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Joseph MW Turner, “Modern Rome” (1839) - The Public Professor Posted: 29 Oct 2013 08:14 AM PDT [unable to retrieve full-text content]... "Modern Rome" (1839). Posted on October 29th, 2013 by Akim Reinhardt. Joseph M.W. Turner, Modern Rome (1839). Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Pinterest · Tumblr · StumbleUpon · Reddit · Digg · Email. Google+. Akim Reinhardt ...

Dance of the seven veils| Side by Side Gallery | <b>Akim</b> Monet | Berlin Posted: 28 Oct 2013 03:00 PM PDT  Majida KHATTARI  Dance of the Seven Veils refers to the beheading of St. John the Baptist demanded by Salome. Interestingly, this tale has antecedents both in the Old Testament and in Assyrian and Babylonian religions, thus revealing a connection between the West and the Middle East, an undercurrent of the exhibition itself. Halim Al Karim As the title suggests, it's all about the veil - a controversial topic not just in the Middle East, but also in the West. One need only think of the recent clash between Muslim protesters and riot police in a Paris suburb after attempts were made to fine a woman for wearing a full Islamic veil. Or one need only recall any number of incidents in the Middle East where so-called religious police beat women for not wearing the veil. But the veil is just the tip of the iceberg. This article of clothing has become a symbol of women's rights - the right to drive, to education, to appear without a male relative in public, to work, to vote.... Paradoxically, the question of the veil reveals gender issues even as it conceals the female form. Dhafer Al Shehri  Our mission is to be a catalyst for contemplation and a platform for artists of significant merit. Consistent with our commitment to relevancy and dialogue, we have chosen works for Dance of the Seven Veils which are both contemporary and provocative but which, in the final analysis, transcend their anecdotal and historical content. It is this quality of transcendence that distinguishes, for example, a photograph from a photographic work of art. When form overtakes content, craft becomes art, and timely becomes timeless. Or to put it another way, as a colleague art dealer once said, "Subject matter is only an excuse to make a great work of art." Shadi Ghadirian  Earlier exhibitions at Side by Side Gallery Akim Monet sought to stimulate a dialogue between Modern and Contemporary art through works drawn primarily from the Western tradition. But the world is changing and drawing closer thanks to the Internet and social media. So, we choose to be an active thread in that global fabric: we have broadened our mission in order to explore the connection between Contemporary art from the West and the Middle East. In fact, we see these two geographical spheres as one: The Greater West, stretching from the Arabian Gulf and the Levant to Berlin, Paris and London, and on to New York, Los Angeles and Vancouver. Abdulnasser Gharem Dance of the Seven Veils pulls on that thread, first sewn in the previous exhibition, which featured the works of Saudi artist Abdulnasser Gharem and launched his Amen Art Foundation. The Foundation went on to the Venice Biennale this year, where Abdulnasser Gharem brought Dhafer Al Shehri, one of the artists featured here. Majida Khattari

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