Join us in the second meetup of “Hiwar Art Club” within the subtheme of this month for a talk by activist Rabee’ Zureikat founder of Zikra Intiative, which conducts research and other interventions in the aim of promoting the prosperity of rural and popular communities while learning from their local knowledge and experience in order to evoke sustainable solutions for many of the economic and social challenges facing us today. Zikra aspires to present an alternative learning model that seeks to create societies that are independent, productive and self-determining over their land and its resources.
The sessions will be in Arabic & English with a simultaneous translation for both languages.
Through specialized readings and relevant artistic examples, our subtheme for this month will demonstrate how art and environment can work together to fight desertification and deforestation for breathing in the world of tomorrow. This subtheme is curated by the French Institute of Jordan.
Join us in next meetup of “Hiwar Art Club” for the final subtheme of the program “Shaping our Future Communities” titled: “Humanity in the Era of Artificial Intelligence”. We will be hosting artist and writer in the field of critical theory Batool El Hennawy from Egypt, along with Dr. Saed Khawaldeh consultant and researcher in Artificial Intelligence & Digital Health – University of Oxford (UK).
Art, artificial intelligence, and philosophy intersect in that they are fields for speculating the future of the human condition. Through open discussions, specialized readings, and presentation of relevant artistic examples, our topic will address the future of humanity in the age of artificial intelligence, where our guest, Dr. Saed Khawaldeh will speak to us about artificial intelligence by reviewing its current applications and areas of use, its future developments, as well as its current and future impacts on our lives.
For her part, our guest, Batool El Hennawy, will shed light on key philosophical questions about forms of work, living and culture within the capitalist world in the era of advancing artificial intelligence. We will explore the role that automation and artificial intelligence play in creating a “post-work” society, while asking whether this will be beneficial or harmful for the human race.
The sessions will be in Arabic & English with a simultaneous translation for both languages.
“Shaping our Future Communities” is organized by the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, EUNIC, Società Dante Alighieri-Amman, Goethe-Institut Jordan and the Institut Français de Jordanie. This project is part of the Europe Readr – Living for the Future initiative.
Join us for the upcoming meetup of “Hiwar Art Club” for a talk by artist and activist Valentine Falchero who will introduce her experience as a member of the FreeSpirit organization, an NGO created by artists, dedicated to protecting our planet. They design visual art as a powerful tool for spreading ideas and bringing people together around a common purpose. Through an artistic approach, their aim is to bring attention to the perils of climate change, to raise awareness about wildlife conservation and to support vulnerable children across the world.
The sessions will be in Arabic & English with a simultaneous translation for both languages.
Through specialized readings and relevant artistic examples, our subtheme for this month will demonstrate how art and environment can work together to fight desertification and deforestation for breathing in the world of tomorrow. This subtheme is curated by the French Institute of Jordan.
“Shaping our Future Communities” is organized by the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, EUNIC, Società Dante Alighieri-Amman, Goethe-Institut Jordan and the Institut Français de Jordanie. This project is part of the Europe Readr – Living for the Future initiative.
Join us for the upcoming meetup of “Hiwar Art Club” for a talk by Key note speaker Abdullah Al Bayyari, an academic, writer and researcher in critical theory and cultural studies, who will introduce his propositions regarding the role of arts in urban development and the individual and collective relationship we have with our city. This will be followed by a discussion with actors in artistic and cultural domains in Jordan, along with our joined audience. Selected readings on the topic will also be given to the participants in preparation for the second session on Monday 27, September.
Through specialized readings and relevant artistic examples, our subtheme for this month will address our relationship with urban spaces, how inclusive and democratic our public spaces are? Who is represented by this space and who isn’t? Who has the right to shape it? And what role does art and culture assume in this regard? This subtheme is curated by Goethe Institute Amman.
“Shaping our Future Communities” is organized by the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, EUNIC, Società Dante Alighieri-Amman, Goethe-Institut Jordan and the Institut Français de Jordanie. This project is part of the Europe Readr – Living for the Future initiative.
We are pleased to invite you in the next meeting of “Technopocene: Event-Series” a collaboration between Hiwar Art Club and Themen Raum to participate in the interactive art experience and discussion on the subject of cybernetic and telematic art through the appointed reading “Is there love in the telematic embrace? ”By British artist and theorist in the fields of technology and art Roy Ascott.
You’ll find the assigned reading in the comment box. The discussion will be in both Arabic and English.
New technologies shape almost all aspects of our lives: They expand our possibilities of communication, simplify our work processes and allow for new forms of artistic expression. At the same time, they do not cease to confront us with questions and challenges that call for unconventional approaches. The event-series “Technopecene” covers different aspects of this “post-normal”
condition. It combines artistic with scientific perspectives as well as a variety of formats and encourages experimentation and innovative thinking in dealing with the challenges and opportunities of our time.
