Rewind 008 | Catherine David | Experimental aesthetic practices in the Middle East
Invited during the XV edition of CSAV - Artists' Research Laboratory, which saw Walid Raad as Visiting Professor, Catherine David articulates an answer to the following question:\nUnder the dominant conditions of a globalized market and many deficits - in terms of education, production of discourse, preservation, and transmission - affecting the modern heritage in the Arab world, what are the conditions of possibility and visibility of experimental and aesthetical practices in the Middle East today?\nDuring the dense conference, which draws on her long experience in the field, Catherine David describes a complex scenario which is nevertheless fascinating and full of potential. A scenario where the lack of institutional support becomes the trigger to find new solutions and formats that are capable of responding effectively to the complexity of the situation. Without the will to propose definitive solutions, Catherine David thus highlights the many aspects of a region that is, as she claims, nothing more than "a mirror of our world".\n16.07.2009, Archive Fondazione Antonio Ratti