Noor Abuarafeh (born 1986, Jerusalem) is a Palestinian visual artist.

Education

Abuarafeh earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design.[1] After graduating, she participated in the Homeworks Space Program, a one-year program at Ashkal Alwan in Lebanon.[1]

Career

Much of Abuarafeh's work is concerned with memory and archives, particularly the politics of what is included or excluded from archives.[1][2] Abuarafeh is also interested in Palestinian art as a whole, especially the movement of Palestinian art from Palestine and into Europe.[3]

In 2017, she wrote the novel 'The Earth Doesn't Tell Its Secrets' -- His Father Once Said for the Sharjah Biennial 13.[4]

In 2018, Abuarafeh competed a residency at the Delfina Foundation in London.[3][5][6] As part of this residency, she published Rumours Began Some Time Ago, which detailed her residential research.[3]

Abuarafeh's 2018 video piece, "Am I the ageless object at the museum?", has been shown at the 2019 Mediterranea Biennale,[7] the 11th Berlin Biennale (2020),[8][9] the 59th Venice Biennale (2021),[10] the Kamel Lazaar Foundation in Tunisia (2023),[11] and the Fries Museum (2023-2024).[12]

Abuarafeh had her first solo exhibition in 2019, at the Al Ma'mal Foundation for Contemporary Art in Jerusalem.[13] In 2021, Abuarafeh had a solo exhibition at the Behna El Wekalah art space in Alexandria, Egypt.[14] In 2023, Abuarafeh had her first solo exhibition in Germany at Kunstverein München.[2]

Abuarafeh is a member of the Sharjah Art Foundation[15] and has received a grant from the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture.[16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Noor Abuarafeh: Art is a Family Memory". Tribe Photo Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  2. 1 2 "Noor Abuarafeh "Resistive Narratives" at Kunstverein München". Mousse Magazine. 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  3. 1 2 3 "Noor Abuarafeh: Rumours Began Some Time Ago". Delfina Foundation. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  4. ↑ Abuarafeh, Noor (2017). 'The Earth Doesn't Tell Its Secrets' -- His Father Once Said. Sharjah Art Foundation. ISBN 978-9948-23-204-9.
  5. ↑ "Noor Abuarafeh". Delfina Foundation. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  6. ↑ "Research Residency - Noor Abuarafeh". www.4cs-conflict-conviviality.eu. 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  7. ↑ "Noor Abuarafeh — Mediterranea 19". mediterraneabiennial.org. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  8. ↑ "Noor Abuarafeh". 11.berlinbiennale.de. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  9. ↑ Larios, Pablo (2020-09-25). "Why the Real 11th Berlin Biennale Happens Outside the Institution". Frieze. No. 215. ISSN 0962-0672. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  10. ↑ "Biennale Arte 2022 | Noor Abuarafeh". La Biennale di Venezia. 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  11. ↑ "Defenders of the Homeland". Kamel Lazaar Foundation. 2023-01-17. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  12. ↑ "The Fries Museum in Leeuwarden". www.friesmuseum.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  13. ↑ tamstamer (2021-06-07). "Noor Abuarafeh". Al Mamal Foundation. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  14. ↑ Mounier, Nadia (January 15, 2022). "Noor Abuarafeh: How To Resist Forgetfulness". TASAWORAT. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  15. ↑ "people - Sharjah Art Foundation". sharjahart.org. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  16. ↑ "Noor Abuarafeh". www.arabculturefund.org. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
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