Naima Morelli

2 weeks ago | artforum.com | Naima Morelli

DURING THE FOUR-MONTH RUN of the 2024 Bangkok Art Biennale, Bagus Pandega and Kei Imazu’s 2024 installation Artificial Green by Nature Green 4.0 at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre cyclically generated and erased images of a lush Indonesian rainforest, like Penelope repeatedly weaving and unraveling her shroud.

3 weeks ago | timesca.com | Naima Morelli

In the heart of Tribeca in New York, the Sapar Contemporary Art Gallery has launched a new , Beneath the Earth and Above the Clouds, which brings Central Asian narratives to the forefront. This dual show - which runs until May 15, 2025 - features Altynai Osmo and Aya Shalkar, two artists who have been devoted to exploring female narratives in the region, and do this through works that are both steeped into tradition, and modern and vibrant at the same time.

1 month ago | newarab.com | Naima Morelli

“Gaza has long been denied a sense of history,” says Elodie Bouffard, curator of the Institut du Monde Arabe (Arab World Institute) in Paris. “History can be accepted everywhere, but this area is completely swept away, anhistorical.” It is undeniable that any time we think about Gaza after October 2023, it’s hard to think about anything else other than the devastating human loss that has been unfolding in real time. Contemporary havoc leaves little space for historical pondering.

1 month ago | newarab.com | Naima Morelli

“Gaza has long been denied a sense of history,” says Elodie Bouffard, curator of the Institut du Monde Arabe (Arab World Institute) in Paris. “History can be accepted everywhere, but this area is completely swept away, anhistorical.” It is undeniable that any time we think about Gaza after October 2023, it’s hard to think about anything else other than the devastating human loss that has been unfolding in real time. Contemporary havoc leaves little space for historical pondering.

1 month ago | timesca.com | Naima Morelli

Have you ever had that feeling of "Future Nostalgia" - as Dua Lipa would put it - when looking at old sci-fi movies that were imagining a future that never came to pass? The fact that this future didn't materialise might be as might be seen as both a blessing and a disappointment, as artist Alexander Ugay has us reflecting upon with his Parisian debut.