I have just returned from viewing Here and Elsewhere at the New Museum in NYC. The show reflects the concerns of 45 artists living in the Arab world or the diaspora, as well as addressing the dilemma of culturally defined art, and art as representation of an expected political or cultural stance.
In Co-Sponsorship with the DC Palestinian Film & Arts Festival Tuesday, December 17, 2013 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. EST The Jerusalem Fund What does it mean to be a photographer rooted in community, especially when that community is a Palestinian refugee camp? Mohammad Al-Azza, who teaches youth about photography and documentary production in the … Read more
Mohammad Al-Azza, who teaches youth about photography and documentary production in the Lajee Center will discuss the challenges journalists face in the midst of demonstrations and clashes. He will present photographs from three different exhibits he produced in Aida Camp, one of which is his arrest and facial injury.
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