[spectre] OPENING TOMORROW: MOREHSHIN ALLAHYARI | She Who Sees The Unknown: Aisha Qandisha

[Washington Project for the Arts]

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MOREHSHIN ALLAHYARI | She Who Sees The Unknown: Aisha Qandisha curated by Jonathan
Monaghan
Please join us tomorrow for the opening of Aisha Qandisha, a 3D animated video from
the series She Who Sees The Unknown by the Brooklyn-based artist Morehshin Allahyari.
Morehshin Allahyari [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vfdg5g1Z3yNi8C_LKDU0KRS-EM6PI1hRgB5eO_7SDM_JzNgnJN9_CaW06z-PGgNWwT5Aj_JoKaqjAvAJ4n7a10qOGUWciKOeUIVd_GRi8wD8OUCNKbS-VdaU4DylniLfqTIVVWhoQ7kL-j-WElVzrgV1QQDZ7hyVHArNVgPywf8fPp1Z6yN3Tcj3-vAQ917nVOwOtvt-Mj7xCZfrWJ8pWH7OLIU0FuUDifatN9KAF6yFZ7UPf-Zd2eb5xW_17oGx5fbvRVs_v5SuLy6S6FLuBNnRy_01FEGV&c=JIImCtR6_BRjBIyiTBeTbOsiM9hI8YOSziDeaG8oxGzpiLLWRW_ksw==&ch=mBwq3oBcjbTZn3z-wSNha-xwaW-GISDFWOvZwLYAlblkRIWwUkDV7w==]
is an artist, activist, writer, and educator who was born and raised in Iran and
 who moved to the United States in 2007. Her work deals with the political, social,
and cultural contradictions we face every day. In She Who Sees The Unknown, Allahyari
uses 3D modeling, 3D scanning, 3D printing, and storytelling to re-create monstrous
female/queer figures of Middle Eastern origin. She mines the traditions and myths
associated with these supernatural creatures to explore the catastrophes of colonialism,
patriarchy, and environmental degradation, "re-figuring" the past to activate and
preserve what may have been forgotten or misrepresented.
This project is organized by DC digital artist Jonathan Monaghan [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vfdg5g1Z3yNi8C_LKDU0KRS-EM6PI1hRgB5eO_7SDM_JzNgnJN9_CaW06z-PGgNWMb1zN7K86kS8QaFsf6NcVCV57ofwhQGilUHpefg-D7BzASGpraEI3twbOn_L3ah0o1BxEvvUkcYPn1H9tfr52sH3D8P_ZzLvmterzPHuCJbSmAXQkPsvCz0x9S3m9foMpCkiEThmRMC67aC8P-6JN55kjwKMyhnAbNVtkBzl06612_zg7-A4o9-j5rNAuaIf2cVf5Sl4H3ROylJAbXu0o9COJo6I4x2N&c=JIImCtR6_BRjBIyiTBeTbOsiM9hI8YOSziDeaG8oxGzpiLLWRW_ksw==&ch=mBwq3oBcjbTZn3z-wSNha-xwaW-GISDFWOvZwLYAlblkRIWwUkDV7w==],
furthering his practice and providing DC with the opportunity to engage with the
 ideas that Allahyari brings forth. Monaghan writes about the project, "Technology
and conceptions of the future are inherently intertwined and artists who embrace
 computer graphics in their practice are often concerned with the issues of a technology-driven
future. Artists like Allahyari sense that if we are to build a better path forward,
we must first rectify the past. By excavating forgotten or ignored histories, Allahyari
tells a more robust narrative of the human story, one unbeholden to traditional 
perspectives tainted by colonialism or masculinity."
