curatorial residency: May 2015
Mirene Arsanios (Lebanon)
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Mirene Arsanios
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(b. 1980) is a writer and curator based in Beirut.
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She is the co-founder of 98weeks, a collaborative and inter-disciplinary research project launched in 2007. Her curatorial work involved various projects exploring printed matter and independent publishing: Alternative Readings (Villa Romana) and Why Do You Publish (98weeks). She is herself the founder of a small press (98editions) and editor of the online literary journal, Makhzin. Mirene’s writings appeared in Bidoun, Cura Magazine, The Rumpus, Ibraaz, Ink & Coda, and Enizagam among others.
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She holds a Master in Contemporary Art Theory from Goldsmiths College and an MFA from the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard College.
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- 19/05/2015
- Re–Directing: East Conversation #20 & #21
- Mirene Arsanios and Klea Charitou
- How does the organization of artistic initiatives in places affected by radical crisis proceed? Mirene Arsanios and Klea Charitou talk about their research and organizational experiences in Lebanon and Greece.
- Mirene Arsanios and Klea Charitou
The residency has been organized in the framework of the Re-Directing: East project and has been possible thanks to the financial support of the City of Warsaw.
