Flying Carpets // Nadia Kaabi-Linke // 2011 // stainless steel and rubber
Despite political unrest in the Middle East, its art scene is abundant and growing. Recently on view in the Guggenheim New York was an exhibition on Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa titled “But a Storm is Blowing from Paradise.” Materials ranging from brass, to rubber to couscous provide a sense of how artists in the Middle East and North Africa are using art as a way to highlight the diverse cultures and political systems that surround them.
Bank Bannister (Banque Bannister) // Hassan Khan // 2010 // brass
Untitled (Ghardaïa) // Kader Attia // 2009 // couscous, two inkjet prints, and five photocopy prints
Study for a Monument // Abas Akhaven // 2013-2016 // bronze & cotton
Latent Images, Diary of a Photographer, 177 Days of Performances // Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige // 2015 // 354 copies of printed artist’s, 177 metal shelves, and color video, with sound, 120 min.
Art?! 