THE NEW YORK TIMES
By Holland Cotter
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| “Nose Greeting,” one of the photographs in Farah al-Qasimi’s show “More Good News,” at the Helena Anrather Gallery. Credit Farah Al Qasimi, via Helena Anrather Gallery, New York |
Often, Ms. Qasimi’s photographs are like cryptic visual puzzles. An
Instagram photograph posted by the recently opened
Louvre Abu Dhabi shows two men in traditional Arab clothing standing before Jacques-Louis David’s 1803 painting of Napoleon crossing the Alps. The image clearly juxtaposes cultures, and perhaps notions of masculinity, art, propaganda and power.
Farah al-Qasimi’s approach is more subtle and enigmatic in her photographs of Arab men in New York and the United Arab Emirates, her native country, in “
More Good News,” at Helena Anrather.
Through Dec. 22. Helena Anrather, 28 Elizabeth Street, Manhattan; 212-587-9674, helenaanrather.com
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| Ms. Qasimi’s “Dead Sea Mud” (2017), one of many images of men in Arab society. Credit Farah Al Qasimi, via Helena Anrather Gallery, New York |
