, capturing Mona’s home and studio 

10:38 - Drawing in movement, cinematic creation 

14:35 - Mona and the PLO 

 

****** ABOUT IAAW  ******‎

The Institute of Art in the Arab World (IAAW) at the Lebanese American University is dedicated to the advancement of contemporary and modern artistic production from the Arab world and its diaspora.The mission of the Institute is to promote interdisciplinary research on curatorial practices and artistic production that tackle social, economical and political issues. It aims to develop an archive of artistic activities that redefine the role of art within the Arab world, how it relates or does not relate to modernism as defined by the so-called western cannon, and how it operates within the historical circumstances and political discourses coalescing in and beyond the region in relation to political conflicts, pandemics, the environment, and other global issues.The IAAW also aims at establishing a dialogue between international scholars and the local community of scholars and artists through seminars, lecture series and other activities that trigger discussions at the intersection of art, post-colonial and gender studies in the aftermath of the Arab spring.

****** ABOUT LAWHA ******‎

LAWHA (Lebanon’s Art World at Home and Abroad: Trajectories of artists and artworks in/from Lebanon since 1943) is a research project hosted by the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) of the Max Weber Foundation. LAWHA investigates the forces that have shaped the emergence of a professional field of art in Lebanon within its local, regional and global context. The project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 850760).

****** MOVING BIOGRAPHY ******‎

Moving Biography was a summer school organised by LAWHA/OIB, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre in 2022, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The summer school brought together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decentre life writing. These podcasts are an outcome of the summer school.

****** ABOUT AFIKRA ******‎

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region - past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity.

]]> Fri, 24 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 mikey@afikra.com (afikra LLC ) https://movingbiography.simplecast.com/episodes/samia-halaby-on-mona-saudi-on-women-by-women-in-art-w2yIIiuN *CHAPTERS*

0:00 - Introduction 

0:45 - Samia Halaby

1:36 - Mona Saudi 

2:30 - Samia and Mona’s friendship 

3:36 - The Rice Paper Scroll, capturing Mona’s home and studio 

10:38 - Drawing in movement, cinematic creation 

14:35 - Mona and the PLO 

 

****** ABOUT IAAW  ******‎

The Institute of Art in the Arab World (IAAW) at the Lebanese American University is dedicated to the advancement of contemporary and modern artistic production from the Arab world and its diaspora.The mission of the Institute is to promote interdisciplinary research on curatorial practices and artistic production that tackle social, economical and political issues. It aims to develop an archive of artistic activities that redefine the role of art within the Arab world, how it relates or does not relate to modernism as defined by the so-called western cannon, and how it operates within the historical circumstances and political discourses coalescing in and beyond the region in relation to political conflicts, pandemics, the environment, and other global issues.The IAAW also aims at establishing a dialogue between international scholars and the local community of scholars and artists through seminars, lecture series and other activities that trigger discussions at the intersection of art, post-colonial and gender studies in the aftermath of the Arab spring.

****** ABOUT LAWHA ******‎

LAWHA (Lebanon’s Art World at Home and Abroad: Trajectories of artists and artworks in/from Lebanon since 1943) is a research project hosted by the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) of the Max Weber Foundation. LAWHA investigates the forces that have shaped the emergence of a professional field of art in Lebanon within its local, regional and global context. The project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 850760).

****** MOVING BIOGRAPHY ******‎

Moving Biography was a summer school organised by LAWHA/OIB, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre in 2022, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The summer school brought together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decentre life writing. These podcasts are an outcome of the summer school.

****** ABOUT AFIKRA ******‎

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region - past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity.

