Mahrem
dal 23/1/2008 al 15/3/2008
Segnalato da
Kutlug Ataman
Samer Barkaoui
Samta Benyahia
Nezaket Ekici
Shahram Entekhabi
Bruna Esposito
Parastou Forouhar
Shadi Ghadirian
Mandana Moghaddam
Emre Baykal
23/1/2008
Mahrem
Kunsthalle Wien Project Space, Wien
Footnotes on Veiling. The exhibition focuses on the elaboration of the Islamic practices of veiling which revealed to be a central issue in understanding the changing self-presentation of Muslim women and the tensions it engenders with secular public spheres.
Curator: Emre Baykal
Curator Kunsthalle Wien: Angela Stief
Participating artists:
Kutlug Ataman (Türkei), Samer Barkaoui (Syrien), Samta Benyahia (Algerien/ Frankreich), Nezaket Ekici (Türkei/Deutschland), Shahram Entekhabi (Iran/ Deutschland), Bruna Esposito (Italien), Parastou Forouhar (Iran/Deutschland), Shadi Ghadirian (Iran), Mandana Moghaddam (Iran/Schweden)
The exhibition focuses on the elaboration of the Islamic practices of veiling which revealed to be a central issue in understanding the changing self-presentation of Muslim women and the tensions it engenders with secular public spheres. In spite of the differences in political contexts, the Islamic veiling today crystallizes a myriad of new tensions between religion and secularism; piety and politics; feminism and Islamism. It is a reminder of a personal, embodied practice; but it is also a symbol communicated to others in public realm.
The exhibition took place between 17 October – 21 November 2007 at santralistanbul, Bilgi University in Istanbul.
In occasion of the exhibition a free booklet is published in Turkish/German/English, containing an introduction by Nilüfer Göle and texts on the works.
Kunsthalle Wien Project Space
Karlsplatz Treitlstrasse 2 Karlsplatz - Wien