Moroccan Artwork in Virginia Highlights Traditions of Eastern Women
THE BREEZE
By Rachel Kenney | Contributing writer
VIRGINIA---Prepare for the East to be brought to West Campus: Lalla Essaydi, the world-renowned Moroccan multimedia artist is coming to Sawhill Gallery. Essaydi’s work subverts misconceptions of Islamic traditionalism by applying calligraphy and henna to women’s bodies. In the Western world there exists a particular preoccupation with women of the East and the traditions they adhere to, most specifically the adornment of the hijab, or veil. However, Essaydi, whose works will be exhibited this year in 17 different locations worldwide, including JMU’s own Sawhill Gallery, uses her paintings and photographs of veiled Arab women to shatter these stereotypes of Muslim women and their traditions. [link]
By Rachel Kenney | Contributing writer
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| Les Femmes du Maroc #45, 2006, printed 2008, C-Print |
