In The Seventh Continent, installations don’t so much play off one another as lead to a feeling of fatigue, as one ponders a stream of disparate weighty topics in rapid succession.
Author Archives: Mary Pelletier
Mary Pelletier is an American writer and art historian specializing in early Middle Eastern photography. She is based in Jerusalem.
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Walid Raad’s Playful and Dead-Serious Experiments with History
Raad’s latest exhibition in Beirut explores history, archives, and reality with his signature inscrutability and dry humor.
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So Many Narratives, So Little Time In Act II of the Sharjah Biennial
Act II the final component of the Sharjah Biennial Tamawuj has the feeling of a magnifying glass being held up to the wide-ranging dialogues chief curator Christine Tohmé seeks out with curators, artists, performers, writers, and researchers.
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Oscar Murillo Hangs Black Flags in Palestinian East Jerusalem
Over the summer, Murillo, known for his monumental installations of black flags at the Venice Bienniale, came to Ras al-Amud to take this ongoing body of work, “The Institute of Reconciliation,” in a new direction.
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The Istanbul Biennial Examines the Tricky Question of What Makes a “Good Neighbor”
Dealing with themes of surveillance, personal and shared space, and what defines home in film, installation, and more.
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How Soviet Art and Design Promoted Communism After the Revolution
The Paper Revolution at the ADAM: Brussels Design Museum unite close to 100 original works on paper from a variety of artistic Soviet luminaries.
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A Designer Fuses Arabic and Hebrew to Create a New Script
Aravrit, made by Liron Lavi Turkenich, is meant to be readable for both Arabic and Hebrew speakers.
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The Postwar Japanese Home as a Laboratory for Architectural Experimentation
An expansive and enthralling exhibition at London’s Barbican Centre pulls work from more than 40 architects.
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A Conceptual Artist Pays Homage to Surrealist Claude Cahun’s Performance of Identity
A Gillian Wearing exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery puts her work in dialogue with her largely forgotten Surrealist inspiration.
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The Complicated Legacy of Gertrude Bell, the Englishwoman Who Helped Colonize the Middle East
A new film looks at the life of the female explorer, spy, translator, and archaeologist, who’s been largely written out of history.
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Documenting Signs of Life Around an Israeli Detention Facility
An exhibition at the Israel Museum brings together the photographs and videos that Ron Amir made over three years in the desert surrounding the Holot Detention Facility.
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Jerusalem Moves to Evict Art Gallery for Hosting Event About Occupied Territories
Barbur Gallery held an event with the left-wing NGO Breaking the Silence, and now the municipality of Jerusalem is trying to kick it out of its space.