Lecture by Nadia Radwan
News Announcement: Lecture Event
🎨 Making Art for Whom? Urgency, Cancellation, and Loss
🗓️ Date & Time: Wednesday December 11, 2024, 5-6:30 pm
📍 Location: University of Vienna, Department of Near Eastern Studies (Hörsaal) and via Zoom
🗣️ Speaker: Nadia Radwan, HEAD – Genève
About the Lecture
This lecture is part of the series Cultural Heritage in the Middle East and Central Asia: Conservation and Destruction, which examines critical issues surrounding the preservation and loss of cultural heritage in these regions.
Join us for an insightful lecture by Nadia Radwan, as she explores the intersection of art, heritage, and resilience in the face of cultural destruction. This thought-provoking presentation will delve into the role of contemporary artistic practices in addressing urgency, cancellation, and loss in the Middle East. From craft to counter-archiving and collecting fragments, Radwan examines how these creative approaches contribute to preserving narratives and heritage amidst challenging conditions.
Key questions include:
How can ephemeral exhibitions generate durable narratives?
How do institutional constraints shape artists’ responses to censorship and cancellation?
Who are the audiences for artworks created in contexts of destruction and loss?
Drawing on real-world examples from contemporary artists and curatorial projects, Radwan will illuminate the ways art-making can sustain heritage and provide a voice for the silenced.
About Nadia Radwan
Nadia Radwan is an esteemed art historian, curator, and head of the Visual Arts Department at HEAD – Genève, University of Art and Design. Her expertise spans modern and contemporary art from the Middle East, non-Western modernisms, and decolonial curatorial approaches. Radwan has an impressive body of work, including her book Les Modernes d’Égypte, numerous international publications, and contributions to prestigious exhibitions at institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Kunsthaus Zürich. She is the founder of Manazir: Platform for the Studies of Visual Arts, Architecture, and Heritage in the MENA Region and editor-in-chief of Manazir Journal.
Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with a leading voice in art history and heritage studies.
View the full program of the lecture series here.