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Basma al-Sharif @ The Art Institute of Chicago
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Basma al-Sharif: Capital
March 12th – May 15th
Artist Talk: March 12th | 2 – 3 PM
“Working nomadically between the Middle East, Europe, and North America, and currently based in Berlin, Basma al-Sharif, an artist and filmmaker of Palestinian heritage, explores cyclical political histories and conflicts. This newest work, Capital, is comprised of a two-channel video and a series of banners depicting architectural renderings of proposed urban spaces. It explores the desires that drive politicians, urban planners, and their imagined ideal residents as well as how the resulting designs, with their disregard for the historical failures of colonial architecture, seek to transform and control the cultural and political landscape. Together the film and installation hint at the limits of free speech and reveal how the legacies of fascism live on in the present.”
The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave
Location: Chicago, Illinois Type: Exhibition
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