[spectre] (fwd) ArtSchool Palestine presents The Other Shadow of the City

[Andreas Broeckmann]

The Other Shadow of the City
International Visual Art Exhibition
7-31 October 2009, Jerusalem
http://www.artschoolpalestine.com


ArtSchool Palestine presents The Other Shadow of the City


OPENING: 7 October 2009, 18:00 at al Hoash Gallery, followed by a 
tour of exhibition venues: French Cultural Centre, Palestinian 
National Theatre/Hakawati and the Young Women's Christian Association 
- YWCA

AFTER PARTY: live experimental music by Dirar Kalash, 21:00 at the at 
Jerusalem Hotel

CURATED BY: Samar Martha


The Other Shadow of the City is an international visual arts 
exhibition programme that draws inspiration from the city of 
Jerusalem and its changing urban structure. The exhibition takes the 
viewer to places outside the spiritual and holy Old City to urban 
locations that, despite their importance in shaping the contemporary 
urban city, have been rarely referenced or addressed in literature 
and art.

The exhibition unravels Jerusalem as an urban structure with all its 
physical, social, economic and political complexity, demonstrating 
how urban space is divided, conquered, abandoned and occupied again.

The Other Shadow of the City is a result of long term and 
comprehensive progarmme of partnerships between ArtSchool Palestine 
and the Palestinian Art Court - al Hoash. It features 26 artworks of 
international, Arab and Palestinian contemporary artists working in 
painting, sculpture, video, film, installation, text and photography. 
The artists set the stage for discussion on a number of themes, such 
as mobility, visions of utopia/dystopia, surveillance, history and 
memory, gated communities and natural environments.

The exhibition is also a culmination of ArtSchool Palestine's 08/09 
residency program organized in cooperation with al Hoash Gallery 
where 15 artists from the UK, Germany, Denmark, France, Morocco, 
Algeria and Jordan were invited to pursue new projects or research in 
locations throughout Palestine.

For The Other Shadow of the City nine artists were invited, these 
are: Anna Boggon, Michael Baers, Sarah Beddington, Zoulikha 
Bouabdellah, Maj Hasager, Samah Hijawi, Bouchra Khalili Jakob 
Jakobsen and Oraib Toukan.

In addition, the exhibition provided an opportunity for Arab and 
Palestinian artists, who don't have access to the city of Jerusalem, 
to respond to their desires and dreams - testifying that ideas about 
cities are not only formed at a conscious level, but are also the 
product of unconscious desires. The city as a space becomes both the 
material and lived space as well as a site of fantasy and imagination.

The exhibition will be accompanied by a series of events, including 
artists' talks and workshops.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
Mohammad al Hawajri - Palestine, Jawad Al Malhi - Palestine, Buthayna 
Ali - Syria, Rafat Assad - Palestine, Michael Baers - USA, Sarah 
Beddington - UK, Rana Bishara - Palestine, Anna Boggon - UK, Zoulikha 
Bouabdellah - Algeria/France, Raouf Haj Yihya - Palestine, Rula 
Halawani - Palestine, Alexandra Handal - Palestine, Shuruq Harb - 
Palestine, Maj Hasager - Denmark, Samah Hijawi - Jordan, Jakob 
Jakobsen - Denmark, Bouchra Khalili - Morocco/France, Yazan Khalili - 
Palestine, Sliman Mansour - Palestine, Kevork Mourad - Syria, Riyadh 
Neama - Iraq, Larissa Sansour - Palestine, Nawras Shalhoub - 
Palestine, Oraib Toukan - Jordan, Munir Waked - Palestine, Mohanad 
Yaqubi - Palestine

The exhibition will take place in a number of VENUES across 
Jerusalem, these are:
Palestinian Art Court - al Hoash
Zaituna Building, 7 Zahra Street -Jerusalem
French Cultural Center
21, Salah Eddin Street - Jerusalem
Palestinian National Theater -Al Hakawati
Nuzha Building, Abu Obaida Street - Jerusalem
Young Women's Christian Association
Ibn Jubayr Street, Sheikh Jarrah - Jerusalem
Jerusalem Hotel
Nablus Road


Exhibition will also be on tour to:
9 Nov 2009 opening at Al Mahatta Gallery - Ramallah
22 December 2009 opening at Rafia Gallery - Damascus
London and Paris 2010 dates to be confirmed


For further information and press images please contact us at: 
info at artschoolpalestine.com or visit http://www.artschoolpalestine.com

ORGANISED BY:
ArtSchool Palestine and Palestinian Art Court - al Hoash

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
British Council, French Cultural Center, International Academy of 
Arts - Palestine, Jerusalem Hotel, Palestinian National 
Theatre/Hakawati, Rafia Gallery - Damascus and The Young Women's 
Christian Association - YWCA

SPONSORED BY:
Palestinian Investment Fund

SUPPORTED BY:
A.M. Qattan Foundation, Consulate General of Belgium, Ford 
Foundation, Consulate General of Spain-Spanish Cooperation Office, 
Dr. Nabil Qaddumi, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation 
(SDC), the Representative Office of Denmark, and Zina Jardaneh.