]]> Samia Halaby on Mona Saudi | On Women By Women in Art afikra LLC 00:19:26 This episode is part of the “Women on Women in Art” podcast series launched by the Institute of Art in the Arab World in collaboration with LAWHA at the Orient-Institut Beirut, and the Moving-Biography-Summer-School funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. Episode 1: Samar Mogharbel on Dorothy Salhab Kazemi Episode 2: Greta Naufal on Yvette Achkar Episode 3: Afaf Zurayk on Helen Khal Episode 4: Samia Halaby on Mona Saudi The discussions are moderated by Dr. Yasmine Nachabe Taan, Director of the Institute of Art in the Arab World at the Lebanese American University. Musical Composition: Mike Massy & Yal Solan This episode is part of the “Women on Women in Art” podcast series launched by the Institute of Art in the Arab World in collaboration with LAWHA at the Orient-Institut Beirut, and the Moving-Biography-Summer-School funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. Episode 1: Samar Mogharbel on Dorothy Salhab Kazemi Episode 2: Greta Naufal on Yvette Achkar Episode 3: Afaf Zurayk on Helen Khal Episode 4: Samia Halaby on Mona Saudi The discussions are moderated by Dr. Yasmine Nachabe Taan, Director of the Institute of Art in the Arab World at the Lebanese American University. Musical Composition: Mike Massy & Yal Solan false full 7 1 aab911af-5d77-4a60-9cc7-74b064753501 Evelyne Bustros (1878-1971): Patron of the Arts and Crafts | Moving Biographies *CHAPTERS*

0:00 - Introduction 

1:32 - Evelyne Bustros 

2:41 - Entanglement of Evelyne’s biography with material culture 

3:13 - Archival work 

8:24 - Moving biography 

14:37 - International exhibitions

 

****** ABOUT LAWHA ******‎

LAWHA (Lebanon’s Art World at Home and Abroad: Trajectories of artists and artworks in/from Lebanon since 1943) is a research project hosted by the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) of the Max Weber Foundation. LAWHA investigates the forces that have shaped the emergence of a professional field of art in Lebanon within its local, regional and global context. The project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 850760).

****** MOVING BIOGRAPHY ******‎

Moving Biography was a summer school organised by LAWHA/OIB, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre in 2022, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The summer school brought together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decentre life writing. These podcasts are an outcome of the summer school.

****** ABOUT AFIKRA ******‎

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region - past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity.

]]> Fri, 10 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 mikey@afikra.com (afikra LLC ) https://movingbiography.simplecast.com/episodes/evelyne-bustros-1878-1971-patron-of-the-arts-and-crafts-moving-biographies-wImDXRgX *CHAPTERS*

0:00 - Introduction 

1:32 - Evelyne Bustros 

2:41 - Entanglement of Evelyne’s biography with material culture 

3:13 - Archival work 

8:24 - Moving biography 

14:37 - International exhibitions

 

****** ABOUT LAWHA ******‎

LAWHA (Lebanon’s Art World at Home and Abroad: Trajectories of artists and artworks in/from Lebanon since 1943) is a research project hosted by the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) of the Max Weber Foundation. LAWHA investigates the forces that have shaped the emergence of a professional field of art in Lebanon within its local, regional and global context. The project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 850760).

****** MOVING BIOGRAPHY ******‎

Moving Biography was a summer school organised by LAWHA/OIB, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre in 2022, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The summer school brought together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decentre life writing. These podcasts are an outcome of the summer school.

****** ABOUT AFIKRA ******‎

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region - past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity.

]]> Evelyne Bustros (1878-1971): Patron of the Arts and Crafts | Moving Biographies afikra LLC 00:42:40 This is a Moving Biography podcast, bringing together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decentre life writing. It is a collaboration between LAWHA at the Orient-Institut Beirut, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. In this episode, Sonja Mejcher-Atassi (Professor of Modern Arabic and Comparative Literature, AUB) talks to Sarah Sabban (PhD Candidate in History, AUB) about her doctoral research on the life of Evelyne Bustros (1878-1971) and how it was entwined with the formation of Lebanese heritage and early nation-building in Lebanon. This is a Moving Biography podcast, bringing together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decentre life writing. It is a collaboration between LAWHA at the Orient-Institut Beirut, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. In this episode, Sonja Mejcher-Atassi (Professor of Modern Arabic and Comparative Literature, AUB) talks to Sarah Sabban (PhD Candidate in History, AUB) about her doctoral research on the life of Evelyne Bustros (1878-1971) and how it was entwined with the formation of Lebanese heritage and early nation-building in Lebanon. false full 6 1 a0a05696-9a94-4683-bea0-4453b0802252 Afaf Zurayk on Helen Khal | On Women By Women in Art *CHAPTERS*

0:00 - Introduction 

0:22 - Afaf Zurayk 

1:11 - Helen Khal 

2:08 - Afaf’s poem ‘Thoughts’ 

2:37 - Afaf’s encounter with Helen 

3:56 - Helen’s transparency 

5:30 - Lightness and transparency in both Afaf and Helen’s work 

6:51 - Lines and edges in Helen and Afaf’s work 

9:37 - Gallery One and Beirut in the 1960s/70s

10:37 - Helen Khal’s writing and courage 

11:53 - Breaking boundaries as a female artist 

14:13 - How did Helen combine being a gallerist and artist? 

