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21/11/2003

Veil

Museum Modern Art, Oxford

Veil explores the symbolic significance of the veil and veiling in contemporary culture in the work of twenty international artists.

The veil has come to be viewed as synonymous with religious and cultural differences, associated with exoticised notions of the East and increasingly, a symbol of cultural oppression.

Veil invites a more complex reading of this controversial garment in terms of sexuality, the space of the body, censorship, history and the politics of representation.

The exhibition brings together photography, film, video, sculpture, and juxtaposes historic material with contemporary work.

Exhibiting artists:

Faisal Abdu'Allah
Kourush Adim
AES Art Group
Jananne Al-Ani
Ghada Amer
Farah Bajull
Samta Benyahia
Gaetan de Clerambault
Marc Garanger
Shadafarin Ghadirian
Ghazel
Emily Jacir
Ramesh Kalkur
Majida Khattari
Shirin Neshat
Harold Offeh
Gillo Pontecorvo
Zineb Sedira
Elin Strand
Mitra Tabrizian

Image: a work by AES Art Group

Book: A fully illustrated publication Veil: Veiling, Representation and Contemporary Art, has been published for the exhibition by inIVA in association with Modern Art Oxford.

Price: £17.50

VEIL is an inIVA touring exhibition curated by Jananne Al-Ani, David A. Bailey, Zineb Sedira and Gilane Tawadros, supported by Arts Council England and the Iran Heritage Foundation with additional support from Bernina Sewing Machines.

Museum Modern Art
30 Pembroke Street
Oxford

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