PAPER: 1959,1971, 1977: In the Shadow of Bigger Things
Beneath the shimmer and hum of Kuwait's magical golden era, laws were passed and institutions made with an aim to galvanise the notion of self, identify the common enemy and redefine the religious identity of the nascent democratic state. In this talk, Al Bassam explores how the project of nation building unwittingly planted the seeds of internal divisions and communal mistrust that are all too prevalent in the contemporary landscape of Kuwait and beyond, and how this reading of history informs his own artistic practice.
Sulayman Al Bassam (Writer and director)
This session was part of Art Dubai's Global Art Forum 8. More information at www.artdubai.ae