15:40 - Helen’s legacy

 

****** ABOUT IAAW  ******‎

The Institute of Art in the Arab World (IAAW) at the Lebanese American University is dedicated to the advancement of contemporary and modern artistic production from the Arab world and its diaspora. The mission of the Institute is to promote interdisciplinary research on curatorial practices and artistic production that tackle social, economical and political issues. It aims to develop an archive of artistic activities that redefine the role of art within the Arab world, how it relates or does not relate to modernism as defined by the so-called western cannon, and how it operates within the historical circumstances and political discourses coalescing in and beyond the region in relation to political conflicts, pandemics, the environment, and other global issues.

 

The IAAW also aims at establishing a dialogue between international scholars and the local community of scholars and artists through seminars, lecture series and other activities that trigger discussions at the intersection of art, post-colonial and gender studies in the aftermath of the Arab spring.

 

****** ABOUT LAWHA ******‎

LAWHA (Lebanon’s Art World at Home and Abroad: Trajectories of artists and artworks in/from Lebanon since 1943) is a research project hosted by the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) of the Max Weber Foundation. LAWHA investigates the forces that have shaped the emergence of a professional field of art in Lebanon within its local, regional and global context. The project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 850760).

 

****** MOVING BIOGRAPHY ******‎

Moving Biography was a summer school organised by LAWHA/OIB, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre in 2022, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The summer school brought together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decentre life writing. These podcasts are an outcome of the summer school.

 

****** ABOUT AFIKRA ******‎

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region - past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity.

]]> Fri, 27 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0000 mikey@afikra.com (afikra LLC ) https://movingbiography.simplecast.com/episodes/afaf-zurayk-on-helen-khal-on-women-by-women-in-art-oHsg4Vbn *CHAPTERS*

0:00 - Introduction 

0:22 - Afaf Zurayk 

1:11 - Helen Khal 

2:08 - Afaf’s poem ‘Thoughts’ 

2:37 - Afaf’s encounter with Helen 

3:56 - Helen’s transparency 

5:30 - Lightness and transparency in both Afaf and Helen’s work 

6:51 - Lines and edges in Helen and Afaf’s work 

9:37 - Gallery One and Beirut in the 1960s/70s

10:37 - Helen Khal’s writing and courage 

11:53 - Breaking boundaries as a female artist 

14:13 - How did Helen combine being a gallerist and artist? 

15:40 - Helen’s legacy

 

****** ABOUT IAAW  ******‎

The Institute of Art in the Arab World (IAAW) at the Lebanese American University is dedicated to the advancement of contemporary and modern artistic production from the Arab world and its diaspora. The mission of the Institute is to promote interdisciplinary research on curatorial practices and artistic production that tackle social, economical and political issues. It aims to develop an archive of artistic activities that redefine the role of art within the Arab world, how it relates or does not relate to modernism as defined by the so-called western cannon, and how it operates within the historical circumstances and political discourses coalescing in and beyond the region in relation to political conflicts, pandemics, the environment, and other global issues.

 

The IAAW also aims at establishing a dialogue between international scholars and the local community of scholars and artists through seminars, lecture series and other activities that trigger discussions at the intersection of art, post-colonial and gender studies in the aftermath of the Arab spring.

 

****** ABOUT LAWHA ******‎

LAWHA (Lebanon’s Art World at Home and Abroad: Trajectories of artists and artworks in/from Lebanon since 1943) is a research project hosted by the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) of the Max Weber Foundation. LAWHA investigates the forces that have shaped the emergence of a professional field of art in Lebanon within its local, regional and global context. The project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 850760).

 

****** MOVING BIOGRAPHY ******‎

Moving Biography was a summer school organised by LAWHA/OIB, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre in 2022, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The summer school brought together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decentre life writing. These podcasts are an outcome of the summer school.

