This was one of the most amazing things I saw at the Seattle Asian Art Museum recently—this cube of intricately cut metal, lit from within, that turned the whole room into an artistic interplay of darkness and light. Casting all the visitors into the installation; shadows on the walls.
Artist: Anila Quayyum Agha, a Pakistani/American artist
@alice Gorgeous!
I checked the museum’s website for more info on this artist, and found that the exhibit is only up until the end of April. Darn!
https://www.seattleartmuseum.org/whats-on/exhibitions/anila-quayyum-agha-geometry-of-light
How cool that the museum gives directions for different types of transportation, and that the bus is free if you have a museum ticket!
@alice OMG I'm jealous, this is Anila Quayyum Agha's work, she's one of my favorite modern artists!
Here's a short article about her and her work if you're interested... https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/anila-quayyum-agha/
jaw effing dropped!
@alice plot twist- originally from Pakistan, she's been living and teaching in the US for many years. Was lucky enough to see her first solo exhibition in my state in person a few years ago. A room full of her stuff stays with you. Definitely worth a trip if her work is on display anywhere near your town.
@alice I LOVE this piece. I think it was on tour with a show called You Are Here: Light, Color, and Sound Experience some years ago. I saw it once at the NC Art Museum.
https://ncartmuseum.org/exhibition/you-are-here-light-color-and-sound-experience/
I remember the artist statement too-- IIRC it was something to the effect of the artist was trying to find a way to capture the feeling of sacredness and immense beauty that they saw in their (masque?) growing up, and wanted to make any room feel just as sacred. I'd say this did it!
The exhibit this was on tour with also had a room with like 50 speakers, each one tied to a single singer as everyone was singing in chorus. You could kind of walk around the room and experience each unique voice during the song.
I hope that exhibit heads your way soon too! It's worth a listen.
EDIT: Upon further inspection, I can see that this is a slightlg different piece, though it may be the same artist? Not sure, but still cool.
@alice i used to work at an art library at a school where anila was on the faculty and she was always giving us shit, like "wheres my ILLs at? i need these books held on course reserve pronto" etc. big time library user. i really liked her a lot.
i don't think a lot of the students realized that she was kinda a big deal.
It sounds really interesting.
Alas, "cdn2.miau.pub refused to connect." Any idea what I am doing wrong?
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