Episode 86: Site, Context, Audience (w/ Yara El-Sherbini)

Seeing Color

Hi everyone. I hope you are doing well! Today I have the lovely Yara El-Sherbini, an interdisciplinary artist who uses humor and play to create socially and politically engaged work. Yara got her BA Fine Art in Context at the University of the West Of England, Bristol and her MA Fine Art Media at Slade, University College London. She has shown in venues such as the Tate, the Venice Biennale, ZKM, and so much more. I actually had a chance to play her piece at the Venice Biennale before I knew about Yara, which was a happy coincidence. Yara was so kind as to take time out of her day to chat with me and we got to discuss how bodies interact in public spaces, pub quizzes, what does it mean to be participatory and playful, and rethinking context within an artwork. As usual, take care, stay safe, and I hope you enjoy this.

Photo credit: Hugo Glendinning

Links Mentioned:

• Yara’s Website
• Mona Hatoum
• Emily Jacir
• Tehching Hsieh
• Sarah Lucas
• Naeem Mohaiemen

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