Haig Aivazian

Beirut, Lebanon, 1980

Haig Aivazian is an artist, curator and writer. A Skowhegan alumnus (2011), he went on to earn an MFA at Northwestern University. In his practice he explores apparatuses of control and sovereignty in areas such as labour, sport, museums, offices and music. His video works have been shown in a number of exhibitions and festivals, including Mercer Union, Toronto (2011, CA), FIDMarseille (2012, FR) and Videobrasil’s Southern Panoramas (2013, BR). Exhibitions he has curated include “Roads Were Open/Roads Were Closed” at The Third Line, Dubai (2008, AE) and “Plot for a Biennial”, Sharjah Biennial 10 (2011), of which he was associate curator. Aivazian has also written for numerous publications, including Afterall Journal, Manifesta Journal, FUSE, Adbusters, Ibraaz, Bidoun, AMCA (Association for Modern and Contemporary Art of the Arab World, Iran, and Turkey), The Arab Studies Journal and various exhibition catalogues.