In this interview, Arpi Adamyan discusses her new piece The City of Dove Women, her experience with multimedia art, and her involvement in queer activism. Please join us for the opening reception on October 3, between 5pm-12am.
Read MoreQueer diaspora critical theory—and parkour.
Read Moreby Monica Zandi,
A group show contextualizing historical memory and nostalgia through the artists’ subcultural values.
Read Moreby Suzana Poghosyan,
In this interview, Suzana Poghosyan and Araz Farra discuss their creative process, relationships to home, and diaspora privilege.
Read Moreby Lizzy Vartanian Collier,
Exhibition analyses how sound constructs social identity and space.
Read Moreby Laila Iravani
Read Moreby Lizzy Vartanian Collier,
The struggle of the LGBTQ+ representation in Middle Eastern art might phase Alireza Shojaian—but it doesn’t stop him.
Read MoreA group show exploring narratives of Yemeni displacement.
Read Moreby Laila Iravani
Read Moreby Laila Iravani
Read Moreby Laila Iravani,
Khabar Keslan is proud to present “What You Know,” a documentary series by Laila Iravani that brings you up front and personal with prominent Iranian artists in America.
Read Moreby Bergen Hendrickson,
"Al-Ghoussein’s most recent body of work documenting the derelict Al-Sawaber complex suggests a more subdued, tender continuation of his continued exploration of the space and poetry of a relation to ‘home’ that remains elusive."
Read Moreby Amr Alngmah,
"In this installation, Alngmah looks to the spiritual influence of the Kaaba in Mecca, where over a billion of Muslims turn towards to pray multiple times throughout the day."
Read Moreby Shehana Udat,
"All Islamic geometric patterns derive from the same origin—a simple circle; the essence of all geometric forms symbolizing unity and being the ultimate source of diversity in creation."
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by Hawazin Alotaibi,
"A space that is occupied with thoughts and daydreams of imaginations, personal dialogues, replays of the past and such, and how they are relevant to our external reality and their transition into our world."
Read Moreby Hajer AKA Eclectic Yemeni
"The past is cruel; the future is pivotal. But for me, my struggles are the inception and conclusion of my existence. They are growth..."
Read Moreby Sara Khan,
"I study the repulsive and beautiful found in ordinary spaces and situations, and question the normalcy of the seemingly mundane matters in life."
Read Moreby Azmi Haroun,
Khabar Keslan presents six interviews with the curators and artists of the NYC-based exhibition Before We Were Banned alongside this review.
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