In a Beirut exhibition, artists displaced by the civil war in Yemen broaden our collective understanding of one of the 21st century’s most dire humanitarian crises.
Author Archives: Lizzy Vartanian Collier
Lizzy Vartanian Collier is a London-based writer and curator. She runs the Gallery Girl website (www.gallerygirl.co) and has written for Canvas, the Guardian, Harper's Bazaar Arabia, Ibraaz, Jdeed, ReOrient, Suitcase, Tribe, Vice Arabia and Vogue Arabia.
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Cultural Identity Seen Through the Politics of Thread
For her project, photographer Alia Ali communicated with textile artists who live in communities whose borders have been marked “by imprints of power and scars of destruction.”
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In Response to the British Museum, an Exhibition Demonstrates the High Cost of Iraqi Oil
An exhibition at P21 gallery highlights the human consequences of the exploitation of Iraq’s oil reserves, among them, environmental crises, state corruption, and youth unemployment.
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Artists Recognize the Benefits of a Parasite-Host Relationship
Inspired by the curator’s manifesto, artists look at how points where the parasite and the host engage or “interrupt” each other.
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In Dubai, an Exhibition Probes the Oil Industry’s Impact on Middle Eastern Society
In the Jameel Arts Centre’s inaugural exhibit, 17 artists explore how the discovery of oil in the Arab region has both harmed and benefited the people living there.
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“Female Pain Is Fetishized But Never Vindicated”: An Artist Probes the Politics of Women’s Bodies
Izdihar Afyouni investigates the ethical and psychological implications of racial and genetic profiling by subverting the process of accumulating race-differentiated data.
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Wrestling with Iran’s Strict Gender Roles Through Dance
Lilian Nejatpour explores a British-Iranian upbringing, using choreography to question attitudes towards gender and sexuality.