South of Sane is a local movement by a group of underground artists, musicians, designers, engineers and architects who came together to revive the cultural scene in Kuwait and across the Middle East. Tomorrow at Nuqat they’ll be revealing their first piece so I asked them if they could send me a small tidbit I could post on the blog along with their teaser video above. They sent me the below:
a geneRation without cultuRe and aRt is a violent one, this is evident in how we as a nation have become; moRe Reliant on how ouR image is pReceived in social netwoRks RatheR be Respected foR what we stand foR. kuwait has always been and always will be the land of cReation and innovation, a haven foR the Region in fine aRts and humanities. I pRopose we put an end to Recycled aRt and let the undeRgRound come out and show the woRld that we R not all driven by materialism & trend, that this countRy has its Roots deeply founded in cultuRe and aRts, that we as a nation aRe fRee in soul and mind. if what we do is not seen as aRt then subsequently i pResent you with “the anti-aRt”
So if you’re interested to find out more then head to Nuqat tomorrow for their big reveal. From 1:45PM to 3PM they’ll be performing music followed by the reveal show at 6:15PM. Nuqat is being held at the Amricani Cultural Center [Map]
7 replies on “South of Sane at Nuqat”
I liked the R thing. Reminded me of mIRC.
saw their vid on instagram. and I do agree with them, we do need a cultural revolution in the gulf. and i think we will eventually reach that point especially with all the interest in arts in kuwait and other gcc in the past few years.
Cool concept. Effort seems forced and very “we are anonymous”… Which is cool and all, but it comes off a little elitist. Which is unfortunate because it sounds like they want to be about inclusion and a grassroots movement.
Good luck to them all the same.
so true…I passed by today and that was the exact feeling I got (the elitist part).
No identity. Only trying to imitate weird stuff you see in modern art museums of Europe.
I didn’t realize being weird is a privilege for white people only
I wish them luck but art generally implies Freedom of Expression. There are laws here against that sort of thing.