The Novel of Nonel and Vovel, examines critical strategies of resistance to the occupation of Palestine, tackling issues such as terminology, artistic choices and the demand for a cultural boycott of Israel. The Novel of Nonel and Vovel presents a bold mixture of art, politics, graphics, games, sci-fi, essays, story telling and other experiments.
Oreet Ashery & Larissa Sansour
The Novel of Nonel and Vovel
Wednesday 25 November 2009, 18.30
Tate Modern, Starr Auditorium
£5 (£4 concessions) Please book on:
http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/film/19606.htm
or call 020 7887 8888
Programme
Part one – video and performance
A Space Exodus, by Larissa Sansour, video, 2009, 5.24 min
Soup Over Bethlehem, by Larissa Sansour, video, 2006, 9.30 min
Scratch Performance; Golani Varanasi, by Oreet Ashery, performance, 2008, 12 min, performed by Oreet Ashery and Terry McCormack
Raging Balls, by Oreet Ashery, performance, 2008, 10 min, performed by Chris McCormack, Andrew Mitchelson and Owen Parry
Bethlehem Bandolero, by Larissa Sansour, video, 2005, 3 min
Part two – presentations and Q&A
Oreet Ashery and Larissa Sansour present their project.
Nat Muller will discuss the front cover of The Novel of Nonel and Vovel in relation to representation, perception, artistic agency and authorship.
Reem Fadda will discuss temporal logics related to the Palestinian-Israeli context, urban military warfare, history making and breaking, meta-nationalism
Q&A chaired by Stuart Comer
Drinks and book signing
Nonel and Vovel is an expanded project including publishing, book displays, public talks, live events, residencies and exhibitions
http://nonelandvovel.net
With support from: AHRC, ACE, Danish Art Council, QMUL, Brooklyn Museum, Nikolaj Contemporary Art Centre, Gammel Holtegaard, DEPO Istanbul, LADA, Artsadmin.
Biographies:
Oreet Ashery is a London based interdisciplinary visual artist and a fellow at Queen Mary University.
Larissa Sansour is a visual artist, currently based in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Reem Fadda is a Ramallah based curator and art historian, currently pursuing her PhD in History of Art at Cornell University.
Nat Muller is an independent curator and critic based between Rotterdam and the Middle East.
