Live Cinema/In the Round: Contemporary Art from the East Mediterranean

Ziad Antar, born 1978 in Saida, Lebanon; lives and works between Paris and Beirut.

Ziad Antar received a degree in agricultural engineering in 2001. Since 2002, he has been working with photography and video, often investigating the world marked by war and violence without being overtly political. Recent exhibition include Place Beyond Borders, Cittadellarte, Pistoletto Foundation, Biella Italy (2009), The Generational: Younger Than Jesus, New Museum, New York (2009), and She doesn’t think so but she’s dressed for the h-bomb, Tate Modern, London (2008). He has also participated in biennials, namely the Sharjah Biennial, United Arab Emirates (2009), and the Taipei Biennial, Taiwan (2008). In 2002, Antar directed his first documentary on the French photographer Jean-Luc Moulène and has since filmed several documentaries for the Arabic news station al-Arabiya.

Inci Eviner, born in 1956 in Polatli, Turkey; based in Istanbul.

Inci Eviner's paintings, works on paper, installations and videos often deal with the balance between traditional and contemporary life in and out of Turkey. A graduate of the Painting Department of the National Academy of Fine Arts, Eviner pursued a PhD from the Fine Arts Faculty of the Mimar Sinan University, receiving her degree in 1992. Solo presentations include HAREM, Galeri Nev Istanbul (2010), Nouveau Citoyen, MAC/VAL Musée d’Art Contemporain du Val-de-Marne, Vitry-sur-Seine (2009), ARCO Art Fair, Solo Projects, Galeri Nev, Madrid (); Don’t Worry You’ll Not Get Hurt, Galeri Nev, Istanbul (2005), Hold, Mizuma Gallery, Tokyo (1996). Selected group exhibitions include, Art in the Auditorium, Whitechapel Gallery London (2009), Istanbul Traversée, Curator: Caroline Naphegyi, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille (2009), Translocalmotion, 7th International Shanghai Biennial, Shanghai Museum (2008), Affinities: New Acquisitions, Deutsche Bank Collection, Deutsche Guggenheim 1997-2007, Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin (2007).

Gülsün Karamustafa, born 1946 in Istanbul; based in Istanbul.

Using a variety of media, Gülsün Karamustafa has long engaged with the socioeconomic and political changes within her home country. Educated in painting at the Academy of Fine Arts, Istanbul, Karamustafa’s recent works employ video to explore stereotypes surrounding the role of women. Solo exhibitions in 2006 were Works by Gülsün Karamustafa, Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel, Germany, and PUBLIC/PRIVATE, Durkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg, Sweden. Karamustafa has exhibited in group exhibitions internationally among which are IstanbulEindhoven, VanAbbe Museum, Eindhoven (2005); How Latitudes Become Forms, Walker Art Center, Minnesota; and Utopia Station, Venice Biennale (2003); Kwangju Biennale, South Korea (2000); and Orient/ation (Vision of Art in a Paradoxical World), 4th International Istanbul Biennial, Turkey (1995).

Hassan Khan, born 1975 in London; based in Cairo.

Hassan Khan has performed as a musician in various international venues, including Melkweg, Amsterdam, SESC São Paulo, São Paulo and HAU, Berlin. Selected solo shows include I am a hero/you are a hero, Gezira Art Center, Cairo (1999); The Hidden Location, A Space Gallery, Toronto (2005); KOMPRESSOR, Gasworks, London (2006), Le Plateau, Paris (2007) and Evidence of Evidence, Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, St. Gallen (2010). Khan has also participated in numerous biennales including: the Istanbul Biennial, Turkey (2003); Zones of Contact, 15th Biennale of Sydney, Australia (2006) Heterotopias, First Contemporary Art Biennale of Thessaloniki, Greece (2007); and the 7th Gwangju Biennale, South Korea (2008) as well as The Pantagruel Syndrome: 1st Turin Triennale (2005) and the Yokohama Triennale (2008). Khan’s work will be included in Manifesta 8 held in 2010 in Spain.

Maha Maamoun, born in 1972. Lives and works in Cairo.

Maha Maamoun works primarily in photography and video. She often takes Cairo as her subject, investigating representations of the city to explore how it becomes characterized by cinema and media outlets, as well as how it becomes negotiated on a personal level. In recent years, she has participated in several international exhibitions and biennials, including Homeworks 5, Beirut (2010), Sharjah Biennial 9 (2009), Global Cities, Tate Modern (2007); Snap Judgments: New Positions in Contemporary African Photography, International Center for Photography, New York (2006); Dak’Art 2004, Dakar, Senegal (2004).

Christodoulos Panayiotou, born 1978 in Limassol, Cyprus; based in Paris.

Trained in dance, performing arts, and anthropology in Lyon and London, Panayiotou’s training motivates his visual investigation of how culture is produced and perceived. He has recently exhibited in: The Museum of Modern Art Oxford, UK, 2006; The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens, 2007; Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center Istanbul, 2006; Taipei Biennale, Taipei, 2008; Busan Biennale, Busan, 2008; Bethanien, Berlin, 2009; MoCA Miami, Miami, 2009; The Athens Biennale, Athens, Greece; Artists Space, New York; Witte de With, Rotterdam, Netherlands; and Kunsthalle Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.