Modern Art beyond the West
21st Century
Africa & Middle East
Mahmoud Mukhtar
Africa – Egypt
Egypt Awakening
Stands near the gate to Cairo University
1919-1928
granite
46’ h / 14 meters
Sculpture
Gerard Sekoto
Indaba 1946-47
Gerard Sekoto
Africa – South Africa
Street Scene
1945
Song of the Pick
1946-47
Painting
El Anatsui
Andinka
2003
recycables
El Anatsui
Ghana / Nigeria
Between Earth and Heaven 2006
Change
Mixed Media
Wangechi Mutu
Africa - Kenya
One Hundred Lavish Months of Bushwhack
2004
Intertwined
2007
Wangechi Mutu
Africa - Kenya
The Rare Horn – Hair Thought
2004
The Bride who Married the Camel Head
2009
Samuel Fosso
Africa - Cameroon
Self-Portraits
from African Spirit series 2008
Samuel Fosso
Africa - Cameroon
Video Art
Shirin Neshat
Middle East – Iran / NYC
Film Stills from
Rapture
1999
15-minute video
Shirin Neshat
Film Stills from
Rapture
1999
Shirin Neshat
Middle East – Iran/ NYC
Photographs
Speechless
1996
Eugene Delacroix
The Women of Algiers
1834
Lalla Essaydi
Les Femmes du Maroc #1
2005
Lalla Essaydi
Bullet Revisited No. 37
2010
Lalla Essaydi
Bullet Revisited No. 20
2010
Lalla Essaydi
Harem Revisited No. 47
2014
Adi Nes
Middle East / Israel
Untitled
1999
Abraham and Isaac
2006
Khaled Hafez
Egypt
Revolution – Social Equity, Liberty & Unity
2006 video
Screen One, Social Equity: left wing promises of social equity and secular pride. The gun in the hands of the protagonist and his obsessive
action with it declares true intentions of military politics and promises.
Screen two, Liberty: represents free market belief, the multinational corporations promises of profit, prosperity and economic freedom.
The hammer in the hand of the protagonist and his rhythmic action of hitting nails represents the true nature of the promise: rules of neo-slavery
in costumes of middle managers and executive outfits.
Screen three, Unity: represents rising fundamentalism and global right wing penetration. The Satour (Egyptian blade for cutting chunks of raw
meet) in the hands of the Islamist, his outfit and his decapitation of the blond dolls represent the clash of civilizations and culture of intolerance.
The moves and looks of the protagonist, touching the legs and breasts of the dolls prior to decapitation declare the sexist nature of right wing
beliefs.