A Crossing Boundaries lecture by the New York-based filmmaker of ‘The Future of Cities’ at the Fire Station Cinema will be followed by ‘Minber’, an exhibition by VCUarts Qatar’s Painting and Printmaking students, at Art 29 Gallery at the W Doha Hotel and Residences.
Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar) will be organising an evening of ‘art and ingenuity’ at the Fire Station Cinema and Art 29 at the W Doha on 27 November.
The evening will begin at 6 pm with a Crossing Boundaries lecture by the New York-based filmmaker and producer Oscar Boyson, who directed the globe-trotting, collaborative documentary, ‘The Future of Cities’ (2017). It will be followed by ‘Minber’, an exhibition by the university’s Painting and Printmaking students, from 7 pm – 9 pm at Art 29.
Boyson’s recent directorial work includes ‘Rammellzee: It’s Not Who But What’ (2018), a documentary about legendary New York artist Rammellzee, who Sotheby’s described as a ‘shape-shifting multimedia artist… and a hip-hop pioneer who left behind an astonishingly varied and influential body of work.’ Boyson also worked as a producer on films such as ‘Good Time’ (2017), ‘Heaven Knows What’ (2014), ‘Mistress America’ (2015) and ‘Frances Ha’ (2012) and directed dozens of music videos, commercials, short films and online videos.
The opening reception for ‘Minber’ will consist of a collection of artworks created by 15 junior and senior-year students from the Painting and Printmaking programme at VCUarts Qatar. The works reflect individual identities and frame several years of research and creative practices. Each of the artists’ conceptual and aesthetic backgrounds are represented in their works, and the contrast between their practices manifests itself throughout the way visual language is used.
The students whose works will be shown are Amna Al Thani, Aisha Al Abdulla, Amna Al Muftah, Amira Radhi, Amena Al Yousef, Deepu Prathyusha, Hana El Leithy, Joseph Zampetti, Maryam H Al Thani, Muneera Al Thani, Noor Alshebani, Sarah Jayyousi, Salma Awad, Tiflah Al Naimi and Yara Elfouly.
The exhibition will run until 10 December 2018. Both events are free and open to the public.
