About the part that art plays in a globalising society

Framer Framed

Rasha Salti. Photo: Maarten Nauw

Rasha Salti

Rasha Salti is a writer, researcher, and curator of art and film. She has co-curated several film programs, including Mapping Subjectivity: Experimentation in Arab Cinema from the 1960s until Now (2010–12), with Jytte Jensen, at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). In 2010, she was one of the co-curators of the tenth edition of the Sharjah Biennial.

Kristine Khouri and Rasha Salti are researchers and curators of Past Disquiet, a long-term research project that began in 2008 and was transformed into a documentary and archival exhibition that has been exhibited internationally since 2015 and are coeditors of Past Disquiet: Artists, International Solidarity, and Museums in Exile (2018).


Exhibitions


Exhibition: Past Disquiet

Curated by Kristine Khouri and Rasha Salti, this documentary and archival exhibition uncovers a largely forgotten history of politically engaged artists and initiatives

Agenda


Guided Tour: Past Disquiet

Guided tour of the exhibition, highlighting the connection between cultural practice and political action
From Archives to Exhibition Scenography: Notes on Past Disquiet
The event focuses on the history and design Past Disquiet, which has been travelling the world since its first edition in 2015
Opening: Past Disquiet
Opening of the exhibition Past Disquiet with an introduction by curator Rasha Salti and a performance by protest song choir Verzet per Couplet