"...works that reflect on memory, migration, mythology, identity
and the enduring complexities of history"
Palazzo Franchetti
Turandot: To the Daughters of the East
At Palazzo Franchetti - The Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art - presented - an official collateral event - La Biennale di Venezia - TURANDOT: To the Daughters of the East - until October 31 - curated - Dr Ziba Ardalan, the exhibition brings together eleven remarkable women artists—Lida Abdul, Afruz Amighi, Huma Bhabha, Hera Büyüktaşçıyan, Saodat Ismailova, Madina Joldybek, Daria Kim, Nazira Karimi, Farideh Lashai, Tala Madani and Mona Hatoum.
Mona Hatoum - Hot Spot
Saodat Ismailova - What Was My Name? - 2020
Spanning video, installation, sculpture, painting, textiles and spoken word, the exhibition brings together works that reflect on memory, migration, mythology, identity and the enduring complexities of history.
Nazira Karimi - Return Policy - 2019
Inspired by the legendary figure of Turandot, whose origins lie in Persian literature, the exhibition reframes her as an emblem of resilience, wisdom and creative agency - and - together, these artists in the exhibition - present - compelling perspectives that honour the richness and plurality of women's voices across Central Asia and the wider East.
Farideh Lashai - Gone Down the Hole - 2010
Madina Joldybek
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