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Contemporary Culture from the Arab World

 

WIN A COPY OF THE 51 DAY WAR: RESISTANCE AND RUIN IN GAZA BY MAX BLUMENTHAL

To enter the prize draw email '51 Day War'' to info@mosaicrooms.org by 10/07/15. The winner will be notified by email on 11/07/15.

 

EXHIBITION

 

EXHIBITION

I Spy With My Little Eye…
11/07-22/08/15, Tues-Sat 11am-6pm
FREE

Discover an exciting new generation of emerging artists connected to the Beirut art scene in this group exhibition, I Spy With My Little Eye… Featuring new works in painting, video, installation, photography and performance. Curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath of Art Reoriented, exhibition partner Casa Arabe.

Join us for the Private View & Shubbak Festival Launch on 10 July 6.30pm – 8.30pm. RSVP NOW

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LITERATURE

Book Launch: According to Kahil
2/07/15, 7:00pm
FREE

Join Martin Rowson (author and cartoonist) and Malu Halasa (editor, writer and curator) at the launch of this retrospective publication by renowned Lebanese cartoonist Mahmoud Kahil. The title includes editorial cartoons spanning decades of work and commenting on a wide variety of issues.

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TOUR

Curators’ Tour
11/07/15, 12:00pm
FREE

Who are the new generation of artists connected to the Beirut art scene? How is their work radically different from the acclaimed post-civil war Lebanese artists? Join curators Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath to discuss these issues at this curator led tour of their new group exhibition I Spy With My Little Eye…

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TALK

Disappearing Cities of the Arab World
12/07/15, 11:00am - 5:00pm
TICKETS £20

In the post-colonial age, Arab urban life has often borne witness to destruction via conflict and new landscapes of globalization. Discover more at our symposium at the British Museum. Speakers include Ziauddin Sardar, Eyal Weizman, Shadia Touqan, Jananne Al-Ani, Ali CherriSalma Samar Damluji and Sharon Rotbard.

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FILM

Canticle of the Stones
13/07/15, 6:00pm
FREE

A story of star-crossed lovers, Bushra and Makram. Parted in the 60s when Bushra emigrates to the US, after Makram’s imprisonment for resisting the Israeli occupation, the pair meet again years later when she returns to Jerusalem at the height of the first Intifada.

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TALK

Artists Talk: I Spy With My Little Eye…
16/07/15, 7:00pm
FREE

Join Stefan Tarnowski in conversation with artists Joe NamyCaline Aoun, Talla Worrell and Aya Haidar, from I Spy with My Little Eye… The talk will explore the artists’ individual practices, the role of Beirut and Lebanon in their work, as well as their placement as an emerging generation of artists from the region.

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FILM

Forbidden Marriages in the Holy Land
21/07/15, 6:00pm
FREE

This documentary, by celebrated director Michel Khleifi, explores mixed marriages between inter-faith and inter-racial couples from Israeli and Palestinian societies. Through interview it exposes the clash of opinions between religious leaders, dead set against inter-faith marriage, and the couples themselves.

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FILM

Route 181
Part 1, 21/07/15, 7:45pm
FREE

In 2002, Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers, Eyal Sivan and Michel Khleifi, travelled the length of their country of birth. Tracing their trajectory on a map, they called it ‘Route 181’ after United Nations Resolution 181 – the 1947 partition plan to split Palestine into two states: one Arab and one Jewish.

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FILM

Route 181
Part 2 & 3, 22/07/15, 6:00pm
FREE

The second installment of this seminal travelogue by Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers Eyal Sivan and Michel Khleifi, documents their route from the Jewish-Arab city of Lod and from Rass El-Ein/Rosh Ha’ayn, near the separation wall, to the Lebanese border.

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FOOD

Supper Club: A Taste of Lebanon
23/07/15, 7:00pm
TICKETS £35

Experience the authentic flavours of Lebanon at this special supper club hosted by celebrated chef and author Anissa Helou. Helou will present a delicious three course menu incorporating some of Lebanon’s most mouth-watering recipes.

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TALK

Institutions and Emerging Artists
25/07/15, 12:00 pm
FREE

Debate the significance of open submission exhibitions and awards for emerging young Middle Eastern artists at this talk which draws on two examples: the Beirut Art Centre’s annual Exposure exhibition for artists in and from Lebanon, and the A.M. Qattan Foundation’s Young Artist of the Year Award for artists in and from Palestine.

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LITERATURE

Book Launch: The 51 Day War
28/07/15, 7:00 pm
FREE

In July 2014, Israel launched air strikes and a ground invasion of Gaza that lasted 51 days, leaving over 2,000 people dead and nearly 300,000 Palestinians displaced. Join author Max Blumenthal, who was on the ground during this, to discuss his book and what he argues was an entirely avoidable catastrophe.

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MUSIC

Choir of London Bursary Scheme Showcase Concert
30/07/15, 7:30 pm
FREE

Enjoy a fantastic evening of music with the Choir of London 2015 Bursary Scheme winners. This event will celebrate the close of the 2015 Bursary Scheme for young Palestinian musicians with an informal recital.

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FESTIVAL

Shubbak: A Window On Contemporary Arab Culture
11 - 26 July 2015

The Mosaic Rooms are proud to be part of Shubbak Festival. Our exhibition, I Spy with My Little Eye…, and many of the associated events are part of this year’s festival. Visit their website to see the full programme of events taking place in over 40 venues across London.

 

 

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Designer Dia Batal has donated a work to our art collection! Find out more, and get a sneak peek of her next show at The Mosaic Rooms on our blog.

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WE RECOMMEND

Burda
11/07/15, 7:00pm
Barbican

Karima Skalli and the Asil Ensemble perform song cycles combining poetry and music for Shubbak’s opening concert!

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The Mix
25/07/15, 8:00pm
Rich Mix

The Mix unites international Arab music talent in a rousing Shubbak festival music finale. Get tickets now!

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D-Sisyphe
Rich Mix
18-19/07/15, 7.30PM

Award-winning Tunisian actor and director Meher Awachri performs D-Sisyphe at Rich Mix for Shubbak festival.

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