Ali Banisadr (MFA 2007, Fellow 2008) was profiled in ARTNews in conjunction with his current solo show at Kasmin Gallery in New York. 

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PARALLELS & PERIPHERIES is an ongoing exhibition series curated by Larry Ossei-Mensah investigating how contemporary artists create work constructed from narratives, myths, experiences, and memories that shape personal, political, and societal identities. For this edition of the exhibition, the inquiry seeks to explore how BIPOC artists are cultivating dynamic artistic practices designed to amplify perspectives and points of view that historically have pushed to the margins.

PARALLELS & PERIPHERIES: Practice + Presence

Larry Ossei-Mensah

Curator

An open letter, signed by nearly 100 artists, curators and critics, accuses four museums of “hiding away” from controversy. A long postponement is an admission these institutions are not up to the job.

Mexico underwent a radical cultural transformation at the end of its Revolution in 1920. A new relationship between art and the public was established, giving rise to art that spoke directly to the people about social justice and national life.