* This program is Organized by Goethe Institute and the Jordan National Gallery of fine Arts.
Join our meetup at building #2 of the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Al Montazah roundabout, Al Weibdeh.
in collaboration with
Goethe-Institut Jordanien
We are pleased to invite you in the upcoming meetup of Hiwar Art Club on a discussion around the theories of Palestinian intellectual Edward Said and his contributions to the concepts of Orientalism and Post-colonialism and their impact on forms of art and culture, according to the reading from the book “Theory for Art History” by Jay Emerling.
The discussion will be in both Arabic and English.
Join our meetup at building #2 of the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Al Montazah roundabout, Al Weibdeh, on Saturday 13/4/2019.
For more information please contact us at the gallery’s number or email us at hiwar.artclub@gmail.com
JNGFA Friends Club have selected the novel “Metamorphosis” by novelist Franz Kafa for discussion on our next meeting. The meeting will also feature a group critique session around artworks presented by two of the club members, in addition to other material from international contemporary art. The novel is available in two languages.
Our next JNFGA Friends Club meeting will honorably host as guest speaker, the prominent Jordanian artist Raed Ibrahim (in the last hour of our meeting / at 5pm). As for the group discussion, we have chosen as our subject of study: thinker and psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan and his theories on the ‘Real’ ‘Imaginary’ and ‘Symbolic’ orders.
In addition, there will be a group critique session around artworks produced by two of the club members.
Film screening of the 2008 Canadian documentary “Examined Life” directed by Astra Taylor. The film features eight influential modern philosophers walking around New York and other metropolises, discussing the practical application of their ideas in modern culture. The meeting will feature a group discussion on the documentary, in addition to a presentation on a local and contemporary artist.
The documentary will be played in English along with English subtitles. The documentary is an hour and a half long.
JNGFA Friends Club have selected for discussion on our next meeting, the essay “The Death of the Author” by the french thinker Roland Barthes. The meeting will also feature a group critique session around artworks presented by two of the club members, in addition to other material from international contemporary art. The link for the reading is attached in the event discussion, in addition to other related links in Arabic.
JNGFA Friends Club have selected the existentialist play “No Exit” by French philosopher, playwright and novelist Jean-Paul Sartre for discussion on our next meeting.
The play begins with three characters who find themselves waiting in a mysterious room. It is a depiction of the afterlife in which three deceased characters are punished by being locked into a room together for eternity.
The meeting will also feature a group critique session around artworks presented by two of the club members, in addition to other material from international contemporary art. The play script is available in the event discussion posts.
Open discussion the reading “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” by German philosopher Walter Benjamin, as well as the response letter from his colleague critic and philosopher Theodore Adorno. Both thinkers were among the most prominent critics of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory who have demonstrated their continuing influence on the fields of artistic production and criticism within the challenges of our contemporary context.
Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin was a German Jewish philosopher, cultural critic and essayist. An eclectic thinker, combining elements of German idealism, Romanticism, Western Marxism, and Jewish.
Theodor W. Adorno was a German philosopher, sociologist, psychologist and composer known for his critical theory of society.
The meeting will also feature a group critique session around artworks presented by two of the club members, in addition to other material from international contemporary art. The readings both in Arabic and English are available within the event discussion posts.
We invite you to attend the inaugural meeting of “Hiwar Art Club”.
In this opening meeting we will introduce our program, plan and activities, as we will also conclude with a closing reception to meet the organizers of the club and fellow attendants.
You will find the reading due on our first meeting posted on the event page. The reading is from the introduction of the book “Theory for Art History” by Jae Emerling.
“Hiwar Art Club” is an educational art hub that gathers artists and interested people from various backgrounds every Saturday to participate in group discussions on selected readings and screenings in addition to hosting guest speakers, in the hope of cultivating contemporary artistic and cultural awareness among our joined members.
The club meetings are divided into two parts where on a given Saturday, the members are gathered in a circle to discuss topics relating to critical theory and its impact on concepts and forms of art in the contemporary context. These discussions will be based on the book “Theory for Art History” as the main reference from which we will explore the implications of the creative act and its agency in our present time. In addition, the club will organize interactive sessions and activities that will allow for the exchange of ideas and creations between members. On the following Saturday, the group will host a visiting speaker to share their expertise and discuss topics related to contemporary art practices. This club is open to the public and everyone is welcome to join.
Open discussion the summary of Freud’s theories of psychoanalysis and its impact on artistic production and its interpretations, according to the reading from the book “Theory for Art History” by Jae Emerling. The meeting will also feature interactive sessions and activities that will allow for the exchange of ideas and creations between members.
Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst. Freud was born to Galician Jewish parents in the Moravian town of Freiberg, in the Austrian Empire.
