17 Dec
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Women at the height of their artistic powers present a powerful reckoning in SOUL Fury https://theconversation.com/women-at-the-height-of-their-artistic-powers-present-a-powerful-reckoning-in-soul-fury-165315
Dec
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In this episode of Art Works: Meet poet/artist Jazz Money and artist Serwah Attafuah and see how the first interrogates colonial spaces, and the latter toys with digital reality. We head to two exhibitions, Tarnanthi in Adelaide and SOUL fury in Bendigo. You can watch the episode featuring SOUL fury curator, Nur Shkembi and artist […]
Dec
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The year 2021 has seen significant changes in the arts sector. Many projects either halted or were delivered online, few had the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of a hybrid delivery model. I was fortunate to continue my curatorial practice, research and public engagement through projects such a SOUL fury which I curated for the […]
13 Aug
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A new exhibition of work by contemporary female artists from across the globe. Presented by Bendigo Art Gallery in collaboration with Nur Shkembi, independent curator and scholar of contemporary Islamic art, this premier exhibition brings together the work of leading Australian and international contemporary artists working across sculpture, photography, painting, installation, video and textiles. Gleaned […]
3 Jan
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Welcome to my blog at my new website nurshkembi.com. Although I envisage that my posts will be far and few between, I do hope to keep you updated in relation to my PhD research and conference contributions … and maybe even a few of my ramblings on contemporary art and curatorial practices, in particular contemporary […]
28 Jun
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Contrary to the stagnated and fixated social imagery surrounding the traditional museum, the contemporary museum setting can in fact be a transformative and dynamic environment, particularly if it is enacted as such through the social agency of minority communities. This autonomy operates most effectively in conjunction with an audience perception which too, moves beyond tradition […]
10 May
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With experiences that occur within a certain space also comes the experience that happens outside of that space. From the sanctity of diversity where no one majority is present to the spaces where diversity becomes distilled, in the places where the minority is the majority, this experience of comfortable spaces, or spaces in which a […]
3 Apr
30 Mar
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When considering art, culture and cultural development within the realm of contemporary society, grasping a basic understanding of this notion of spatial justice through the conceptual, experiential and imagining of spaces becomes an essential starting point. The premise of justice, in this instance, is being explored within the egalitarian ideals of access and presence or […]