Afterall Journal Issue 57 Examines documenta fifteen's Legacy and Palestinian Art Amid Ongoing Conflict
The 57th issue of Afterall Journal, named 'Palestine and the World', was released on September 10, 2024. It offers a critical perspective on documenta fifteen, curated by ruangrupa, highlighting that the exhibition's artistic contributions were largely ignored. This edition links Palestinian art to the ongoing violence in Gaza that began in October 2023. Furqat Palvan-Zade draws parallels between documenta fifteen and the Tashkent Festival. Xin Wang examines how socialist-era Chinese dance served as tools for nation-building. Han Mengyun showcases works that delve into Eurasian craft traditions. Hazem Harb reflects on his somber paintings created after the destruction of his home in Gaza. Kegham Djeghalian Jr. investigates his grandfather's studio archive in Gaza. The issue also critiques the reception of Palestinian collectives in Germany and features contributions from Sung Hwan Kim and Haseeb Ahmed, concluding with a line from a poem by Etel Adnan.
Key facts
- Afterall Journal Issue 57 'Palestine and the World' was published on September 10, 2024.
- The issue examines documenta fifteen and the lumbung concept by curator ruangrupa.
- It connects the exhibition's themes to the escalation of violence in Gaza since October 2023.
- Artist Hazem Harb's work shifted after his family home in Gaza was destroyed in Israeli attacks.
- The Eltiqaa gallery in Gaza was destroyed in an Israeli military airstrike in December 2023.
- The research project 'Tokyo Reels' reconstructs solidarity networks between Japan and Palestine from the 1960s to 1980s.
- Kegham Djeghalian established Photo Kegham, Gaza's first local photography studio, in 1944.
- The issue features an essay on socialist Chinese dance performances from 1964.
Entities
Artists
- Elisa Adami
- Adeena Mey
- Furqat Palvan-Zade
- Xin Wang
- Han Mengyun
- Hazem Harb
- Kegham Djeghalian Jr
- Kegham Djeghalian
- Mohanad Yaqubi
- Julian Ross
- Hanan Toukan
- Mohammed Al Hawajri
- Sung Hwan Kim
- Janine Armin
- Haseeb Ahmed
- Etel Adnan
Institutions
- Afterall
- documenta
- ruangrupa
- Subversive Film
- The Question of Funding
- Eltiqaa
- Van Abbemuseum
- Tashkent Festival for Asian, African and Latin American Films
- The Post-Apollo Press
Locations
- Kassel
- Germany
- Gaza
- Palestine
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Tashkent
- Uzbekistan
- China
- Egypt
- Sahara
- Venice
- Italy
- Mediterranean
- Hawai'i
- US
- Armenia
- Central Asia
- Eastern Europe
- Africa
- Latin America
- Eurasia
- Sausalito
Sources
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