Sherin Guirguis: Of Thorns and Love // Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA // September 30, 2018 through January 6, 2019
The first solo museum exhibition in Los Angeles of the Egyptian-born, L.A.-based artist at the Craft & Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA. Known for her investigations into cultural identity and lost feminist histories, this new body of work represents her focused exploration of Egyptian feminist activist and poet Doria Shafik (1908-1975). Shafik was instrumental in securing political rights for women in Egypt, but her legacy has been erased by generations of Egyptian leadership. For this exhibition, Guirguis presents paper-cut paintings, sculptures, and a site-specific adobe structure inspired by Shafiks activim and poetry. In this way, Shafik may reclaim her place in history, in collective memory, and in the physical sites she occupied during her life. For more information on the life and work of Doria Shafik visit her offical memorial website.
Photo Credit: Panic Studio L.A.
LEFT: Larmes D'Isis, 2018. 108 x 16 inches. Wood, cotton rope, arylic paint and adobe.
RIGHT: Triple Disk Lotus (here I have returned), 2018. 48 x 48 Inches. Mixed media on hand cut paper mounted on MDF.
Larmes D'Isis, 2018 (detail). 108 x 16 inches. Wood, cotton rope, arylic paint and adobe.
Triple Disk Lotus (here I have returned), 2018. 48 x 48 Inches. Mixed media on hand cut paper mounted on MDF.
Of Thorns and Love, 2018. Dimentionas variable. Adobe, jute and gold leaf.
Azbakeya (with a little more love), 2018. 26 x 74 Inches. Mixed media on hand cut paper.
Azbakeya (sun disk), 2018. 28 x 74 inches. Mixed media on hand cut paper.
Azbakeya (will you welcome me this time), 2018. Mixed media on hand cut paper.
Storming Parliament II, 2018. 76 x 2o Inches. Mixed media on handcut paper.
Storming Parliament I, 2018. 76 x 27 Inches. Mixed media on handcut paper.
Placeless I, 2017. 14 x 11 Inches. Mixed media on paper, mounted on wood.
Placeless II, 2017. 14 x 11 Inches. Mixed media on paper, mounted on wood.