Open discussion of the summary of Karl Marx’s theories of historical materialism and its impact on art and its interpretations, according to the reading from the book “Theory for Art History” by Jae Emerling. The meeting will also feature interactive sessions and activities that will allow for the exchange of ideas and creations between members.
Karl Marx was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist and socialist revolutionary. Born in Trier, Germany, Marx studied law and philosophy at university.
A discussion on the summary of Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophy and how it deals with both the creation and interpretation of art, according to the reading from the book “Theory for Art History” by Jae Emerling. The meeting will also feature interactive sessions and activities that will allow for the exchange of ideas and creations between members.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a German philosopher, cultural critic, composer, poet, philologist, and Latin and Greek scholar whose work has exerted a profound influence on Western philosophy and modern intellectual history. He began his career as a classical philologist before turning to philosophy.
Open discussion on the theories of linguist and semiotician Ferdinand de Saussure and how his theories have influenced both the creation and interpretation of art, according to the reading from the book “Theory for Art History” by Jae Emerling. The meeting will also feature interactive sessions and activities that will allow for the exchange of ideas and creations between members.
Ferdinand de Saussure ideas laid a foundation for many significant developments in both linguistics and semiology in the 20th century. He is widely considered one of the founders of 20th-century linguistics and one of two major founders (together with Charles Sanders Peirce) of semiotics/semiology.
Reading and discussion of the work of German philosopher and critic Theodor Adorno and his view on the role and status of art, according to the reading from the book “Theory for Art History” by Jae Emerling. The meeting will also feature interactive sessions and activities that will allow for the exchange of ideas and creations between members. You can find the reading due on our next meeting posted on the event page.
Theodor W. Adorno was a German philosopher, sociologist, psychologist and composer known for his critical theory of society.
Discussion of the work of Italian philosopher and critic Giorgio Agamben and his views on language, image and the status of art, according to the reading from the book “Theory for Art History” by Jae Emerling. The meeting will also feature interactive sessions and activities that will allow for the exchange of ideas and creations between members.
A discussion of the work of French philosopher and critic Louis Althusser and his views on ideology and the status of art, according to the reading from the book “Theory for Art History” by Jae Emerling. The meeting will also feature interactive sessions and activities that will allow for the exchange of ideas and creations between members.
A discussion of the work of the French philosopher and critic Alain Badiou and his views on new universality and art, according to the reading from the book “Theory for Art History” by Jae Emerling. The meeting will also feature interactive sessions and activities that will allow for the exchange of ideas and creations between members. You can find the reading due on our next meeting posted on the event page.
To our friends joining today’s dialogue: We will make a collage exercise as a practical interpretation of the concepts of thinker Alan Badiou in the second half of our meeting today
Discussing the theories of French philosopher and critic “Roland Barthes” and his views on modern mythologies and the work art, according to the reading from the book “Theory for Art History” by Jae Emerling. The meeting will also feature interactive sessions and activities that will allow for the exchange of ideas and creations between members.
A discussion around the theories of French philosopher and critic “Georges Bataille” and his influence on modern and contemporary works of art, according to the reading from the book “Theory for Art History” by Jae Emerling. The meeting will also feature interactive sessions and activities related to the reading that will allow for the exchange of ideas and creations between members.
An open discussion around the theories of French philosopher and critic “JEAN BAUDRILLARD” and his notions of simulation and hyperreality and their impact on the modern and contemporary work of art, according to the reading from the book “Theory for Art History” by Jae Emerling. The meeting will also feature interactive sessions and activities related to the reading that will allow for the exchange of ideas and creations between members.
In the next meeting of Hiwar Art Club, we invite you to join part (2) of our previous discussion around the theories of French philosopher and critic “JEAN BAUDRILLARD” and his notions of simulation and hyperreality and their impact on the modern and contemporary work of art, according to the reading from the book “Theory for Art History” by Jae Emerling. The meeting will also feature interactive sessions and activities related to the reading that will allow for the exchange of ideas and creations between members.
Selected reading material on “Networks and Activism as a Form of Art” from “Networks” book by Lars Bang Larsen. Followed by a group discussion
Lars Bang Larsen is an art historian, independent curator, and writer based in Barcelona and Copenhagen.
Open discussion of the reading material by international critics Clement Greenberg and Harold Rosenberg, who put the issue of abstraction in the 1950’s within methodological and historic frameworks.
Clement Greenberg was an American essayist known mainly as an influential visual art critic closely associated with American Modern art of the mid-20th century
Harold Rosenberg was an American writer, educator, philosopher and art critic. He coined the term Action Painting in 1952 for what was later to be known as abstract expressionism. Rosenberg is best known for his art criticism. From 1967 until his death, he was the art critic of The New Yorker magazine
