The intersection of policy, rhetoric, and art is a subject near and dear to our hearts here at G.p, so we're looking forward to unpacking this essay by Tyler Green in the New York Observer regarding "Without Boundary," an overcautious show of Islamic art at MoMA, and the artists from the exhibition who are criticizing the way that MoMA has selected and presented their works. Print this one and read it over your late lunch—we'll have more to say about it later in the day.
Posted by Kriston at March 29, 2006 1:25 PMthe we! agh!
Posted by: catherine at March 29, 2006 2:00 PMWhatever, miss dcist!
Posted by: Kriston at March 29, 2006 2:08 PMbut you see, i have you on record criticizing the use of we at dcist. so to see it here, when literally only one person writes...veerrry interesting.
Posted by: catherine at March 29, 2006 2:11 PMHence, no confusion of any actual "we" = pure affectation of an editorial we, for my own entertainment purposes only.
Posted by: Kriston at March 29, 2006 2:21 PMQuestion: is "exilic" even a word? Really?
Posted by: son1 at March 29, 2006 6:21 PMOf or pertaining to the state of exile, yup. Then there's Exilic Quenya: Elven Latin.
Posted by: Kriston at March 29, 2006 6:29 PMWell, I will be g-ddamned. Indeed. Although a first-use of 1871 still seems pretty recent? Freakin' language newbies (I mean me, of course).
Posted by: son1 at March 29, 2006 6:52 PMAlso, that elvish link you gave pretty quickly gets us into the strange and mysterious realm of fanfic. Thank you for that, I think...?
Posted by: son1 at March 29, 2006 6:55 PMMoMA's exhibit sounds like a start ever since Edward lamented the lack of any Islam exhibition in America. I don't think we can expect a huge museum such as MoMA to push the boundaries though.
But is there any DC institution showing Islam in art in the coming year?
Posted by: adrian at March 29, 2006 11:12 PMI don't think so, but I should check before I say that with certainty. I'm not aware of any Islam-themed exhibitions.
Posted by: Kriston at April 4, 2006 11:10 AM