Karin Adrian
Karin Adrian von Roques studied History of Islamic and
European art, Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelm University Bonn,
Institute of Oriental Art. For the past ten years she has given a
particular professional focus on modern and contemporary art
from the Arab world. She was Consultant to Sotheby???s London for art from the Arab region and Iran. She advises on the
development of public and private collection, including Deutsche
Bank and Dolphin Energy. Her curatorial projects include: The
Present out of the Past Millennia ??“ Contemporary Art from
Egypt, Kunstmuseum Bonn, 2007; Languages of the Desert ??“
Contemporary Arab Art from the Gulf States??? Kunstmuseum
Bonn, 2005, Institut du Monde Arabe Paris, 2006, Abu Dhabi
Cultural Foundation, UAE, 2007, Galeria Metropolitana,
Barcelona, Spain, 2007; Europe and the Islam, Pasinger Fabrik,
M?¼nchen, Germany, 2006; Written Cosmos: Arabic Calligraphy and Literature Throughout The Centuries, Museum of
Applied Arts in Frankfurt, 2005. She was museum director in
Lugano Switzerland. Main focus of the program of the museum,
with an active events program, was on Ethics and Intercultural
Dialogue. She writes books and regularly contributions for newspapers and art magazines.
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Author Essays
An Investigation of the Situation of
Contemporary Arab Art Today Full Essay
| | Hazem Taha Hussein Portrait and Interview Full Essay
| | Signs – Contemporary Arab Art Full Essay
| | Reforming Public Cultural Institutions in Egypt:
Egyptian Fine Arts Sector, Public Spaces and the Cairo Biennial; Interviews With Four Young Egyptian Public Spaces Managers Full Essay
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