Tonight’s show on Resonance104.4fm 9-9.30pm UK time is the final episode in our The Far Becomes Near series on Sharjah in the UAE: ” The story of the rise of radio and its rapid technological changes ), from Majlis to car to phone, is parallel to the story of the formation of the UAE. Radio … Continue reading
‘The Box in the Majilis’ Episode 2 of the monthly series When The Far Becomes Near: The programme takes the form of an imaginary audio tour for the blind and partially sighted, guiding museum visitors around a room in the exhibition, ‘The Box in the Majilis’. The exhibition contains objects that illustrate the changing role … Continue reading
A new four-part, monthly series The Far Becomes Near archives the history of radio broadcasting in the United Arab Emirates, as radiophonic experiments punctuated by oral histories from local historians, academics, cultural commentators and the federation’s earliest broadcasters. Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation, the archive describes a Gulf at the turn of the 20th Century … Continue reading
Announcing a 4 part, monthly series on early and contemporary radio landscapes in the United Arab Emirates, in conjunction with Sharjah Art Foundation, Resonance104.4FM and Clocktower Radio in NYC, USA. ‘The Far Becomes Near’ is a four part radio series creatively archiving the early history of radio broadcasting in the United Arab Emirates, from before the UAE’s formation to the current radio … Continue reading
Curator Peter Lewis at the opening of the group show /seconds. in the Sharjah Art Foundation, United Arab Emirates. Lewis speaks about curating his web portal/ magazine for art and the process of installing the three dimensional works, ‘offline’. Plus on the same night we hear from French artist Fabienne Audeoud directly after her live … Continue reading
“Sound as a Genre and Protagonist” was the title of one of the public programmes on Sound Art at Tashkeel, Dubai in September, focusing on the importance and abuse of sound in film. This was presented by resident artist, Six Pillars producer Fari Bradley who has reviewed cinema on BBC UK national radio film programmes … Continue reading
Curator Peter Lewis at the opening of the group show /seconds. in the Sharjah Art Foundation, United Arab Emirates. Lewis speaks about curating his web portal/ magazine for art and the process of installing the three dimensional works, ‘offline’. Plus on the same night we hear from French artist Fabienne Adeoud directly after her live … Continue reading
Lebanese writer and curator Georges Rabbath lays out ‘A Plot for A Biennial’, an interactive happening following Lebanon’s retraction from the Venice Biennial, 11. At Sharjah Art Foundation, Georges explains how The State of Mind project at this year’s biennial will make a transferable collection of artworks for any place where the world of art … Continue reading
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