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29/1/2013

Histories of Now

Barbara and Steven Grossman Gallery, Boston

Since the very first mass uprisings of Arab Spring in late 2010, Egypt has been a hotbed of cultural and political change. Even today, the country continues to progressively redefine itself amid actual protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square and through social media campaigns on Facebook and Twitter. In recognition of this cultural shift, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (SMFA) will host a multimedia, international exchange examining social movements during Histories of Now: Space for Dialogue, Art and Activism. From January 30 to March 12, the School's Barbara and Steven Grossman Gallery will be transformed into a site of international and local discussion focused on current events in Egypt, as well as other contemporary movements and their shared struggle for social transformation. SMFA's 2012 exhibition Histories of Now: Six Artists from Cairo was an intimate investigation of the complex social framework and formal engagements being explored by Egyptian artists, and now serves as the basis for Histories of Now: Space for Dialogue, Art and Activism. Building on the concerns and artistic approaches displayed in Six Artists from Cairo, this new undertaking pushes the conversation even further.

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