The second title in the Ruya Foundation’s Ruya Notebooks series, Artist Hiwa K and Curator Aneta Szyłak in Conversation: 8 Essays on Contemporary Art, is being available for free in art spaces and cultural centres across the Middle East. A selection of eight texts on contemporary art and critical theory was made by the internationally acclaimed Iraqi-Kurdish artist Hiwa K and the curator and art theorist Aneta Szyłak. The pair have worked together since 2008 on art projects in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Many of the texts in this title were translated to Arabic for the first time.
Below is the list of current distribution points. More will be added in the next few weeks.
Iraq
Burj Babel Centre for Media Development, Abu Nawas Street, Baghdad
Coffee and Books Coffeehouse, Karrada, Baghdad
Ridhaa Alwan Coffeehouse, Karrada, Baghdad
Shabandar Coffeehouse, Mutannabi Street, Baghdad
For distribution in Basra, Hilla, Sulaymaniya and other cities, please contact: [email protected]
Lebanon
Agial Gallery, Beirut
Beirut Art Centre, Beirut
Dar Bistro & Books, Beirut
Librairie Internationale, Beirut
Mansion,, Beirut
Marfa’, Beirut
Metro, Beirut
Saleh Barakat Gallery, Beirut
Sfeir-Semler Gallery, Beirut
T-Marbouta, Beirut
BEYt Amir, Beirut
Dawawine, Beirut
Dar Al Nimer, Beirut
Bahrain
Al Riwaq Art Space, Manama
Jordan
Nabad Art Gallery, Amman
Darat Al Funoon / Khaled Shoman Foundation, Amman
Dar Al Anda Gallery, Amman
Orfali, Amman
Egypt
Dar Merit, Cairo
Dar Tanmia, Cairo
Contemporary Image Collective Cairo
Room Art Space, Cairo
Townhouse, Cairo
Margo Veillon Gallery of Modern Egyptian Art, American University of Cairo, Cairo
Mashrabia Art Gallery, Cairo
Gallery Picasso, Cairo
Nile Art Gallery, Cairo
Safar Khan Gallery, Cairo
Karim Francis Gallery, Cairo
Gypsum Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
Behna Foundation, Alexandria
Kuwait
Darat Al Funoon, Kuwait City
Visual Therapy, Kuwait City
The Sultan Gallery, Kuwait City
Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Art Council, Jeddah
Hafez Gallery, Jeddah
UAE
Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah
Barjeel Collection, Sharjah
Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah
Art Sawa, Dubai
Cuadro Fine Art Gallery, Dubai
Al Serkal Avenue, Dubai
Meem Gallery, Dubai
Art Dubai, Dubai
Third Line Gallery, Dubai
Lawrie Shabibi, Dubai
Green Art Gallery, Dubai
Isabelle Van Eynde, Dubai
Grey Noise, Dubai
Carbon 12, Dubai