Item Archive: Back To (The) Square 1
All items pertaining to Back To (The) Square 1
Breaking news: PALESTINIAN ARTIST KHALED JARRAR BARRED FROM GOING “To The Square 2” IN HELSINKI
UPDATE 11-12.8.2014: TRAVEL-BAN ON KHALED JARRAR UNEXPECTEDLY REVERSED Report on ArtDaily: http://artdaily.com/news/72083/Palestinian-artist-Khaled-Jarrar-barred-from-going–To-The-Square-2–in-Helsinki#.WA488LX9mkA UPDATE 10.8.2014: Unless he defeats the travel ban put on him by the Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet/Shabak) and arrives in time, Khaled Jarrar will be present via … Continue reading
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Tagged artist, Back To (The) Square 1, ban, barred, Checkpoint Helsinki, festival, Khaled Jarrar, perpetuum mobile, re-aligned
Updated Press release: TO THE SQUARE 2 takes over Lasipalatsi Square (August)
Press Release, updated 12.8.2014: On the heels of the positive public resonance generated by BACK TO (THE) SQUARE 1 around Helsinki in March 2014, Checkpoint Helsinki presents a second iteration of the Re-Aligned Project curated by Ivor Stodolsky and Marita … Continue reading
Jasmina Metwaly
Jasmina Metwaly (EG/PL) is a visual artist and filmmaker based in Cairo. She studied painting in Poznan where she focused on time-based works with strong correlations to painting. She is co-founder of 8784 h project. Following the revolution that ousted … Continue reading
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Tagged Back To (The) Square 1, Checkpoint Helsinki
Khaled Jarrar
Works: For BACK TO (THE) SQUARE 1: Hunger Wall (performative action and installation of Finnish round bread and wood), Sea Level (video), Diver in Ramallah, (Photo-print on foil under plexiglass), Concrete (video), Football (sculpture). See installation views. For TO THE SQUARE … Continue reading
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Tagged #TSQ2, activism, artist, Back To (The) Square 1, Checkpoint Helsinki, film, MENA, Palestine, perpetuum mobile, re-aligned, tromsø kunstforening