Walks in the City Jack Persekian Head Curator  Taking cue from the way that visitors to last year’s show walked around the city to see the artworks as well as partake in the guided tours I led, this year’s guiding concept is a free, casual stroll in the city, or simply “a walk in the [...]

Collaborating Institutions African Community Youth Center, Jerusalem Al-Saraya Center for Community Services, Jerusalem Burj Al-Laqlaq Community Center, Jerusalem Café Al-Haj Ahmad Al-A’araj, Jerusalem Dar Al-Tifel Al-Arabi Institute, Jerusalem French Cultural Center, Jerusalem Gallery Anadiel, Jerusalem Instants Video, Marseille, France Nidal Center for Community Development, Jerusalem Palestinian Art Court – Al Hoash, Jerusalem Palestinian Counselling Center [...]

Performance Elisabeth Von-Samsonow: in collaboration with the Austrian Hospice in Jerusalem, Austrian artist Von-Samsonow was invited to give a public discussion on The History of Female Spirituality at The Austrian Hospice which was followed by “The Mary Magdalene procession” performance. The performance invited members of the Jerusalem public to walk with Von-Samsonow’s two meter high [...]

1. The Jerusalem Show exhibition Walk: numerous exhibition walks led by Jerusalem Show head curator Jack Persekian were conducted throughout the event. The walks invited the public to visit the seventeen exhibition locations and learn about the respective artists’ projects. 2. Europe in Jerusalem was a tour of selected European landmarks in the Old City [...]

1. Representations of Palestine 1917 – 1948: Artist/curator Judy Price was commissioned to present a video programme for the Jerusalem Show. Price presented a programme in two parts based on archival material from the British mandate in Palestine. Price was available for a discussion after the screening along with Jack Persekian on the question of [...]

Youth Art Workshops in Contemporary Art Four youth art workshops were conducted encompassing photography, drawing and painting as well as sculpture installation within the framework of The Jerusalem Show, edition 0.1, 2008. Approximately 100 youth between the ages of 10 to 17 from Jerusalem participated in the workshops. In total, 30 workshop hours were conducted. Six Professional Palestinian artists working [...]

Between a Puppet and a Human

Everywhere Was the Same Everywhere Was the Same (200): Al-Sharif’s video is composed of: the sound of clicking slides; extracts from a speech by Palestinian leader Haider Abdel-Shafi; a heart-wrenching song by Fairuz; frame still pictures of houses that have long been abandoned; cities that have grown and changed in the absence of their original [...]

The Secrets of Mary Magdalene In The Secrets of Mary Magdalene (2008), von Samsonow represents a feminist version of history and embodies the potentials of the narratives that have been silenced by the dictates of patriarchal history. The performance/procession of the piece uses gender differences to discuss feminist and cross-cultural political problems.

Untitled (servees) Untitled (servees) (2008) recalls the once fluid space of movement, connection and exhange, and attempts to make visible the fractures and interactions of everyday life within the disintegrating urban landscape. Calling out cities, drivers recall their destinations. This audio work is part of an ongoing long-term research, which explores and investigates the disappearing transportation network [...]