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She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World
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She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World exhibition; Photo bygd Lee Stalsworth
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“She Who Tells A Story” challenges Western preconceptions of Arab women
In the Heinz Galleries at the Carnegie Museum of Art, a black and white photo byShirin Neshatdepicts a woman’s hand over her closed mouth.
The words ofForough Farrokhzad, one of the most influential woman writers of the Iranian Revolution, are written in Persian script over her hand. What initially looks like a gesture of silence is actually a powerful reminder that Iranian women are far from voiceless.
That sentiment describes the motivation behind the exhibit, “She Who Tells a Story,”which translates to “rawiya” in Arabic. The exhibit is curated by Kristen Gresh, who is the assistant curator of the Estrellita and Yousuf Karsh Gallery at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The exhibit features works from 12 women photographers from Iran and the Arab world and encourages visitors to write their reflections. Visitors’ messages—ranging from simple “I enjoyed this exhibit” to longer, more emotional grat
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October 28
Installation view of Andrew Freire ex-tradition acts at Riviera Parking, 2021. (Photo: Max Cleary)
Artist-Run Spaces When the Space is Closed:
Alternative Exhibition Strategies for Alternative Venues in a Time of Contagion.
Panelists:
Gabriel Garza, Punto Lairs inc, Los Angeles, CA
Niko Chodor & Alex Heilbron, Riviera Parking, Santa Barbara, CA
Eben Haines & Delaney Dameron, Shelter in Place Gallery, Boston, MA
Moderated by Alex Lukas, Assistant Professor of Print & Publication, UCSB Department of Art.
Additional support provided by the University of California Placemaking Initiative.
Artist-run project spaces, DIY exhibition venues, and apartment galleries have a long history of championing the careers of emerging, marginalized, and less-than-commercially viable practices. Conscientiously rejecting the white cube, these spaces occupy an integral if ever-precarious position in an a