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Viktor El-Saieh interviews

Viktor El-Saieh is a painter who works between Miami and Port-au-Prince. He is the grandson of celebrated Haitian bandleader Issa El-Saieh, who amassed the largest private collection of Haitian art. His family now runs the El-Saieh Gallery that has frequent visitors during weekends by appointment. The Haitian artist discusses his current works a year on from his opening of Historical Precedence and the present state of the El-Saieh Gallery in Port-au-Prince. He has recently been commissioned by a private collector and speaks about his new works being commissioned. The gallery housed many well-known Haitian artists who worked and painted on the grounds. Viktor El-Saieh is currently the only artist painting there.

Viktor El-Saieh interview

This interivew is with the visual artist Viktor El-Saieh on the opening of his show "Historical Precedence" on March 12, 2011 in Miami, FL. The show depicts Haitian leadership through a series of portraits and gives El-Saieh's insights to Haitian projections of their own historical governance. His work takes on projections of historical figures like Toussaint L'ouverture to the most recent president Michel Martelly. This interview seeks to address questions dealing with the artist's output here in Miami as well as how his work has been influenced by his home country of Haiti. Interviewer: Kevin Mason Length of interview (in minutes): 23:00 Miami, FL

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