THE BIDOUN LIBRARY AT THE SERPENTINE

Organisation: Serpentine Gallery/Bidoun Projects

Time: 12 July 2011 10:00am - 17 September 2011 6:00pm

Place: Sackler Centre, Serpentine Gallery, London W2 3XA

The Serpentine Gallery/Bidoun Projects Present

THE BIDOUN LIBRARY

Founded in 2009, The Bidoun Library is a peripatetic resource of books, periodicals and ephemera developed by Bidoun Projects, a not-for-profit publishing, curatorial and educational initiative dedicated to supporting contemporary artists in and around the Middle East. This summer, The Bidoun Library will travel to the Serpentine Gallery to launch a special issue of Bidoun magazine produced during the revolution in Egypt. While in residence, Bidoun will continue to investigate the diverse histories of printed matter related to the Middle East, as well as explore the swiftly changing state of libraries in London.

During July and August, Bidoun will host a series of events including talks by leading Middle Eastern writers and artists.

Samandal Comics, artists
Saturday 30 July
Sackler Centre of Arts Education

Slavs and Tatars, artists
Saturday 6 August
Sackler Centre of Arts Education

A Partial History of Magazine Diplomacy, Michael C. Vazquez
Saturday 13 August
Sackler Centre of Arts Education

Ahdaf Soueif, author
Saturday 20 August
Sackler Centre of Arts Education

UK Libraries: Struggles for the Knowledge Commons
Saturday 27 August
Sackler Centre of Arts Education

Sonallah Ibrahim, author
Saturday 3 September
Sackler Centre of Arts Education

Sackler Centre for Arts Education
Serpentine Gallery
Kensington Gardens
London W2 3XA

t: 020 7402 6075
e: information@serpentinegallery.org
w: www.serpentinegallery.org

Open daily, 10am - 6pm

Admission free