A freestanding minaret that encourages a participatory–rather than subservient–relationship with faith. This project was developed while in residency at Mathaf: Ara...

An adaptation of constructivist set designer Viktor Shestakov's 1929 Stage For Any Revolution. Re-envisaged for Edgware Road, the open modular 'stage' was used for...

Acquiring Modernity is Kuwait's participation in the 14th International Architecture Exhibition of la Biennale di Venezia. Read the press release, explore the...

A gift to the Nordic Pavilion from the Pavilion of Kuwait at the 14th International Architecture Exhibition of la Bienale di Venezia. The drinking fountain, cladded...

ACQUIRING MODERNITY: KUWAIT AT THE 14TH INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION Text / Desi Gonzalez For online version, click here. A national pavilion...

A growing collection of map-drawings with instructions of how to get on a road in Kuwait popularly known as the 'road of love' (in keyboard Arabic, Share3 il 7ub)....

A series of handwoven prayer rugs depicting mosques in different towns of Puerto Rico: Hatillo, Vega Alta, Fajardo, Rio Piedras, and Ponce. The mosques were...

Based on a set of archeological markings outside of the Aljama Mosque of Córdoba representing pillars that once held up a raised walk-way connecting the mosque to ...

A joint exhibition between two artist run spaces: La Loseta in San Juan (Puerto Rico) and La Pan in Barcelona (Spain). For the exhibition, a mural of the floor...

In 1968, a group of predominately Puerto Rican community activists succeeded at halting the bulldozers of urban renewal and organised to gain control over the...

Early technical drawings of A Stage For Any Revolution based on a photograph of a architectural model by Viktor Shestakov from 1929. Renderings by Gabriela Torres....

A handwoven tapestry of 'Mezquita Al Noor' in Santo Domingo, República Dominicana. The mosque was photographed by Alia Farid and Jesús 'Bubu' Negrón, and later in...

A floating platform in the silhouette of a sea monster– the outcome of a workshop with residents of La Perla, an informal barrio of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. The s...

A collection of handbags created for CONCALMA made with textiles from Souk Mubarakiya in Kuwait. Photo of handbags by Matilsha Marxuach.

A wagging finger powered by gears designed to help users become more assertive. The object also illustrates how complicated it can be to say No.

A soap recipe merging issues of the body, art, and everyday life. To make your own 4 oz. bar, follow these instructions: 1- In a stainless steel bowl, heat...

Acquiring Modernity Kuwait Pavilion 14th International Architecture Exhibition of la Biennale di Venezia June 07 – November 23, 2014 by cheyanne t...

The Problem With Display IN THE RIGHT CONTEXT, ARTIST MUSEUMS ARE TELLING NEW HISTORIES BY REBECCA CLOSE The recent two-part exhibition “The Museum Show,” def...