If you find yourself wandering through the stacks at The New York Public Library, you might run into Hiba Abid, the Library’s first-ever curator of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies — though she prefers Curator-Librarian. We stopped by Hiba’s apartment to chat about working at The New York Public Library, the traces of history left in manuscripts, and clubbing alone.
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Camera Roll with Vere Van Gool
Vere van Gool is an NYC and Paris based curator and writer who has curated for the likes of the New Museum, Anthology Film Archives, and the Architectural Association. She talks to us about how her training in architecture has poised her to see art and architecture as inseparable, how where you live shapes you, and how the pandemic has given her a newfound sense of time and space to think.
Read MoreMeet Mahen Bonetti
Growing up in political exile in the US, Mahen became a fixture in the NYC party scene of the 1970s and 80s. Now she’s the powerhouse founder of the African Film Festival which enters its 30th year this summer.
Read MoreMeet Gaby Ron
Born in Tel-Aviv, Israel, Gaby is a curator and cultural producer. Gaby has lead, curated and researched projects that merge interdisciplinary practical work experience with academic studies.
Read MoreMeet Molly Surno
Born in California, Molly creates physical experiences that connect people to their own bodies and the “communal body.” So whether she is working as the Director of Partnerships at Splacer or composing a sound sculpture for BAM, her work is always about the human form and how it generates tension and unity when sharing space.
Read MoreMeet Grace Miceli
Grace is an artist and curator living in Brooklyn. She runs Art Baby Gallery, an online exhibition space that as well as her clothing line, Art Baby Girl. Currently, Grace is working on publishing a book of her illustrations through Belly Kids Press.
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