Lisa Ball-Lechgar is Deputy Director of Tashkeel, a contemporary art and design centre founded in 2008 by Director, Lateefa bint Maktoum. Her personal work engages with identity and cultural issues. Alasker has been featured in numerous exhibitions in New York City, London, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait. Alasaker's work has been published in magazines such as Harper’s Bazaar Arabia, Vogue Arabia, Marie Claire, Lady Gunn, and Material Girl, to name a few. Her work is focused on fine art, fashion, and editorial photography. Maha Alasaker is a Kuwaiti visual artist based in New York City. Daniel Szehin Ho will take us through his experience organizing BOOKED: Tai Kwun Contemporary’s Hong Kong Art Book Fair, while discussing the culture of independent publishing present in Hong Kong and East Asia which contributed to this unique event.
From small towns to major international cities, art book fairs connect artists and publishers and create communities. Tashkeel Deputy Director, Lisa-Ball Lechgar, will discuss how this library originated, its contents and usage, as well as the future of the library.Īrt Book Fairs in Asia-Spotlight Hong Kong | The past decade has seen art book fairs emerging in all corners of the world.
Women of Kuwait, published by Daylight Books, brings together 25 portraits from the series accompanied by excerpts from interviews with the subjects conducted by Alasaker's creative partner, Nada Faris, a Kuwaiti writer and performance poet.ĭeveloping Libraries & Collections | In 2018, Tashkeel opened the very first publicly accessible art and design reference library in Dubai which continues to house significant publications relating to art practice and theory with a focus on publications from the MENA region. Symposium TopicsĪrtist Publishing | An in-depth look into the process of producing the newly published photobook, Women of Kuwait, with artist and photographer Maha Alasaker.
The speakers participating in On The Books each hold unique perspectives on the cultural significance of art books through their professional accomplishments as publishers, editors, writers, artists, directors of cultural institutions, and organizers of activities centered around creative book formats. On The Books, an afternoon symposium presented by Fully Booked, will cover topics related to contemporary art book publishing, including histories of artists’ book formats, the importance of public collections and archives, and the current state of independent publishing in the MENASA region-and beyond. Thursday–Saturday, 21–23.3, 10:00–19:00 daily | Fully Booked Dubai Art Book Fairįriday, 22.3, 16:00–17:30 | Panel discussion hosted by Ladies, Dine & Design: DXB. Wednesday, 20.3, 13:30–15:30 | "On the Books" Symposium on Contemporary Arts Publishing Fully Booked during Dubai Art Week (March 18–23, 2019)ĭaily 10:00–17:00 | Curated pop-up Art Book Shop & exhibition of international art books All programs will occur within the Fully Booked warehouse (#9) in Alserkal Avenue. The 2019 fair's programming highlights a breadth of local, regional, and international creative publishing practices.
Fully Booked's "Guest Project" warehouse during Dubai Art Week features individuals, groups, collectives, artists, designers, creatives, and publishers producing and working in the mediums of printed matter, books, prints, magazines, publications, multiples, and more.