318:
31:
129:
Persekian is openly critical of the ongoing
Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories since 1967 and the resulting discrimination of non-Israeli residents. Citing his personal experience as a Palestinian, non-Jewish Jerusalem resident and subject to Israeli laws, he says he cannot accept any
173:(performance, with Tarek Atoui), the Brazilian Ministry of Culture in SĂŁo Paulo, WAMDA (Celebration of Entrepreneurship) in Dubai (with Tarek Atoui), ICA in London, Hammer Museum in LA, MIT in Boston, MoMA in NY, The New Museum in NY, the
66:
With Al-Ma’mal, he curated the 2008 and 2010 editions of The
Jerusalem Show, which has since established itself as a biennial cultural event in the Old City. In 2008, he was jury president of the biennial
130:
of the lucrative international job offers that would require him to leave the city borders for half a year without risking his residency status and property of his family’s home in East
Jerusalem.
119:. He resigned from his position at the end of 2015, less than a year before the museum’s official inauguration, over differences with some of the main financial backers of the project.
63:
to
Jerusalem and subsequently organized her first exhibition in Palestine. Persekian is also the founder and director of Al-Ma’mal Foundation for Contemporary Art in Jerusalem.
47:, Persekian started his career in the arts world as a musician and music promoter in the 1980s, before turning to the visual arts. After returning from an extended stay in the
500:
548:
154:
543:
484:
402:
174:
558:
90:. He lost his position over a controversial artwork that was banned from the art show following an intervention by Sharjah’s ruler,
177:
in
Jerusalem, Rote Fabrik in Zurich, Darat Al Funun in Amman, Artspace in Sydney and the Adelaide Festival of Arts, Australia.
59:
under
Israeli occupation, with a focus on contemporary Palestinian artists. In 1996, he invited Palestinian-British artist
424:
518:
122:
In 2016, Persekian was awarded the
Palestine Order of Merit for Culture, Sciences and Arts by Palestinian President
471:
149:
91:
331:
278:
553:
386:
336:
102:
72:
56:
538:
485:
Palestine's leading arts advocate Jack
Persekian awarded the Order of Culture, Science and Arts
116:
83:
303:
563:
98:
8:
227:
184:(installation), at the Dead Sea Movenpick (at the World Economic Forum meeting in Jordan)
323:
30:
52:
255:
87:
444:
265:
205:
76:
44:
532:
248:
231:
123:
48:
223:
109:
169:
68:
60:
372:
373:"The Jerusalem Show Jack Persekian in conversation with Basak Senova"
296:
24:
501:"Palästinensisches Nationalmuseum: Ein Stück Identität in Ramallah"
403:"Gulf Labor Artists Walid Raad, Ashok Sukumaran Barred from U.A.E."
261:
55:
of
Jerusalem’s Old City, as the first independent gallery in the
20:
276:
Disorientation – Contemporary Arab
Artists from the Middle East,
282:
101:, London. He also served as artistic director of the art event
317:
115:
In 2012, he assumed the role of head curator and director of
97:
From 2011 to 2015, Persekian was a visiting professor at the
82:
From 2009 to 2011, he served as the founding director of the
108:
In 2012, he was one of three jury members for the inaugural
472:"Winner of new international curator competition announced"
292:
269:
27:. He is of Armenian descent and a United States citizen.
289:
In weiter Ferne, so nah: neue palästinensische Kunst.
313:
203:
Disorientation II: The Rise and Fall of Arab Cities,
461:. Ma'mal, muassasat al-fann al-mu'asir (Jerusalem).
155:W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research
530:
447:, almamalfoundation.org. Accessed 19 April 2024.
302:1998 Official Palestinian Representation to the
105:(2012), conceived as a Palestinian biennial.
51:in 1992, he founded Anadiel Gallery in the
549:Palestinian diaspora in the United States
456:
213:The Jerusalem Show II: Walks in the City,
175:Al Ma'mal Foundation for Contemporary Art
143:(photography), Anadiel Gallery, Jerusalem
29:
19:(born 1962) is a Palestinian artist and
133:
544:Palestinian people of Armenian descent
531:
355:
188:
519:"Nostalgia laced with hope and irony"
489:ArtAsiaPacific.com, 31 August 2016.
422:
198:(with Jumana Emil Aboud), Jerusalem
112:International Curator Competition.
13:
400:
370:
14:
575:
196:The Jerusalem Show IV: Exhaustion
559:Palestinian contemporary artists
316:
162:In the Presence of the Holy See,
511:
492:
291:At three ifa-Galerie venues in
75:, the biggest art prize in the
477:
465:
450:
438:
416:
394:
379:
364:
349:
246:Reconsidering Palestinian Art,
43:Born to an Armenian family in
1:
474:, a-n.co.uk, 5 December 2012.
360:. Reaktion Books. p. 50.
