January 11 - March 5, 2021

Curated by Georgia State University Art & Design faculty Dr. Susan Richmond and gallery director Cynthia Farnell, the show marks the first time Al-Hadid's work will be on public view in Atlanta. An ART PAPERS LIVE artist talk by Al-Hadid will occur in conjunction with the exhibition.

Admission is free with timed e-ticket. Masks and a minimum of 6 feet of social distancing are required. A maximum of 10 visitors per 30 minute time slot is permitted in the galleries.

Diana Al-Hadid is a Syrian American artist based in New York. She has garnered international acclaim for her intricate sculptures and wall panels that combine traditional and contemporary materials and techniques. A 2020 recipient of awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the Bronx Museum, she has participated in exhibitions globally, including recent biennales in Lahore, Pakistan, and Rabat, Morocco. Recent solo exhibitions include: NYUAD Art Gallery, Abu Dhabi (2016), Tulane University’s Newcomb Art Museum (2016), San Jose Museum of Art, CA (2017), Bronx Museum of Art (2018), Williams College, Williamstown, MA (2018), Mas. Sq. Art and Madison Square Park Conservancy, New York (2018) and the Frist Art Museum (2019).

Visually and thematically, Al-Hadid draws on Middle Eastern and Western cultures and iconographies, often combining and re-contextualizing wide-ranging historical sources. She has found inspiration in ancient maps, miniature painting, architectural designs and illuminated manuscripts. Her artworks are spatially complex with richly varied surfaces and hauntingly mutable forms. Despite their structural integrity and skilled fabrication, a sense of ruination pervades them.

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