Most Wanted by Taraneh Hemami
Intersection for the Arts
446 Valenica Street
Mission District
San Francisco CA 94103
May 9 - June 30, 2007
Gallery Hours: Tues by appt, Wed - Sat, 12 - 5pm, FREE
Opening Reception: Wednesday, May 9 at 6pm
Most Wanted, a solo exhibition by Iranian-born painter, installation and conceptual artist Taraneh Hemami, investigates the nature of perception, recognition, and representation while examining the construction of the image of the new enemy. Interpretations of a series of faceless portrayals of the most wanted terrorists as identified by the United States government contemplate the ways in which stereotypical perceptions of people are created while pondering the relationship between image and identity. Exploring themes of displacement, preservation, and belonging, her paintings, sculptures, works on paper, and installations investigate the in-between spaces: between art, artifact and architecture; between two and three-dimensional space; between technology and hand crafted objects.
From: Kevin Chen <Kevin@theintersection.org>