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.

           Author Essays

An Investigation of the Situation of Contemporary Arab Art Today
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Hazem Taha Hussein Portrait and Interview
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Signs – Contemporary Arab Art
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Reforming Public Cultural Institutions in Egypt: Egyptian Fine Arts Sector, Public Spaces and the Cairo Biennial; Interviews With Four Young Egyptian Public Spaces Managers
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