Item Archive: freedom of expression
All items pertaining to freedom of expression
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#AlliancesforArtatRisk Participant 5. The Lazours
The Lazours (Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour) are brothers and music theatre writers of Lebanese descent. We Live in Cairo, their musical about the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, was directed by Obie Award-winner Taibi Magar for its premiere season at the … Continue reading