Bashir Makhoul and Aissa Deebi present Palestinian art at Venice Biennale collateral event
The Venice Biennale's collateral events showcase Palestinian artists Bashir Makhoul and Aissa Deebi in an exhibition titled 'Otherwise Occupied,' curated by Bruce Ferguson and Rawan Sharaf for al Hoash. Makhoul plans to construct a shanty-town made of cardboard houses at the Liceo Artistico Statale di Venezia, drawing inspiration from his previous work 'Enter Ghost Exit Ghost.' Deebi's contribution, 'The Trial,' features a two-channel HD video installation that reenacts a speech by Palestinian-Israeli activist Daoud Turki from 1973. Both artists, who were born within the borders of Israel in 1948 and now reside abroad, delve into themes of Palestinian identity. The exhibition is hosted at Convento Ss. Cosma & Damiano, with Ferguson connecting their art to Camus' Sisyphus and the narratives of Scheherazade.
Key facts
- Bashir Makhoul and Aissa Deebi represent Palestine at the Venice Biennale collateral events
- The exhibition 'Otherwise Occupied' is curated by Bruce Ferguson and Rawan Sharaf for al Hoash
- Makhoul's installation involves thousands of cardboard box houses in a Venice school garden with public participation
- Deebi's work 'The Trial' reenacts Daoud Turki's 1973 courtroom speech against Zionist ideology
- Both artists were born within Israel's 1948 borders but now live as citizens of other countries
- The exhibition venue is Convento Ss. Cosma & Damiano, Campo S. Cosmo, Giudecca Palanca
- Curator Bruce Ferguson compares the artists' work to Camus' Sisyphus and Scheherazade's tales
- Makhoul states that representing Palestine is impossible due to the nation's dispersal and identity plurality
Entities
Artists
- Bashir Makhoul
- Aissa Deebi
- Daoud Turki
- Franz Kafka
Institutions
- ArtReview
- Venice Biennale
- al Hoash
- Liceo Artistico Statale di Venezia
- Red Front
- Haifa courthouse
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Palestine
- West Bank
- Haifa
- Israel
- Giudecca Palanca