Contemporary Art: Woven Canvases @ Jack Shainman New York

(Drivebycuriosity) - I love contemporary art. There are so many discoveries to be made. During my latest foray through Chelsea`s art district I spotted an interesting exhibition by an artist from Iraq. Jack Shainman Gallery (524 West 24th Street, New York) shows woven canvases by Hayv Kahraman (through December 20, 2017 jackshainman ).

The press release explains: "In this new body of work, Kahraman focuses on the mahaffa as an object of mnemonic value. The mahaffa is a hand-held fan made by weaving the fronds of palm trees that dates from the Sumerian and Abbasid eras and is still made in the exact same way in Iraq today. Most importantly, it was one of the few objects Kahraman's family took as they fled Baghdad during the first Gulf War" (exhibitions).
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