Made In Palestine
Through April 22
The Bridge
521 W. 26th St.
Madeinpalestine.net
If the essence of art is freedom of expression, then framed in the context of its national legacy of al Nakba (the Catastrophe), Palestinian art is, in essence, an expression of freedom denied,” says Tarif Abboushi. He is referring to
Made in Palestine, a dazzling exhibition documenting the struggles of the Palestinian people.
It seems unbelievable, but no art venue in New York City would house this honest look at the Palestinian resistance as seen through the eyes of 23 contemporary Palestinian artists living under occupation or in exile. But with the
New York Theater Workshop’s last-minute decision to cancel a play about the life of Rachel Corrie, perhaps
it’s just part of a larger trend of artistic self-censorship. The show organizers were undaunted, however, and marshaled funds to rent gallery space to bring Made in Palestine to the city.
Among the commanding, museum-quality works on display are political prisoner Zudhi al-Adawi’s Massacre Will Not Bring Our End; Rajie Cook’s Ammo Box: A Time to Cast Stones; Samia Halaby’s Palestine: From the Mediterranean Sea
to the Jordan River; John Halaka’s Stripped of their Identity, Driven from their Land; Emily Jacir’s Refugee Tent Memorial to Palestinian Villages Destroyed, Depopulated and Occupied; and Mary Tuma’s Homes for the Disembodied.
Through April 22
The Bridge
521 W. 26th St.
Madeinpalestine.net
If the essence of art is freedom of expression, then framed in the context of its national legacy of al Nakba (the Catastrophe), Palestinian art is, in essence, an expression of freedom denied,” says Tarif Abboushi. He is referring to
Made in Palestine, a dazzling exhibition documenting the struggles of the Palestinian people.
It seems unbelievable, but no art venue in New York City would house this honest look at the Palestinian resistance as seen through the eyes of 23 contemporary Palestinian artists living under occupation or in exile. But with the
New York Theater Workshop’s last-minute decision to cancel a play about the life of Rachel Corrie, perhaps
it’s just part of a larger trend of artistic self-censorship. The show organizers were undaunted, however, and marshaled funds to rent gallery space to bring Made in Palestine to the city.
Among the commanding, museum-quality works on display are political prisoner Zudhi al-Adawi’s Massacre Will Not Bring Our End; Rajie Cook’s Ammo Box: A Time to Cast Stones; Samia Halaby’s Palestine: From the Mediterranean Sea
to the Jordan River; John Halaka’s Stripped of their Identity, Driven from their Land; Emily Jacir’s Refugee Tent Memorial to Palestinian Villages Destroyed, Depopulated and Occupied; and Mary Tuma’s Homes for the Disembodied.
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