 

****** ABOUT AFIKRA ******‎

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region - past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity.

]]> Afaf Zurayk on Helen Khal | On Women By Women in Art afikra LLC 00:16:12 This episode is part of the “Women on Women in Art” podcast series launched by the Institute of Art in the Arab World in collaboration with LAWHA at the Orient-Institut Beirut, and the Moving-Biography-Summer-School funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. Episode 1: Samar Mogharbel on Dorothy Salhab Kazemi Episode 2: Greta Naufal on Yvette Achkar Episode 3: Afaf Zurayk on Helen Khal Episode 4: Samia Halaby on Mona Saudi The discussions are moderated by Dr. Yasmine Nachabe Taan, Director of the Institute of Art in the Arab World at the Lebanese American University. Musical Composition: Mike Massy & Yal Solan This episode is part of the “Women on Women in Art” podcast series launched by the Institute of Art in the Arab World in collaboration with LAWHA at the Orient-Institut Beirut, and the Moving-Biography-Summer-School funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. Episode 1: Samar Mogharbel on Dorothy Salhab Kazemi Episode 2: Greta Naufal on Yvette Achkar Episode 3: Afaf Zurayk on Helen Khal Episode 4: Samia Halaby on Mona Saudi The discussions are moderated by Dr. Yasmine Nachabe Taan, Director of the Institute of Art in the Arab World at the Lebanese American University. Musical Composition: Mike Massy & Yal Solan false full 5 1 705ddb04-ed44-4f70-930d-f88204d27e3e Vulnerability and the Capacity for Life: Biography as a Material Matter | Moving *CHAPTERS*

0:00 - Introduction, Daniel 

1:52 - What kind of history Daniel works on

4:54 - Napoleon death day, writing a biography

11:23 - What was your ultimate ‘entry point’ for writing this biography?

16:27 - Art history and history and using images/paintings 

30:24 - Materiality and biography 

33:12 - Yvonne 

37:46 - Writing a magazine’s biography 

52:21 - Using and leveraging materiality 

55:10 - Paratextuality 

56:29 - Community building and dissolving in the life of the magazine & visual aspects of the magazine 

1:05:58 - The kitchen as a productive space

 

****** ABOUT LAWHA ******‎

LAWHA (Lebanon’s Art World at Home and Abroad: Trajectories of artists and artworks in/from Lebanon since 1943) is a research project hosted by the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) of the Max Weber Foundation. LAWHA investigates the forces that have shaped the emergence of a professional field of art in Lebanon within its local, regional and global context. The project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 850760).

****** MOVING BIOGRAPHY ******‎

Moving Biography was a summer school organised by LAWHA/OIB, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre in 2022, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The summer school brought together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decentre life writing. These podcasts are an outcome of the summer school.

****** ABOUT AFIKRA ******‎

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region - past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity.

]]> Fri, 13 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0000 mikey@afikra.com (afikra LLC ) https://movingbiography.simplecast.com/episodes/vulnerability-and-the-capacity-for-life-biography-as-a-material-matter-moving-wuc_TqVO *CHAPTERS*

0:00 - Introduction, Daniel 

1:52 - What kind of history Daniel works on

4:54 - Napoleon death day, writing a biography

11:23 - What was your ultimate ‘entry point’ for writing this biography?

16:27 - Art history and history and using images/paintings 

30:24 - Materiality and biography 

33:12 - Yvonne 

37:46 - Writing a magazine’s biography 

52:21 - Using and leveraging materiality 

55:10 - Paratextuality 

56:29 - Community building and dissolving in the life of the magazine & visual aspects of the magazine 

1:05:58 - The kitchen as a productive space

 

****** ABOUT LAWHA ******‎

LAWHA (Lebanon’s Art World at Home and Abroad: Trajectories of artists and artworks in/from Lebanon since 1943) is a research project hosted by the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) of the Max Weber Foundation. LAWHA investigates the forces that have shaped the emergence of a professional field of art in Lebanon within its local, regional and global context. The project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 850760).

****** MOVING BIOGRAPHY ******‎

Moving Biography was a summer school organised by LAWHA/OIB, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre in 2022, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The summer school brought together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decentre life writing. These podcasts are an outcome of the summer school.

