29 April - 5 October 2016
But a Storm Is Blowing from Paradise: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa, the third exhibition of the Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative, illuminates contemporary artistic practices in the Middle East and North Africa and the region's diaspora. Presenting a selection of newly acquired works for the Guggenheim's permanent collection, this exhibition will feature installations, photographs, sculptures, videos, and works on paper from a broad selection of artists. The exhibition is curated by Sara Raza, Guggenheim UBS MAP Curator, Middle East and North Africa. Following its presentation in New York, But a Storm Is Blowing from Paradise will travel to Istanbul's Pera Museum in 2017.
12 July 2016, 6.30pm
An Evening with Ori Gersht and Zineb Sedira
In this program, artists Ori Gersht and Zineb Sedira provide short talks about their works on view in But a Storm Is Blowing from Paradise: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa. Following, they join Sara Raza, Guggenheim UBS MAP Curator, Middle East and North Africa, for a group discussion about themes in the exhibition.