Episodes
Rebecca's myth for the myth library. Rebecca Eigen works on exhibitions and public programs at KBH.G. This special season of Khosh Bosh consists of four hour-long episodes that discuss the works from the exhibition, Evaporating Suns, in-depth with the artists and curators, as well as a myth library that showcases the different myths that the the KBH.G and Dirwaza teams grew up hearing. The thirteen artists showcased in this exhibition are Maitha Abdalla, Mays Albaik, Fatema Al Fardan,...
Published 05/25/23
Published 05/25/23
Nicole's myth for the myth library. Nicole Strube is the photographer at KBH.G. This special season of Khosh Bosh consists of four hour-long episodes that discuss the works from the exhibition, Evaporating Suns, in-depth with the artists and curators, as well as a myth library that showcases the different myths that the the KBH.G and Dirwaza teams grew up hearing. The thirteen artists showcased in this exhibition are Maitha Abdalla, Mays Albaik, Fatema Al Fardan, Moza Al Matrooshi,...
Published 05/25/23
Clarissa's myth for the myth library. Clarissa Weise leads on social media for KBH.G. This special season of Khosh Bosh consists of four hour-long episodes that discuss the works from the exhibition, Evaporating Suns, in-depth with the artists and curators, as well as a myth library that showcases the different myths that the the KBH.G and Dirwaza teams grew up hearing. The thirteen artists showcased in this exhibition are Maitha Abdalla, Mays Albaik, Fatema Al Fardan, Moza Al...
Published 05/25/23
Christiane's myth for the myth library. Christiane Pohl is Assistant to the Director of KBH.G. This special season of Khosh Bosh consists of four hour-long episodes that discuss the works from the exhibition, Evaporating Suns, in-depth with the artists and curators, as well as a myth library that showcases the different myths that the the KBH.G and Dirwaza teams grew up hearing. The thirteen artists showcased in this exhibition are Maitha Abdalla, Mays Albaik, Fatema Al Fardan, Moza Al...
Published 05/25/23
Munira's myth for the myth library. Munira Al Sayegh is the head curator from Dirwaza Curatorial Lab for Evaporating Suns. This special season of Khosh Bosh consists of four hour-long episodes that discuss the works from the exhibition, Evaporating Suns, in-depth with the artists and curators, as well as a myth library that showcases the different myths that the the KBH.G and Dirwaza teams grew up hearing. The thirteen artists showcased in this exhibition are Maitha Abdalla, Mays...
Published 05/16/23
Hessa's myth for the myth library. Hessa Al Nuaimi is a co-curator from Dirwaza Curatorial Lab for Evaporating Suns. This special season of Khosh Bosh consists of four hour-long episodes that discuss the works from the exhibition, Evaporating Suns, in-depth with the artists and curators, as well as a myth library that showcases the different myths that the the KBH.G and Dirwaza teams grew up hearing. The thirteen artists showcased in this exhibition are Maitha Abdalla, Mays Albaik,...
Published 05/16/23
Dania's myth for the myth library. Dania Al Tamimi is a co-curator from Dirwaza Curatorial Lab for Evaporating Suns. This special season of Khosh Bosh consists of four hour-long episodes that discuss the works from the exhibition, Evaporating Suns, in-depth with the artists and curators, as well as a myth library that showcases the different myths that the the KBH.G and Dirwaza teams grew up hearing. The thirteen artists showcased in this exhibition are Maitha Abdalla, Mays Albaik,...
Published 05/16/23
Anita's myth for the myth library. Anita is one of the co-curators from Dirwaza Curatorial Lab for Evaporating Suns. This special season of Khosh Bosh consists of four hour-long episodes that discuss the works from the exhibition, Evaporating Suns, in-depth with the artists and curators, as well as a myth library that showcases the different myths that the the KBH.G and Dirwaza teams grew up hearing. The thirteen artists showcased in this exhibition are Maitha Abdalla, Mays Albaik,...
Published 05/16/23
The fourth episode of the special season of Khosh Bosh with Anita focuses on the subtheme The Local Natural and Built Environment from the Evaporating Suns exhibition. I am joined by Mays Albaik and Asma Belhamar and my co-host for this episode, Munira Al Sayegh. In this episode, we discuss the extensive research that was conducted by Mays and Asma for their collaborative commissioned work, Rakkaza, which references a recipe for making a human by 8th century muslim polymath, Jabir Ibn Hayyan....
Published 05/12/23
The third episode of the special season of Khosh Bosh with Anita focuses on the subtheme Social Arrangements and Structures from the Evaporating Suns exhibition. I am joined by Mashael Alsaie and my co-host for this episode, Dania Al Tamimi. Tune in to hear more about Mashael’s practice in general and her commissioned work for Evaporating Suns, titled Barren Spring, in specific. In this episode, Dania and I explore how social structures and dynamics are affected by the myths we hear and how...
