Sunday Scene with Toleen Touq

We invite audiences to join a Sunday Scene with a curator and cultural producer, Toleen Touq, inspired by Anna Boghiguian’s exhibition Time of Change. This talk will touch on the socio-political issues Boghiguian references in her work and what these look like on a historical stage.

Toleen Touq is a curator, cultural producer and writer. Her approach takes site-responsiveness as a methodology to build radical pedagogical platforms and alternative knowledge systems. Previously based out of Amman, Jordan, she co-founded Spring Sessions, an annual residency program that brings together 20 artists, scholars and cultural practitioners in a collaborative and experiential learning environment for 100 days every spring. She also initiated The River Has Two Banks, a multi-disciplinary platform that addresses the historical, political and mobility commonalities between Jordan and Palestine. Her writings have been published with Ibraaz, A Prior, Manifesta Journal and others. She has received several fellowships from the Clore Leadership Program (UK), the Berlin Biennale (Germany), Art Dubai (UAE) and the Franchise Award from Apexart Gallery (NY). Over the past decade, she has worked as a mentor for emerging artists.