threewalls
119 N Peoria St
Suite 2C
312.432.3972
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Armita Raafat
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Thursday Feb 4, 2010 (6pm)
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Directions: #8 Halsted Bus to Washington or #20 Madison Bus to Peoria
- Price
Chicago-based artist Armita Raafat employs elements of Persian and Islamic architecture in her work as a way to address broader themes like cultural ruination and survival in war-ravaged cities. Her new installation at threewalls plants honeycomb-like muqarnas (a repeating ornamental motif, edged here in rich blue pigment) along the gallery walls at sporadic points, as if most of a larger, rough-hewn structure had crumbled away or been torn down. It's a relatively spare exhibition visually, risking a breezy drive-by from gallery-goers; but there are weighty ideas behind Raafat's work, and her artist talk today is an invitation to dig deeper.
