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November 20, 2006
Art & Design. Kabul Matters & Ping Mag!
Art & Design. Kabul Matters & Ping Mag: Art is everywhere. In fact, some of the most fascinating art exist in the most distressed areas. One of our favorite publications, Ping Magazine, does a fantastic job of mining those hidden art experiences. This time their writers have focused on Kabul, Afghanistan.
As they report: "For all you couch potatoes, this one really sounds adventurous: Luis Berrios Negron, after recently finishing his studies in architecture at the MIT, went to Kabul to do a workshop with art students in Afghanistan. The Puerto Rican ended up doing an architectural performance involving the remains of a huge swimming pool from the Russian occupation and a gigantic green cloth. All on top of a hill right in the center of the city. And he did that where? Yes, in Afghanistan – the place you usually only hear of when it’s in the sad news about bombing attacks and international military presence. What you probably also didn’t know is that Kabul hosts a young and emerging art scene led by Rahraw Omarzad. He founded the Center for Contemporary Art Afghanistan (CCAA) in 2005 that specialises in video performances."
View the interview and art of Kabul @ Ping Magazine [Here]
Posted by taj at November 20, 2006 10:59 AM