Published 05/12/23
The second episode of the special season of Khosh Bosh with Anita explores the subtheme Perspective Negotiations from the Evaporating Suns exhibition. I am joined by artists Fatema Al Fardan and Zuhoor Al Sayegh, as well as my co-host for this episode, Hessa Al Nuaimi. Tune in to hear more about their commissioned work for this exhibition, Umm Al Khathar wa Al Leaf, and their research over the last two years including date-farm site visits and their collaborative writing practices, as well as...
Published 05/12/23
In the first episode of the special season of Khosh Bosh with Anita, we discuss the curation of the Evaporating Suns exhibition. I am joined by Munira Al Sayegh and Verena Formanek. Tune in to hear more about their individual curatorial practices, the process of commissioning nine artworks for Evaporating Suns and the joys and questions that come with cross-cultural curation. Munira Al Sayegh is an independent curator and cultural instigator based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. She is the founder of...
Published 05/12/23
This week Sarah is joined by Sunny Rahbar, founder of The Third Line gallery. Listen in to hear about how the The Third Line (nearly 19!) was borne of a series of fortunate events, the risks Sunny took in her commitment to her consistently stellar gallery programme, and why partying is not just partying. Podcast sponsored by The Foundry Sound engineering by Ronald Ekore Music composed by Sara Fakhry
Published 05/04/23
This week Anita is joined by Shahd Bani-Odeh, Kerning Cultures' Senior Editor and Senior Consultant and Arabic Content Specialist at Barker Langham. Tune in to hear about Shahd's initial fascination with journalism as a child in Palestine, her reflections on the significance of podcasts as a medium and her own experience as the host of Bhob podcast, as well as her work as a cultural consultant at Barker Langham. Podcast sponsored by The Foundry Sound engineering by Ronald Ekore Music...
Published 04/30/23
This week Anita and Sarah are joined by artist Rami Farook. Listen in as they chart a trajectory of a lifetime spent in Dubai’s evolving art scene, the need for escape and an optimism for the future.
Published 04/20/23
This week Anita and Sarah are joined by Faisal Al Hassan, head of Warehouse421. Faisal tells us about a serendipitous series of events that led to his unlikely career change, how he feels we can and should foster sustainable cultural practices, and the magic that comes out of institutional collaborations across borders.
Published 04/13/23
This week Anita and Sarah are joined by artist Ziad Al Najjar. Tune in to hear about Ziad's creative childhood, completing his BFA at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he gets his inspiration, and his recent exhibition at Tabari Artspace Gallery, where he is the youngest represented artist.
Published 04/05/23
Season 3 of Khosh Bosh is starting this week! Stay tuned...
Published 04/04/23
 Khosh Bosh were invited to host a booth at Jameel Arts Centre's Creative Careers Days on October 23 & 24, 2022. This was such a cool moment to put our ear to the ground and hear feedback about our first two seasons, and what young creatives in the UAE are thinking about and dreaming about. The event saw representatives from museums, publishing houses, grassroots art collectives, galleries, design agencies, and more from around the UAE, with the intention of making information regarding...
Published 01/16/23
This week Anita and Sarah are joined by filmmaker and founder of Tawahadna, Stavros Antypas. Stavros discusses the impact that the culture of the creative ecosystem in Jeddah had on his philosophy for Tawahadna, how much he loves collaboration and believe everyone can be a Main Character alongside him, and how censorship can forge better storytellers. Tawahadna is a storytelling production house that shoots documentaries about MENA-based women in the arts and also hosts workshops and public...
Published 08/11/22
This week Anita and Sarah are joined by the Director of Art Jameel in Dubai and Jeddah, Antonia Carver. Antonia was previously Director of Art Dubai (2010-2016); Editor/Projects Director at Bidoun (2004-2010); in programming and development at Dubai International Film Festival (2004-2011), among other roles. Listen in to hear about the first studio Antonia ever visited, being careful not to “drink Kool-Aid” and the power of approaching the arts out of left field, with a whole new...
Published 07/20/22
This week Anita and Sarah are joined by the Founder and Editor-in-Chief at Global Art Daily Magazine, Sophie Arni, who also works for Tokyo-based Startbahn which has built a blockchain infrastructure for issuing and managing NFTs. Tune in to understand Sophie’s interest in Japanese and Emirati art in relation to each other or “East-East”, as well as the dos and don’ts for minting NFTs, and of course, we ask her about the elixir behind her boundless energy and creativity! Music composed by...
Published 07/06/22
This week Anita and Sarah are joined by curator Maya Allison. Listen in as Maya discusses curating this year’s UAE Pavilion to the Venice Biennial with Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim, the significance of a translation key for exhibition audiences, and mindfulness of our own reference points when shaping a regional art canon. Music composed by Sara Fakhry Podcast powered by The Foundry
Published 06/24/22
This week Anita and Sarah are joined by curator Maya Allison. Listen in as Maya discusses curating this year’s UAE Pavilion to the Venice Biennial with Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim, the significance of a translation key for exhibition audiences, and mindfulness of our own reference points when shaping a regional art canon. Music composed by Sara Fakhry Podcast powered by The Foundry
Published 06/22/22