How rich our mutability, how easily we change (and are changed) from one thing to another, how unstable our place—and all because of the missing foundation of our existence, the lost ground of our origin, the broken link with our land and our past...

— Edward W. Said, After the Last Sky

Following their exhibition, May amnesia never kiss us on the mouth, at the Dia Art Foundation and the MoMA (opening: April 23, 2022), RISD is hosting the Palestinian artists Ruanne Abou-Rahme and Basel Abbas for an artist talk, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A. This event is free and open to the public.

After Everything is Extracted is made possible by the Turner Theatrical and Performance Design Grant in conjunction with the Division of Liberal Arts’ MA Program in Global Arts and Cultures (GAC), “Theories of the Image” graduate seminar, and “Power, Pastness and Performances of Monumentality: An Immersive Seminar-Studio.”

This event is organized by Avishek Ganguly (Literary Arts and Studies, Global Arts and Cultures), Christopher Roberts (Theory and History of Art and Design, Experimental and Foundation Studies), and Foad Torshizi (Theory and History of Art and Design, Global Arts and Cultures).