Hi Wendy, I'm glad you noticed our guest on Let Them Talk tonight. It was a great show and Samia is a great guest and friend of Let Them Talk. The show Made in Palestine is currently at a gallery called The Bridge in Manhattan. A tape archive of tonite's program will be soon available on my blog at pdr.autono.net.. Paul DeRIenzo --- In NewPacifica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, wendy <wendy@...> wrote: > > The Made in Palestine travelling exhibit is a project of Houston, > Texas's http://www.stationmuseum.com and curated by James Harithas. > They also took a video team to Palestine to document the journey of > bringing the art to America, and KPFT News Director Jackson Allers of > Houston was chosen to go with them in this capacity. It was much easier > to display the art here in Houston than it was in the "progressive" > cities. So interesting. > > wendy > > http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/CEA8B997-8674-47F8-B950 -514FAF66EDAC.htm > > * > * > > **Palestine US exhibit stirs controversy*** > /By/ /Linda Isam Haddad in Los Angeles/ > > > Wednesday 20 April 2005, 6:05 Makka Time, 3:05 GMT * > > *The paintings and photographs depict Palestinian suffering* > > * Related: > * > Palestinian youths speak out with art > <http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/FE5BEF7F-2F1E-4BB1-B25E -6680234EE1A8.htm> > > > > * Tools:* > Email Article <javascript: > window.open('/NR/exeres/4E8EED44-F54B-4EC4-9BCD-26450A6FF14E.htm? sendhrefguid={CEA8B997-8674-47F8-B950 -514FAF66EDAC}','_blank','toolbar=0,location=0,status=0,menubar=0,scrollbars=0,resiza ble=0,width=460,height=500'); > void(0);> > Print Article <javascript: > window.open('/NR/exeres/554FAF3A-B267-427A-B9EC-54881BDE0A2E.htm? printguid={CEA8B997-8674-47F8-B950 -514FAF66EDAC}','_blank','toolbar=0,location=0,status=0,menubar=0,scrollbars=1,resiza ble=1'); > void(0);> > Send Your Feedback <javascript: > window.open('/NR/exeres/BB2DFB69-AE83-48BF-8F1B-02E3A95BDDC0.htm? feedbackguid={CEA8B997-8674-47F8-B950 -514FAF66EDAC}&sendto=author','_blank','toolbar=0,location=0,status=0,menubar=0,scr ollbars=0,resizable=0,width=470,height=500'); > void(0);> > > **** > > **A unique art exhibition showcasing the works of 23 Palestinian artists > is facing uncertain times in the United States, with major museums > refusing to play host. ** > > *Chronicling the modern history of Palestinians since 1948, Made in > Palestine had its first showing in the United States at the Station > Museum in Houston, in May 2003.* > > *The exhibit displays the works of selected Palestinian artists from the > West Bank and the Gaza Strip as well as those living in exile in > countries such as Jordan, Syria and Germany.* > > *Currently on display in San Francisco, the opening attracted up to 1000 > people. But alongside the accolades, it has also drawn the ire of some > politicians.* > > * * > > *As a result, most museums are fearful that hosting an exhibit that is > pro-Palestinian could cost them their funding.* > > *"I thought I had enough contacts to get this exhibit shown in museums > across the nation, but I found out that even people who I considered > close contacts said off-the-record they would lose their museum funding > if they were to hold an exhibit that was pro-Palestinian," lamented > James Harithas, curator of the Made in Palestine exhibition.* > > *Once the current show draws to a close on 21 April, organisers suspect > it could be curtains for the exhibition. > > *Negative imagery** > > *"We are dealing with immense ignorance here and it's unfortunate that > people have one image of Palestinians and automatically deny anything > created by the Palestinian people," Harithas told Aljazeera.net. * > > * * > > *Funding for the art exhibit has > been hard to come by* > > *Other art connoisseurs shared his dismay. > > "It is absolutely tragic the exhibit is only showing in San Francisco > for a short time," said Samia Halaby, a Palestinian artist and retired > professor of Yale University's school of art. > > In an effort to raise funds for a future showing of the exhibit in New > York, Halaby's al-Jisser (Bridge) organisation staged a slide show in > November 2004 of the artwork displayed in the Made in Palestine art > exhibit. * > > * * > > *"We are living in a country where anything that is critical of Israel > and is pro-Palestinian is not accepted and this is very problematic, > especially when we are dealing with art," Uda Walker, political > education director of the Middle East Children's Alliance, told > Aljazeera.net. > > *New York protest** > > * * > > *Two New York legislators and an assemblyman protested against the > fundraiser in written statements, calling the exhibit a promotion of > terrorism and anti-American as well as anti-Israel. * > > * * > > *Ammo Box is meant to highlight > Israel's military superiority* > > *Legislators George Oros and Jim Maisano said the fundraiser promoted > offensive art that glorified terrorism. > > Assemblyman Ryan Karben called on county executives to cancel the > fundraiser, because the artists' works promoted terrorism and violence. * > > * * > > *"There are also displays of violence that the artists claim are showing > the proud Arab masses standing up to advanced ammunition of the Israelis > using only stones. An ammunition box that would normally hold bullets > for M-16 rifles is filled with rocks," Karben said in a written statement.