http://www.marisakatz.com/blog Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:10:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My visit to Afghanistan was one of the most meaningful in my life. The subject I was there to cover [...]]]> http://www.marisakatz.com/blog/index.php/wall-street-journalafghanistan/ I never miss an opportunity to write about Los Angeles, my hometown. And so I was particularly thrilled when I [...]]]> http://www.marisakatz.com/blog/index.php/monoclelos-angeles/ I had a chance to visit the South Korean city of Gwangju last year for the city’s biennale (10,000 Lives [...]]]> http://www.marisakatz.com/blog/index.php/departuressouth-korean-art/ I am in Paris getting ready to speak at a conference called the Girls 20 Summit (www.girlsandwomen.com). I have been [...]]]> http://www.marisakatz.com/blog/index.php/girls-and-women-conferenc/ I traveled to Istanbul in honor of the openings of the Istanbul Biennial and Art Beat, a new art fair [...]]]> http://www.marisakatz.com/blog/index.php/istanbul-biennial/ During one of my recent visits to Morocco, I headed south to Ouarzazate to see what life was like in [...]]]> http://www.marisakatz.com/blog/index.php/bon-appetit/ I had a chance to have lunch with Saad Mohseni (CEO of the Moby Group) in Dubai en route to [...]]]> http://www.marisakatz.com/blog/index.php/saad-mohseni/ Words for Change concluded it’s most recent round this June in Casablanca and Fes. It was a wonderful trip. Those [...]]]> http://www.marisakatz.com/blog/index.php/morocco-project-nyt/ Having worked in Casablanca, Morocco for several years now, it was exceptionally interesting to be here in the midst of [...]]]> http://www.marisakatz.com/blog/index.php/pressure-morocco/ A fun trip to the uptown Park Avenue restaurant for a new installation from Creative Time was how this article [...]]]> http://www.marisakatz.com/blog/index.php/creative-time/ My trip to Haiti this year was one of the most interesting of my career. I was so struck with [...]]]> http://www.marisakatz.com/blog/index.php/haitiginger/ I have been working in Morocco for the past three years. It has been some of the most rewarding work [...]]]> http://www.marisakatz.com/blog/index.php/vogue-morocco/ Mary Angela Schroth is truly one of the most ambitious people I have ever encountered. Her passion for the arts [...]]]> http://www.marisakatz.com/blog/index.php/wall-street-journaliraq-comes-to-venice/ It is the first time I have been back to see Art Dubai since 2009. Under the helm of Antonia [...]]]> http://www.marisakatz.com/blog/index.php/art-dubai/ On a recent trip to Los Angeles I had a chance to meet with Linda Komaroff, PhD, curator of the [...]]]> http://www.marisakatz.com/blog/index.php/taylor-in-iran/ My Syrian great grandparents came straight from Aleppo to the Lower East Side–after, of course, the authorities on Ellis Island [...]]]> http://www.marisakatz.com/blog/index.php/les/ As a long time fan of Mexico City, with even some family members from Syria who have lived in the [...]]]> http://www.marisakatz.com/blog/index.php/voguea-little-heaven-to-mexico-city/ Marc Newson’s first stab at maritime design–the ‘Aquariva’ boat–elicits a satisfying nod to all the adjectives the London-based designer uses [...]]]> http://www.marisakatz.com/blog/index.php/iconmaritime-design/