April 10 — Artist Lida Abdul explores her home country of Afghanistan
In conjunction with her exhibition at IMA, Afghan artist Lida Abdul will discuss her work, which attempts to understand the destruction and political unrest that has ravaged her country for the past several decades.
When: Thursday April 10 6:00-7:00 PM
Where: IMA DeBoest Lecture Hall
Free
Lida Abdul
April 11-September 28
Afghan artist Lida Abdul creates work in a variety of media that attempts to understand the destruction and political unrest that has ravaged her country for the past several decades. Abdul’s installation at the IMA will include a selection of videos that explore the interconnection between architecture and identity. Born in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1973, Abdul was forced to flee her country after the former-Soviet invasion in the late 1970s. She lived as a refugee in India and Germany before moving to the United States. Abdul now lives in Kabul, Afghanistan and Los Angeles.
January 5th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
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