342:
164:Bethlehem (various locations)
92:Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi
86:with responsibility for the
38:
7:
332:List of Palestinian artists
309:
34:Jack Persekian, March 2013.
10:
580:
279:Haus der Kulturen der Welt
445:Jack Persekian: 100 Years
457:Persekian, Jack (2001).
425:"Sharjah Biennial chief"
507:, 18 May 2016. (German)
356:Ankori, Gannit (2013).
103:Qalandiya International
73:National Museum Cardiff
71:art competition at the
57:Palestinian territories
505:Deutschlandfunk Kultur
117:The Palestinian Museum
84:Sharjah Art Foundation
35:
33:
134:Personal exhibitions
99:Royal College of Art
498:Elisabeth Nehring:
459:Exposure, Jerusalem
228:Vitra Design Museum
189:Curated exhibitions
387:The Jerusalem Show
324:Visual arts portal
304:SĂŁo Paulo Biennale
239:The Jerusalem Show
36:
391:Al-Ma’mal website
222:(co-curated with
53:Christian Quarter
571:
554:American artists
523:
522:
515:
509:
496:
490:
481:
475:
469:
463:
462:
454:
448:
442:
436:
435:
433:
431:
423:Simpson, Colin.
420:
414:
413:
411:
409:
401:Bodick, Noelle.
398:
392:
383:
377:
376:
368:
362:
361:
353:
326:
321:
320:
256:Sharjah Biennial
152:/ After Whiting,
88:Sharjah Biennial
579:
578:
574:
573:
572:
570:
569:
568:
529:
528:
527:
526:
517:
516:
512:
497:
493:
482:
478:
470:
466:
455:
451:
443:
439:
429:
427:
421:
417:
407:
405:
399:
395:
384:
380:
371:Senova, Basak.
369:
365:
358:Palestinian Art
354:
350:
345:
322:
315:
312:
266:Tirdad Zolghadr
206:Saadiyat Island
191:
136:
41:
12:
11:
5:
577:
567:
566:
561:
556:
551:
546:
541:
525:
524:
510:
491:
476:
464:
449:
437:
415:
393:
378:
363:
347:
346:
344:
341:
340:
339:
337:Arab art scene
334:
328:
327:
311:
308:
307:
306:
300:
285:
272:
251:
242:
235:
216:
209:
199:
190:
187:
186:
185:
178:
165:
158:
144:
135:
132:
77:United Kingdom
45:East Jerusalem
40:
37:
17:Jack Persekian
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
576:
565:
562:
560:
557:
555:
552:
550:
547:
545:
542:
540:
539:Living people
537:
536:
534:
520:
514:
508:
504:
502:
495:
488:
486:
480:
473:
468:
460:
453:
446:
441:
426:
419:
404:
397:
390:
388:
382:
374:
367:
359:
352:
348:
338:
335:
333:
330:
329:
325:
319:
314:
305:
301:
298:
294:
290:
286:
284:
280:
277:
273:
271:
267:
263:
259:
257:
252:
250:
249:Cuenca, Spain
247:
243:
240:
236:
233:
232:Weil am Rhein
229:
225:
221:
217:
214:
210:
207:
204:
200:
197:
193:
192:
183:
179:
176:
172:
171:
166:
163:
159:
156:
153:
151:
145:
142:
138:
137:
131:
127:
125:
124:Mahmoud Abbas
120:
118:
113:
111:
106:
104:
100:
95:
93:
89:
85:
80:
78:
74:
70:
64:
62:
58:
54:
50:
49:United States
46:
32:
28:
26:
22:
18:
513:
506:
499:
494:
483:
479:
467:
458:
452:
440:
428:. Retrieved
418:
396:
385:
381:
366:
357:
351:
299:, and Berlin
288:
275:
254:
245:
241:in Jerusalem
238:
224:Rem Koolhaas
219:
212:
202:
195:
182:Wall of Soap
181:
168:
161:
147:
140:
128:
121:
114:
110:Akbank Sanat
107:
96:
81:
65:
42:
16:
15:
564:1962 births
220:Dubai Next,
208:, Abu Dhabi
170:Nablus Soap
167:2010–2012:
157:, Jerusalem
69:Artes Mundi
61:Mona Hatoum
533:Categories
406:Retrieved
343:References
297:Stuttgart
234:, Germany
215:Jerusalem
141:100 Years
39:Biography
25:Jerusalem
430:19 April
408:19 April
310:See also
262:Ken Lum
21:curator
283:Berlin
260:(with
180:2004:
160:2014:
150:Matson
148:After
146:2017:
139:2017:
287:2002
274:2003
253:2005
244:2006
237:2007
226:) at
218:2008
211:2008
201:2009
194:2010
23:from
432:2024
410:2024
293:Bonn
264:and
270:UAE
268:),
535::
503:,
295:,
281:,
230:,
126:.
94:.
79:.
521:.
487:,
434:.
412:.
389:,
375:.
258:7
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
