Walid Raad’s works include the fictional collective The Atlas Group and ongoing project Scratching on Things I Could Disavow. His works have been shown internationally, including in the Louvre, Paris, and Documenta 11 and 13, Kassel, Germany. He is a recipient of several awards, including the Hasselblad Award in 2011 and the Guggenheim Fellowship in 2009.

Sponsored by: Mount Royal School of Art, with additional support from MFA in Curatorial Practice, MA in Critical Studies, and the Mixed Media Speaker Series.

Imagae caption: Walid Raad, Let’s be honest, the weather helped (Egypt), color photograph, 1998 (© Walid Raad).