* > > * * > > *"This is how ridiculous the situation is," Walker told Aljazeera.net, > explaining that Raji Cook's Ammo Box is a pun on weaponry, communicating > that Palestinians only have stones and rocks as their weapons in this > conflict, compared to Israel's array of weapons.* > > * * > > *"Yet some right-wing politicians will call the piece of art a > glorification of violence," Walker said. * > > * ** > *Show goes on** > > *But undeterred organisers say the show must go on. > > Harithas, convinced about the Palestinian cause, said: "Palestinian art > with all its passion needed to be displayed and viewed in the United > States." > > Halaby, meanwhile, has helped to raise $25,000 in the hope that the > exhibit debuts in New York. * > > *About $100,000 is required to rent space for the exhibit.* > > > > Paul DeRienzo wrote: > > In Response To: Pacifica ED Addresses NFCB Conference (Greg Guma (tlg)) > > > > Join Paul DeRienzo & Miss Joan Marie Moossy on Let Them Talk. > > Palestinian artist Samia > > Halaby is our guest tonight Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at 8 PM eastern > > time on Manhattan > > Neighborhood Network Channel 56 and on the Internet at mnn.org click > > on channel 56. > > Samia Halaby is currently exhibiting with other Palestinian artists in > > a show titled Made in > > Palestine a show of contemporary Palestinian art. She'll be discussing > > the show and the > > political and artistic situation in Palestine. > > > > See the exhibit at > > THE BRIDGE GALLERY > > 521 W. 26th St. 3rd Floor > > New York City > > > > SHORT BIOGRAPHY > > > > July, 1996 > > > > Samia A. Halaby > > > > Samia A. Halaby was born in Jerusalem, Palestine, in 1936. In 1948, > > Israeli aggression > > forced her family's emigration to Beirut, and in 1951 the family > > settled in Cincinnati. Thus, > > her higher education took place in Midwestern Universities. After > > graduate school, she > > taught for eighteen years, the last ten of which were at the Yale > > School of Art. In addition > > to teaching, Halaby was often invited to lecture at other > > universities. Her record includes > > solo and group exhibitions in private and museum venues as well as the > > performance of > > her electronic art both here and abroad. Among the museums which own > > her painting are > > the Guggenheim Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Institute > > Du Monde Arab in > > Paris. > > > > Halaby makes analytically abstract paintings which reflect the > > cacophony of present reality. > > This work first developed in isolation along complex geometric lines. > > Afterwards, > > international traditions such as Cubism and Constructivism as well as > > such American > > painters as Stuart Davis, Mark Tobey, and Jackson Pollock asserted > > their influence. Themes > > in her work narrate the motion and speed of our environment. They help > > us to understand > > the signals of pleasure and danger of a city or the complexities of > > modern information. > > For example one painting titled "One Yard Pas The Shingle Factory" > > alludes to the jangle of > > manufacture while it pays homage to Marcel Duchamp. In her recent > > abstraction > > inspiration is derived from soft natural form such as trees, the > > effects of wind on groups, > > or the motion of large crowds of people. In "Green Flamenco" once can > > sense perhaps a > > crowd, or wind rustling tree leaves, or possibly things floating on > > the surface of a lake in > > the forest. > > > > Halaby works with oil on canvas as much as with drawing media on > > paper. As a colorist, > > she still uses oil when she seeks precision in color relationships, > > but often utilizes acrylics > > in her assemblage as it permits a more impulsive attitude and less > > rigorous demands on > > cutting and stitching canvas after it has been painted. > > > > Due to her persuasion that art must utilize the most advanced > > technologies available, she > > began exploring digital and electronic media in the mid 80's after > > years of dreaming of it. > > In the end, she wrote a program which she uses to do live performance > > of abstract > > paintings in collaboration with musicians. Called Kinetic Painting, > > this program transforms > > the computer's keyboard into a painting piano creating shapes that > > expand, break, have > > variable speed, and rhythm. > > > > Samia Halaby has written many essays on art and occasionally writes > > about her own work. > > After interviewing 46 Palestinian artists, she published a book titled > > "Liberation Art of > > Palestine. > > > > > > > > > > > > New Pacifica Working Group > > http://www.egroups.com/group/NewPacifica > > 'Save Our Stations!' > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > > * Visit your group "NewPacifica > > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewPacifica>" on the web. > > > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > NewPacifica-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > <mailto:NewPacifica-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=Unsubscribe> > > > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! 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