Tag: arab
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Wael Shawky
Wael Shawky is an Egyptian playwright, filmmaker, composer, and artist known for his use of puppetry. Why puppets? To Shawky, they bring a sense of childlike wonder to potentially bleak stories, from lengthy historical epics to fresh contemporary anecdotes. As a result, Shawky has staged several, puppeteered recreations of these stories. He does so with…
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Lalla Essaydi
Lalla Essadyi is a Moroccan photographer and artist known for her feminist portraits. Essaydi grew up in Morocco, but she currently lives in the United States. Here, she explores her complex identities. Why “identities”? To Essaydi, it’s important to think of identity as a state of being many things at once. Refusing to restrict yourself…
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