Programs
Opening of She Who Sees The Unknown: Aisha Qandisha
Thursday, February 13, 7:30-9:00pm
On Monstrosity and Re-figuration: a reading and lecture by Morehshin Allahyari
Thursday, February 27, 8:00-9:30pm
Read more about this project here [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vfdg5g1Z3yNi8C_LKDU0KRS-EM6PI1hRgB5eO_7SDM_JzNgnJN9_CTTh9-p4eU4Ux_KFyQiGKijKrLKFqeI6YjRI2xh9yBakF50wd4_VKjmlgXHTSBR7QQbH_x4FdagBRg3mBtnhTu3atX2Dk7zwxZzgsNdaWH7-nC1BGyw8z8wrzDEe0NvfF29JSR_7aa5lCiwOto6K0Tg0G3VFHKakl4lWxeL012m9aR-dEdPDm80sEJKRkfXONndLpWpBgXYcPtijoSk2PQ2Z-bcSLqReCeZBIZmeztiJHFXm7DmU3WVM2cgoZqAFU9ARag1ltjZpIp3H8VjP5lCy_Gux6IE_LGdv4g-IANac&c=JIImCtR6_BRjBIyiTBeTbOsiM9hI8YOSziDeaG8oxGzpiLLWRW_ksw==&ch=mBwq3oBcjbTZn3z-wSNha-xwaW-GISDFWOvZwLYAlblkRIWwUkDV7w==]
Read more about our artist-driven program model here [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vfdg5g1Z3yNi8C_LKDU0KRS-EM6PI1hRgB5eO_7SDM_JzNgnJN9_CTTh9-p4eU4UOnPEVhkJAMU8pq7655MgudRXEcH3oNCGk29bf_WBlUA3iuvDtGvhVY9XzM7Zpds2e6Jf5VG2CNf1eyXxvGsPdTj2mEn6MGRSoD_qHi3RlTo3bh_IvGZ4elh8qttrW9Xdbfgj6ABn1-cceinyuYDy9i5yGCqNR4Vl5X-GZKd34bPbVzScF3e_SxaUkNxFVoLe3UDKNgpkyiTapcir4Wh_S0bglcvUR5iJRByc8d8-cI8=&c=JIImCtR6_BRjBIyiTBeTbOsiM9hI8YOSziDeaG8oxGzpiLLWRW_ksw==&ch=mBwq3oBcjbTZn3z-wSNha-xwaW-GISDFWOvZwLYAlblkRIWwUkDV7w==]
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In other news
WPA is honored to support Artist Mother Studio (AMS) through a continued partnership
which began in 2018. AMS is a pop-up studio residency awarded to artists who are
 caregivers, with priority selection going to women and non-binary parents.
- AMS pushes back against the isolation of contemporary society to build solidarity
and community amongst artist caregivers.
- AMS rejects the idea that women/caregivers should give their labor freely as both
artists and caregivers.
- AMS believes the fight for a better world is best fought inter-generationally.
This month, AMS launched their third residency, this time at Red Dirt Studios, which
will run until April 30, 2020. Three fantastic artists were chosen from an open 
call: Nakeya Brown [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vfdg5g1Z3yNi8C_LKDU0KRS-EM6PI1hRgB5eO_7SDM_JzNgnJN9_CaW06z-PGgNWH8Q1a-1qXqUf8-8tmGKJM-d5YHL0ff2NvLg3rsSksp_W2w_NdLjRicrCAvBd9oASogop5ezFo0isVpJZtbAu0QQR3PQ7Xg9NZIfwzXCMY1vekVLcCZS3Lt50AD9fosUslXUIDKkcSLkUWNTbtMHTyZXcDA5xgttKpy1QpPUXxnMvcRPjUPBSIvP2fMfVMuQxnTqVsNbFQahJneCw-sndQ2ka42OsFbJF&c=JIImCtR6_BRjBIyiTBeTbOsiM9hI8YOSziDeaG8oxGzpiLLWRW_ksw==&ch=mBwq3oBcjbTZn3z-wSNha-xwaW-GISDFWOvZwLYAlblkRIWwUkDV7w==],
Jennifer White-Johnson [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vfdg5g1Z3yNi8C_LKDU0KRS-EM6PI1hRgB5eO_7SDM_JzNgnJN9_CaW06z-PGgNWu0G48LYJV4XhyWnFwzbYe3bNMSaZ9o7aK4Jy6S-m4WUR11JLr9NCgsHhNxFVBE4nLx4rGp37X6pmgR4l0qqkMkePFmfjoxJRWIa9mynkat8Xxoz_6XZhZOg8N-uiLY16AdA_U7E4q3poFkdyxwhCbWuAOTiZpC2tPdmL2dh4suR5m7K6X51Hjekn0mHW68kTk6HjEjAXZ23dLx-I3QiNPpnM7zGixVPFvZodzt4Hk38=&c=JIImCtR6_BRjBIyiTBeTbOsiM9hI8YOSziDeaG8oxGzpiLLWRW_ksw==&ch=mBwq3oBcjbTZn3z-wSNha-xwaW-GISDFWOvZwLYAlblkRIWwUkDV7w==],
and Lex Marie [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vfdg5g1Z3yNi8C_LKDU0KRS-EM6PI1hRgB5eO_7SDM_JzNgnJN9_CaW06z-PGgNWmLYuEi21ENBqWvLtGV69DqlaWQtN2KkpteewRLevLMozKBXvQZckwwLAbDxiPspRDE7kHURQxv9XtUAXmcfY0zcYpyj4_Rm7gl6f-RaJsCCY-q5are6VGtT-ScFiAUd2MuTcZRgCvdFazOiExPz2K1peJ6x7ulP7lheoEHwhGShey5hsMUMp2QQUnAN6dV9-JgUMtivMyIiCYuRL0Htbd2px-0cIqrNW&c=JIImCtR6_BRjBIyiTBeTbOsiM9hI8YOSziDeaG8oxGzpiLLWRW_ksw==&ch=mBwq3oBcjbTZn3z-wSNha-xwaW-GISDFWOvZwLYAlblkRIWwUkDV7w==].
