1998
OCTOBER
A visitor viewing one of the Adonis books in the K. Boullata exhibit. KSCC
photo.
* As renovation work continued at the Sakakini, activities were kept to
a minimum. Work continues on building the outer wall, storage room, new
gate, and bookstore space.
* The main event of the month was the opening of the first solo exhibit
of Kamal Boullata in Palestine in 14 years: “Twelve Lanterns for
Granada”. The show was made possible by the gift of the works exhibited
and of the display cases by the UNESCO, and by a grant from the United
States Information Service office in Jerusalem. The opening was followed
by a slide show/discussion with the artist where he discussed his creative
process, and his focus on the motif of the square. Later in the week,
a meeting was organized at the Centre between the artist and a number
of local visual artists.
* Finally, historian Dr. Adel Manna’ gave a lecture on the fall
of the Galilee, recounting the military operations, deportations and massacres
that took place 50 years ago this month; carried out by the Israeli army
-not by Zionist independent gangs-, and in violation of the UN partition
plan. The lecture was illustrated with slides and documents form the archives
of the Israeli army.
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