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Jan 2024
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Episode 06: Backstory: Untitled (1990)

Sharjah Art Foundation
About this episode

In this episode of Backstory, curator and art historian Salah Hassan elaborates on the historical significance of Untitled (1990), a painting by Gavin Jantjes, and how it contributes to the discourse and representation of African and African Diaspora art.

 

Backstory is available in both audio and video formats. To view this episode in video, click here.

 

CREDITS

Host: Salah M Hassan. 

Artwork: Untitled  (1990) by Gavin Janjtes.

Producers: Jyoti Dhar, Kamayani Sharma and Mahshid Rafiei.

Film and Multimedia: Dima Bittard, Unnikrishnan Suresh, Ward Helal, Shafeek Nalakath Kareem, and Magdi Tawfig.

Special Thanks: Nawar Al Qassimi and Carmen Hassan.

 

© Sharjah Art Foundation, 2023

 

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