****** ABOUT AFIKRA ******‎

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region - past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity.

]]> Vulnerability and the Capacity for Life: Biography as a Material Matter | Moving afikra LLC 01:09:17 This is a Moving Biography podcast, bringing together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decentre life writing. It is a collaboration between LAWHA at the Orient-Institut Beirut, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. In this episode, Kirsten Scheid (Professor of Art and Anthropology, AUB) talks to Daniel Schönpflug (Historian, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin) and Yvonne Albers (Freie Universität Berlin) to think about biography as a material matter. This is a Moving Biography podcast, bringing together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decentre life writing. It is a collaboration between LAWHA at the Orient-Institut Beirut, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. In this episode, Kirsten Scheid (Professor of Art and Anthropology, AUB) talks to Daniel Schönpflug (Historian, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin) and Yvonne Albers (Freie Universität Berlin) to think about biography as a material matter. false full 4 1 f17d843e-3603-4268-bbe6-4faa2c9299eb Greta Naufal on Yvette Achkar | On Women By Women in Art *CHAPTERS* 

0:00 - Introduction 

0:26 - Greta Naufal

1:28 - Yvette Achkar

2:27 - La peinture selon Yvette 

3:03 - Comment Greta et Yvette se sont rencontrées 

5:47 - Yvette avec les élèves 

6:50 - L’art abstrait au Liban 

7:52 - L’abstraction et l’expressionnisme abstrait d’Yvette 

10:00 - Son processus créatif 

 

****** ABOUT IAAW  ******‎

The Institute of Art in the Arab World (IAAW) at the Lebanese American University is dedicated to the advancement of contemporary and modern artistic production from the Arab world and its diaspora. The mission of the Institute is to promote interdisciplinary research on curatorial practices and artistic production that tackle social, economical and political issues. It aims to develop an archive of artistic activities that redefine the role of art within the Arab world, how it relates or does not relate to modernism as defined by the so-called western cannon, and how it operates within the historical circumstances and political discourses coalescing in and beyond the region in relation to political conflicts, pandemics, the environment, and other global issues.

 

The IAAW also aims at establishing a dialogue between international scholars and the local community of scholars and artists through seminars, lecture series and other activities that trigger discussions at the intersection of art, post-colonial and gender studies in the aftermath of the Arab spring.

 

****** ABOUT LAWHA ******‎

LAWHA (Lebanon’s Art World at Home and Abroad: Trajectories of artists and artworks in/from Lebanon since 1943) is a research project hosted by the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) of the Max Weber Foundation. LAWHA investigates the forces that have shaped the emergence of a professional field of art in Lebanon within its local, regional and global context. The project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 850760).

 

****** MOVING BIOGRAPHY ******‎

Moving Biography was a summer school organised by LAWHA/OIB, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre in 2022, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The summer school brought together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decentre life writing. These podcasts are an outcome of the summer school.

 

****** ABOUT AFIKRA ******‎

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region - past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity.

12:51 - Sa manière d’utiliser les couleurs (la violence et la force)

]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 15:00:00 +0000 mikey@afikra.com (afikra LLC ) https://movingbiography.simplecast.com/episodes/greta-naufal-on-yvette-achkar-on-women-by-women-in-art-Iu8etWde *CHAPTERS* 

0:00 - Introduction 

0:26 - Greta Naufal

1:28 - Yvette Achkar

2:27 - La peinture selon Yvette 

3:03 - Comment Greta et Yvette se sont rencontrées 

5:47 - Yvette avec les élèves 

6:50 - L’art abstrait au Liban 

7:52 - L’abstraction et l’expressionnisme abstrait d’Yvette 

10:00 - Son processus créatif 

 

****** ABOUT IAAW  ******‎

The Institute of Art in the Arab World (IAAW) at the Lebanese American University is dedicated to the advancement of contemporary and modern artistic production from the Arab world and its diaspora. The mission of the Institute is to promote interdisciplinary research on curatorial practices and artistic production that tackle social, economical and political issues. It aims to develop an archive of artistic activities that redefine the role of art within the Arab world, how it relates or does not relate to modernism as defined by the so-called western cannon, and how it operates within the historical circumstances and political discourses coalescing in and beyond the region in relation to political conflicts, pandemics, the environment, and other global issues.

