Sara El-Jazara is an art historian, researcher, and archivist whose practice explores the intersections of art, memory, and resistance in the Arab world. Her work engages with the politics of the archive, tracing fragmented histories and artistic practices as acts of preservation and collective reclamation.
A graduate of Marist College in Florence, Italy, El-Jazara’s professional experience spans research, archiving, editing, curation, gallery management, and art consultancy.
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Published and Distributed by: Qatar Museums © 2024 / Silvana Editoriale
ISBN (Silvana Editoriale): 978 8836 659 43 2(Qatar Museums): 978 9927 108 90 7
Editor / Exhibition Curator: Rana Beiruti
Curatorial Assistant: Tala Alhaj
Publication Design: Farah Fayyad and Tal
Content support: Ranwa Abughosh, Sara Jazara
Qatar Museums Publications Department: Randa Takieddine, Director, Tracy Goulding, Editorial, and Ourouba Hussain, Translation
Photography: Various photographers including Edmund Sumner, Julian Velasquez, Abdelaziz AlSafadi.
Production and Printing: Printed and bound in Italy. First edition.
Foreward by: HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
Contributors: Rana Beiruti, Glenn Adamson, Noura Al Sayeh-Holtrop, Elias and Yousef Anastas (AAU Anastas), Amina Agueznay, Hala Kaiksow, Dima Srouji, Fatma Sehlawi, Hussein Alazaat, Hozan Zangana, Nada Debs, Nisreen and Nermeen Abu Dail (Naqsh Collective), and Mobius Design Studio.
Publication photos by Alfaz Syed, courtesy of Design Doha and by Noushad Ahammad, courtesy of QM Publications.