ROKNI HAERIZADEH AND MOHAMMED KAZEM
But a Storm is Blowing from Paradise: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa
Curated by Sara Raza
Guggenheim, New York
Until 5 October
Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde would like to congratulate Iranian artist Rokni Haerizadeh and Emirati artist Mohammed Kazem for their participation in But a Storm is Blowing from Paradise, the third exhibition of the Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative that opened yesterday. The exhibition borrows its title from the 24 recently-acquired drawings by Haerizadeh and illuminates contemporary artistic practices in the Middle East and North Africa and the region’s diaspora by presenting a selection of newly acquired works for the Guggenheim’s permanent collection. Kazem participates with a large scroll work, entitled Scratches on Paper, which was also part of the 12th Sharjah Biennial. Following its presentation in New York, the exhibition will travel to Istanbul’s Pera Museum in 2017.
Haerizadeh also presents a single channel video animation entitled Reign of Winter as part of Hello Guggenheim, a four-week long programme curated by Bidoun, which showcases diverse films and videos that are united in their mistrust of inherited narratives about history and documentation, testimony and voice. Reign of Winter will be screened on Friday, 13 May and Sunday, 15 May at 1 pm at the Guggenheim New Media Theatre.
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