Arquivo

O Atlas Group foi um projecto desenvolvido por Walid Raad entre 1989 e 2004 para pesquisar e documentar a história contemporânea do Líbano, com uma ênfase particular nas guerras de 1975 e 1990. Raad encontrou e produziu documentos áudio, visuais e literários que convocam e desvendam essa história. Os documentos foram preservados no Arquivo do Atlas Group, localizado em Beirute e Nova Iorque.
O trabalho de Walid Raad inclui até à data instalações em vários mediums, performance, vídeo e fotografia, assim como ensaios literários. O seu trabalho tem sido mostrado em numerosas exposições colectivas nos Estados Unidos, na Europa e no Médio Oriente, nomeadamente, na Bienal de Whitney (Nova Iorque, 2002), na Documenta 11 (Kassel, 2002), na Bienal de Veneza (2003), ou em Home Works (Beirute, 2005). O projecto Atlas Group tem sido apresentado em numerosas exposições individuais, nomeadamente, na Art Gallery of York University em Toronto (2004), na FACT em Liverpool (2005), na The Kitchen Art Gallery em Nova Iorque (2006), no Hamburger Banhof em Berlim (2006), na Henry Art Gallery em Seattle (2007) e no Museo Tamayo na Cidade do México (2007).
Walid Raad nasceu no Líbano (1967) e vive em Nova Iorque. É professor associado na Cooper Union em Nova Iorque e membro da Arab Image Foundation (Beirute/Nova Iorque).

Curadoria:
Miguel Wandschneider

The Atlas Group was a project undertaken by Walid Raad between 1989 and 2004 to research and document the contemporary history of Lebanon, with particular emphasis on the wars of 1975 to 1990. Raad found and produced audio, visual, and literary documents that shed light on this history. The documents were preserved in The Atlas Group Archive which is located in Beirut and New York.
Walid Raad’s works to date include mixed media installations, performance, video and photography, as well as literary essays. Raad’s works have been shown at The Whitney Biennial (New York, 2002), Documenta 11 (Kassel, 2002), the Venice Biennale (2003), Home Works (Beirut, 2005) and numerous other museums and venues in Europe, the Middle East, and North America. Exhibitions of The Atlas Group project include the Art Gallery of York University in Toronto (2004), FACT in Liverpool (2005), The Kitchen Art Gallery in New York (2006), the Hamburger Banhof in Berlin (2006), the Henry Art Gallery in Seattle (2007) and the Museo Tamayo in Mexico City (2007). His books include The Truth Will Be Known When The Last Witness Is Dead, and My Neck Is Thinner Than A Hair.
Walid Raad was born in Lebanon and lives in New York. He is Associate Professor in Cooper Union (New York) and also a member of the Arab Image Foundation (Beirut/New York).