Project Description

Naeem Mohaiemen is a writer and artist working in Dhaka and New York. His essays, films and photography explore the theme of failed utopias. Since 2006, he has been working on a long-form research project on the collapse of the 1970s ultra-left and the dangerous seduction of movements that promise revolution through violent confrontation. This research has resulted in several works, including this work-inprogress film, premiering at the Sharjah Biennial.

September 28 1977: Japanese Red Army hijacks JAL 472 to Dhaka
October 2 1977: Military coup at Dhaka airport while hijack continues
October 3 1977: JAL 472 flies with ransom to Algiers
October 13 1977: Popular Front for Liberation of Palestine hijacks LH 181 to Mogadishu
October 18 1977: GSG-9 storms hijacked plane
October 18 1977: Baader, Ensslin, Raspe commit suicide in Stammheim
October 19 1977: RAF executes Hanns Martin-Schleyer

Courtesy of the artist. Co-Produced by Sharjah Art Foundation and Creative Capital

April 2011