 

The IAAW also aims at establishing a dialogue between international scholars and the local community of scholars and artists through seminars, lecture series and other activities that trigger discussions at the intersection of art, post-colonial and gender studies in the aftermath of the Arab spring.

 

****** ABOUT LAWHA ******‎

LAWHA (Lebanon’s Art World at Home and Abroad: Trajectories of artists and artworks in/from Lebanon since 1943) is a research project hosted by the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) of the Max Weber Foundation. LAWHA investigates the forces that have shaped the emergence of a professional field of art in Lebanon within its local, regional and global context. The project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 850760).

 

****** MOVING BIOGRAPHY ******‎

Moving Biography was a summer school organised by LAWHA/OIB, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre in 2022, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The summer school brought together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decentre life writing. These podcasts are an outcome of the summer school.

 

****** ABOUT AFIKRA ******‎

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region - past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity.

12:51 - Sa manière d’utiliser les couleurs (la violence et la force)

]]> Greta Naufal on Yvette Achkar | On Women By Women in Art afikra LLC 00:13:35 This episode is part of the “Women on Women in Art” podcast series launched by the Institute of Art in the Arab World in collaboration with LAWHA at the Orient-Institut Beirut, and the Moving-Biography-Summer-School funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. Episode 1: Samar Mogharbel on Dorothy Salhab Kazemi Episode 2: Greta Naufal on Yvette Achkar Episode 3: Afaf Zurayk on Helen Khal Episode 4: Samia Halaby on Mona Saudi The discussions are moderated by Dr. Yasmine Nachabe Taan, Director of the Institute of Art in the Arab World at the Lebanese American University. Musical Composition: Mike Massy & Yal Solan This episode is part of the “Women on Women in Art” podcast series launched by the Institute of Art in the Arab World in collaboration with LAWHA at the Orient-Institut Beirut, and the Moving-Biography-Summer-School funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. Episode 1: Samar Mogharbel on Dorothy Salhab Kazemi Episode 2: Greta Naufal on Yvette Achkar Episode 3: Afaf Zurayk on Helen Khal Episode 4: Samia Halaby on Mona Saudi The discussions are moderated by Dr. Yasmine Nachabe Taan, Director of the Institute of Art in the Arab World at the Lebanese American University. Musical Composition: Mike Massy & Yal Solan false full 3 1 59a43ede-fbdd-43e2-81f4-14a9d25ee982 Curating an artist’s (and parent’s) biography | Moving Biographies *CHAPTERS*

0:00 - Introduction 

0:59 - Moving Biographies 

1:22 - Panellist introduction 

3:13 - Amine El Bacha’s estate 

10:25 - Visions for the estate and foundation 

16:46 - Paul Guiragossian’s estate 

25:22 - Saloua Raouda Choucair 

33:59 - Connected biographies & how involved were your parents in setting the visions for their foundations? 

39:36 - The mixed emotions of preserving your parent’s legacy 

42:04 - Beirut as an urban space and reimagining the city

47:12 - Pricing & selling masterpieces to fund this work  

1:00:45 - How do you organize yourselves?

 

****** ABOUT LAWHA ******‎

LAWHA (Lebanon’s Art World at Home and Abroad: Trajectories of artists and artworks in/from Lebanon since 1943) is a research project hosted by the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) of the Max Weber Foundation. LAWHA investigates the forces that have shaped the emergence of a professional field of art in Lebanon within its local, regional and global context. The project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 850760).

****** MOVING BIOGRAPHY ******‎

Moving Biography was a summer school organised by LAWHA/OIB, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre in 2022, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The summer school brought together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decentre life writing. These podcasts are an outcome of the summer school.

****** ABOUT AFIKRA ******‎

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region - past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity.

]]> Thu, 14 Sep 2023 21:00:00 +0000 mikey@afikra.com (afikra LLC ) https://movingbiography.simplecast.com/episodes/curating-an-artists-and-parents-biography-moving-biographies-_ffJr76W *CHAPTERS*

0:00 - Introduction 

0:59 - Moving Biographies 

1:22 - Panellist introduction 

3:13 - Amine El Bacha’s estate 

10:25 - Visions for the estate and foundation 

16:46 - Paul Guiragossian’s estate 

25:22 - Saloua Raouda Choucair 

33:59 - Connected biographies & how involved were your parents in setting the visions for their foundations? 

