The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents Islamic Art Now: Contemporary Art of the Middle East. The Largest holder of Middle Eastern art in the U.S., LACMA presents the first comprehensive exhibition on the contemporary art being produced by artists from or with roots in the Islamic world today. Drawing inspiration from their own cultural traditions, these artists use techniques and incorporate imagery and ideas from earlier periods. As the first of a two-part exhibition program, Islamic Art Now features 25 works—including photography, sculpture, video, and installation—by 20 artists from Iran and the Arab world, including Wafaa Bilal, Lalla Essaydi, Hassan Hajjaj, Mona Hatoum, Susan Hefuna, Youssef Nabil, Shirin Neshat, and Mitra Tabrizian, among others. Images courtesy: Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Wafaa Bilal, Chair, from the series Ashes, 2003-2013, 1/5, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Art of the Middle East: CONTEMPORARY, © Wafaa Bilal, photo © 2014 Museum Associates/LACMA
Susan Hefuna, Woman Behind Mashrabiya I, 1997, artist's proof from an edition of 5 and 1 artist's proof, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Ann Colgin and Joe Wender, Kelvin Davis, John and Carolyn Diemer, Andy Gordon and Carlo Brandon, Deborah McLeod, and David and Mary Solomon through the 2013 Collectors Committee, © Susan Hefuna, photo © 2014 Museum Associates/LACMA
Amir Mousavi, Untitled, #8, from the series Lost in Wonderland I, 2011, 1/5, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Art of the Middle East: Contemporary, © Amir Mousavi, photo © 2014 Museum Associates/LACMA
