Edge of Arabia

#Repost @culturunners with @repostapp. ・・・ Very STRONG @culturunners dispatch - '#DETROIT VERSUS EVERYBODY' by #EOA US Tour photographer and #RV captain @johnmireles. Click profile link: bit.ly/1fGUnTa (at Detroit)

If in New York this SATURDAY, 4TH JULY join us at Loosie Rouge (91 S 6TH ST Brooklyn) for special party to celebrate 2nd leg of #culturunners US Tour. New York to Detroit (via Palestine, Ohio) https://www.facebook.com/events/750442738398229/ (at Loosie Rouge)

#culturunners back on the road with former Saturday Night Live producer, John Rosenblatt, giving some good #RV advise. Cross-country East-West Road trip launching in New York on 4 July. #eoausa (at Camp Niantic Family Campground)

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ow.ly/MJFJt Nice write up by #JamesReinl's in Middle East Eye about our ongoing #culturunners road trip in America: Motorhome odyssey brings Arab art to US backwaters #Variety The unlikely odyssey will see more than 100 creatives take cross-continental trips by the time it wraps up in 2017 - See more at: http://www.middleeasteye.net/in-depth/features/motorhome-odyssey-brings-arab-art-us-backwaters-327033297#.dpuf Above is @daydban and @filmhead on board #culturunners RV during Harlem Freeway, curated by @avitsiiiii as part of #thearmoryshow Focus: MENAM @edgeofarabia @alj_ci #artjameel @thearmoryshow

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#throwback: 6 years ago @edgeofarabia and #artjameel hosted its first #venice exhibition in this mysterious hidden courtyard of Palazzo Polignac. It was a labour of love with the focus on exposing an amazing new generation of Saudi artists to an international audience. There was an innocent ethos of teamwork, collaboration and fun and an international team of friends and family mostly working for free to make it happen. @hamzacelafi arrived with @daydban tissue boxes from Jeddah. #Khwaja arrived with 2 life size Neon Palm trees from London. Aya, Jenna, Mama, Ayman Alwan, Ashraf, @waelalajlan @ajlangharem and Tante brought that special family spirit. @fabienriggall and #futureshorts did the projections. @abdulnassergharem showed (Al Siraat) The Path for the first time and @ahmedmater showed the first iteration of his #Magnetism project. Faisal Samra's Distorted Reality was shown alongside Shadia and Raja Alem's Negative no More alongside Maha Malluh's Tradition and Modernity alongside the I Am series by Manal Al Dowayan. No superstar curators, no PR team ... just the strength of our shared journey, a bit of luck and some old fashioned (no ego) hard work. @alj_ci

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Thanks for this... #lessoilmorecourage #rikrittiravanija From Sharjah Biennial 8 (2007) #Repost @1301pe
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#TBT @freedomcannotbesimulated Rirkrit Tiravanija's "Less Oil More Courage" at 'green' themed Sharjah Biennial, 2007. The 2015 #SharjahBiennial includes Tiravanija's site-specific installation "Eau de RRose of Damascus" - an elaborate rose garden outfitted with rosewater distillery and kitchen 🌹

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“In the last 20 years, so much has changed so fast in [Saudi], and I don’t think we as a society have taken the time to reflect on this change. There may not be a large constituency clamoring for a shift away from oil, but it’s a growing one, and even the government is looking at diversifying the economy from oil." Dr. Ahmed Mater's X-Ray morphs into a gasoline pump. #saudi #arabia #middleeast #dubai #uae #sharjah

Prof. Of Anthropology, Dan Forth (left in Saudi inspired tie) with #ArtJameel resident artist @salaransari. Read Dan's article in the local paper, "A Somali fisherman catches a shoe", which has informs an upcoming collaboration between @edgeofarabia and Bates College Museum of Art in downtown #Lewiston. #culturunners. http://wardheernews.com/News_10/Oct/11_fisherman_catches_a_shoe.html

Throughout history, artist travelers have played a powerful (and often collusional) role in shaping the public perception of unfamiliar cultures. This 17th century map of 'New France' by Samuel de Champlain, shows early distorted depictions of the Wanamaker peoples in present day #Maine. Wanamaker history goes back 12,000+ years and their experience of encounter between cultures was both wondrous and violent. Their struggle for recognition from the U.S. federal Government continues to this day. @edgeofarabia 's ongoing tour of the United States in partnership with #ArtJameel is currently in Acadia National Park in #Maine with resident artist @salaransari visiting the #AbbeMuseum (highlighting Wabanaki history) and discussing artists' role, past and present, in shaping public perceptions between the United States and wider Middle East. #culturunners @alj_ci (at Abbe Museum)

Dusk at Walmart Car Park @avitsiiiii

#Detour (at Goodguys Used Cars & Trucks Inc)

RV spring clean before heading to Acadia National Park @salaransari @avitsiiiii (at Goodguys Used Cars & Trucks Inc)

Thank you John McLean and #COASTALRV for fixing our sliders and electrics. RV community is full of people like John: generous, practical and strong! (at Coastal RV Repair)

#Detour (at Lewiston, Maine)

#culturunners are currently in #Lewiston #Maine, where, in 1965 Mohammed Ali stepped into the ring for his first fight as a 'Black Muslim'. Having recently changed his name from Cassius Clay to Cassius X to Mohammed Ali, the heavyweight contender (heavy underdog) knocked out Sonny Liston in under 2 minutes with a 'lightening' punch that most people did not see, making the fight one of the most iconic and controversial sporting events of all time. Ali's decision to join The Nation of Islam, provoked widespread public condemnation. Martin Luther King Jr. said, "When Cassius Clay joined the Black Muslims and started calling himself Cassius X, he became a champion of racial segregation." (at Lewiston, Maine)