“History of art is a history of great things neglected and ignored and mediocre things being admired. At different times things are different. The history of photography is a history of changes.” –Saul Leiter (more…)
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Eman Mohammed
Photographer
Eman Mohammed a Palestinian photojournalist & reporter based in the Gaza strip. She has been covering events in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian-Israel conflict since 2006.
Recent highlights of my work include photographing the aftermath stories of war in Gaza and the rise and formation of armed militant groups in the strip and the face-offs and firefights between the different political and militant groups.
Publications include The Guardian, Washington post, Mother Jones, Le Monde, Geo International, Haaretz and others.
AWARDS include PDN 30 2010, Judges’ Special Prize, Carmignac Gestion 2009, 2nd Prize, “Daily Life” category, Local Testimony 2009, 2nd Prize, “Nature & Environment” category, Local Testimony 2009, Honorable Mention, UNICEF Photo of the Year 2009, New Media Award, UK, for war coverage in Gaza 2008-2009, “Outstanding Journalists” Honoring Ceremony, PCHR and OHCHR in Gaza, Nomination, Joop Swart Masterclass, World Press Photo 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Nomination, UNICEF POY 2009, 2010.
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Eman Mohammed has exhibited internationally, including Frames of Reality workshop 2008, New York, U.S., April 2009, Beware the Cost of War, London, UK, October 2009, Where are the Human Rights?, Montreal, Canada, McGill University, March 2009, World Press Photo 2008 & Local Testimony 2009 joint exhibition, Tel Aviv, Israel, Defending Hope in Gaza, Filmbase-Curved Street, Temple, Dublin, Ireland, January 2009, Elsewhere Exhibition, Kibbutz Be’eri, Israel, March 2010, Generation 9/11, September 10 – October 30, 2011, Den Haag, The Netherlands, Women on the Verge, Empty Quarter Gallery in Dubai 2012. British Museum 2012, “This is also Gaza !” Amman / Jordan 2012.
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Reading Time in SpaceModernism at mumok
This exhibit Reading Time in Space / Modernism at mumok 1910 to 1955 traces passages of time and artistic concepts, accounting the idea of an expanded concept of art, one that relies on connection and permeation beyond a traditional chronological order.
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Botanical Drift / Ebbe Stub WittrupJanuary 23 – May 17, 2020
As Ebbe Stub Wittrup follows in the footsteps of the Danish botanist Nathaniel Wallich, a narrative emerges on Western economy and scientific logic as opposed to local knowledge and experience.
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Worlds in MotionSep 21, 2019 – Apr 13, 2020
Mudam Luxembourg presents Worlds in Motion, a thematic presentation of works from the Mudam Collection that embody movement as a physical and perceptual event.
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Helene Schmitz: Thinking Like a MountainDec 14, 2019 – Mar 15, 2020
“I wanted to portray the violent transformation of nature in the European periphery. I have experienced that the concept of wilderness, and virgin land untouched by humans, has disintegrated.” –Helene Schmitz
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Elimination of ViolenceArt, Women & Awareness
The United Nations General Assembly has designated today International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Today we would like to once again celebrate the women who have inspired and created in the art world.
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ARTPIL / Assistant & InternPosition available
Artpil is seeking to hire a part-time, freelance assistant & intern in Lille, France. Research, create and cultivate relations with galleries and museums, general communications, social networking, general assistance.
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What We Found After You Left / Naeem MohaiemenSep 21, 2019 – May 10, 2020
While focusing on moments of mistake and misrecognition, Naeem Mohaiemen’s research into aspirations towards utopia during the Cold War era, manifested through decolonization, revolution, and independence.
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On the Peripheryby Sinziana Velicescu
Sinziana Velicescu’s work is a minimalist and abstract approach, a modern chronicling of a quiet land surveyor, completely separated of sentimentality. The publication of her series is a documentation of time, bracketed in images of framed surfaces of space.
