Item Archive: AR

All items pertaining to AR

#AlliancesforArtatRisk Participant 14. Barnabás Bencsik

Curator, art historian, gallerist Barnabás Bencsik, born in 1964, lives and works in Budapest. From 1990 to 1999 he ran the Studio Gallery Budapest, the exhibition venue of the Studio of Young Artists Association. He worked as the head of … Continue reading

Posted in AR-ENSH, Conferences and Symposia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

#AlliancesforArtatRisk Participant 2. Andrei Kureichik

Andrei Kureichik (1980) is a prize-winning playwright, screenwriter, director and publicist from Minsk, Belarus, currently living in exile. He has written and/or directed 27 feature films, as well as over 20 plays that have been staged in 37 countries worldwide. Kureichik … Continue reading

Posted in AR-ENSH, Conferences and Symposia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

#AlliancesforArtatRisk Participant 1. Ahmed Mourad Khanfir

Ahmed Mourad Khanfir is a Tunisian artist and cultural activist. With his experience in art gallery management, and his various cultural management training under Goethe-Institut Tunis, Ahmed has evolved his civil awareness and merged deeper in the fields of art, … Continue reading

Posted in AR-ENSH, Conferences and Symposia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

#AlliancesforArtatRisk Participant 7. Mohsen Makhmalbāf

Mohsen Makhmalbaf is an Iranian director, writer, producer. He is known as one of the most influential filmmakers and founders of the new wave of Iranian cinema in the world today. During his career, Makhmalbaf has made numerous critically-acclaimed films … Continue reading

Posted in AR-ENSH, Conferences and Symposia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

#AlliancesforArtatRisk Participant 6. Masha Alekhina

Maria (Masha) Alekhina is a Russian artist, writer, political activist and founding member of the famed punk band Pussy Riot. Masha was imprisoned for two years in response to Pussy Riot’s 2012 ‘punk prayer’, Virgin Mary, banish Putin and recognized … Continue reading

Posted in AR-ENSH, Conferences and Symposia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

#AlliancesforArtatRisk Participant 4. Gitte Zschoch

Gitte Zschoch took over as ifa Secretary General on 1 October 2021. From 2018 to 2021, she was Director of the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) in Brussels. Previously, she worked for the Goethe-Institut in a number of … Continue reading

Posted in AR-ENSH, Conferences and Symposia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

#AlliancesforArtatRisk Participant 3. Ganzeer

Ganzeer is the nom de plume of the graphic designer and artist from Cairo whose street images have come to epitomize the Egyptian Revolution for a global audience (take his stencil of a life-size tank near Tahrir Square, which continues … Continue reading

Posted in AR-ENSH, Conferences and Symposia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

#AlliancesforArtatRisk Participant 10. Sara Whyatt

Sara Whyatt is a campaigner and researcher on freedom of artistic expression and human rights. She headed the writers’ association PEN International‘s freedom of expression program for over 20 years, during which time she campaigned for thousands of writers worldwide … Continue reading

Posted in AR-ENSH, Conferences and Symposia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

#AlliancesforArtatRisk Participant 11. Satch Hoyt

Born London 1957; resides Berlin Satch Hoyt is a spiritualist, a believer in ritual and retention. A visual artist and a musician, his diverse and multifaceted body of work – whether sculpture, sound installation, painting, musical performance, or musical recording – is united in … Continue reading

Posted in AR-ENSH, Conferences and Symposia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

#AlliancesforArtatRisk Participant 8. Qaushiq ‘Q’ Mukherjee

“Q” is an independent artist from India who has written, produced and directed award winning films and visual media such as the web series Taranath Tantrik (2019) and Gandu (2010). He pioneered digital and DSLR filmmaking, and has worked with … Continue reading

Posted in AR-ENSH, Conferences and Symposia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,