▁the ▁space ▁of ▁art ▁during ▁this ▁ins urg ent ▁time . ▁It ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁following ▁tight ening ▁security ▁and ▁decre ased ▁support . ▁ ▁The ▁Im ag inary ▁School ▁Program ▁▁ ▁t IS P ▁was ▁an ▁eight - month ▁cross - dis cipl inary ▁practice ▁and ▁theory ▁based ▁program ▁initi ated ▁by ▁Be ir ut ▁ ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁program ▁directed ▁by ▁Anton ia ▁Al amp i , ▁compr ised ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁work sh ops , ▁lect ures , ▁field ▁tri ps ▁and ▁reading ▁groups ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁notion ▁of ▁inst itut ing ▁and ▁organ izing . ▁Part icip ants ▁looked ▁at ▁collect ives , ▁non - mov ements , ▁inform al ▁groups ▁and ▁non - g overn ment al ▁civ ic ▁and ▁cultural ▁organizations ▁in ▁C airo . ▁t IS P ▁was ▁designed ▁in ▁response ▁too ▁sur ge ▁of ▁new ▁initi atives , ▁collect ives ▁and ▁institutions ▁founded ▁in ▁C airo ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁u pr ising , ▁taking ▁a ▁critical ▁and ▁investig ative ▁look ▁at ▁alternative ▁civ ic ▁infrastr uct ures . ▁ ▁Ex hib itions ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Adel ita ▁Hus ni - B ey , ▁" White ▁P aper : ▁The ▁Land " ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁K ad ist ▁Art ▁Foundation , ▁" A ▁Gu est ▁Without ▁A ▁Host ▁is ▁a ▁Ghost : ▁The ▁Ex hib ition " ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Dan h ▁Vo ,