“But a Storm Is Blowing from Paradise: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa” Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 2016, Photo: David Heald

An Exhibition ”But a Storm Is Blowing from Paradise: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa” is held at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in NY. It’s 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.

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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.

“But a Storm Is Blowing from Paradise: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa”
Date: April 29th – October 5th, 2016
Opens: 10:00 – 17:45 (Friday till 19:45)
Closed on Thursday
Place: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Address: 1071 5th Avenue, New York, NY, 10128
Admission: Adults $25, Children under 12 Free, Members Free
Tel: +1 212 423 3500
https://www.guggenheim.org