Elements from “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves” come together to comment on current sociopolitical realities in Sama Alshaibi’s sculptural installation “The Cessation,” at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Angie Rizzo
Angie Rizzo is a freelance Curator, Writer, and Arts Administrator based in Santa Fe, NM. She was previously the Visual Arts Curator at the Center for Contemporary Arts in Santa Fe and most recently the Programs & Exhibits Manager at CENTER, where she worked with international award-winning photographers and photo professionals. She is currently an MA candidate in art history at the University of New Mexico.
Holy Architecture for Earthly Devotion
Created by Virginia Dwan in the 1990s in collaboration with land artist Charles Ross and architect Laban Wingert, the Dwan Light Sanctuary is a secular space for contemplation.