Alia Farid

Alia Farid (born 1985) is an artist who works across the disciplines of art, architecture, and urban anthropology.[1] Her research-driven practice investigates experiences, institutions, and landscapes, particularly in her dual homelands of the Middle East and Latin America.[2][3]

Background

Farid was raised by two architects, her mother a Puerto Rican architect and her father a Kuwaiti architect.[4] She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from La Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Puerto Rico (Viejo San Juan, Puerto Rico), a Master of Science in Visual Studies from MIT (Cambridge, MA), and a Masters in Museum Studies and Critical Theory from the Programa d’Estudis Independents at MACBA (Barcelona).[5]

Work and career

Farid's artistic practice incorporates a variety of media and approaches including video, installation, and drawing.[6] A consistent research interest found in her work is an investigation of how informal networks and knowledge can emerge in sites that are often unnoticed or invisible.[1] Her curatorial work also manifests this approach, as exemplified by her the project "Acquiring Modernity" that was presented as the Kuwait pavilion at the 14th Venice International Architecture Biennale in 2014.[7] The exhibition, film, and publication, commissioned by the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters in Kuwait, assembled a team of 23 researchers to study the development and legacy of modernism in the architecture of Kuwait, with a particular focus on the Kuwait National Museum.[8] Farid's first major solo exhibition "Between Dig and Display" took place at the Galerie Imane Farès in Paris in 2017 and continued her interrogation of the role of museums.[9] Also incorporating research from the Kuwait National Museum, her personal archive, and a variety of other sources, the exhibition assembled disparate objects that highlight the complexity of identity in Kuwait particularly following the Gulf War.[4]

Alia Farid and Aseel AlYacoub were selected to create the first commissioned artwork for new Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai.[10] "Contrary Life: A Botanical Light Garden Devoted to Trees" is a site-specific installation that will create a botanic garden with hybrid trees based on local plants also using artificial lights.[11]

In addition to her artistic career, she has worked for arts and cultural institutions in Kuwait, including serving as Director of Al Sabah Art & Design and supporting the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters under the Heritage and Museums Department on public programs and partnerships.[5]

Exhibitions

Alia Farid's work has been included in the following exhibitions:[2][12]

  • "Contrary Life: A Botanical Light Garden Devoted to Trees," Jameel Arts Centre. Dubai, UAE (2018).[10]
  • "Imagined Borders," Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju, South Korea (2018)[13]
  • "Enchanted Matter/Fetish for Freedom," GAMeC. Bergamo, Italy
  • NC-arte, Bogotá, Colombia (2018)[14]
  • "Gaudiopolis," Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst (GfZK). Leipzig, Germany[15]
  • "Fotonoviembre: XIV Bienal Internacional de Fotografía de Tenerife," Tenerife Espacio de las Artes (TEA). Tenerife, Spain (2018)
  • "Between Dig and Display," Galerie Imane Farès. Paris, France (2017)
  • "Live Uncertainty," 32nd São Paulo Biennale, São Paulo, Brazil (2016)
  • "Calibán," National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture, Chicago, Illinois (2015)
  • "Calibán," Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, San Juan, Puerto Rico (2014)
  • Bienal Arte Nuevo Interactiva 07, Mérida, Mexico (2007)
  • "New Voices in Video Art," Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, San Juan, Puerto Rico (2005)

Residencies

Farid has completed residencies at:

  • marra.tein, Beirut, Lebanon (2016)[16]
  • "Mapping Perceptions of Paris," Cité Internationale des Art, Paris, France (2015)[17]
  • "A Stage for Any Revolution," Edgware Road Project and Centre For Possible Studies, Serpentine Galleries, London, UK[18]
  • Davidoff Art Initiative, Altos de Chavón; La Romana, Dominican Republic (2015)[19]
  • "From Neighbourhood to Neighbourhoods," The Serpentine Gallery, London, UK (2014)[20]
  • "From Neighbourhood to Neighbourhoods," Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha, Qatar (2014)[20]
  • Casa Árabe, Córdoba, Spain (2013)[21]
  • The Harbor residency program, Beta Local, San Juan, Puerto Rico (2013)[22]

References

  1. 1 2 "Alia Farid". act.mit.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  2. 1 2 "Alia Farid "Between Dig and Display" at Galerie Image Farès, Paris •Mousse Magazine". moussemagazine.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  3. ↑ "Alia Farid". سِجال. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  4. 1 2 "A Kuwaiti Artist Contemplates the Failure of a Museum that Never Opened". Hyperallergic. 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  5. 1 2 "Delfina Foundation — Alia Farid". delfinafoundation.com. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  6. ↑ Ricard, Fondation d'entreprise. "Alia Farid " Between Dig and Display " - GmeEvents - Fondation d'Entreprise Ricard / Art Contemporain". www.fondation-entreprise-ricard.com. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  7. ↑ "Alumna curates the Kuwait Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale - News". act.mit.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  8. ↑ "Acquiring Modernity - Announcements - e-flux". www.e-flux.com. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  9. ↑ "Critic's Guide: Paris". frieze.com. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  10. 1 2 Harris, Gareth (February 27, 2018). "Kuwaiti artists awarded inaugural Art Jameel commission for new Dubai culture complex". www.theartnewspaper.com. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  11. ↑ Chiaverina, John (2018-02-26). "Art Jameel Names Winners of Inaugural Artist Commission". ARTnews. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  12. ↑ "Alia Farid" (PDF). Galerie Imane Farès. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  13. ↑ "ArtAsiaPacific: 12th Gwangju Biennale Announces Full List Of Participating Artists And New Programs". artasiapacific.com. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  14. ↑ "PROGRAMACIÓN 2018 | Nc-arte". www.nc-arte.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  15. ↑ "Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst Leipzig —". gfzk.de. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  16. ↑ "RESIDENTS/GUESTS". marra.tein. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  17. ↑ arts, Cité internationale des. "Mapping perceptions of paris - Alia Farid - Cité internationale des arts". Cité internationale des arts. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  18. ↑ "Alia Farid: A Stage for Any Revolution// 11–20 July // Nutford Place W2 2DZ". Centre for Possible Studies. 2015-05-19. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  19. ↑ "Davidoff Art Initiative". davidoffartinitiative.com (in German). Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  20. 1 2 "From Neighbourhood to Neighbourhoods… Centre for Possible Studies is on the Road". Centre for Possible Studies. 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  21. ↑ "Casa Árabe | Charla artística con Alia Farid". www.casaarabe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  22. ↑ "Alia Farid – Beta-Local". betalocal.org. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
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