Internationally Acclaimed Artist Hayv Kahraman Will Be Shangri La’s Artist-In-Residence from March 16-31, 2019
HONOLULU, February 8, 2019 - Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design announces that Hayv Kahraman will be its next artist-in-residence from March 16-31, 2019. Los Angeles-based, Iraq-born Kahraman explores themes of gender, memory and exile through her paintings and sculptures. She weaves, tears, and reworks materials into artworks that gesture to traditions found in Europe and Asia, questioning ideas about “east” and “west” and the nature of agency and corporeality.
“I’m excited to engage with Shangri La and the landscape of Hawai‘i on many levels,” said Kahraman. “There are endless ecosystems to explore within that locality and my intention is to absorb as much as I can and to let it both intrinsically and intellectually carry the work I produce while there.”
“Kahraman is one of the most exciting artistic voices exploring the intersection of identity and culture today,” stated Dr. Konrad Ng, Executive Director of Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design. “Her art is elegant, thought-provoking and a welcome source of inspiration. Shangri La is proud to host her.”
While in residence at Shangri La, Kahraman will be creating new site-specific works inspired by Shangri La. Her resulting exhibition, To the Land of the Waqwaq, will be on view at the museum from March 21, 2019 – August 4, 2019. This will run concurrently with an exhibition of additional work, Superfluous Bodies, at the Honolulu Museum of Art. A public opening for her work at Shangri La will be held on Friday, March 29, 2019. Details about the opening will be available on February 28, 2019 through the museum’s website at www.shangrilahawaii.org. Also on exhibit at Shangri La are works from the textile artist, Faig Ahmed, artist-in-residence at Shangri La in January 2019.