39:36 - The mixed emotions of preserving your parent’s legacy 

42:04 - Beirut as an urban space and reimagining the city

47:12 - Pricing & selling masterpieces to fund this work  

1:00:45 - How do you organize yourselves?

 

****** ABOUT LAWHA ******‎

LAWHA (Lebanon’s Art World at Home and Abroad: Trajectories of artists and artworks in/from Lebanon since 1943) is a research project hosted by the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) of the Max Weber Foundation. LAWHA investigates the forces that have shaped the emergence of a professional field of art in Lebanon within its local, regional and global context. The project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 850760).

****** MOVING BIOGRAPHY ******‎

Moving Biography was a summer school organised by LAWHA/OIB, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre in 2022, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The summer school brought together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decentre life writing. These podcasts are an outcome of the summer school.

****** ABOUT AFIKRA ******‎

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region - past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity.

]]> Curating an artist’s (and parent’s) biography | Moving Biographies afikra LLC 00:59:22 This is a Moving Biography podcast, bringing together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decentre life writing. It is a collaboration between LAWHA at the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB), the American University of Beirut (AUB) and the Global (De)Centre, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. In this episode with Mahita El Bacha Urieta, Manuella Guiragossian and Hala Schoukair, the daughters of Amine El Bacha (1932-2019), Paul Guiragossian (1926-1993) and Saloua Raouda Choucair (1916-2017) - leading artists of Lebanon’s art world - talk about the responsibility of taking care of their parent’s legacy, what challenges they face and what it means to curate a biography that is intrinsically linked to their own. They are in conversation with Nadia von Maltzahn (LAWHA/OIB). This episode is an edited version of a live conversation that took place at the OIB in May 2023. This is a Moving Biography podcast, bringing together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decentre life writing. It is a collaboration between LAWHA at the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB), the American University of Beirut (AUB) and the Global (De)Centre, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. In this episode with Mahita El Bacha Urieta, Manuella Guiragossian and Hala Schoukair, the daughters of Amine El Bacha (1932-2019), Paul Guiragossian (1926-1993) and Saloua Raouda Choucair (1916-2017) - leading artists of Lebanon’s art world - talk about the responsibility of taking care of their parent’s legacy, what challenges they face and what it means to curate a biography that is intrinsically linked to their own. They are in conversation with Nadia von Maltzahn (LAWHA/OIB). This episode is an edited version of a live conversation that took place at the OIB in May 2023. false full 2 1 118086e3-defb-4d31-9079-33cf148f4645 Samar Mogharbel on Dorothy Salhab Kazemi | On Women By Women in Art  

*CHAPTERS*

0:00 - Introduction

0:15 - Samar Mogharbel

0:57 - The life and work of Dorothy Salhab Kazemi

2:00 - Dorothy’s sources of inspiration & unique visual language

2:46 - Samar on Dorothy

3:46 - Dorothy’s Sculpture from 1974

5:04 - Lebanese Clay

8:46 - Dorothy’s work as avant-garde

9:43 - Dorothy’s glaze

10:07 - Dorothy’s legacy and bridging east & west

10:58 - Dorothy’s last sculptures

 

****** ABOUT IAAW  ******‎

The Institute of Art in the Arab World (IAAW) at the Lebanese American University is dedicated to the advancement of contemporary and modern artistic production from the Arab world and its diaspora. The mission of the Institute is to promote interdisciplinary research on curatorial practices and artistic production that tackle social, economical and political issues. It aims to develop an archive of artistic activities that redefine the role of art within the Arab world, how it relates or does not relate to modernism as defined by the so-called western cannon, and how it operates within the historical circumstances and political discourses coalescing in and beyond the region in relation to political conflicts, pandemics, the environment, and other global issues.

 

The IAAW also aims at establishing a dialogue between international scholars and the local community of scholars and artists through seminars, lecture series and other activities that trigger discussions at the intersection of art, post-colonial and gender studies in the aftermath of the Arab spring.

