This event is in the past.It took place on September 16, 2017 at Galerie Imane Farès.




Alia Farid transforms dusty archive photos from Kuwait's unfinished National Museum into pointed questions about who gets to tell a nation's story. Expect fragments, contradictions, and the ghosts of civilizations in plastic bags.
Middle Eastern contemporary
Archival exploration
Postcolonial narrative
Conceptual installation
Tips
🌍Farid's work spans Latin America and the Gulf
🎬she filmed Niemeyer's abandoned Tripoli Fairgrounds in 2016
📅ran May–September 2017, check for current shows
Between Dig and Display
Saint-Germain-des-Prés




Alia Farid transforms dusty archive photos from Kuwait's unfinished National Museum into pointed questions about who gets to tell a nation's story. Expect fragments, contradictions, and the ghosts of civilizations in plastic bags.
Middle Eastern contemporary
Archival exploration
Postcolonial narrative
Conceptual installation
Tips
🌍Farid's work spans Latin America and the Gulf
🎬she filmed Niemeyer's abandoned Tripoli Fairgrounds in 2016
📅ran May–September 2017, check for current shows
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