May Makki is an independent curator and writer. From 2022 to 2025, she was Curatorial Assistant at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, where she contributed to the programming of The Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis Studio, focusing on new commissions and presentations of live and time-based art. She curated, co-organized, and supported projects such as Martin Beck: Last Night, An Evening with Haig Aivazian, the collection display of works by Tala Madani, and Nour Mobarak: Dafne Phono. She was the 2024–25 Curatorial AIRspace resident at Abrons Arts Center. She previously held curatorial and research positions at the Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University, MoMA PS1, and Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art. Her writing and interviews have been published in Art in America, Art21, and Screen Slate, among others. She holds an MA from the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College and a BA from the University of Chicago.
may.makki@gmail.com
Screen Memories
February 14-April 14, 2025
Abrons Arts Center and Cuchifritos Gallery + Project Space, New York
Screen Memories considers the experience of mass media in the Arab world for a generation of artists who grew up in the early 2000s, at the tail end of network television's popularity. Using video and sound, artists Yara Asmar, Mona Benyamin, and Huda Takriti reference and reimagine the media they grew up with in new forms.
Public programming for this exhibition included a public tour and writing workshop on March 13th and a screening and performance by Ethan Philbrick at Metrograph on March 16th.
Press:
- What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in February
- Leo Goldsmith on “Screen Memories”
- Screen Memories of the Middle East
Photo: Frankie Tyska. Courtesy of Artists Alliance Inc. and Abrons Arts Center.