Innovative Curatorial Projects – Paris / SingaporeRaed Yassin
*1979. Lives and works in Beirut, Lebanon.
Raed Yassin is an artist and musician. Through the lens of consumer culture and mass production, his works often originate from an examination of his personal narratives and their workings within a collective history. He has exhibited and performed his work in numerous museums, festivals and venues across Europe, the Middle East, the US and Japan.
Disco / Lebanon / 2010 / 5’30 / 4:3
Disco tells the story of the artists’ father, a disco-addict and a fashion designer who leaves his family to find work abroad, eventually becoming a film star in the Egyptian horror industry. The interplay of image and text explores a generation’s fascination with celebrity, forging a story about abandonment, voyage, longing, and stardom.