The Egyptian artist Wael Shawky has created a new, large-scale work for his current solo exhibition entitled Al Araba Al Madfuna at KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin. The solo show is part of the Ernst Schering Foundation Art Award 2011 that he won. Wael Shawky is known for the reenactment of historic events with children and marionettes.
Wael Shawky was born in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1971. He studied at The University of Alexandria, followed by an MFA at the University of Pennsylvania in 2000. He received numerous awards and participated in major group shows such as the Venice Biennale (2003), the Santa Fe Biennial (2008), and Documenta 13 in Kassel (2012). Wael Shawky lives and works in Alexandria.
In this video, Wael Shawky talks about his exhibition in Berlin and his work in general. The exhibition Al Araba Al Madfuna at KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin runs until October 21, 2012.
Wael Shawky: Al Araba Al Madfuna at KW Institute for Contemporary Art – Kunst-Werke Berlin e. V. Interview with Wael Shawky, August 24, 2012. Video: Frantisek Zachoval.
Lucky Number Seven is SITE Santa Fe’sseventh international biennial, curated by Lance M. Fung. In this episode we have a look at the work of the artists Wael Shawky, Fabien Giraud, Raphael Siboni, Studio Azzurro, Soun Hong, Scott Lyall, and Piero Golia. In this video, director Laura Heon talks about ephemeral character of most of the works, and SITE’s program apart from the biennial (exhibitions, education, lectures, events). SITE Sante Fe Lucky Number Seven, July 8/9, 2008. Part 1/2.
PS: Not all of the artists who participate in Lucky Number Seven present their work in SITE’s building. We have documented their work in separate videos: Martí Anson’s flour mill on Santa Fe’s Museum Hill, Nick Mangan’s A1 Southwest Stone, Hiroshi Fuji’s Kaeru (coming soon).
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SITE Santa Fe was founded in 1995 to provide the general public, and in particular the extensive group of artists in Santa Fe, with access to global contemporary art. Some of the most known artists live here in New Mexico such as Bruce Nauman, Richard Tuttle and Susan Rothenberg. The idea to hold a biennial exhibition was there from the beginning. SITE Santa Fe’s biennials were conceived by now renowned curators like Bruce Ferguson, Francesco Bonami or Robert Storr (the curator of 2007 Venice Biennial). This year’s biennial has been curated by Lance M. Fung and is called “Lucky Number Seven“. In this episode, SITE Santa Fe’s director Laura Heon talks about the mission of SITE Santa Fe, the opening weekend, and why she chose Lance M. Fung as the curator for the 2008 edition of the biennial. The video also provides an exhibition walkthrough that has a look at the work of the artists Ahmet Ögüt, Eliza Naranjo Morse, Luchezar Boyadijev, Mandla Reuter, Michal Budny, Nadine Robinson, Nora Naranjo Morse, Ricarda Denzer, Rose B. Simpson, Wael Shawky, and Zbigniew Rogalski. SITE Sante FeLucky Number Seven, July 8/9, 2008. Part 1/2.
PS: Lucky Number Seven has been very well documented by the Santa Fe Lucky 7 Documentary Team. Click here!
Update (August 20, 2008): SITE Sante Fe Feature at Artkrush.
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