Farah Abdessamad – Hyperallergic https://hyperallergic.com/author/farah-abdessamad/ Sensitive to Art & its Discontents Wed, 08 Nov 2023 21:43:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/cropped-Hyperallergic-favicon-100x100.png Farah Abdessamad – Hyperallergic https://hyperallergic.com/author/farah-abdessamad/ 32 32 118955609 Ali Cherri’s Muddy Affair https://hyperallergic.com/854513/ali-cherri-muddy-affair-ceramics-swiss-institute/ https://hyperallergic.com/854513/ali-cherri-muddy-affair-ceramics-swiss-institute/#respond Wed, 08 Nov 2023 21:43:20 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=854513 The artist retells the myth of Gilgamesh through a meditation on mud, a primordial material and source of timeless storytelling.]]>

The artist retells the myth of Gilgamesh through a meditation on mud, a primordial material and source of timeless storytelling.

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Omar Ba Paints the Pride and Pain of the Colonized https://hyperallergic.com/790971/omar-ba-paints-the-pride-and-pain-of-the-colonized-baltimore-museum-art/ Wed, 08 Feb 2023 20:57:44 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=790971 The artist’s solo US museum debut at the Baltimore Museum of Art is a contemptuous, at times satirical, take on oppression that gives way to a new history.]]>

The artist’s solo US museum debut at the Baltimore Museum of Art is a contemptuous, at times satirical, take on oppression that gives way to a new history.

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Korean Musical Traditions Meet Greek Tragedy in Trojan Women https://hyperallergic.com/782114/korean-musical-traditions-meet-greek-tragedy-in-trojan-women/ Tue, 22 Nov 2022 21:30:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=782114 Speaking and singing in Korean with English subtitles, the cast leans on the traditional Korean folk storytelling tradition of pansori, and more modern musical accompaniment.]]>

Speaking and singing in Korean with English subtitles, the cast leans on the traditional Korean folk storytelling tradition of pansori, and more modern musical accompaniment.

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Tunisia’s “Dream City” Festival Needs Awakening  https://hyperallergic.com/766780/tunisias-dream-city-festival-needs-awakening/ Wed, 05 Oct 2022 21:01:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=766780 In this assemblage of multinational artworks, a cohesive postcolonial canvas fails to fully emerge, owing to Dream City’s lack of bold vision. ]]>

In this assemblage of multinational artworks, a cohesive postcolonial canvas fails to fully emerge, owing to Dream City’s lack of bold vision.

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Paris+ by Art Basel Fails Even as it Starts https://hyperallergic.com/721828/paris-by-art-basel-fails-even-as-it-starts/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 21:06:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=721828 The leadership of Paris+ and its 10-dealer-strong advisory board have oddly forgotten to include a single person of color.]]>

The leadership of Paris+ and its 10-dealer-strong advisory board have oddly forgotten to include a single person of color.

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Do We Really Need a Mona Lisa Immersive Experience? https://hyperallergic.com/709013/do-we-really-need-a-mona-lisa-immersive-experience/ Sun, 06 Feb 2022 21:06:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=709013 The only surprise perhaps is that this hasn’t come sooner given the extent to which the Louvre Museum expansively brands itself and its collection around the figure.]]>

The only surprise perhaps is that this hasn’t come sooner given the extent to which the Louvre Museum expansively brands itself and its collection around the figure.

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The Louvre Shouldn’t Exhibit Trafficked Antiquities from Libya and Syria https://hyperallergic.com/664480/louvre-should-not-exhibit-trafficked-libyan-syrian-antiquities/ Sun, 25 Jul 2021 20:11:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=664480 The museum forgets that it is already a violent graveyard of colonial-era cultural trophies removed from their homelands under dubious circumstances.]]>

The museum forgets that it is already a violent graveyard of colonial-era cultural trophies removed from their homelands under dubious circumstances.

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