By Sarah Erickson

The slideshow above contains artists from the Middle East, some focus on culture and gender while others depict life amidst conflict. They utilize a variety of mediums including performance, sculpture, installation, and painting. The artists highlighted are Samia Halaby, Mona Hatoum, Mandana Moghaddam, Shadi Ghadirian, Boushra Almutawakel, and Emily Jacir. To learn more about the artists, additional information will be linked with the summary. 

Sources

• Carey-Kent, Paul. “Mona Hatoum,” March 2020. https://bordercrossingsmag.com/article/mona-hatoum

• Demos, T.J. “Desire in Diaspora: Emily Jacir.” SFMOMA.  https://www.sfmoma.org/essay/.

• “Emily Jacir.” http://www.documenta14.de/en/artists/22266/emily-jacir

• Fuse, Arte. “Art Exhibits, Art Magazine, Contemporary Art, Art Blogs, Art Artists.” Arte Fuse (blog), February 21, 2018. https://artefuse.com/2018/02/21/interview-with-artist-samia-halaby-125384/.

• “Home - Boushra Almutawakel.” https://www.boushraart.com/

• Dalloul Art Foundation. “Lemon Tree by SAMIA HALABY.” https://dafbeirut.org/en/samia-halaby/works/233221-lemon-tree

• “M-M.” Accessed June 23, 2021. http://www.mandana-moghaddam.com/

• Nayeri, Farah. “The Many Contradictions of Mona Hatoum.” The New York Times, July 7, 2015, sec. Arts. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/08/arts/international/the-many-contradictions-of-mona-hatoum.html

• Palestine Museum US. “Samia Halaby.” Accessed June 23, 2021. https://www.palestinemuseum.us/samia-halaby

• Scharrer, Eva. “Emily Jacir: Ex Libris,” July 2012. https://universes.art/en/nafas/articles/2012/emily-jacir-documenta

• “Shadi Ghadirian.” Accessed June 23, 2021. https://shadighadirian.com/

• “Shadi Ghadirian - Artist - Saatchi Gallery.” https://www.saatchigallery.com/artist/shadi_ghadirian

• “Shadi Ghadirian Photography | Le Petit Festival.” https://lepetitfestival.com/shadi-ghadirian-photography/

• A M Qattan Foundation. “With Support from AMQF ‘Sakiya’ Prepares to Host the Artist Samia Halaby in Its Artist Residency Programme,” March 20, 2019. http://qattanfoundation.org/en/qattan/media/news/support-amqf-%E2%80%98sakiya%E2%80%99-prepares-host-artist-samia-halaby-its-artist-residency

• Wolfe, Shira. “Female Iconoclasts: Emily Jacir and the Politics and Poetics of Palestine.” Artland Magazine (blog), December 18, 2020. https://magazine.artland.com/female-iconoclasts-emily-jacir-and-the-politics-and-poetics-of-palestine/