OSUN Center for Human Rights and the Arts at Bard College Releases New Publication Series
From left to right: top row, Emily Johnson, Lorenzo Pezzani, Hamed Sinno; middle row, Charles Heller, Faustin Linyekula, The White Pube; bottom row, Cassils, Ashmina Ranjit, Mark Sealy.
The OSUN Center for Human Rights and the Arts at Bard College (CHRA) is releasing Through the Ruins: Talks on Human Rights & the Arts 1, the inaugural volume in a new series of publications dedicated to exploring creative tools of resistance. The volume is copublished by CHRA and Natus Books, a project of the Institute for Publishing Arts based in Barrytown, NY.
Through the Ruins is based on public talks presented at CHRA by Faustin Linyekula, a Congolese dancer and choreographer of contemporary dance; The White Pube, a collaborative identity of writers and curators Gabrielle de la Puente and Zarina Muhammad; performance artist Cassils; Emily Johnson, an artist who makes body-based work; Border Forensics, an agency investigating practices of border violence; feminist artist Ashmina Ranjit; Mark Sealy, a British curator and cultural historian; and Hamed Sinno, a singer and LGBTQ activist. This volume is edited by curator Fawz Kabra, with a foreword by CHRA director and artist Tania El Khoury.
In their own words and in conversation with others, these activists, scholars, and artists from around the globe make evident the richness and range of contemporary practices at the intersection of human rights and the arts. Each chapter is introduced by a different scholar or curator and is then followed by a Q&A with a live, international audience. The text is further enhanced by the collection’s emphatic typography and creative design which guide the reader through chapters rich in personal story, theory, and history.
Post Date: 06-27-2023
Through the Ruins is based on public talks presented at CHRA by Faustin Linyekula, a Congolese dancer and choreographer of contemporary dance; The White Pube, a collaborative identity of writers and curators Gabrielle de la Puente and Zarina Muhammad; performance artist Cassils; Emily Johnson, an artist who makes body-based work; Border Forensics, an agency investigating practices of border violence; feminist artist Ashmina Ranjit; Mark Sealy, a British curator and cultural historian; and Hamed Sinno, a singer and LGBTQ activist. This volume is edited by curator Fawz Kabra, with a foreword by CHRA director and artist Tania El Khoury.
In their own words and in conversation with others, these activists, scholars, and artists from around the globe make evident the richness and range of contemporary practices at the intersection of human rights and the arts. Each chapter is introduced by a different scholar or curator and is then followed by a Q&A with a live, international audience. The text is further enhanced by the collection’s emphatic typography and creative design which guide the reader through chapters rich in personal story, theory, and history.
Post Date: 06-27-2023