The Delfina Foundation presents The Best of Sammy Clark & Sonic Grounds

      Exhibition: January 11 to February 18, 2011
      Video Screeening and Talk: Wednesday January 12 at 6:00pm
      The Delfina Foundation
      29 Catherine Place, Victoria, London

      Raed Yassin Sammy Clark

      The Best of Sammy Clark by Raed Yassin
      The Best of Sammy Clark (2008) is a tribute to Sammy Clark, a 1980s Lebanese pop music icon and Raed Yassin’s fictive mentor. The installation suggests a contrived genealogy, which links Yassin to Clark, and explores the artist’s personal narrative, as well as the recent history of Lebanon, through the lens of consumer culture and mass production.

      Sonic Grounds curated by Rayya Badran
      A series of talks and performances throughout January and February 2011. Contributors include Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Mark Fisher, Raed Yassin, and Rayya Badran, the recipient of this year’s Bidoun/ Delfina New Writing Residency.
      Sonic Grounds explores the intersection between popular music, radio and writing. The series of events unpacks some of the thoughts that emanate from The Best of Sammy Clark, by expanding the discussion to topics of popular culture, sampling and the politics of aurality in London and Beirut.

      Video Screeening: Featuring Mahmoud Yassin
      Wednesday 12 January 2011,
 18:00 - 20:00, at The Delfina Foundation.
      Four video works by Raed Yassin followed by a conversation between the artist and Rayya Badran. Free event. Rsvp required at [email protected]

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