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MINNESOTA STREET PROJECT
08.11.16
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Minnesota Street Project in association with The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (iThra) and Gharem Studio: GENERA#ION - Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia
Artists: Sarah Abu Abdallah, Ahaad Alamoudi, Njoud Alanbari, Ahmad Angawi, Dana Awartani, Ayman Yossri Daydban, Manal Al Dowayan, Abdulnasser Gharem, Ajlan Gharem, Masameer, Nugamshi, Shaweesh, Rashed Al Shashai, Dhafer Al Shehri, Telfaz 11.
Comment by AB: In this cross-cultural endeavor, a group of Saudi Arabian artists share perspectives on society in their part of the world, addressing its norms as well as taboos in their art. An important aspect of the journey here is also to explore and understand American day-to-day life. The hope is to bridge a divide between nations and cultures that needs far more outreach and understanding, and far less divisive and inflammatory rhetoric. Worth seeing. It's a privilege for San Francisco to host this show.
Plastic colanders and sink drain traps mimic stained glass - art by Nugamshi.
Art in above image closer (like it).
Photograph by Abdulnasser Gharem at Minnesota Street Project.
Video on education of young girls by Njoud Alanbari.
Shaweesh inserts fictional Western film characters into historical headlines.
Western and Eastern influences conflict - installation by Abdulnasser Gharem.
Another view of oversized rubber stamp art in above image.
Rubber stamp art by Abdulnasser Gharem.
Art about Western and Eastern barriers by Abdulnasser Gharem.
Pinkie cam detail of art in above image.
Interviews and media coverage.
Mosque built of fencing by Ajlan Gharem - a video about closing off borders.
Still image from above video by Ajlan Gharem.
Eastern and Western film posters on tissue boxes by Ayman Yossri Daydban.
Art in above image closer.
Vacation photo installation by Rashed Al Shashai.
Photographs in above image closer.
Spherical sculpture of microphones references Arab Spring by Ahmad Angawi.
Art in above image closer.
High speed video montage of crowds in motion by Dhafer Al Shehri.
Traditional dance performance.
L-R, art by Dhafer Al Shehri, Rashed Al Shashai, Ajlan Gharem.
Overview - Saudi Arabian art show - hanging installation by Manal Al Dowayan.
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