AMS has raised $6,300 of their $9,500 goal, and is asking for donations to help 
fully cover the cost of childcare and artist stipends. You can support their efforts
by donating through WPA here [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vfdg5g1Z3yNi8C_LKDU0KRS-EM6PI1hRgB5eO_7SDM_JzNgnJN9_CaW06z-PGgNWpoB_-h1p66pSTKCeeHbMv3bUAafzigCsjyBbMo8zfkFXDZa2oMLamMoxKvLcycUeJHUqn7U1kuB0BjusffWt4q9rmbjVJGGBYOoKY0uAh2Y34UHrS8hLvtbuqS6Cs3_NAEI7IGLy9sSpnw2hZifNpQ0EqjBm3tQ56r_5xN0pRgNN_f1jpNSlufs9hYft2Wx_Rct94pQe6OEBq24WIe-kTN3k0CZic_Hv34YFxAddkSzKP8uIyyw2z2Lx4VLBCSCUZu6SuhfdG7NCGp_C4B7HHA==&c=JIImCtR6_BRjBIyiTBeTbOsiM9hI8YOSziDeaG8oxGzpiLLWRW_ksw==&ch=mBwq3oBcjbTZn3z-wSNha-xwaW-GISDFWOvZwLYAlblkRIWwUkDV7w==]
(all donations go directly to AMS and the artists-in-residence). Follow along with
AMS on instagram: @artistmotherstudio [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vfdg5g1Z3yNi8C_LKDU0KRS-EM6PI1hRgB5eO_7SDM_JzNgnJN9_CaW06z-PGgNWA-PnGwk4v666Y01MQlsDXHxW3qsPw4nZ_3aHbJTo4Zj4fOUWddWLijLorWW5GvmcUIGIeMvmEE1VdadH2rwsH3el1BfV_jrIr_nEBmRLQh67qauaNbYHnDtHkOnyGZF_El4jbQOjwHtZonNm36daioInQB4PN5VjfYuWhTsFM3C3QJC7Xoz4jnAm7I9RgJJ0jVu0lX5S7zr2DvJFSKXvxZCDB6nyscE7Wj7J3NEcj_kPhPnwIi7oZro3nVbTYoHW&c=JIImCtR6_BRjBIyiTBeTbOsiM9hI8YOSziDeaG8oxGzpiLLWRW_ksw==&ch=mBwq3oBcjbTZn3z-wSNha-xwaW-GISDFWOvZwLYAlblkRIWwUkDV7w==].
Click here to read more about our partnership with AMS, which began with a residency
at WPA in 2018 [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vfdg5g1Z3yNi8C_LKDU0KRS-EM6PI1hRgB5eO_7SDM_JzNgnJN9_CfQOIgeIRt5t5sTmvLh1NMEYe1htsj-PLdN6Frf8ROVz6rjJQFGdgnhezsgUgZB3_WtvQJ85O1smQv-oYUY8sNZwKPST0d5ZToIYuTmWNF9y5D5YGBSwD8ImcCX_m9hcmAkK6qy1L2-DHaRp5yT1UyY6b9ymfDeaT2uQdYhphePc3hAy8lDgp0cHoySg6Q-dQhUdI9mUdXT4XZJVuNOW-jLaifqEXnMB7y7hAAcFtWDtwqqAplMk8fw5jQaiiFKGKwg4tFYmdCB21g4zi6FJAj0=&c=JIImCtR6_BRjBIyiTBeTbOsiM9hI8YOSziDeaG8oxGzpiLLWRW_ksw==&ch=mBwq3oBcjbTZn3z-wSNha-xwaW-GISDFWOvZwLYAlblkRIWwUkDV7w==]
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