Interview with Ahmed Umar: "Dreaming Is for Free"

2019
Written by Noo Arts

Interview with Ahmed Umar: "Dreaming Is for Free"

The artist keeps receiving more recognition. He has now been awarded a travel grant from the City of Oslo for his stay in New York. Our talk is taking place on the "deck" of Mothership NYC, an artist collective in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The Captain of the ship is the Norwegian artist Sol Kjøk , who has established a new residency program through which international artists are selected for a free residency period in New York. [Translated from Norwegian]

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Noosphere Arts, aka Noo Arts, is a 501c3 organization and cultural center led by a team of international creatives whose backgrounds blend the arts and sciences. Its freewheeling, multidisciplinary approach engages diverse audiences and builds community through a range of vibrant public events in its indoor-outdoor home in New York City's Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

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