Here & Elsewhere: New Exhibit of Middle East Artists

The New Museum in New York City recently opened a new exhibit showcasing contemporary Arabic art which will run until September 28.  The exhibit includes over 45 artists from 15 countries.

You can see some of the pieces in the exhibit here at the Huffington Post. They tell an interesting story about issues in the Middle East from the Arab Spring to relations between Palestinians and Israel.

Holland Cotter gives the exhibition a stellar review for the New York Times.

To appreciate this show fully, a little homework can’t hurt. But really all you need to do is be willing to linger, read labels and let not-knowing be a form of bliss. In return, you’ll get wonderful artists, deep ideas, fabulous stories and the chance, still too seldom offered by our museums, to be a global citizen. Don’t pass it up.