(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - ‘My Bird, Your Cage’ from the collection by Iranian artist Farah Osuli is on display at an exhibition of Contemporary Islamic Art in America at the Michael Berger Gallery in Pittsburgh.
‘My Bird, Your Cage’ series was created in 2008 and has not been showcased in Iran, Osuli told ISNA on Saturday.
Entitled ‘Dis(Locating)Culture, Contemporary Islamic Art in America’, the exhibition features works by four other Iranian artists, Negar Ahkami, Shiva Ahmadi, Shoja Azari, and Amir Fallah, as well as one American and three Arab artists, she added.
According to Osuli, the organizers aim to use art to challenge the Western media, which has long tried to distort the image of Islam.
The organizers believe the exhibition showcases some of the finest Islamic artists and aims to challenge notions of cultural and religious homogeneity.
Reem Alalusi, co-curator of the exhibit also believes that the exhibition is designed to build bridges for intercultural understanding through the universal language of art.
Osuli also regards works by Iranian artists as different from those by other artists at the exhibit. “Iranians have different views in their artworks. Arab countries might focus more on the appearance of the works, but they actually follow the art of Iran in content.” The exhibition opened on April 15 and will run until July 30.
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