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Edwin Nasr

Edwin Nasr

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they/them) lives and works in Berlin. They are currently a curator at CCA Berlin -- Center for Contemporary Arts and have been working on the development of exhibitions and programs at Ashkal Alwan in Beirut since 2018. Their research is broadly concerned with the ability for art practice to make legible spaces and processes of capture and extraction. They completed de Appel’s Curatorial Programme in 2020-2021, alongside a research fellowship the following year. Together with Sarah Rifky, they have curated Towards an Institute of Black Studies at Quai Branly Museum, Paris (2021) and Alexandria: Past Futures at Bozar, Brussels (2022) and MUCEM, Marseille (2023). With Hera Chan, they launched an ongoing podcast and research project, NOT A READY-MADE HISTORY, commissioned by SAVVY Contemporary in Berlin and further developed with the Singapore Art Museum and the Seoul Museum of Art. Forthcoming and recent writings can be found in Afterall Journal, n+1, Bidoun, Spike Art Magazine, Metropolis M, The White Review, and The Funambulist. (2022)