Join author Adam Shatz in conversation with Fatema Ahmed to discuss his latest book, The Rebel’s Clinic, a biography of the revered anti-colonial revolutionary Frantz Fanon.  

Born in Martinique in 1925, Fanon’s experiences as a black man under French colonial rule had a profound effect on him. In 1952, he wrote Black Skin, White Masks, a vital analysis of the effects of racism on the human psyche.

Living in Algeria, he actively participated in the rebellion of the National Liberation Front (FLN). His final work, The Wretched of the Earth, published in 1961 just before he died has proved to be one of the most controversial yet influential books of our time. 

Supported by the Stanley Picker Trust.

Image Credit: Sarah Shatz

https://www.whitechapelgallery.org/events/big-ideas-adam-shatz/

Big Ideas - Adam Shatz with Fatema Ahmed

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Artist Hrair Sarkissian gives insight into his practice in this new talk with curator and writer Vali Mahlouji

Born in Syria, Hrair Sarkissian uses photography, installation, moving image and sound to reflect on the broader historical and social issues behind personal narratives. Nominated for The Other Side of Silence (2023), the first survey of his work in the Netherlands at Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht, Sarkissian draws on his own memories and experiences, alongside extensive research, to uncover formerly excluded stories behind global conflicts and collective loss.

Joined by curator and writer Vali Mahlouji, Sarkissian takes us through the research process behind Last Seen (2018) and Deathscape (2021), the two bodies of work presented at The Photographers’ Gallery. He also discusses the way his work moves beyond photography to make emotion tangible and sound material.

Artist Talk: Hrair Sarkissian

A book launch with Pandora Syperek and Sarah Wade, the editors of Oceans, the latest anthology in the Documents of Contemporary Art series, with guest speakers Kasia Molga and curator Bergit Arends.

https://www.whitechapelgallery.org/events/climate-crisis-art-action-takeover/

Oceans: Documents of Contemporary Art

Whitechapel Gallery Director Gilane Tawadros chairs a discussion with artists Janette Parris, Matthew Krishanu and Sarah Dobai exploring key themes from the exhibition Life is More Important than Art.  In the work of featured artists – spanning film, painting, photography and installation – past and present histories are interwoven and personal stories are entangled with global events.

This discussion opens up these stories and explores threads across artistic practices, to reflect on the critical role of art during challenging times.

https://www.whitechapelgallery.org/events/discussion-life-is-more-important-than-art/

Big Ideas - Adam Shatz with Fatema Ahmed

Whitechapel Gallery

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