 

****** ABOUT LAWHA ******‎

LAWHA (Lebanon’s Art World at Home and Abroad: Trajectories of artists and artworks in/from Lebanon since 1943) is a research project hosted by the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) of the Max Weber Foundation. LAWHA investigates the forces that have shaped the emergence of a professional field of art in Lebanon within its local, regional and global context. The project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 850760).

 

****** MOVING BIOGRAPHY ******‎

Moving Biography was a summer school organised by LAWHA/OIB, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre in 2022, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The summer school brought together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decentre life writing. These podcasts are an outcome of the summer school.

 

****** ABOUT AFIKRA ******‎

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region - past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity.

]]> Thu, 7 Sep 2023 09:27:56 +0000 mikey@afikra.com (afikra LLC ) https://movingbiography.simplecast.com/episodes/samar-mogharbel-on-dorothy-salhab-kazemi-on-women-by-women-in-art-ov8txizu  

*CHAPTERS*

0:00 - Introduction

0:15 - Samar Mogharbel

0:57 - The life and work of Dorothy Salhab Kazemi

2:00 - Dorothy’s sources of inspiration & unique visual language

2:46 - Samar on Dorothy

3:46 - Dorothy’s Sculpture from 1974

5:04 - Lebanese Clay

8:46 - Dorothy’s work as avant-garde

9:43 - Dorothy’s glaze

10:07 - Dorothy’s legacy and bridging east & west

10:58 - Dorothy’s last sculptures

 

****** ABOUT IAAW  ******‎

The Institute of Art in the Arab World (IAAW) at the Lebanese American University is dedicated to the advancement of contemporary and modern artistic production from the Arab world and its diaspora. The mission of the Institute is to promote interdisciplinary research on curatorial practices and artistic production that tackle social, economical and political issues. It aims to develop an archive of artistic activities that redefine the role of art within the Arab world, how it relates or does not relate to modernism as defined by the so-called western cannon, and how it operates within the historical circumstances and political discourses coalescing in and beyond the region in relation to political conflicts, pandemics, the environment, and other global issues.

 

The IAAW also aims at establishing a dialogue between international scholars and the local community of scholars and artists through seminars, lecture series and other activities that trigger discussions at the intersection of art, post-colonial and gender studies in the aftermath of the Arab spring.

 

****** ABOUT LAWHA ******‎

LAWHA (Lebanon’s Art World at Home and Abroad: Trajectories of artists and artworks in/from Lebanon since 1943) is a research project hosted by the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) of the Max Weber Foundation. LAWHA investigates the forces that have shaped the emergence of a professional field of art in Lebanon within its local, regional and global context. The project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 850760).

 

****** MOVING BIOGRAPHY ******‎

Moving Biography was a summer school organised by LAWHA/OIB, the American University of Beirut and the Global (De)Centre in 2022, generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The summer school brought together different perspectives to question disciplinary assumptions and decentre life writing. These podcasts are an outcome of the summer school.

 

****** ABOUT AFIKRA ******‎

afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region - past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity.

]]> Samar Mogharbel on Dorothy Salhab Kazemi | On Women By Women in Art afikra LLC 00:12:07 This episode is part of the “On Women By Women in Art” podcast series launched by the Institute of Art in the Arab World in collaboration with LAWHA at the Orient-Institut Beirut and the Moving-Biography-Summer-School funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. Episode 1: Samar Mogharbel on Dorothy Salhab Kazemi Episode 2: Greta Naufal on Yvette Achkar Episode 3: Afaf Zurayk on Helen Khal Episode 4: Samia Halaby on Mona Saudi The discussions are moderated by Dr. Yasmine Nachabe Taan, Director of the Institute of Art in the Arab World at the Lebanese American University. Musical Composition: Mike Massy & Yal Solan This episode is part of the “On Women By Women in Art” podcast series launched by the Institute of Art in the Arab World in collaboration with LAWHA at the Orient-Institut Beirut and the Moving-Biography-Summer-School funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. Episode 1: Samar Mogharbel on Dorothy Salhab Kazemi Episode 2: Greta Naufal on Yvette Achkar Episode 3: Afaf Zurayk on Helen Khal Episode 4: Samia Halaby on Mona Saudi The discussions are moderated by Dr. Yasmine Nachabe Taan, Director of the Institute of Art in the Arab World at the Lebanese American University. Musical Composition: Mike Massy & Yal Solan false full 1 1