Radical Imprint
by Samuel Tafreshi
Radical in its content, striking in its aesthetics, and representative of the vast and shifting landscape of revolutionary thought, this was the print culture of Iran at the moment of liberation.
The City of Dove Women: An Interview with Arpi Adamyan
In this interview, Arpi Adamyan discusses her new piece The City of Dove Women, her experience with multimedia art, and her involvement in queer activism. Please join us for the opening reception on October 3, between 5pm-12am.
Home and Belonging: An Interview with Hava Toobian
Queer diaspora critical theory—and parkour.
Where Did Kim Kardashian Find Her Latex?
by Monica Zandi,
A group show contextualizing historical memory and nostalgia through the artists’ subcultural values.
Us and Them
by Celia Shaheen,
And all of the sudden, this whole rhetoric of “them versus us” made me question my own identity. Who am I? I’m them and us.
Freedom Fields
by Farrah Fray,
The film—Naziha Arebi’s directorial debut—is the first ever feature length film to come out of Libya by a Libyan, let alone by a woman.
Lipstick vs. The Ayatollah
by Monica Zandi,
“I didn’t know Iranian women looked like that.”
Maps of Velvet
by Suzana Poghosyan,
In this interview, Suzana Poghosyan and Araz Farra discuss their creative process, relationships to home, and diaspora privilege.
My Blossomed Potted Plant
by Jennifer Saparzadeh,
“My blossomed potted plant/ My moonlit balcony / From you I am alone / Fish out of its home.”
What Happens Now?
by Sama Shahrouri,
Man-made interiors are inhabited by motionless animals.
Foreign Landscapes
by Tamer El Aswad,
“Should one find the light, or should one experience darkness in order to find truth?”
Memoirs Through Pokua’s Window
by Gideon Appah,
An archive of communal life in Accra, Ghana.
The Sound Of
by Lizzy Vartanian Collier,
Exhibition analyses how sound constructs social identity and space.
Pinched and Prodded
by Lizzy Vartanian Collier,
The struggle of the LGBTQ+ representation in Middle Eastern art might phase Alireza Shojaian—but it doesn’t stop him.