rankin street, 1953

This text accompanies Naeem Mohaiemen’s project ‘Rankin Street, 1953’ based on photographs taken by his father that year. The project was shown at Art Basel (2013), Dhaka Art Summit (2014), and in the ongoing solo show of Mohaiemen’s work, ‘Prisoners of Shothik Itihash,’ at Kunsthalle Basel. After a few weeks of interviews, the retired officer…

these guys are artists, and who gives a shit

This essay was originally published as the curatorial introduction to System Error: War Is A Force That Gives Us Meaning, curated by Lorenzo Fusi and Naeem Mohaiemen, at Palazzo Papesse, Siena, Italy. Featuring the artwork of more than 40 artists from different countries, the show explores the response of artists to the current period of…