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ISSN 1460-8537 WATCH Nour Jaouda


discuss her work at the Venice Biennale 2024


Nour Jaouda. All images courtesy the artist and Union Pacific Gallery, London NOUR JAOUDA by Olivia Sand


Several artists made an impactful presentation during their participation at the Venice Biennale in 2024. One of them is Nour Jaouda (b 1997, Egypt), who exhibited three large pieces based on hand-dyed textiles that have become her hallmark. Her practice explores the ideas of belonging, memory, borders, and time, embracing the challenging topics of today’s world. As a young artist, she bridges the gap between crafts, traditions, and contemporary art, eager to expand the boundaries of her practice. In the following interview, she discusses the rich narrative of her work, explaining her approach and addressing her choices.


Asian Art Newspaper: You work between two studios, one in Cairo and one in London. Where is home for you? Nour Jaouda: Questioning the idea of ‘home’ is where all my ideas come from. Te concept of home is quite volatile with a narrative that keeps shifting. I believe that you create your home where you go, but obviously, the roots that I have built are both, in London and Cairo, with Cairo remaining my home. Te colours, ideas, temperatures, warmth, and hues in my work mostly stem from memories in Cairo; it is the place where I grew up and formed my identity. In this sense, Cairo is my main base, even though I spend part of the year in London, going back and forth. As a result, my practice emerges within this tension with my work being about that ‘in between’ space.


AAN: You also have a strong connection to Libya. How so? NJ: I was born in Cairo, where I was brought up and went to school. My parents, however, are both from Libya and moved to Cairo before they got married. Living in Cairo, we would spend the summers in Libya all throughout my childhood, leading to a strong connection to the country and its heritage.


AAN: Are the two studios in Cairo and London devoted to separate practices? NJ: Not really, since all my practices


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NEW DIRCTOR FOR JUNMING MUSEUM, TAIWAN Te Juming Culture and Education Foundation has appointed Diana Y Chou as the new director of the Juming Museum in New Taipei City, succeeding sculptor Po-Chun Liu, who has held the position since January 2024. Previously based in the US, Chou brings over 15 years of museum experience, having served as associate curator at the San Diego Museum of Art; consulting curator at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts; and director of the Richard M. Ross Art Museum in Delaware, Ohio. She holds a PhD in art history from the University of Kansas and has taught at UC San Diego, the Cleveland Institute of Art, and John Carroll University. In her new role, Chou plans to launch several initiatives, including a major retrospective of the late sculptor and museum founder Ju Ming.


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UNESCO SITES NAVIGATOR Te World Heritage online map has had an upgrade to become the UNESCO Sites Navigator. Originally launched in 2023 to support the monitoring of World Heritage properties, the UNESCO Sites Navigator has evolved into a powerful tool for integrated


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management and enhanced visibility of UNESCO-designated sites. By displaying the official boundaries of these sites – achieved through sustained intersectoral collaboration across the Culture and Natural Sciences sectors – the platform offers a unified view. Te Sites Navigator integrates nearly 40 relevant datasets to strengthen monitoring through remote sensing and to provide deeper insights into the sites’ values, geographical features, and exposure to risks and pressures.


NEW DIRECTOR FOR ASIAN ART ARCHIVE, HONG KONG Asia Art Archive (AAA) has announced the appointment of Özge Ersoy as its new Executive Director, coinciding with the organisation’s 25th anniversary. Ersoy assumed her role in September, succeeding Christopher K Ho, who has served in the position for four years. Ersoy joined the Asia Art Archive team in 2017 as Public Programmes Lead and later became Senior Curator.


NATIONAL MUSEUM FOR UZBEKISTAN Te Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF) marks a major milestone with the groundbreaking of the National Museum of Uzbekistan. Designed by the internationally renowned Japanese architect Tadao Ando, this bold new cultural institution is Ando’s first major project in Central


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Asia and is set to become an architectural and symbolic landmark in the heart of Tashkent. Te museum is scheduled to open to the public in March 2028. Te National Museum of


Uzbekistan will become the country’s leading art institution for collecting, preserving, researching, interpreting, and promoting Uzbekistan’s rich cultural heritage. As one of the Foundation’s most


innovative projects, the future museum will closely connect Uzbekistan to global creative processes and artistic discourse, embodying the Foundation’s long-term strategic goal of building institutions that meet the highest international standards. Te Tadao Ando-designed


building reflects the architect’s signature minimalist approach while drawing inspiration from Uzbekistan’s architectural heritage. Located in the heart of Tashkent, the museum will combine contemplative spatial design with contemporary functionality, creating a civic and cultural hub for visitors of all ages. Ando’s architectural language, one marked by pure geometry, natural light, and harmony with the environment, will offer a serene yet powerful setting for the museum’s evolving collection. Composed of circles and squares


connected by triangles, the building will house both the museum and a library, with a public plaza connecting the two. Te foundation stone laying ceremony took place in Tashkent in August.


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JAIGARH HERITAGE FESTIVAL, INDIA Te Jaigarh Heritage Festival in Rajasthan is a celebration of India’s rich heritage, culture, and tangible and intangible histories. It runs from 5 to 7 December. Set against the backdrop of the historic Jaigarh Fort in Jaipur, it is produced by Teamwork Arts in partnership with His Highness Maharaja Sawai Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur. Te festival is a mesmerising blend of performances, conversations, heritage trails, delectable cuisine, crafts bazaar, and more. Te Jaigarh Fort is a 10th-century gem, situated on a promontory of the Aravalli hills. Aptly called, Cheel ka Teela (Hill of Eagles), the Fort overlooks Amer Fort and Maota Lake.


THE GARDENS OF MEDONGAULE, SOUTH KOREA Te recently opened Gardens of Medongaule, about 90 minutes by car from Seoul, cover around 200,000 square metres and aim to challenge the notions around what exactly makes a Korean garden. Tree smaller gardens make up the Joseon-era (1392-1910) style Korean Gardens: the Lives of Commoners, the Elegance of Seonbi (scholars) and the Spirit of the Korean People. Te complex is divided into two completely opposite zones in character: the Korean Garden, which recreates and reinterprets the spirit of Joseon-era gardens, and the Contemporary Garden, also called the Humanities Garden, inspired by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and global literature.


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