JANE KIM/thrust projects

Current

114 Bowery, #301 (3rd fl), New York, NY 10013
Hours: Wednesday through Sunday: 12:00 - 6:00 pm
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Who are you close to
Lawrence Weiner, Zolaykha Sherzad, Pat Place, Jack Pierson, Bill Owens,
Vik Muniz, Laura Horelli, Erik Guzowski, Michela Griffo, Alighiero e Boetti,
Sanford Biggers, Bianca Argimon, Yasser Aggour

Installation view

ZOLAYKHA SHERZAD

www.zarifdesign.com

Zolaykha Sherzad
"Hawa - e - Azad (Espace libre)"
2009
Silk screen calligraphy on silk, fibre glass structure and wood
Variable dimensions,
In collaboration with Royai (calligraphy), Saleh

Installation view at "East – West Divan, Contemporary Art from Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan", La Scuola Grande della Misericordia, Biennale di Venezia 2009.

The Islamic design strategies—such as the abstract geometries, complex patterns and arabesques—have shaped and influenced the Afghan past and current culture as well as the Occidental culture, from the architecture to the arts. These strategies and icons are present in my work, both consciously and unconsciously. I am very interested to not only revive the shapes and the images of Afghanistan, but also to offer the opportunity for the traditional skills to survive, express themselves and develop into a contemporary form of artistic expression. - Zolaykha Sherzad

Excerpt from East – West Divan, Contemporary Art from Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan, Exhibition Catalogue, La Scuola Grande della Misericordia, Biennale di Venezia 2009, published by Turquoise Mountain, Kabul, 2009, edited by Jemina Montagu.

- Zolaykha Sherzad

Zolaykha Sherzad
"Untitled"
2008
Silk, ink and wood installation
Variable dimensions,


Installation view "Living Traditions, Contemporary Art from Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan", Queen’s Palace Kabul, Afghanistan, 2008; National Art Gallery Pakistan National Council for the Arts, Islamabad Pakistan, 2009.